Medicare Program; Medicare Provider Feedback Group Town Hall Meeting-October 29, 2009, 48990-48991 [E9-22164]

Download as PDF 48990 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 185 / Friday, September 25, 2009 / Notices Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis Panel; Dental Sciences Member Conflicts. Date: October 9, 2009. Time: 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications. Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892 (Telephone Conference Call). Contact Person: Priscilla B. Chen, PhD, Scientific Review Officer, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 4104, MSC 7814, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435– 1787, chenp@csr.nih.gov. (Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Nos. 93.306, Comparative Medicine; 93.333, Clinical Research, 93.306, 93.333, 93.337, 93.393–93.396, 93.837–93.844, 93.846–93.878, 93.892, 93.893, National Institutes of Health, HHS) Dated: September 18, 2009. Jennifer Spaeth, Director, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy. [FR Doc. E9–23060 Filed 9–24–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4140–01–M National Institutes of Health National Cancer Institute; Notice of Closed Meeting jlentini on DSKJ8SOYB1PROD with NOTICES Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is hereby given of the following meeting. The meeting will be closed to the public in accordance with the provisions set forth in sections 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., as amended. The grant applications and the discussions could disclose confidential trade secrets or commercial property such as patentable material, and personal information concerning individuals associated with the grant applications, the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. Name of Committee: National Cancer Institute Initial Review Group; Subcommittee G—Education. Date: November 3–4, 2009. Time: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications. Place: Hilton Washington DC/Rockville, Rockville, MD 20852. Contact Person: Jeannette F Korczak, PhD, Scientific Review Administrator, Resources and Training Review Branch, Division of Extramural Activities, National Cancer Institute, NIH, 6116 Executive Blvd., Room 8115, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–496–9767, korczakj@mail.nih.gov. (Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Nos. 93.392, Cancer Construction; 18:52 Sep 24, 2009 Jkt 217001 Dated: September 17, 2009. Jennifer Spaeth, Director, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy. [FR Doc. E9–23059 Filed 9–24–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4140–01–M DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services [CMS–1336–N] Medicare Program; Medicare Provider Feedback Group Town Hall Meeting— October 29, 2009 AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS. ACTION: Notice. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES VerDate Nov<24>2008 93.393, Cancer Cause and Prevention Research; 93.394, Cancer Detection and Diagnosis Research; 93.395, Cancer Treatment Research; 93.396, Cancer Biology Research; 93.397, Cancer Centers Support; 93.398, Cancer Research Manpower; 93.399, Cancer Control, National Institutes of Health, HHS) SUMMARY: This notice announces the annual Medicare Provider Feedback Group (MPFG) Town Hall meeting. This meeting is open to all Medicare Fee-forService (FFS) providers and suppliers that participate in the Medicare program, including physicians, hospitals, home health agencies, thirdparty billers, and interested parties, to present their individual views and opinions on selected FFS Medicare topics. In addition, we will be soliciting input on how we can improve communications to better serve the Medicare providers and suppliers. DATES: Meeting Date: The Town Hall meeting announced in this notice will be held on Thursday, October 29, 2009 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Deadlines: Deadline for Attendance Registration—Registration will be open beginning September 28, 2009 and will close on October 23, 2009. Registration after 5 p.m. EDT on October 23, 2009 will not be accepted. Deadline for Written Feedback— Written feedback will be accepted through November 6, 2009. ADDRESSES: Meeting Location: The Town Hall meeting will be held in the main auditorium of the central building of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244. The meeting will also be available by teleconference. PO 00000 Frm 00090 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Web sites: Meeting Registration: Individuals must complete the online registration at https://registration.intercall.com/go/ cms2. Meeting Materials: The meeting agenda and discussion material will be available to download by October 23, 2009, at https://www.cms.hhs.gov/center/ provider.asp. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colette Shatto, (410) 786–6932. You may also send inquiries about this meeting by e-mail to MFG@cms.hhs.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background Since 2005, CMS has held five Medicare Provider Feedback Group (MPFG) Town Hall meetings. The purpose of these meetings is to capture individual provider and supplier feedback on relevant Fee-for-Service (FFS) Medicare policy and operational issues. These meetings allow us to further advance our efforts to strengthen the Medicare program and enhance our relationship with providers and suppliers. The meetings also provide a venue to allow us to continue a process of communication with individual providers and suppliers through the following year. II. Meeting Format and Agenda The meeting will begin with an overview of the goals and objectives of the MPFG efforts to gather feedback from individual Medicare providers and suppliers. This meeting will be held onsite at CMS and by teleconference. The meeting is open to the public, but onsite attendance is limited to space available. The meeting agenda and discussion materials will be available to download by October 23, 2009. These materials can be located at https:// www.cms.hhs.gov/center/provider.asp. The feedback provided during this meeting will assist us as we evaluate FFS Medicare policy, operational issues, and CMS’ provider and supplier communication activities. Topics to be discussed include, but are not limited to, 5010, ICD–10, Medicare Contracting Reform: Lessons Learned from Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) Implementations, Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs), Provider Communications, and Program Integrity. There will be a discussion session that offers meeting participants an opportunity to provide feedback on how CMS services physicians, providers, and suppliers, as well as make suggestions on how this process can be improved. Time for participants to provide feedback will be limited according to E:\FR\FM\25SEN1.SGM 25SEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 185 / Friday, September 25, 2009 / Notices the number of registered participants; however, written submissions will be accepted. Individuals who wish to provide written feedback should e-mail their feedback to Colette Shatto at MFG@cms.hhs.gov. Written feedback will be accepted through November 6, 2009. Consideration will be given to feedback received on the topics discussed at the meeting, but written responses will not be provided. Registered participants from the meeting will be included as volunteer participants in the MPFG and may be contacted throughout the year for follow-up meetings to solicit additional opinions or clarify any issues that may arise from the October 29, 2009 meeting. III. Registration Instructions The Division of Provider Relations and Evaluations, Provider Communications Group, Center for Medicare Management is coordinating the meeting registration. While there is no registration fee, individuals must register to participate both on-site and by teleconference. Individuals must complete the on-line registration located at https://registration.intercall.com/go/ cms2. The on-line registration system will capture contact information and practice characteristics (for example, names, e-mail addresses, and provider and supplier types). Registration will be open beginning September 28, 2009 and will close on October 23, 2009. Registration after 5 p.m. EDT on October 23, 2009 will not be accepted. The on-line registration system will generate a confirmation page to indicate the completion of your registration. Participants should print this page as his or her registration receipt. Teleconference instructions will be issued as part of the confirmation page once participants have registered through the on-line registration instrument. Seating capacity is limited to the first 250 registrants. If seating capacity has been reached for on-site participants, notification will be sent that the meeting has reached capacity; however, those wishing to participate may still do so by teleconference. jlentini on DSKJ8SOYB1PROD with NOTICES IV. Security, Building, and Parking Guidelines 18:52 Sep 24, 2009 Jkt 217001 (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program No. 93.774, Medicare— Supplementary Medical Insurance Program) Dated: September 3, 2009. Charlene Frizzera, Acting Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. [FR Doc. E9–22164 Filed 9–24–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4120–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA–2009–N–0664] Because this meeting will be located on Federal property, for security reasons, any persons wishing to attend this meeting must register by 5 p.m. EDT on October 23, 2009. Individuals who have not registered by the registration deadline will not be allowed to enter the building to attend the VerDate Nov<24>2008 meeting or attend the meeting by teleconference. The on-site check-in for visitors will be held from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m EDT. Participants should allow sufficient time to go through the security checkpoints. It is suggested that participants arrive at 7500 Security Boulevard no later than 1:30 p.m. EDT in order to arrive promptly at the meeting by 2 p.m. Security measures will include inspection of vehicles, inside and out, at the entrance to the grounds. In addition, all persons entering the building must pass through a metal detector. All items brought to the building, whether personal or for the purpose of the meeting, are subject to inspection. In order to gain access to the building, participants will be required to show a government-issued photo identification (for example, driver’s license or passport), and must be listed on an approved security list before persons are permitted entrance. Persons not registered in advance will not be permitted into the CMS building and will not be permitted to attend the meeting. We cannot assume responsibility for coordinating the receipt, transfer, transport, storage, set-up, safety, or timely arrival of any personal belongings or items used for the purpose of presentation. Individuals requiring sign language interpretation or other special accommodation must contact the Designated Federal Officer specified in the ‘‘FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT’’ section of this notice by October 23, 2009. Anti-Infective Drugs Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. This notice announces a forthcoming meeting of a public advisory committee PO 00000 Frm 00091 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 48991 of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The meeting will be open to the public. Name of Committee: Anti-Infective Drugs Advisory Committee. General Function of the Committee: To provide advice and recommendations to the agency on FDA’s regulatory issues. Date and Time: The meeting will be held on October 27, 2009, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Location: Hilton Washington DC/ Silver Spring, The Ballrooms, 8727 Colesville Rd., Silver Spring, MD. The hotel phone number is 301–589–5200. Contact Person: Minh Doan, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (HFD– 21), Food and Drug Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane (for express delivery, 5630 Fishers Lane, rm. 1093) Rockville, MD 20857, 301–827–7001, FAX: 301– 827–6776, e-mail: minh.doan@fda.hhs.gov, or FDA Advisory Committee Information Line, 1–800–741–8138 (301–443–0572 in the Washington DC area), code 3014512530. Please call the Information Line for upto-date information on this meeting. A notice in the Federal Register about last minute modifications that impact a previously announced advisory committee meeting cannot always be published quickly enough to provide timely notice. Therefore, you should always check the agency’s Web site and call the appropriate advisory committee hot line/phone line to learn about possible modifications before coming to the meeting. Agenda: The committee will discuss biologics license application (BLA) 125349, for raxibacumab injection, manufactured by Human Genome Sciences, Inc., proposed for the treatment of inhalational anthrax disease. FDA intends to make background material available to the public no later than 2 business days before the meeting. If FDA is unable to post the background material on its Web site prior to the meeting, the background material will be made publicly available at the location of the advisory committee meeting, and the background material will be posted on FDA’s Web site after the meeting. Background material is available at https://www.fda.gov/ AdvisoryCommittees/Calendar/ default.htm. Scroll down to the appropriate advisory committee link. Procedure: Interested persons may present data, information, or views, orally or in writing, on issues pending before the committee. Written submissions may be made to the contact person on or before October 16, 2009. 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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-22164]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[CMS-1336-N]


Medicare Program; Medicare Provider Feedback Group Town Hall 
Meeting--October 29, 2009

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the annual Medicare Provider Feedback 
Group (MPFG) Town Hall meeting. This meeting is open to all Medicare 
Fee-for-Service (FFS) providers and suppliers that participate in the 
Medicare program, including physicians, hospitals, home health 
agencies, third-party billers, and interested parties, to present their 
individual views and opinions on selected FFS Medicare topics. In 
addition, we will be soliciting input on how we can improve 
communications to better serve the Medicare providers and suppliers.

DATES: Meeting Date: The Town Hall meeting announced in this notice 
will be held on Thursday, October 29, 2009 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. 
Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
    Deadlines:
    Deadline for Attendance Registration--Registration will be open 
beginning September 28, 2009 and will close on October 23, 2009. 
Registration after 5 p.m. EDT on October 23, 2009 will not be accepted.
    Deadline for Written Feedback--Written feedback will be accepted 
through November 6, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Meeting Location: The Town Hall meeting will be held in the 
main auditorium of the central building of the Centers for Medicare and 
Medicaid Services, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244. The 
meeting will also be available by teleconference.
    Web sites:
    Meeting Registration: Individuals must complete the online 
registration at https://registration.intercall.com/go/cms2.
    Meeting Materials: The meeting agenda and discussion material will 
be available to download by October 23, 2009, at https://www.cms.hhs.gov/center/provider.asp.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colette Shatto, (410) 786-6932. You 
may also send inquiries about this meeting by e-mail to 
MFG@cms.hhs.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background

    Since 2005, CMS has held five Medicare Provider Feedback Group 
(MPFG) Town Hall meetings. The purpose of these meetings is to capture 
individual provider and supplier feedback on relevant Fee-for-Service 
(FFS) Medicare policy and operational issues. These meetings allow us 
to further advance our efforts to strengthen the Medicare program and 
enhance our relationship with providers and suppliers. The meetings 
also provide a venue to allow us to continue a process of communication 
with individual providers and suppliers through the following year.

II. Meeting Format and Agenda

    The meeting will begin with an overview of the goals and objectives 
of the MPFG efforts to gather feedback from individual Medicare 
providers and suppliers. This meeting will be held on-site at CMS and 
by teleconference. The meeting is open to the public, but on-site 
attendance is limited to space available. The meeting agenda and 
discussion materials will be available to download by October 23, 2009. 
These materials can be located at https://www.cms.hhs.gov/center/provider.asp.
    The feedback provided during this meeting will assist us as we 
evaluate FFS Medicare policy, operational issues, and CMS' provider and 
supplier communication activities. Topics to be discussed include, but 
are not limited to, 5010, ICD-10, Medicare Contracting Reform: Lessons 
Learned from Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) Implementations, 
Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs), Provider Communications, and Program 
Integrity.
    There will be a discussion session that offers meeting participants 
an opportunity to provide feedback on how CMS services physicians, 
providers, and suppliers, as well as make suggestions on how this 
process can be improved. Time for participants to provide feedback will 
be limited according to

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the number of registered participants; however, written submissions 
will be accepted. Individuals who wish to provide written feedback 
should e-mail their feedback to Colette Shatto at MFG@cms.hhs.gov. 
Written feedback will be accepted through November 6, 2009. 
Consideration will be given to feedback received on the topics 
discussed at the meeting, but written responses will not be provided.
    Registered participants from the meeting will be included as 
volunteer participants in the MPFG and may be contacted throughout the 
year for follow-up meetings to solicit additional opinions or clarify 
any issues that may arise from the October 29, 2009 meeting.

III. Registration Instructions

    The Division of Provider Relations and Evaluations, Provider 
Communications Group, Center for Medicare Management is coordinating 
the meeting registration. While there is no registration fee, 
individuals must register to participate both on-site and by 
teleconference. Individuals must complete the on-line registration 
located at https://registration.intercall.com/go/cms2.
    The on-line registration system will capture contact information 
and practice characteristics (for example, names, e-mail addresses, and 
provider and supplier types). Registration will be open beginning 
September 28, 2009 and will close on October 23, 2009. Registration 
after 5 p.m. EDT on October 23, 2009 will not be accepted.
    The on-line registration system will generate a confirmation page 
to indicate the completion of your registration. Participants should 
print this page as his or her registration receipt. Teleconference 
instructions will be issued as part of the confirmation page once 
participants have registered through the on-line registration 
instrument. Seating capacity is limited to the first 250 registrants.
    If seating capacity has been reached for on-site participants, 
notification will be sent that the meeting has reached capacity; 
however, those wishing to participate may still do so by 
teleconference.

IV. Security, Building, and Parking Guidelines

    Because this meeting will be located on Federal property, for 
security reasons, any persons wishing to attend this meeting must 
register by 5 p.m. EDT on October 23, 2009. Individuals who have not 
registered by the registration deadline will not be allowed to enter 
the building to attend the meeting or attend the meeting by 
teleconference.
    The on-site check-in for visitors will be held from 12:30 p.m. to 
1:30 p.m EDT. Participants should allow sufficient time to go through 
the security checkpoints. It is suggested that participants arrive at 
7500 Security Boulevard no later than 1:30 p.m. EDT in order to arrive 
promptly at the meeting by 2 p.m.
    Security measures will include inspection of vehicles, inside and 
out, at the entrance to the grounds. In addition, all persons entering 
the building must pass through a metal detector. All items brought to 
the building, whether personal or for the purpose of the meeting, are 
subject to inspection. In order to gain access to the building, 
participants will be required to show a government-issued photo 
identification (for example, driver's license or passport), and must be 
listed on an approved security list before persons are permitted 
entrance. Persons not registered in advance will not be permitted into 
the CMS building and will not be permitted to attend the meeting.
    We cannot assume responsibility for coordinating the receipt, 
transfer, transport, storage, set-up, safety, or timely arrival of any 
personal belongings or items used for the purpose of presentation.
    Individuals requiring sign language interpretation or other special 
accommodation must contact the Designated Federal Officer specified in 
the ``FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT'' section of this notice by 
October 23, 2009.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program No. 93.774, 
Medicare--Supplementary Medical Insurance Program)

    Dated: September 3, 2009.
Charlene Frizzera,
Acting Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
[FR Doc. E9-22164 Filed 9-24-09; 8:45 am]
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