Monday, January 28, 2013

CMS Rural Health Open Door Forum, Thurs., Jan. 13, 2013

The next CMS Rural Health Open Door Forum is scheduled for:

Date: Thursday, January 31, 2013;
Start Time: 2:00pm Eastern Time (ET);
Please dial in at least 15 minutes prior to call start time.

Conference Leaders: Carol Blackford, John Hammarlund and Matthew Brown.

**This Agenda is Subject to Change**

Opening Remarks
  • Chair – Carol Blackford, Deputy Director, Chronic Care Policy Group, Center for Medicare 
  • Co-Chair – John Hammarlund, Regional Administrator, Seattle Regional Office 
  • Moderator – Barbara Cebuhar (in lieu of Matthew Brown, Office of Public Engagement) 
Announcements & Updates
  • Flu Vaccination Awareness Announcement 
  • Medicare Shared Savings Program 
  • Program Instruction (CR 8030) 
  • G Code for Telehealth Inpatient Pharmacologic Management 
  • Rural Provision in the Tax Relief Act 

Open Q&A

**Next ODF: Thursday, March 7, 2013**

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Open Door Forum Participation Instructions: This call will be Conference Call Only.

1. To participate by phone: Dial: 1-800-837-1935 & Reference Conference ID: 78862773.

Persons participating by phone are not required 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: 78862773. Encore is an audio recording of this call that can be accessed by dialing 1-855-859-2056 and entering the Conference ID, beginning February 4th. The recording expires after 3 business days.