Next Home Health Open Door Forum Scheduled for Jan. 10th

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has scheduled its next Home Health, Hospice, and Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Open Door Forum for Wed., Jan. 10, 2024 from 2-3 p.m. ET. Please see below for the agenda information and participation instructions.

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

Wednesday, January 10, 2024, PM at 2:00 PM-3:00 PM Eastern Time (ET).

Please log on 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

• Modifier Usage Related to Orthoses Items on the Required Prior Authorization List During the Temporary Gap Period of the Competitive Bid Program
• HHCAHPS Survey Updates
  1. Mailbox: hhcahps@rti.org or call
  2. Telephone: (866) 354-0985
  3. Official HHCAHPS Survey website: https://homehealthcahps.org
• QRP Home Health ODF Topics
  • January 2024 Refresh
  • Next QAO Interim Performance Report available on iQIES
  • Updated draft OASIS Instrument
• QRP Hospice ODF Topics
  • February 2024 Refresh

III. Open Q&A

**DATE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE**

Next Home Health, Hospice & DME ODF: TBA

Mailbox: HomeHealth_Hospice_DMEODF-L@cms.hhs.gov

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This Open Door Forum is open to everyone, but if you are a member of the Press, you may listen in but please refrain from asking questions during the Q & A portion of the call. If you have inquiries, please contact CMS at Press@cms.hhs.gov. Thank you.

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/.