End Stage Renal Disease Open Door Forum Update

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National Provider Call: End-Stage Renal Disease Quality Incentive Program - Payment Year 2015 Final Rule — Register Now

Wednesday, March 13; 2-3:30pm ET  

This National Provider Call will review the CMS final rule for implementing the End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Quality Incentive Program (QIP) in Payment Year (PY) 2015. This final rule was published in the Federal Register on November 9, 2012.

The performance period for PY 2015 began on January 1, 2013. To help dialysis facilities and other stakeholders understand the program and their responsibilities during the performance period, this call will review:

• The ESRD QIP legislative framework and how it fits into the National Quality Strategy;
• Changes reflected in the final rule based on public comments;
• The measures, standards, scoring methodology, and payment reduction scale that will be applied to the PY 2015 program; and
• Where to find additional information about the program.

Agenda:

• ·       Introductions
• ·       Review of ESRD QIP and National Quality Strategy
• ·       Changes in PY 2015 Final Rule
  • o   Measures
  • o   Standards
  • o   Scoring methodology
  • o   Payment reduction scale
• ·       Sources for more information

Target Audience:  Dialysis clinics and organizations, nephrologists, hospitals with dialysis units, billers/coders, and quality improvement experts.

Registration Information:  In order to receive call-in information, you must register for the call on the CMS Upcoming National Provider Calls registration website. Registration will close at 12pm on the day of the call or when available space has been filled; no exceptions will be made, so please register early.

Presentation:  The presentation for this call will be posted prior to the call on the FFS National Provider Calls web page. In addition, a link to the slide presentation will be emailed to all registrants on the day of the call.

Continuing education credit may be awarded for participation in certain CMS National Provider Calls. Visit the Continuing Education Credit Notification web page to learn more.