FYI, for those of you dealing with Medicare managed care-caralyn ----- Original Message ----- From: "HEALTHPLANODF-L HEALTHPLANODF-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 5:08 PM Subject: JAN 22, 2004-2nd Special Open Door Forum on Grijalva
> Item Type: Appointment > Start Date: 01/22/2004 02:00 pm Eastern Standard Time (Thursday) > Duration: 1 Hour > Place: Room 325A - Hubert H. Humphrey Bldg.(Wash., D.C.) > > On January 22, 2004 at 2PM, CMS will be holding a special Open Door > Forum on the recently implemented right to an expedited review by a > Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) for those Medicare Advantage > enrollees whose SNF, HHA, or CORF services are about to end. The > session will focus on implementation issues associated with the new > procedures (which stem originally from the Grijalva lawsuit), and went > into effect on January 1, 2004. > > The Agency continues to receive many questions about these new appeal > procedures, and extensive guidance on the process is available at > www.cms.hhs.gov/healthplans/appeals. However, in order to be as > responsive as possible to these questions, we have scheduled this > Special Open Door Forum to give all parties another opportunity for > questions and answers with key agency staff responsible for both > Medicare Advantage and QIO policy and operations. > > This forum is scheduled for... > > Date: JAN 22, 2004 > Start Time: 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) > > Conference Leader(s): Tony Culotta/Gail McGrath/Rich Lawlor > > There are 2 ways to participate, by phone or "In-person". > 1. To participate by phone: > > Dial: 1-800-837-1935 & Reference Conference ID: 4849681 > TTY Communications Relay Services are available for the Hearing > Impaired. For TTY services dial 7-1-1 or 1-800-855-2880 and > for Internet Relay services click here > http://www.consumer.att.com/relay/which/index.html . A Relay > Communications Assistant will help. > > 2. To participate "In-person" at the Hubert H. Humphrey Building: > RSVP is required!!! (See RSVP link and Map & > Directions link below. Persons participating by phone are not required > to RSVP. > > To RSVP, click on this link [EMAIL PROTECTED] , or > simply reply to this message and send us your name along with the name > of your organization. RSVP Deadline is JAN 20, 2004, 2:00 PM (ET). > > ADDRESS: > Hubert H. Humphrey Bldg. > Conference Room 325A > 200 Independence Avenue S.W. > Washington, D.C. 20201 > Map & Directions: http://www.hhs.gov/about/hhhmap.html > > ENCORE: 1-800-642-1687; Conf. ID# 4849681 > Encore is a recording of this call that can be accessed by dialing > 1-800-642-1687 and entering the Conf. ID., beginning on Monday, Jan. 26, > 2004. The recording expires after 4 days. > > For Forum Schedule updates, Listserv registration and Frequently Asked > Questions please visit our website at www.cms.hhs.gov/opendoor/ > > Thank you. /---------------------------------------------------------- The Case Mix Discussion Group is a free service of the American Association of Nurse Assessment Coordinators "Committed to the Assessment Professional" Be sure to visit the AANAC website. Accurate answers to your questions posted to NAC News and FAQs. For more info visit us at http://www.aanac.org -----------------------------------------------------------/
