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Aug 28 CMS Webinar To Discuss Medicaid Opportunities in the ET3 Model

Aug 26, 2019

Please join our colleagues at the Center for Medicare (CM) as they host a CMS Ambulance Open Door Forum (ODF) next week on Wednesday, August 28th, 2019 at 2 PM ET. 

The agenda for the ODF is the following: 

  • Opening remarks

Chair - Sarah Shirey-Losso, Deputy Director of the Division of Ambulatory Services (CM)
Moderator – Jill Darling, Office of Communications (OC)

  • Announcements & Updates

Changes to the Ambulance Physician Certification Statement Requirement

Physician Fee Schedule NPRM-Ground Ambulance Data Collection

ET3 Model refresher: 
https://innovation.cms.gov/Files/x/et3-infographic.pdf

Informing ambulance providers and suppliers on Medicaid opportunities in the ET3 Model: 
https://www.medicaid.gov/federal-policy-guidance/downloads/cib080819-3.pdf

  • Open Q&A

Open Door Forum Participation Instructions:

To participate by phone:

  • Dial: 1-888-455-1397
  • Use passcode: 6609831

This call will be a conference call only and there is no need to RSVP. Please try to dial-in at least 15 minutes before the call start time.

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 will be made available for this ODF. Instant Replay is an audio recording of this call which can be accessed by dialing 1-800-294-5428 and entering the conference passcode beginning 1 hour after the call has ended. The recording is available until September 3, 2019, 11:59 PM ET.

For future ODF events or to register on their email list, visit their website at http://www.cms.gov/OpenDoorForums/.

Did you want to listen to previous Ambulance ODF calls? They encourage you to visit their CMS Podcasts and Transcript web page found here: https://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Outreach/OpenDoorForums/PodcastAndTranscripts.html. Please allow up to three weeks for the audio and transcript for new calls to get posted.