January 8, 2020
2:00PM - 3:00PM

CMS Home Health, Hospice & DME Open Door Forum

Teleconference

The next Home Health, Hospice & DME Open Door Forum is scheduled for Wednesday, January 8, 2020 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

           Co- Chair- Hillary Loeffler, Center for Medicare

           Co- Chair – Brian Slater, Center for Medicare

           Moderator – Jill Darling (OC)

• Announcements & Updates  
• Hospice benefit component of the Value Based Insurance Design (VBID) Model
• Hospice CAHPS announcement
• For technical assistance, contact the CAHPS Hospice Survey Project Team: hospicecahpssurvey@hsag.com  or 1-844-472-4621
• To communicate with CMS staff about implementation issues: hospicesurvey@cms.hhs.gov
• Hospice CAHPS Survey website: www.hospicecahpssurvey.org
• Hospice HQRP Updates
• HQRP webpage:https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Initiatives-Patient-Assessment-Instruments/Hospice-Quality-Reporting/Spotlight.html
• Hospice Compare updates
• Hospice Compare:
• https://www.medicare.gov/hospiceCompare/
• Home Health PDGM implementation status
• Home Health CAHPS update
• https://homehealthcahps.org and the technical support and other survey assistance questions, HHCAHPS@RTI.ORG
• Updates and Announcements from the Home Health Quality Reporting Program
• Star Ratings Update
• Public Reporting Update
• Guidance Update-January Q&A’s will be posted January 21.
• OASIS Quarterly Q&A: https://qtso.cms.gov/providers/home-health-agency-hha-providers/reference-manuals
• Reminder: iQIES Update for HHAs
• Review Choice Demonstration for Home Health Services
•             https://go.cms.gov/homehealthRCD

  III. Open Q&A

**DATE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE**

Next Home Health, Hospice & DME ODF: TBA

Mailbox: HomeHealth_Hospice_DMEODF-L@cms.hhs.gov