On February 5, 2013, CMS is holding a town hall meeting on FY 2014 applications for new medical services and technology add-on payments under the hospital inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS). Interested parties are invited to present their recommendations and data regarding whether the FY 2014 new medical services and technologies applications meet the substantial clinical improvement criterion. The registration deadline for presenters is January 14, 2013, and registration deadline for other participants is January 21, 2013. In the notice, CMS announces its intention to enable meeting participation via live streaming and/or a webinar. Additional details will be provided in the future, but CMS warns that it cannot guarantee the reliability of these technologies.
