The ESRD Network Coordinating Center (NCC) provides centralized coordination and support for the Medicare ESRD Network Program.
2008 CMS ESRD Network External Stakeholder Meeting
Event: End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Network (NW) Program Redesign
Agency: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS), Department of Health & Human Services (HHS).
Summary: CMS will be hosting a series of public meetings on the ESRD NW Program. We invite feedback and recommendations from external stakeholders to identify quality improvement opportunities for the ESRD NWs. These meetings will focus on how we can transition (redesign) the Program to achieve greater strength in the following areas:
- Value
- Attribution
- Oversight
- Improved Outcomes
Meeting Dates and Registration:
| Stakeholder | Date |
Time | Location |
| CMS ESRD NW Contractors |
8/28/08 |
1:00-2:00pm |
CMS QualityNet Conference |
| ESRD Advocates/Patients |
9/04/08 |
9:00-4:30pm |
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services |
| CMS ESRD NW Contractors | 9/16/08 |
12:00-4:30pm |
Web-Ex Conference |
| ESRD Providers |
9/11/08 |
9:00-4:30pm |
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services |
| ESRD Researchers - Manufacturers - Pharmaceutical Companies - Universities |
9/19/08 |
9:00-4:30pm |
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services |
