The next CMS Hospital/Quality Initiative Open Door Forum scheduled for September 17, 2020

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

Date:  Thursday, September 17, 2020

Start Time:  2:00pm-3:00pm Eastern Time (ET)

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

**This Agenda is Subject to Change**

1. Opening Remarks

Chair – Tiffany Swygert (Center for Medicare)

Moderator – Jill Darling (Office of Communications)

1. Announcements & Updates

• CY 2021 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Proposed Rule
• FY 2021 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Final Rule

III. Open Q&A

**DATE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE**

Next CMS Hospital/Quality Initiative Open Door Forum: TBD

ODF EMAIL MAILBOX:  Hospital_ODF@cms.hhs.gov

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This Open Door Forum is open to everyone, but 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: 1-888-455-1397 & Reference Conference Passcode: 9375124

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.

Instant Replay: 1-800-753-9736; Conference ID: No Passcode Needed

Instant Replay is an audio recording of this call that can be accessed by dialing 1-800-753-9736 beginning 1 hour after the call has ended. The recording expires after September 19, 2020, 11:59 ET.

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