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Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP 
Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare

The next CMS Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF)/Long Term Care (LTC) Open Door Forum scheduled for:  

Date:  Thursday, August 6, 2020

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

To participate by phone: Dial: 1-888-455-1397 & Conference Passcode: 9375124 (Conference Call Only)

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

Conference Leaders: Todd Smith & Jill Darling

**This Agenda is Subject to Change**

1. Opening Remarks

Chair – Todd Smith (Center for Medicare)

Moderator – Jill Darling (Office of Communications)

1. Announcements & Updates

• FY 2021 SNF Prospective Payment Final Rule
  • SNF Value Based Purchasing
• Payroll Based Journal Update
  • Policy Questions should be sent to NHStaffing@cms.hhs.gov
  • Technical Issues/Questions should be sent to iqies@cms.hhs.gov
  • PBJ Website: https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Initiatives-Patient-Assessment-Instruments/NursingHomeQualityInits/Staffing-Data-Submission-PBJ.html
• MDS 3.0 Item Sets updates
• Open Q&A

**DATE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE**

Next ODF: TBD

Mailbox: SNF_LTCODF-L@cms.hhs.gov

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