----- Original Message ----- From: "HOSPITALODF-L HOSPITALODF-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2004 11:18 AM Subject: APRIL 15, 2004-REVISED Invitations Special ODForum List'g Sess.- MMA Sect. 911
> Item Type: Appointment > Start Date: 04/15/2004 02:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time (Thursday) > Duration: 2 Hours > Place: CMS Auditorium - Baltimore > > Consultation with Providers of Services on Performance Requirements and > Standards for Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) > > When: Thursday, April 15 at 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. (EST) > > Section 911 of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and > Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) establishes Medicare Fee-for-Service > (FFS) Contracting Reform (MCR) that will be implemented over the next > several years. This provision requires that the Centers for Medicare & > Medicaid Services (CMS) use competitive procedures to replace its > current fiscal intermediaries (FIs) and carriers with the new > contracting authority, referred to as Medicare Administrative > Contractors (MACs). MMA requires that CMS recompete and transition all > work to MACs by 2011. > > As it prepares for these competitions, MMA prescribes steps that CMS > must follow. Section 911 (b)(3)(A) of the Act states that the Secretary > shall consult with providers of services, among others, on the MAC > performance requirements and standards. Currently, CMS is developing > its MAC statement of work, which will specify these requirements and > standards. As stated in the legislation, the MACs will carry out the > day-to-day administration of the Medicare FFS program. Administrative > functions performed by current FIs and Carriers include: > > > � Claims Processing > � Beneficiary and Provider Customer Service > � Appeals > � Provider Education > � Financial Management > � Provider Enrollment > � Reimbursement > � Payment Safeguards > � Information Systems Security > > CMS is holding this Open Door Forum to gather input from the provider > community on the following topics: > > � MAC contract performance requirements (what work is to be done), > and > � MAC contract performance standards (expected levels of > performance, which must be measurable, achievable, relevant and > controllable). > > Providers will also be afforded the opportunity to provide written > input and questions to CMS on the above topics subsequent to the call > through CMS' Medicare Contracting Reform Website at: > > http://www.cms.hhs.gov/medicarereform/contractingreform. > > This website will continue to be updated. Please check back for > additional materials related to the implementation of this provision. > > Submission of Comments: > To register your comments, send them to send them via email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] by close of business Monday, April 12, 2004. > Please include the word "Registration" in the subject line of your > message, send us your name along with the name of your organization, and > contact information. > > There are 2 ways to participate in this Open Door Forum Listening > Session, (1) by phone or (2) "In-person". > > 1.) To participate by phone: > Dial: 1-800-837-1935 & Reference Conference ID: 6330011 > > Note: 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 CMS Single Site building in > Baltimore, an RSVP is required. To RSVP, send your name along with the > name of your organization to [EMAIL PROTECTED] no > later than 2:00 PM EST on April 13, 2004. > > Please arrive no later than 1:30 PM. Photo identification is required > at security points. > > ADDRESS: > CMS Single Site Building > Auditorium > 7500 Security Boulevard > Baltimore, MD 21244 > Map & Directions: > http://cmsnet.cms.hhs.gov/hpages/ocsq/cmsdirections-north.htm > > ENCORE: 1-800-642-1687; Conf. ID# 6330011 > "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, April 19, > 2004. The recording expires after 4 full 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 -----------------------------------------------------------/
