National Provider Call: Medicare Shared Savings Program and Advance Payment Model Application Process - Register Now Tuesday, July 31; 1:30-3pm ET
On October 20, 2011, CMS issued a final rule under the Affordable Care Act to establish the Medicare Shared Savings Program (Shared Savings Program), along with a notice for the Advance Payment Model that will provide additional support to physician-led and rural Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) participating in the Shared Savings Program. These two initiatives will help providers participate in ACOs to improve quality of care for Medicare patients. On Tuesday, July 31, CMS is hosting a National Provider Call, where subject matter experts will provide an overview and updates to the Shared Savings Program application and Advance Payment Model application processes for the January 1, 2013 Shared Savings Program start date. A question and answer session will follow the presentations. The Shared Savings Program Application<http://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Medicare-Fee-for-Service-Payment/sharedsavingsprogram/Application.html> and the Advance Payment Model<http://innovations.cms.gov/initiatives/ACO/Advance-Payment/index.html> web pages have important information, dates, and materials on the application process. Call participants are encouraged to review the applications and materials prior to the call. Target Audience: Medicare Fee-For-Service (FFS) providers Registration Information: In order to receive call-in information, you must register for the call on the CMS Upcoming National Provider Calls registration website<http://www.eventsvc.com/blhtechnologies>. Registration will close at 12pm on the day of the call or when available space has been filled; no exceptions will be made, so please register early. Presentation: The presentation for this call will be posted prior to the call on the FFS National Provider Calls<http://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Outreach/NPC/National-Provider-Calls-and-Events.html> web page. In addition, a link to the slide presentation will be emailed to all registrants on the day of the call. Continuing education credit may be awarded for participation in certain CMS National Provider Calls. Visit the Continuing Education Credit Notification<http://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Outreach/NPC/CEC_Notification.html> web page to learn more. ________________________________ If you know someone who would like to subscribe to a Medicare Fee-For-Service (FFS) provider listserv, go to http://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Medicare-Learning-Network-MLN/MLNProducts/downloads//MailingLists_FactSheet.pdf<http://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Medicare-Learning-Network-MLN/MLNProducts/downloads/MailingLists_FactSheet.pdf> and select the appropriate listserv to subscribe. If you would like to unsubscribe from a specific provider listserv, please go to (https://list.nih.gov/cgi-bin/wa.exe?INDEX) to unsubscribe or to leave the appropriate listserv. Please DO NOT respond to this email. This email is a service of CMS and routed through an electronic mail server to communicate Medicare policy and operational changes and/or updates. Responses to this email are not routed to CMS personnel. Inquiries may be sent by going to (http://www.cms.gov/About-CMS/Agency-Information/ContactCMS/index.html). Thank you.
