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, May 4, 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

• Implementation of Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Prior Authorization:  Discussion of codes under CMS consideration
• CERT DME MAC Outreach & Education Task Force
• FY 2017 Hospice NPRM - Payment Updates

• https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2016/04/28/2016-09631/medicare-program-fy-2017-hospice-wage-index-and-payment-rate-update-and-hospice-quality-reporting
• FY 2017 Hospice NPRM – Hospice Quality Reporting Section
• Hospice CAHPS announcement
  • Hospice CAHPS survey web site: 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/
  • For technical assistance on the Hospice CAHPS Survey, contact the CAHPS Hospice Survey Project Team:
  • hospicecahpssurvey@HCQIS.org or 1-844-472-4621
  • To communicate with CMS staff about the survey:
  • hospicesurvey@cms.hhs.gov

• Medicaid Home Health Face-to-Face final rule (CMS 2348-F) - Provisions and Implementation Requirements
• Medicare Home Health Value Based Purchasing

• HHVBP Help Desk:  HHVBPquestions@cms.hhs.gov or (844) 280-5628
• HHCAHPS announcement

• Home Health CAHPS Survey Web site:  https://homehealthcahps.org/
• For more information about the Home Health CAHPS Survey, please contacthhcahps@rti.org or call 1-866-354-0985.
• For more information on the CAHPS family of surveys, please visithttps://www.cahps.ahrq.gov

• Home Health and IMPACT Act upcoming stakeholder engagement opportunities
• OASIS C2 Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) public comment period open until 5/31/17
• Home Health Quality Assessment Only (QAO) 2^nd quarter interim reports posted to CASPER folders 

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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