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The next CMS Skilled Nursing Facilities Open Door Forum conference call will take place Thursday and feature discussion about the proposed SNF PPS rule. Other hot topics on the agenda include a quality reporting program proposed rule, SNF value-based purchasing, and an announcement about electronic submission of staffing data.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services-administered call begins at 2 p.m. Eastern on Thursday. Interested stakeholders are encouraged to call in at least 15 minutes early. Telephone (800) 837-1935 and use conference ID number 12753443.

An archived version will be available for three business days, starting the following Monday. To access that, call (855) 859-2056 and use the same conference ID number.