Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP
Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare
The next Home Health, Hospice & DME Open Door Forum is scheduled for
Wednesday, April 20, 2022, 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 – Brian Slater, Center for Medicare, CMS
Co-Chair- Kelly Vontran, Center for Medicare, CMS
Moderator – Jill Darling, Office of Communications, CMS
- Announcements & Updates
- FY 2023 Hospice Proposed Rule
- Hospice
- Rulemaking: Updates on the FY 2023 Hospice Proposed Rule
- New Resources available for the HQRP
- Public Reporting: (May 2022 refresh updates)
- Home Health
- OASIS
- Public Reporting (updates on the Interim QAO Performance Reports and the April and July refresh)
- Home Health Services information on Care Compare
- Home Health CAHPS Survey Update
- http://homehealthcahps.org and email for questions about HHCAHPS to hhcahps@rti.org
- Update on new resources available to HHAs related to the expanded Home Health Value-Based Purchasing Model
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: 5109694
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- 866-430-8798; Conference Passcode: No Passcode Needed
Instant Replay is an audio recording of this call that can be accessed by dialing 1-866-430-8798, 1 hour after the call has ended. The recording expires April 22, 2022, 11:59 PM ET.
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