Hospital Open Door Forum

Overview:

The Hospital & Hospital Quality 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 policy implementation. The Inpatient PPS, Outpatient PPS, provisions of the Affordable Care Act and other laws 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.

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**Updated July 23, 2024- The next Hospital Quality Initiative scheduled for Thursday, July 25, 2024 from 1:30pm-2:30pm ET. We look forward to your participation. This call will be a Zoom webinar with an option to dial-in. If you wish to participate, you must register in advance by clicking here:  https://cms.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_vfsU5LSKR3atiW9T_AhrDg  Please click on the July 25 box. Please see the full agenda in the Downloads section below. Thank you for your continued interest in the CMS Open Door Forums.