The next CMS Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF)/Long Term Care (LTC) Open Door Forum scheduled for December 17, 2020

The next CMS Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF)/Long Term Care (LTC) Open Door Forum scheduled for:   Date:  Thursday, December 17, 2020 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 Public Reporting Announcement                                           https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/                                           https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/ III. Open Q&A **DATE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE** Next ODF: TBD Mailbox: SNF_LTCODF-L@cms.hhs.gov --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Open Door Participation Instructions: This call will be Conference Call Only. To participate by phone: Dial: 1-888-455-1397 & Conference Passcode: 9375124 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: 1-800-925-4415; Conference Passcode: No Passcode Needed Instant Replay is an audio recording of this call that can be accessed by dialing 1-800-925-4415. Instant Replay begins 1 hour after the call has ended. The recording expires December 21, 2020, 11:59 PM ET For ODF schedule updates and E-Mailing List registration, visit our website at http://www.cms.gov/OpenDoorForums/. Were you unable to attend the recent Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF)/Long Term Care (LTC) ODF call? 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. Please allow up to three weeks to get both the audio and transcript posted to: https://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Outreach/OpenDoorForums/PodcastAndTranscripts.html. Thank you. CMS provides free auxiliary aids and services including information in accessible formats. Click here for more information. This will point partners to our CMS.gov version of the “Accessibility & Nondiscrimination notice” page.