The next Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Home Health, Hospice & Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Open Door Forum is scheduled for Wednesday, September 21 at 3:30 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
3. DMEPOS National Provider Enrollment (NPE) Award 
4. Suspension of Prior Authorization Requirements for Orthoses Items Furnished Urgently or Under Special Circumstances
5. Expanded Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) Model Update
   • Help Desk: HHVBPquestions@lewin.com
6. Home Health Quality Reporting Program (HHQRP)
   • Public Reporting: October Refresh
   • Education and Training: OASIS-E Guidance Training Program
7. Home Health CAHPS Survey Updates
   1. CMS Mailbox: homehealthcahps@cms.hhs.gov
   2. HHCAHPS Coordination Team Technical Assistance Mailbox: HHCAHPS@rti.org
   3. HHCAHPS Coordination Team Technical Assistance Toll-Free Telephone Number: (866) 354-0985
8. Hospice Quality Reporting Program (HQRP)
   1. Public Reporting: November 2022 Refresh
   2. HOPE
   3. Rulemaking: Fall Forum
   4. Webinar: CMS September Hospice Quality Reporting Program Forum (Wednesday, September 28, 1:30-2:30 PM ET)
9. New/Updated HQRP Resources
10. 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 5109694. 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 on August 12 at 11:59 PM ET.