Skilled Nursing Facility- Long Term Care Open Door Forum Update

Skilled Nursing Facility- Long Term Care Open Door Forum Update

   February 08, 2013       SNap(R) Group

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http://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Outreach/OpenDoorForums/ODF_SNFLTC.html       The next CMS Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF)/Long Term Care (LTC) Open Door Forum scheduled for:     Date:  Thursday, February 14, 2013 Start Time:  2:00 PM Eastern Time (ET); Please dial-in at least 15 minutes before call start time.   Conference Leaders: Jeanette Kranacs & Matthew Brown **This Agenda is Subject to Change**    I. Opening Remarks Chair – Jeanette Kranacs (CM) Moderator – Matthew Brown (OPE)   II. Announcements & Updates   Security Changes to CMSNet Users SNF Therapy Research Project MDS Manual Status MDS Coding of Quadriplegia MDS 3.0 Data Specifications and Item Sets for October 2013 III. Open Q&A    **Next ODF: March 21, 2013** Mailbox: SNF_LTCODF-L@cms.hhs.gov --------------------------------------------------------------------- Open Door Participation Instructions: This call will be Conference Call Only.   To participate by phone:   Dial: 1-800-837-1935 & Reference Conference ID: 78866871. 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: 78866871. Encore is an audio recording of this call that can be accessed by dialing 1-855-859-2056 and entering the Conference ID. Encores for ODFs held on Thursdays can be access the following Monday or business day. The recording is available for 3 business days.   For ODF schedule updates and E-Mailing List registration, visit our website at http://www.cms.gov/OpenDoorForums/. Thank you. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has sent this Cms.hhs.gov- Skilled Nursing Facility- Long Term Care Open Door Forum Update. To contact Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) go to our contact us page.

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Bevacizumab significantly improves survival for patients with recurrent and metastatic cervical cancer

Bevacizumab significantly improves survival for patients with recurrent and metastatic cervical cancer

   February 08, 2013       SNap(R) Group

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Bevacizumab significantly improves survival for patients with recurrent and metastatic cervical cancer

02/07/2013 04:01 PM EST

 

Patients with advanced, recurrent, or persistent cervical cancer that was not curable with standard treatment who received the drug bevacizumab (Avastin) lived 3.7 months longer than patients who did not receive the drug, according to an interim analysis of a large, randomized clinical trial.

 

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CMS Updates to Coverage Pages

CMS Updates to Coverage Pages

   February 08, 2013       SNap(R) Group

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National Coverage Analyses Ventricular Assist Devices for Bridge-to-Transplant and Destination Therapy      Posted new tracking sheet http://www.cms.gov/medicare-coverage-database/details/nca-tracking-sheet.aspx?NCAId=268     Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has sent this update. To contact Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) go to our contact us page.

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NIH competition awards prizes for audacious ideas in vision research

NIH competition awards prizes for audacious ideas in vision research

   February 08, 2013       SNap(R) Group

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NIH competition awards prizes for audacious ideas in vision research

02/08/2013 11:31 AM EST

 

Ten winning submissions from a pool of nearly 500 entries have been selected by the National Eye Institute (NEI), part of the National Institutes of Health, for its Audacious Goals challenge, a nationwide competition for compelling, one-page ideas to advance vision science. Each winner will receive a $3,000 prize plus travel expenses to attend the NEI Audacious Goals Development Meeting, Feb. 24-26, 2013, at the Bolger Conference Center in Potomac, Md., outside Washington, D.C.

 

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