This Wednesday, January 8th at 2:00 PM Eastern Time (ET), CMS is hosting the next Home Health, Hospice, and DME Open Door Forum. This call will be Conference Call Only.
To participate by phone: Dial: 1-888-455-1397 & Reference Conference Passcode: 9375124
The topics of discussion will include:
- 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
- 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