Next Home Health, Hospice, and DME Open Door Forum Set for Aug. 7th

(Aug. 6, 2024) The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will be holding its next Home Health, Hospice, and Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Open Door Forum on Wed., Aug. 7^th from 2-3 p.m. ET. Please see below for the meeting agenda and participation instructions.

Contact: Meg Everett, meverett@leadingageny.org, 518-867-8871

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• Upcoming conversion of the Home Health Grouper Software to Java 17
  1. Resource e-mail: HHGrouperQuestions@cms.hhs.gov
  2. https://www.cms.gov/medicare/payment/prospective-payment-systems/home-health/home-health-grouper-software
• July Interim Performance Report
• First Annual Performance Report with Payment Adjustment
  1. Upcoming Webinar: The HHVBP CY 2024 Annual Performance Report (APR) – What You Need to Know! Aug 13, 2024 03:00 PM 
  2. Appeals Process
  3. Public Reporting
• Contact Information
  1. Help Desk: HHVBPquestions@cms.hhs.gov
  2. Model webpage: https://www.cms.gov/priorities/innovation/innovation-models/expanded-home-health-value-based-purchasing-model
• Hospice Quality Reporting Program
  1. Public Reporting
  2. Rulemaking
  3. New resources
• Home Health Quality Reporting Program
  1. Rulemaking
  2. New resources

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NEW and UPDATED Open Door Forum Participation Instructions:

This call will be a Zoom webinar with registration and login instructions below.

Register in advance for this webinar:

https://cms.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_vfsU5LSKR3atiW9T_AhrDg

Meeting ID: 160 823 4591

Passcode: 200020

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. You may also add the webinar to your calendar using the drop-down arrow on the “Webinar Registration Approved” webpage after registering. Although the ODFs are now a Zoom webinar, we will only use the audio function, no need for cameras to be on.

For ODF schedule updates and E-Mailing List registration, visit our website at http://www.cms.gov/OpenDoorForums/.