The next CMS Physicians, Nurses & Allied Health Professionals Open Door Forum scheduled for:

The next CMS Physicians, Nurses & Allied Health Professionals Open Door Forum scheduled for:  

Date:  Wednesday April 26, 2017

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

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

Conference Leaders: Marge Watchorn (Center for Medicare) & Dr. Gene Freund (OC)

**This Agenda is Subject to Change**

I. Opening Remarks

Chair – Marge Watchorn (CM)

Co-Chair – Dr. Gene Freund (OC)

Moderator – Jill Darling (OC)

II. Announcements & Updates

• Open Payments-Review and Dispute
• CERT A/B MAC Outreach & Education Task Force-updates to products
• https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Medicare-Contracting/FFSProvCustSvcGen/Downloads/CERT-AB-MAC-Outreach-Education-Task-Force.pdf
• Medical Record Request for the HHS Risk Adjustment Data Validation Program (HHS-RADV) 

III. Open Q&A

**DATE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE** 

Next ODF: June 14, 2017

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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.

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.

Open Door Participation Instructions:

This call will be Conference Call Only.

To participate by phone:

Dial: 1-800-837-1935 & Reference Conference ID: 57730665

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: 57730665

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.