The next CMS Physicians, Nurses & Allied Health Professionals Open Door Forum scheduled for:  

Date:  Wednesday, July 13, 2022

Start Time:  2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Eastern Time (ET);

Please dial-in at least 15 minutes before call start time.

Conference Leaders: Gift Tee (Center for Medicare), Dr. Eugene Freund (Office of Communications)

**This Agenda is Subject to Change**

1. Opening Remarks

Chair – Gift Tee (CM)

Co-Chair- Dr. Eugene Freund (OC)

Moderator – Jill Darling (OC)

1. Announcements:

• CY 2023 Physician Fee Schedule NPRM Updates 
  • General Overview
  • PFS Rate-Setting/Conversion Factor
  • Evaluation and Management services
  • Behavioral Health Payment Policies under the PFS
  • Chronic Pain Management
  • Telehealth and Other Services Involving Communications Technology
  • Other PFS Payment Polices
  • Colorectal Cancer Screening Updates
  • Vaccine Administration
• Enhancing Oncology Model
  • https://innovation.cms.gov/innovation-models/enhancing-oncology-model
  • A fact sheet on EOM is available at:  https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/fact-sheets/enhancing-oncology-model
  • For questions or comments regarding EOM, please contact [email protected]

III. Open Q&A

**DATE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE** 

Next ODF: TBA

EMAIL: [email protected]

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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 [email protected]. Thank you.

Open Door Participation Instructions:

This call will be Conference Call Only.

To participate by phone:

Dial: 1-888-455-1397 & Conference Passcode: 5109694

Persons participating by phone do not need to RSVP. TTY Communications Relay Services are available for the Hearing Impaired.  For TTY services dial 7-1-1 or 1-800-855-2880. A Relay Communications Assistant will help.

Instant Replay: 1-800-964-3662; Conference ID:  No Passcode Needed

Instant Replay is an audio recording of this call that can be accessed by dialing 1-800-964-3662, beginning 1 hours after the call has ended. The recording expires July 15, 2022, 11:59 PM ET.

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Thank you.

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