Re: Special Open Door Forum: Suggested Electronic Clinical Template for Lower Limb Prostheses

Dear Listserve members:

The American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association (AOPA) hopes you plan to participate in today’s call as NAAOP suggests below. We would like to share a letter AOPA recently sent to Administrator Tavenner regarding the CMS Proposed Template for Lower Limb Prostheses.

If you have the opportunity to make comments during the call, the letter may be a helpful resource. The letter can be found at http://www.aopanet.org/index.php?option=m_content&view=ticle&idA7&Ite

Any questions or comments can be directed to Joe McTernan at AOPA Headquarters — jmcternan@AOPAnet.org or (571) 431-0811.

Thank you,

Tina Moran, CMP
American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association (AOPA)
www.AOPAnet.org
info@AOPAnet.org

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From: Orthotics and Prosthetics List [mailto:OANDP-L@LISTS.UFL.EDU] On Behalf Of Levy, Mark B
Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2013 1:39 PM
To: OANDP-L@LISTS.UFL.EDU
Subject: [OANDP-L] Special Open Door Forum: Suggested Electronic Clinical Template for Lower Limb Prostheses

FYI – from today’s CMS Medicare FFS Provider E-news:

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Special Open Door Forum: Suggested Electronic Clinical Template for Lower Limb Prostheses

Tuesday, May 28; 2-3pm ET

Conference Call Only

CMS will host a series of Special Open Door Forum (ODF) calls to allow physicians, prosthetists, and other interested parties to give feedback on the Suggested Electronic Clinical Template for Lower Limb Prostheses for possible nationwide use for Medicare.

In order to enhance physician understanding of medical documentation requirements to support orders for Lower Limb Prostheses, CMS is exploring the development of an electronic clinical template that will assist providers with data collection and medical documentation. These templates may also facilitate the electronic submission of medical documentation. While not intended to be a data entry form per se, the template will describe the data elements that CMS believes would be useful in supporting the documentation requirements for coverage of Lower Limb Prostheses. CMS will work in collaboration with the HHS Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) as part of our process. Comments on the proposed document can be sent to eclinicaltemplate@cms.hhs.gov .

Special Open Door Participation Instructions:

* Operator Assisted Toll-Free Dial-In Number: 800-837-1935; Conference ID # 75391152
* 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.

A transcript and audio recording of this Special ODF will be posted to the Special Open Door Forum website and will be accessible for downloading. For automatic emails of Open Door Forum schedule updates (E-Mailing list subscriptions) and to view Frequently Asked Questions please visit the Open Door Forums website

Mark B. Levy, Board Director
State Board of Orthotics, Prosthetics and Pedorthics
77 S. High St., 18th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215
tel: 614-466-1157
fax: 614-387-7347
email: mark.levy@opp.ohio.gov
website: http://opp.ohio.gov

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