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Rural Health Open Door Forum | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

http://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Outreach/OpenDoorForums/ODF_ruralhealth.html

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Special Open Door Forum:

Future Development of the Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) Program

January 24, 2013

12:30 – 2:00 PM EDT

Conference Call Only

On Thursday, January 24, 2013, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Center for Clinical Standards and Quality (CCSQ), will host a special Open Door Forum (ODF) on plans for redesigning the Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) Program in future years. QIOs serve as the keystone of CMS’ national healthcare quality improvement program. QIOs convene providers, practitioners, and patients to build and share knowledge, spread best practices, and achieve wide-scale improvements in patient care, increases in population health, and decreases in health care costs for all Americans. More information about QIOs is online at http://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Initiatives-Patient-Assessment-Instruments/QualityImprovementOrgs/index.html.

During the ODF, CMS will make a brief presentation and provide participants an opportunity to give verbal answers to a number of questions aimed at achieving the goals outlined above.

Discussion materials for this Special ODF will be available to download at http://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Initiatives-Patient-Assessment-Instruments/QualityImprovementOrgs/Future.html by January 22, 2013.

We look forward to hearing specific feedback and partnering with the healthcare quality improvement community to shape the future of the QIO Program.

Special Open Door Forum Participation Instructions:

Dial: 1-800-837-1935 (toll free)

Reference Conference ID#: 90637068

Please see the Downloads section of this page for the full invitation. Thank you.

Rural Health Open Door Forum

**Updated January 17, 2013 - The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will host a Special Open Door Forum, entitled "Future Development of the Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) Program," on January 24, 2013 from 12:30pm - 2:00pm ET. If you wish to participate, dial 1-800-837-1935; Conference ID: 90637068. Please see the full participation announcement in the Downloads section below. Thank you for your continued interest in the CMS Open Door Forums.
**Updated December 17, 2012 - The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will host a National Provider Call on the Implementation of Section 3133 of the Affordable Care Act: Improvement to Medicare DSH Payments on Tuesday, January 8, 2013 from 1:30pm - 3:30pm ET. Please see the full announcement in the Downloads section below for registration information. Thank you.
**Updated December 14, 2012 - Please see the "New Electronic Mailing List to Keep Fee-For-Service Providers Informed" announcement in the Downloads section below.
**Updated November 6, 2012 - The next Rural Health Open Door Forum is scheduled for Thursday, November 8, 2012, from 2:00pm – 3:00pm, ET. If you wish to participate, dial 1-800-837-1935; Conference ID: 47857542. Please see the full participation announcement in the Downloads section below. Thank you for your continued interest in the CMS Open Door Forums.
**Updated September 10, 2012 - The next Rural Health Open Door Forum is scheduled for Tuesday, September 11, 2012, from 2:00pm – 3:00pm, ET. If you wish to participate, dial 1-800-837-1935; Conference ID: 76243249. Please see the full participation announcement in the Downloads section below. Thank you for your continued interest in the CMS Open Door Forums.
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Rural Health Open Door Forum Overview
The Rural Health ODF addresses Rural Health Clinic (RHC), Critical Access Hospital (CAH) and Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) issues, as well as some inclusion of other questions and concerns that occur in clinical practice pertaining to other CMS payment systems that also extend into these settings. Topics that frequently arise on this forum often deal with payment & billing for services subject to Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) and/or Physician Shortage Area (PSA) status, cost report clarifications, classifications for & qualifications of rural provider types, and the many special provisions being implemented for improving rural health in the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003. Timely announcements and clarifications regarding important rulemaking, quality program initiatives, and other related areas are also included in the Forums.