**Updated July 1, 2009- The next Hospital & Hospital Quality Open Door Form is scheduled for Thursday, July 16, 2009 from 2pm-3pmET. To participate dial: 1-800-837-1935 Conference ID 16862069. Please see the Downloads section below for the full participation announcement. Thank you for your continued interest in the CMS Open Door Forums.

**Updated June 18, 2009- Scam Alert Notice- CMS has become aware of a scam where perpetrators are sending faxes to physician offices posing as the Medicare carrier or Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC). The fax instructs physician staff to respond to a questionnaire to provide an account information update within 48 hours in order to prevent a gap in Medicare payments. The fax may have the CMS logo and/or the contractor logo to enhance the appearance of authenticity.

Medicare FFS providers, including physicians, non-physician practitioners, should be wary of this type of request. If you receive a request for information in the manner described above, please check with your contractor before submitting any information. Medicare providers should only send information to a Medicare contractor using the address found in the download section of the CMS.gov website found at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MLNGenInfo/ or http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MedicareProviderSupEnroll .

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Hospital & Hospital Quality Open Door Forum (ODF) Overview:

The Hospital 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 new policy implementation. The Inpatient PPS, Outpatient PPS, and the many MMA provisions 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.

Downloads
Thursday, July 16, 2009- Hospital & Hospital Quality Open Door Forum Announcement (PDF, 24KB) Friday April 3, 2009- CHIP Webcast: "Affordable Health Care for Kids: Moving Forward Without Delay" (PDF, 24KB) Order Information for the Expanded Modified MedPAR (PDF, 24KB) Carrier/FI Directory (PDF, 338KB) Q&A- OPPS Device Upgrade (PDF, 12KB) Q&A- Type A and B Emergency Departments Under the OPPS (PDF, 43KB) Quality Improvement Organization Program's 9th Scope of Work (PDF, 24kb)
Related Links Inside CMS
Hospital & Hospital Quality Open Door Forum Mailing List Sign-Up CMS Hospital Center Hospital Quality Overview Main OPPS Webpage Hospital Acquired Conditions (Present on Admission Indicator) Details for Post Acute Care Payment Reform Demonstration (PAC-PRD) Medicare Contracting Reform Beneficiary Notices Initiative- Hospital Discharge Appeal Notices ICD-9 & ICD-10 PCS Acute Inpatient PPS Federal Register Notices
Related Links Outside CMS	>
Government Printing Office Federal Register APR DRG Information Site HHS Indian Health Service Medicare-Like Rates Information QualityNet CMS Survey and Certification Group Training Website CDC, NCHS- ICD-9 Diagnosis Information HHS Hospital Compare Website

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