Below are the details on the upcoming CMS Hospital/Quality Initiative Open Door Forum scheduled for Nov. 17, 2021, as provided by CMS. It will include a discussion on the 2022 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System Final Rule, OPPS and ASC payments, and hospital price transparency. The Open Door Forum is open to everyone.
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Date: Wednesday, November 17, 2021
Start Time: 2:00pm-3:00pm Eastern Time (ET)
Please dial-in at least 15 minutes before call start time.
**This Agenda is Subject to Change**
- Opening Remarks
Acting Chair – Emily Forrest (Center for Medicare)
Moderator – Jill Darling (Office of Communications)
- Announcements & Updates
- (CY) 2022 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System Final Rule
- OPPS Payment
- ASC Payment
- Hospital Price Transparency
- Radiation Oncology (RO) Model
- RO Model Website: https://innovation.cms.gov/
innovation-models/radiation- oncology-model - RO Model Help Desk: [email protected] or 1-844-711-2664, option 5
- RO Model Website: https://innovation.cms.gov/
2. Open Q&A
*COVID-19 related questions are welcome*
**DATE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE**
Next CMS Hospital/Quality Initiative Open Door Forum: TBD
ODF EMAIL MAILBOX: [email protected]
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This Open Door Forum is open to everyone, but if you are a member of the press, you may listen in but please refrain from asking questions during the Q&A portion of the call. If you have inquiries, please contact CMS at [email protected]. Thank you.
Open Door Participation Instructions:
This call will be Conference Call Only.
To participate by phone:
Dial: 1-888-455-1397 & Reference Conference Passcode: 8604468
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.
Instant Replay: 1-866-347-5805, Conference ID: No Passcode Needed
Instant Replay is an audio recording of this call that can be accessed by dialing 1-866-347-5805 beginning 1 hour after the call has ended. The recording expires after November 19, 2021, 11:59 ET.
For ODF schedule updates and E-Mailing List registration, visit our website at http://www.cms.gov/
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