Home Health, Hospice & DME Open Door Forums Update

The next Home Health, Hospice & DME Open Door Forum is scheduled for

Wednesday, July 8, 2015 from 3:30-4:30 PM Eastern Time (ET).

Please call at least 15 minutes prior to the forum start time.

**This Agenda is Subject to Change**

I.   Opening Remarks

Chair – Randy Throndset, Center for Medicare

Moderator – Jill Darling (OC)

II.   Announcements & Updates

•  Home Health and Hospice Rule Updates
•  HHCAHPS Announcement
  •  Home Health Star Ratings materials are available at:https://homehealthcahps.org
•  Hospice Announcement
•  Home Health Claims Processing Announcement
•  Accessing HHAs CASPER reports

• Announcement of the Home Health Quality Questions mailbox
• Publication of OMB-approved OASIS-C1/ICD-10 data set and final OASIS C1/ICD-10 manuals

III.  Open Q&A

**Next Home Health, Hospice & DME ODF: August 12, 2015

Mailbox: HomeHealth_Hospice_DMEODF-L@cms.hhs.gov

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Open Door Participation Instructions:

This call will be Conference Call Only.

To participate by phone:

Dial: 1-800-837-1935 & Reference Conference ID: 21624265

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.

Encore: 1-855-859-2056; Conference ID: 21624265

Encore is an audio recording of this call that can be accessed by dialing 1-855-859-2056 and entering the Conference ID beginning 2 hours after the call has ended. The recording expires after 2 business days.

For ODF schedule updates and E-Mailing List registration, visit our website at http://www.cms.gov/OpenDoorForums/.

Thank you.