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

Wednesday, November 16, 2016 at 2:00-3:00 PM Eastern Time (ET).

Please call at least 15 minutes prior to the forum start time.

**This Agenda is Subject to Change**

I.  Opening Remarks

Chair – Hillary Loeffler, Center for Medicare

Moderator – Jill Darling (OC)

II.  Announcements & Updates

• Home Health PPS Final Rule
• HomeHealthPolicy@cms.hhs.gov
• HH QRP Section of the Final Rule
• HHVBP Policies in the CY 2017 Home Health Prospective Payment System Final Rule

·  Home Health and Hospice PEPPER

·  Round 1 2017 contract suppliers for Medicare’s DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program. Please view the Media Fact Sheet for more information

·  DMEPOS Competitive Bidding: Rules

• For details on the final rule, please see the link to the GPO Publication: https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2016-11-04/pdf/2016-26152.pdf

·  Hospice Quality Reporting Program

• New Hospice QM Reports
• Public Use Files (PUF) files to be posted on data.medicare.gov
• Updated RO and State Coordinator list on data.medicare.gov

·  HHCAHPS announcement

·  Hospice CAPS announcement

• For technical assistance, contact the CAHPS Hospice Survey Project Team: hospicecahpssurvey@HCQIS.org or 1-844-472-4621
• To communicate with CMS staff about implementation issues: hospicesurvey@cms.hhs.gov

·  Change Request 9585 announcement

III. Open Q&A

**DATE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE**

Next Home Health, Hospice & DME ODF: January 11, 2016

Mailbox: HomeHealth_Hospice_DMEODF-L@cms.hhs.gov

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