Please see the announcement below for the next Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Home Health, Hospice & Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Open Door Forum (ODF), which will take place on Wednesday, April 19 at 2:00 PM ET. Please call at least 15 minutes prior to the forum start time. The following agenda is subject to change.

• Announcements & Updates
• Home Health Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HHCAHPS) Survey Update
• Expanded Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) Model Update
• Home Health
  • Quality Assessment Only (QAO) Performance Reports
  • Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) Quarterly Q&Ass Posting on April 18, 2023
  • April 2023 Care Compare Refresh
  • Reference Materials available for the Home Health Quality Reporting Program (HH QRP)
• Hospice
  • FY 2024 Hospice Proposed Rule Hospice Quality Reporting Program (HQRP) Updates
  • Reference Materials available for the HQRP
• Open Q&A

Please send inquiries to HomeHealth_Hospice_DMEODF-L@cms.hhs.gov.

This call will be via conference call only. To participate by phone, call (888) 455-1397 and enter the passcode 4325849. Persons participating by phone do not need to RSVP. TTY Communications Relay Services are available for the hearing impaired. For TTY services dial 7-1-1 or (800) 855-2880. A Relay Communications Assistant will help.

An instant replay audio recording of this call can be accessed by calling (866) 470-7044 one hour after the call has ended. The recording expires at 11:59 AM ET on February 25, 2023.