CMS hosting Open Door Forum on May 22

Effective May 21, 2024

Published May 21, 2024

Last Reviewed May 21, 2024

CMS will update home health agencies on new claim coding requirements and upcoming Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) resources during an online Open Door Forum on Wednesday, May 22.

The agenda also includes updates on the upcoming HHVBP preview reports, including the Annual Performance Report in August.

There will be updates on quality reporting reports and the newly released OASIS-E1 Guidance Manual, as well as hospice updates.

See the full agenda below.

The event will be from 2-3 p.m. You can register at https://cms.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_vfsU5LSKR3atiW9T_AhrDg.

Full agenda from CMS:

Announcements & Updates
- Change Request 13543, Additional Enforcement of Required County Codes on Home Health Claims
- Expanded Home Health Value-Based (HHVBP) Model Update
  - Final April IPRs
  - Upcoming IPRs and APR
  - New Quarterly Newsletter
  - Upcoming Resources
  - Help desk email: HHVBPquestions@cms.hhs.gov
  - Website: https://www.cms.gov/priorities/innovation/innovation-models/expanded-home-health-value-based-purchasing-model
- Home Health CAHPS Survey Updates
  - Official Website of the HHCAHPS Survey: https://homehealthcahps.org
  - HHCAHPS Survey assistance: HHCAHPS@rti.org
  - HHCAHPS Survey assistance: (866) 354-0985
- Home Health QRP
  - Updates for Preview and Performance Reports
  - Posting of Draft versions of OASIS-E1 Manual and time point versions were published in May
- Hospice updates for Public Reporting, New Resources, and FY 2025 Updates
- Updates to the DMEPOS Master List and associated Required Lists

III. Open Q&A

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