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

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

Wednesday, March 9, 2016 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

      Co-Chair-Hillary Loeffler, Center for Medicare

      Moderator – Jill Darling (OC)

II.   Announcements & Updates

              a.  Claims Processing Update

               b. HHCAPS and Hospice CAHPS Announcements

• For technical assistance, contact the CAHPS Hospice Survey Project Team:
  hospicecahpssurvey@HCQIS.org  or 1-844-472-4621
• To communicate with CMS staff about implementation issues:
  hospicesurvey@cms.hhs.gov
• The Hospice CAHPS survey web site is: www.hospicecahpssurvey.org
• The CMS Hospice Quality Reporting Program (HQRP) Web site:
  http://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Initiatives-Patient-Assessment-Instruments/Hospice-Quality-Reporting/index.html?redirect=/Hospice-Quality-Reporting/

              c.  QIES downtime reminder

              d.  Upcoming FY 2017 annual payment update compliance determination-

              e.  Update on Upcoming IMPACT Act Stakeholder Engagement activities

              f.  Quality of Patient Care Star Ratings TEP

              g.  Interim QAO Reports

              h.  Home Health Value Based Purchasing

• All HHAs included in the HHVBP Model are encouraged to take the following steps:
• Establish your Agency's HHVBP Point of Contact: HHAs in the nine selected states should provide the HHVBP Help Desk, HHVBPquestions@cms.hhs.gov, with the name and email address of a primary point of contact for each CMS Certification Number (CCN). Please also include the Agency name, Agency address and Agency phone number.
• Obtain a User Account on the CMS Secure Portal: This is an important first step towards registration for the HHVBP Model portal where HHAs will receive performance reports and enter data for new measures.

• HHVBP Connect:  Get yourself and your team connected.  Send names, email addresses for everyone you’d like to have access to HHVBPquestions@cms.hhs.gov.   Please include your agency’s CCN.  Information is on HHVBP Connect such as recorded webinars, discussion groups, and other valuable resources are located on this site.

              i.  Medicare Care Choice Model

• https://innovation.cms.gov/initiatives/Medicare-Care-Choices/
• CareChoices@cms.hhs.gov 

III. Open Q&A

**DATE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE**

Next Home Health, Hospice & DME ODF: April 20, 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: 38504851

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Encore: 1-855-859-2056; Conference ID: 38504851

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.