Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP
Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare
The next Home Health, Hospice & DME Open Door Forum is scheduled for Thursday, February 23, 2023 PM at 2:00 PM-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 – Brian Slater, Center for Medicare, CMS
Co-Chair- Kelly Vontran, Center for Medicare, CMS
Moderator – Jill Darling, Office of Communications, CMS
- Announcements & Updates
- Medicare HH PPS CY 2023 Behavior Change Recap, 60-Day Episode Construction Overview, and Payment Rate Development Webinar
- HHCAHPS Survey Update
- hhcahps@rti.org or toll-free (866) 354-0985 or CMS Mailbox at homehealthcahps@cms.hhs.gov
- Expanded Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) Model Update
- Website: https://innovation.cms.gov/innovation-models/expanded-home-health-value-based-purchasing-model
- Model Help Desk: HHVBPquestions@lewin.com
- iQIES Help Desk: iqies@cms.hhs.gov
- Note: The HHVBPsurvey is designed to learn more about your HHA’s experience with the resources provided for the expanded HHVBP Model and to identify areas for future outreach and education.
- Home Health ODF Topics
- Next QAO Interim Performance Report will be available on iQIES in April of 2023
- OASIS-E release active as of 1/1/23
- January 2023 CMS OASIS Quarterly Q&As were posted on the QTSO website last month
- NEW Home Health QRP Resources are available on the HH QRP website
- 2023 Risk Model Update
- Home Health Exclusion to outcome and assessment-based measures
- For Home Health QRP: homehealthqualityquestions@cms.hhs.gov
- For HH VBP: HHVBPquestions@lewin.com
- Hospice ODF Topics
- Public Reporting
- February 2023 Refresh
- Annual Update of Public Use File (PUF) data on Care Compare
- HQRP Spring Forum to be held in late April
- Health Equity TEP Report forthcoming
- New Health Equity informational tab available
- For Hospice Quality help desk: HospiceQualityQuestions@cms.hhs.gov
- For Hospice Special Focus Program: QSOG_hospice@cms.hhs.gov
- iQIES Technical Help Desk: iqies@cms.hhs.gov; Phone: 1-877-201-4721 (Monday-Friday 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Central Time)
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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Open Door Participation Instructions:
This call will be Conference Call Only.
To participate by phone:
Dial: 1-888-455-1397 & Reference Conference Passcode: 4325849
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.
Instant Replay: 1-866-470-7044; Conference Passcode: No Passcode Needed
Instant Replay is an audio recording of this call that can be accessed by dialing 1- 866-470-7044, 1 hour after the call has ended. The recording expires February 25, 2023, 11:59 AM ET.
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