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

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

Thursday, July 20, 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

• CY 2018 Home Health Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule
• HH VBP
• Proposed HH QRP policies in the 2018 NPRM
• Home Health claims processing update
• Hospice claims processing update
• Updates on HHCAHPS
• Updates on Hospice CAHPS

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    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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UPDATE: CMS Open Door Forums will now be available through Podcasts. Please visit:https://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Outreach/OpenDoorForums/PodcastAndTranscripts.html.  

Open Door Participation Instructions: This call will be Conference Call Only.

To participate by phone: Dial: 1-800-837-1935 & Reference Conference ID: 59185437Persons 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: 59185437

Encore is an audio recording of this call that can be accessed by dialing 1-855-859-2056 and entering the Conference ID.

Encores for ODFs held on Thursdays can be accessed the following Monday. The recording is available for 3 business days.For ODF schedule updates and E-Mailing List registration, visit our website at http://www.cms.gov/OpenDoorForums/.

Thank you.