Updated January 14, 2009- Town Hall Meeting: Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities. Please see the Downloads section below for participation information.

The next Hospital & Hospital Quality Open Door Forum is scheduled for Thursday, January 15, 2009. Please see the Downloads section below for participation information.

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
Monday, February 2, 2009- Town Hall Meeting: Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (PDF, 24KB) January 15, 2009: Hospital & Hospital Quality 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 Internet Streaming CDC, NCHS- ICD-9 Diagnosis Information HHS Hospital Compare Website

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