The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will host the Home Health, Hospice & Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Open Door Forum (ODF) on Wednesday, January 11, 2023, at 2:00 PM ET. Please call at least 15 minutes prior to the forum start time. The following agenda is subject to change.

1. Opening Remarks
2. Announcements & Updates
   • Expanded Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) Model Update
     • Help Desk: HHVBPquestions@lewin.com
   • Home Health Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HHCAHPS) Survey Updates
     • HHCAHPS Technical Assistance: HHCAHPS@rti.org
     • HHCAHPS CMS Mailbox: homehealthcahps@cms.hhs.org
   • Home Health Topics
     • Public Reporting
     • Next Quality Assurance Organization (QAO) Interim Performance Report Availability on the Internet Quality Improvement and Evaluation System (iQIES)
     • Outcome and Assessment Information Set Version E (OASIS-E) Release Active as of January 1, 2023
   • Hospice Topics
     • Public Reporting
       • February 2023 Refresh
     • Hospice Outcomes & Patient Evaluation (HOPE)
       • Beta Test Analysis in Progress
       • March/April Hospice Quality Reporting Program (HQRP) Forum
     • Other
       • Final Quarterly Update – January 2023
     • Health Equity
     • Special Focus Program (SFP)
3. 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 (800) 396-1242 one hour after the call has ended. The recording expires at 11:59 PM ET on January 13, 2023.