03/07/13

Thursday, March 7, 2013

Physicians, Nurses and Allied Health Professionals Open Door Forum Update


Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

http://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Outreach/OpenDoorForums/ODF_pnahp.html

 

 

 

The next CMS Physicians, Nurses & Allied Health Professionals Open Door Forum scheduled for:  

 

Date:  Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Start Time:  2:00 PM Eastern Time (ET);

Please dial-in at least 15 minutes before call start time.

 

Conference Leaders: Stewart Streimer (Director, Provider Billing Group, Center for Medicare) & Dr. William Rogers (Director, PRIT, Office of Public Engagement)

**This Agenda is Subject to Change** 

 

I. Opening Remarks

Chair – Stewart Streimer (CM)

Co-Chair – Dr. William Rogers (OPE)

Moderator – Barbara Cebuhar (in lieu of Matthew Brown, OPE)

 

II. Announcements & Updates

 

 

III. Open Q&A

 

**Next ODF: Tuesday, April 23, 2013**

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Open Door Participation Instructions:

This call will be Conference Call Only.

 

To participate by phone:

Dial: 1-800-837-1935 & Reference Conference ID: 78871126.

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: 78871126.

Encore is an audio recording of this call that can be accessed by dialing 1-855-859-2056 and entering the Conference ID. This recording will be accessible beginning 2 hours after the ODF and expires after 3 business days.

 

For ODF schedule updates & 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- Physicians, Nurses and Allied Health Professionals Open Door Forum Update. To contact Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) go to our contact us page.

 

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