Safety-Net Providers Open Door Forum
Guidance for Safety-Net Providers Open Door Forum (ODF), formerly called the Low-Income Health Access ODF, a forum for providers and suppliers of Medicare and Medicaid services to low-income and vulnerable populations
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: August 28, 2019
Overview:
The Safety-Net Providers Open Door Forum (ODF), formerly called the Low-Income Health Access ODF, is a forum for providers and suppliers of Medicare and Medicaid services to low-income and vulnerable populations. CMS co-hosts this ODF with the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA). Topics discussed include payment, coverage, conditions of participation, billing, and current issues. The Safety-Net Providers ODF is an opportunity to learn about new proposed or final rules, initiatives, or requirements, and to get questions answered and address issues of concern to Safety-Net providers. Federally-Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), Rural Health Clinics (RHCs), Tribal Clinics, Hospitals, and others are encouraged to participate on the calls.
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**Updated Agenda: August 28, 2018 - Special Open Door Forum (SODF): Open Payments Expansion under the SUPPORT Act, Thursday August 29, 2019, 2018 from 2:00pm -3:00pm Eastern Time. This SODF on the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act (SUPPORT Act) impact on the Open Payments program. Open Payments is a national disclosure program that promotes a more transparent and accountable health care system by publishing the financial relationships between applicable manufactures and group purchasing organizations (GPOs) and health care providers (physicians and teaching hospitals). The provisions in the SUPPORT Act that impact Open Payments are a rider on the 2020 Physician Fee Schedule. CMS is formally soliciting feedback via comments on the Physician Fee Schedule, which is available through September 27, 2019. This call is intended for the providers impacted by the expanded definition and will provide an opportunity to learn about Open Payments, how the expansion directly affects them, and their role within the Open Payments program. Further information about the Open Payments program and the proposed changes are available on the CMS Open Payments website. The presentation for this call is available on the Open Payments Events Page. The URL link to the events page in the announcement: /OpenPayments/Program-Participants/Events. If you wish to participate, dial: 1-888-455-1397& Conference ID: 6609831. Please see the Downloads section below for the full call announcement. We look forward to your participation. Thank you for your continued interest in the CMS Open Door Forums.
**Updated: February 22, 2019 - On Tuesday, February 26, 2019 from 2pm-3pm Eastern Time, Special Open Door Forum (SODF), New Proposed Rule Advances Interoperability & Patient Access to Health Data. The purpose of this SODF to discuss the recent press release. CMS Senior Staff will present the topic and answer your questions. More information can be found here: /newsroom/fact-sheets/cms-advances-interoperability-patient-access-health-data-through-new-proposals If you wish to participate, dial: 1-800 837-1935 & Conference ID: 8968707. We look forward to your participation. Please see the Downloads section below for the full call announcement. Thank you for your continued interest in the CMS Open Door Forums.
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