Reminder: Thurs., May 7 "Creating a Patient Survey Star Rating for Home Health" Forum

A reminder that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will host a Special Open Door Forum (SODF) about a new set of star ratings for the CMS Home Health Compare website on Thurs., May 7, 2015 from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

LeadingAge NY previously posted the information on this SODF. The purpose of the SODF is to describe the rationale and overview of the HHCAHPS Patient Survey Star Ratings. It will give a detailed description of the methods for calculating the ratings and assigning stars.

For those needing more information about the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS®) Home Health Care Survey, or commonly referred to as the "Home Health Care CAHPS Survey" or "HHCAHPS," which is designed to measure the experiences of people receiving home health care from Medicare-certified home health agencies, please click here.

To participate in the SODF on Thurs., May 7, use participant dial-in number: 1-800-603-1774 and conference ID #:96436960.

Contact: Cheryl Udell, cudell@leadingageny.org, 518-867-8871