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 3, 2017 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 – Hillary Loeffler, Center for Medicare

      Moderator – Jill Darling (OC)

II.   Announcements & Updates

• FY 2018 Hospice Wage Index and Rate Update Proposed Rule

• Home Health Claims Processing update

• Hospice Claims Processing update

• Hospice CAHPS public reporting announcement

• Home Health Care CAHPS (HHCAHPS) updates

• The HHCAHPS website is: https://homehealthcahps.org

• The email address is: hhcahps@rti.org

• Telephone inquiries: (866) 354-0985

III.   Open Q&A

**DATE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE**

Next Home Health, Hospice & DME ODF: June 21, 2017

Mailbox: HomeHealth_Hospice_DMEODF-L@cms.hhs.gov

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UPDATE: CMS Open Door Forums will now be available through Podcasts. Please visit:https://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Outreach/OpenDoorForums/PodcastAndTranscripts.html. Please allow a week or so to get it posted. Thank you.

Open Door Participation Instructions:

This call will be Conference Call Only.

To participate by phone:

Dial: 1-800-837-1935 & Reference Conference ID: 58575516

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: 58575516

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.