The next CMS Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF)/Long Term Care (LTC) Open Door Forum scheduled for:
Date: Tuesday, April 2, 2024
Start Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Eastern Time (ET);
Please dial-in at least 15 minutes before call start time.
Conference Leaders: Todd Smith & Jill Darling
**This Agenda is Subject to Change**
- Opening Remarks
Chair – Todd Smith (Center for Medicare)
Moderator – Jill Darling (Office of Communications)
- Announcements & Updates
- SNF Value Based Purchasing Reports Update
- SNF QRP Training Updates
- Training Updates
- Office hours session to answer questions related to reporting the annual healthcare personnel influenza vaccination data-HCP Flu Vaccination | HPS | NHSN | CDC
- MDS Updates
- MDS Draft Data Specifications V3.02.0- Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 Technical Information
- Release of new guidance for Enhanced Barrier Precautions in Nursing Homes to Prevent Spread of Multidrug-resistant Organisms
III. Open Q&A
**DATE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE**
Next ODF: TBD
Mailbox: SNF_LTCODF-L@cms.hhs.gov
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This Open Door Forum is open to everyone, but if you are a member of the Press, you may listen in but please refrain from asking questions during the Q & A portion of the call. If you have inquiries, please contact CMS at Press@cms.hhs.gov. Thank you.
NEW and UPDATED Open Door Forum Participation Instructions:
This call will be a Zoom webinar with registration and login instructions below.
To participate by webinar:
Register in advance for this webinar:
https://cms.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_vfsU5LSKR3atiW9T_AhrDg
Meeting ID: 160 823 4591
Passcode: 200020
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. You may also add the webinar to your calendar using the drop-down arrow on the “Webinar Registration Approved” webpage after registering. Although the ODFs are now a Zoom webinar, we will only use the audio function, no need for cameras to be on.
For ODF schedule updates and E-Mailing List registration, visit our website at http://www.cms.gov/OpenDoorForums/.
We encourage you to visit our CMS Podcasts and Transcript webpage where you can listen and view the most recent Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF)/Long Term Care (LTC) ODF call at https://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Outreach/OpenDoorForums/PodcastAndTranscripts.html. Thank you.
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