Open Door Forum: Hospitals
The Hospital Open Door Forum (ODF), addresses the concerns and questions of the Hospital service setting, The very broad scope of topics discussed within this forum, include payment, coverage, conditions of participation, billing, and many other current issues that are related to new policy implementation. The Inpatient PPS, Outpatient PPS, and the many MMA provisions that affect the setting are all covered, and a recurring update from the areas of the Hospital Quality Initiative including the Hospital CAHPS initiative. Timely announcements and clarifications regarding important rulemaking, agency program initiatives, and other related areas are also included in the forums.
Hospital ODF Chairpersons
The Hospital ODF Chairperson is Tom Gustafson.
The Regional Co-Chairperson is Charlotte Yeh, MD.
Hospital ODF Schedule
For the latest scheduled meetings of the Hospital Open Door Forum, see the Open Door Forums schedule. To be added to the invitation list, register for the Hospital Open Door Forum Listserv from the ODF Registration page.
