Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP
Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare
The next Home Health, Hospice & DME Open Door Forum is scheduled for:
Wednesday, January 11, 2023 PM at 2:00 PM-3:00 PM Eastern Time (ET).
Please call at least 15 minutes prior to the forum start time.
**This Agenda is Subject to Change**
- Opening Remarks
Chair – Brian Slater, Center for Medicare, CMS
Co-Chair- Kelly Vontran, Center for Medicare, CMS
Moderator – Jill Darling, Office of Communications, CMS
- Announcements & Updates
- Extension of the Rural Add-On Payment for HHAs in Low-Population Density Areas for CY 2023
- Expanded Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) Model Update
- HHCAHPS Survey Updates
- Email questions about HHCAHPS to hhcahps@rti.org or call (866) 354-0985 or email the CMS Mailbox at homehealthcahps@cms.hhs.gov
- Home Health Topics
- Public Reporting
- Next QAO Interim Performance Report available on iQIES
- OASIS-E release active as of 1/1/23
- Hospice Topics
- Public Reporting
- February 2023 Refresh
- HOPE
- Beta Test analysis in progress
- March/April HQRP Forum
- Other
- Final Quarterly Update in January 2023
- Health Equity
- Special Focus Program (SFP)
- Public Reporting
III. Open Q&A
**DATE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE**
Next Home Health, Hospice & DME ODF: TBA
Mailbox: HomeHealth_Hospice_DMEODF-L@cms.hhs.gov
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This Open Door Forum is open to everyone, but if you are a member of the Press, you may listen in but please refrain from asking questions during the Q & A portion of the call. If you have inquiries, please contact CMS at Press@cms.hhs.gov. Thank you.
Open Door Participation Instructions:
This call will be Conference Call Only.
To participate by phone:
Dial: 1-888-455-1397 & Reference Conference Passcode: 4325849
Persons participating by phone do not need to RSVP. TTY Communications Relay Services are available for the Hearing Impaired. For TTY services dial 7-1-1 or 1-800-855-2880. A Relay Communications Assistant will help.
Instant Replay: 1-888-293-8914; Conference Passcode: No Passcode Needed
Instant Replay is an audio recording of this call that can be accessed by dialing 1- 888-293-8914, 1 hour after the call has ended. The recording expires January 13, 2023, 11:59 AM ET.
For ODF schedule updates and E-Mailing List registration, visit our website at http://www.cms.gov/OpenDoorForums/.
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