The next Home Health, Hospice, & DME Open Door Forum

The next Home Health, Hospice, & DME Open Door Forum is scheduled for Wednesday, November 4, 2015 at 2:00-3:00 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 – Janet Miller, Office of Communications

II.               Announcements and Updates

·       CY 2016 Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update:  Home Health Value-Based Purchasing Model; and Home Health Quality Reporting Requirements:   

·       Home Health Quality Reporting Program                      

-        Prevention of ICD-10 Formatting Issues in ASIS

-        APU Determinations

-        October and January Star Ratings and Individual Measure Preview Reports

-        Process for requesting updates to services listed on Home Health Compare

·       Hospice Quality Reporting Program Updates:  New Reports and Training Modules:                                                                                         

-        FY 2016 APU Determinations

-        CASPER Reports

·       Hospice, Home Health Care CAHPS Reports and Survey Updates:                                                                                               

-        Hospice Survey Website URL:  www.hospicecahpssurvey.org

-        For technical assistance, CAHPS Hospice Survey Project Team:hospicecahpssurvey@HCQis.org or 1-800-472-4621

-        To communicate with CMS staff on implementation issues:hospicesurvey@cms.hhs.gov

-        Home Health CAHPS Preview Reports are located at:  https://homehealthcahps.org 

·       IMPACT web page and public participation in MAP                

I.                 Open Question and Answer

*** DATE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE”

Next Home Health, Hospice & DME ODF:  December 16, 2015

Mailbox:  Homehealth_Hospice_DME_ODF-L@cms.hhs.gov

Open Door Participation Instructions: 

This call will be Conference Call Only.

To participate by phone:

Dial 1-800=837-1936 and Reference Conference ID:  8112871.

Persons participating by phone do not need to RSVP. 

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For TTY services:  Dial 7-1-1 or 1-800855-2880.  A Relay Communications Assistant will help.

Encore:  1-855-859-2056.  Conference ID:  8112871.

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.