The next Home Health, Hospice & DME Open Door Forum is scheduled for
Wednesday, April 3, 2019 PM 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**
- Opening Remarks
Chair – Hillary Loeffler, Center for Medicare
Moderator – Jill Darling (OC)
- Announcements & Updates
- Update on the Round 2021 DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program
a) See the Competitive Bidding Implementation Contractor website and CMS Round 2021 Fact Sheet
- Home Health PDGM claims processing instruction update
- HHCAHPS Survey Updates
a) HHCAHPS website: https://homehealthcahps.org
b) HHCAHPS information and assistance: HHCAHPS@rti.org
c) CMS contacts for HHCAHPS: homehealthcahps@cms.hhs.gov
- Updates and Announcements from the Home Health Quality Reporting Program
a) Guidance Updates
b) Understanding OASIS Function M & GG Item Coding Fact Sheet can be found on the Home Health Quality Reporting Training webpage at: https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/
a) OASIS 2020
c) Reporting Update
d) Preview Reports for the July HHC
e) Updated Quality of Patient Care star rating artifacts for April 2019 HH Compare refresh are now available in the downloads section of the star ratings page at: https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/
- Updates to HQRP and Hospice Compare
a) Links to our webpages are:
b) HQRP webpage:
c) Hospice Compare:
- CAHPS Hospice Survey
a) For technical assistance, contact the CAHPS Hospice Survey Project Team: hospicecahpssurvey@HCQIS.org or 1-844-472-4621
b) To communicate with CMS staff about implementation issues: hospicesurvey@cms.hhs.gov
- Open Q&A
**DATE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE**
Next Home Health, Hospice & DME ODF: TBA
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