The next CMS Hospital/Quality Initiative Open Door Forum scheduled for Tuesday, November 3, 2015

The next CMS Hospital/Quality Initiative Open Door Forum scheduled for:  

Date:  Tuesday, November 3, 2015

Start Time:  2:00 PM Eastern Time (ET)

Please dial-in at least 15 minutes before call start time.

**This Agenda is Subject to Change**

I. Opening Remarks

Chair – Tiffany Swygert (Center for Medicare)

Moderator –Susan Gratzer (Office of Communications)

II. Announcements & Updates:

• Medicare and Marketplace Open Enrollment
• IMPACT Act Update and Upcoming Training Opportunity
• Calendar Year 2016 Outpatient Prospective Payment System Final Rule
• IPPS Wage Index Timeline Update

III. Open Q&A

**Date is subject to change**

Next CMS Hospital/Quality Initiative Open Door Forum: December 15, 2015

ODF Email Mailbox:  Hospital_ODF@cms.hhs.gov

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Open Door Participation Instructions:

This call will be Conference Call Only.

To participate by phone:

Dial: 1-800-837-1935 & Reference Conference ID: 8089877

Persons participating by phone do not need to RSVP. TTY Communications Relay Services are available for the Hearing Impaired.  For TTY services dial 7-1-1 or 1-800-855-2880. A Relay Communications Assistant will help.

Encore: 1-855-859-2056; Conference ID: 8089877

Encore is an audio recording of this call that can be accessed by dialing 1-855-859-2056 and entering the Conference ID beginning 2 hours after the call has ended. The recording expires after 2 business days.

For ODF schedule updates and E-Mailing List registration, visit our website athttp://www.cms.gov/OpenDoorForums/.

** Open Enrollment for the Health Insurance Marketplace began on November 1st and will end on January 31, 2016**

Thank you.