CMS News Briefs

March Open Door Forum Scheduled
The next Home Health, Hospice & DME Open Door Forum is scheduled for Wednesday, March 10, 2010 from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm EST.

To participate by phone:
800-837-1935
Conference ID 49632727

To participate onsite:
Hubert H. Humphrey Bldg.
200 Independence Avenue S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20201

RSVP and Security Clearance is required. Please RSVP no later than 2:00 PM ET, March 8, 2010. To RSVP, send your name, organization and telephone number to HOMEHEALTH_HOSPICE_DMEODF-L@cms.hhs.gov . Be sure to include "Home Health" in the subject line. Upon entry into the building, you will be required to present to Security a Government-issued photo identification, preferably valid driver's license. Please arrive no later than 1:30 PM.
Map & Directions: http://www.hhs.gov/about/hhhmap.html

Evaluate your RHHI
The fifth annual national administration of the Medicare Contractor Provider Satisfaction Survey (MCPSS) is now underway. If you received a letter indicating that you were randomly selected to participate in the 2010 MCPSS, CMS urges you to take a few minutes to go online and complete this important survey via a secure Internet website.

Responding online is a convenient, easy, and quick way to provide CMS with your feedback on the performance of the FFS contractor that processes and pays your Medicare claims. Survey questionnaires can also be submitted by mail, secure fax, and over the telephone.

Learn more about the MCPSS at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/mcpss or to view the CMS MLN Matters Special Edition article, SE1005. For questions related to MCPSS, contact Teresa Mundell at Teresa.Mundell@cms.hhs.gov.