Special Open Door Forum: CMS Rule 1599-F: Inpatient Hospital Admission and Medical Review Criteria (2-Midnight Provision) and Part B Inpatient Billing in Hospitals

CMS Message 121308-04

Thursday, August 15; 3-4 pm ET

Conference Call Only

CMS will host a Special Open Door Forum (ODF) call to allow hospitals, practitioners, and other interested parties to give feedback on the physician order and physician certification, inpatient hospital admission and medical review criteria, and Part B inpatient billing provisions that were released on August 2, 2013 in the FY 2014 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS)  (final rule (CMS-1599-F).  This introductory call will be a lecture-only conference, but we will provide additional forums for interactive discussion once stakeholders have had the opportunity to further review the final rule.  Providers or associations are encouraged to submit any questions or concerns to the IPPSadmissions@cms.hhs.gov mailbox we have established for questions related to the two midnight provision for admission and medical review. Questions on Part B inpatient billing and the clarifications regarding the physician order and certification should be sent to the subject matter staff listed in the final rule. CMS will review stakeholder feedback as quickly as possible and provide responses and clarification as needed.

For more information:

Hospital Center page -"FY 2014 IPPS Rule Outreach"

final rule (CMS-1599-F)

Special Open Door Participation Instructions: 

• Participant Dial-In Number(s): (877) 251-0301; Conference ID # 31049561 
• Note: TTY Communications Relay Services are available for the Hearing Impaired. For TTY services dial 7-1-1 or 800-855-2880. A Relay Communications Assistant will help.