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[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 212 (Wednesday, November 3, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 67751]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-27789]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[CMS-5055-N]

Medicare Program: Community-Based Care Transitions Program (CCTP) 
Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a public conference hosted by CMS. This 
conference will provide a forum for community-based organizations, 
hospitals, Quality Improvement Organizations, Administration on Aging 
grantees, and other healthcare providers to receive useful guidance and 
ask questions about the upcoming Community-based Care Transitions 
Program. The meeting is open to the public, but attendance is limited 
to space and Webinar lines available.

DATES: Meeting Date: Friday, December 3, 2010, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., 
eastern standard time (e.s.t.).
    Deadline for Webinar or Web-based Registration: Thursday, December 
2, 2010, 8 a.m., e.s.t.
    Deadline for Meeting Registration: Friday, November 19, 2010, 4 
p.m., e.s.t.
    Limited walk-in registration may be available the evening prior to 
the conference and the morning of the conference as space permits.

ADDRESSES: Meeting Location: Marriott Waterfront Hotel, 700 Aliceanna 
Street, Baltimore, MD 21202.
    Registration: The meeting is open to the public, but attendance is 
limited to space and Webinar lines available. A link to the agenda and 
registration information will be posted on the CMS Care Transitions Web 
site at http://www.cms.gov/DemoProjectsEvalRpts/MD/itemdetail.asp?itemID=CMS1239313 as soon as it is available. Persons 
wishing to attend this meeting in person or via Webinar are encouraged 
to register in advance.
    Special Accommodations: Individuals who require special 
accommodations should send an e-mail request to 
CareTransitions@cms.hhs.gov or via regular mail to the address 
specified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this 
notice. Presentation materials will be posted on the CMS Care 
Transitions Web site prior to the meeting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Juliana Tiongson, Social Science 
Research Analyst, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 7500 
Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244-1850, Mail Stop C4-14-15, 
telephone 410-786-0342 or e-mail Juliana.Tiongson@cms.hhs.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    Community-based organizations (CBOs) are defined in the statute as 
community-based organizations that provide care transition services 
across a continuum of care through arrangements with subsection (d) 
hospitals (as defined in section 1886(d)(1)(B) of the Social Security 
Act) and whose governing body includes sufficient representation of 
multiple health care stakeholders, including consumers. Experts in the 
field will present evidence-based care transition models, and lessons 
learned from participation in the Quality Improvement Organizations' 
(QIOs) 9th scope of work care transitions sub-national theme and 
related initiatives. Healthcare leaders will present broader, hospital-
based interventions to reduce readmissions, as well as the positive 
financial implications of successfully reducing readmissions. This 
conference will also provide an overview of the Community-based Care 
Transitions Program (CCTP) and provide the opportunity for hospitals to 
connect with CBOs in their communities. Once a solicitation for the 
CCTP is published, proposals will be accepted on a rolling quarterly 
basis beginning in early 2011.

II. Meeting Agenda

    The agenda for the December 3, 2010 meeting will include the 
following topic areas:
     Overview of the CCTP under section 3026 of the Affordable 
Care Act.
     The Business Case for Improving Care Transitions.
     Building Community Support and Root Cause Analysis.
     Overview of Care Transition Interventions.
     Implementation of Care Transition Interventions--Successes 
and Challenges.

    Authority:  Section 3026 of the Affordable Care Act

    Dated: October 21, 2010.
Donald M. Berwick,
Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
[FR Doc. 2010-27789 Filed 10-29-10; 4:15 pm]
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