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

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

Date:  Tuesday, February 28, 2017

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 – Jill Darling (Office of Communications)

II. Announcements & Updates

• Medicare Outpatient Observation Notice (MOON) Update
• Wage Index Time Table Update
• National Health and Safety Network  submission deadline extension update – Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities and Long Term Care Hospitals

• IRFs:  https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Initiatives-Patient-Assessment-Instruments/IRF-Quality-Reporting/Downloads/IRF_LTCH-QRP-NHSN-Data-Submission-Deadline-Extension-February-2017.pdf 
• LTCHs:  https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Initiatives-Patient-Assessment-Instruments/LTCH-Quality-Reporting/LTCH-Quality-Reporting-Data-Submission-Deadlines.html

III. Open Q&A

**DATE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE**

Next CMS Hospital/Quality Initiative Open Door Forum: April 4, 2017

ODF EMAIL MAILBOX:  Hospital_ODF@cms.hhs.gov

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This Open Door Forum is not intended for the press, and the remarks are not considered on the record. If you are a member of the Press, you may listen in but please refrain from asking questions during the Q & A portion of the call. If you have inquiries, please contact CMS at Press@cms.hhs.gov. Thank you.

UPDATE: CMS Open Door Forums will now be available through Podcasts. Please visit:https://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Outreach/OpenDoorForums/PodcastAndTranscripts.html. Please allow a week or so to get it posted. Thank you.

Open Door Participation Instructions:

This call will be Conference Call Only.

To participate by phone:

Dial: 1-800-837-1935 & Reference Conference ID: 56386914

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: 56386914

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 at http://www.cms.gov/OpenDoorForums/.

Thank you.