martes, 18 de marzo de 2014

Hospitals Open Door Forum - Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

http://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-education/outreach/OpenDoorForums/ODF_Hospitals.html

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

Date: Wednesday, March 19, 2014

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 – Don Thompson (Acting Chair- Center for Medicare)

Moderator – Jill Darling (Office of Communications)

II. Announcements & Updates

Technical correction to HVBP performance standards is scheduled to be released in the Federal Register on March 7^th
Wage Index Time Table Update
LTCH Quality Reporting Program Provider Review Reports
IRF Quality Reporting Program Provider Review Reports

III. Open Q&A

**Next CMS Hospital/Quality Initiative Open Door Forum: TBA**

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Open Door Participation Instructions:

This call will be Conference Call Only.

To participate by phone:

Dial: 1-800-837-1935 & Reference Conference ID: 71245611.

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: 71245611.

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 athttp://www.cms.gov/OpenDoorForums/.

Thank you.

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Hospitals Open Door Forum

Overview:

The Hospital & Hospital Quality Open Door Forum (ODF) addresses the concerns and questions of the Hospital service setting. The very broad scope of topics discussed within this forum, include payment, coverage, conditions of participation, billing and many other current issues that are related to policy implementation. The Inpatient PPS, Outpatient PPS, provisions of the Affordable Care Act and other laws that affect the setting are all covered, and a recurring update from the areas of the Hospital Quality Initiative including the Hospital CAHPS initiative. Timely announcements and clarifications regarding important rulemaking, agency program initiatives and other related areas are also included in the forums.

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**Update March 18, 2014 - The proposed agenda for the next Hospital Quality Open Door Forum is scheduled for Wednesday, March 19, 2014 from 2:00pm-3:00pmET is as follows: Technical correction to HVBP performance standards is scheduled to be released in the Federal Register on March 7th; Wage Index Time Table Update; LTCH Quality Reporting Program Provider Review Reports; IRF Quality Reporting Program Provider Review Reports. This agenda is subject to Change. If you wish to participate, dial 1-800-837-1935 Conference ID 71245611. Please see the full participation announcement in the Downloads section below. Thank you for your continued interest in the CMS Open Door Forums.