The next Home Health, Hospice & DME Open Door Forum is scheduled for

Wednesday, September 21, 2022 PM at 3:30-4:30 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

• DMEPOS National Provider Enrollment (NPE) Award 
• Suspension of Prior Authorization Requirements for Orthoses Items Furnished Urgently or Under Special Circumstances
  • https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/08/10/2022-17187/medicare-program-suspension-of-required-prior-authorization-for-certain-durable-medical-equipment
• Expanded Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) Model Update
  • Website:  https://innovation.cms.gov/innovation-models/expanded-home-health-value-based-purchasing-model
  • Help Desk:  [email protected]
• Home Health Quality Reporting Program (HHQRP)
  • Public Reporting: October Refresh
  • Education and Training: OASIS-E Guidance Training Program

• Home Health CAHPS Survey Updates
  • HHCAHPS Website: https://homehealthcahps.org
  • CMS mailbox address: [email protected]
  • HHCAHPS Coordination Team Technical Assistance mailbox address: [email protected]
  • HHCAHPS Coordination Team Technical Assistance toll-free telephone number: (866) 354-0985
• Hospice Quality Reporting Program (HQRP)
  • Public Reporting: November 2022 refresh
  • HOPE
  • Rulemaking: Fall Forum
    • Webinar Details
    • Title: CMS September Hospice Quality Reporting Program Forum
    • Date: Wednesday, September 28, 2022
    • Time: 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. ET
    • Registration: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6692944306731233291

• New/Updated HQRP Resources

  III. Open Q&A

**DATE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE**

Next Home Health, Hospice & DME ODF: TBA

Mailbox: [email protected]

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