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CMS Open Door Forum Summary: Hospice
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) hosted the Home Health, Hospice, and DME Open Door Forum call on November 7, 2024 and covered several topics related to hospice providers. Below is a summary of the hospice portion of the open door forum. On Friday, November 8, we published the home health portions of […]
Read MoreCMS Open Door Summary: Home Health
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) hosted the Home Health, Hospice, and DME Open Door Forum call on November 7, 2024 and covered several topics related to home health providers. Below is a summary of the home health portion of the open door forum. On Tuesday, November 12, we will publish the hospice […]
Read MoreNew CMS Open Door Forum
The next Home Health, Hospice & DME Open Door Forum is scheduled for Wednesday, November 6, 2024, PM at 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Eastern Time (ET). Please log on at least 15 minutes prior to the forum start time. **This Agenda is Subject to Change** Chair – Brian Slater, Center for Medicare, CMS Co-Chair- […]
Read MoreCMS Home Health, Hospice & DME Open Door Forum Summary
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) held a Home Health, Hospice & DME Open Door Forum on September 17, 2024. Below is a summary of the Forum for those unable to attend. HOME HEALTH The first Annual Performance Report (APR) for the Home Health Value Based Purchasing (HHVBP) program was posted in August. […]
Read MoreCMS Open Door Forum Updates for Home Health, Hospice
Home Health CMS announced a transition for the home health grouper software. The current version of Home Health (HH) Grouper uses Java software and is currently based on Java version 8. Support for Java version 8 will end by November 2026. Home health agencies and their software vendors who implement the HH Grouper in a mainframe environment […]
Read MoreWhat You Need to Know: The CMS Open Door Forum on Medicaid Access Rule
On July 30, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) hosted a Long-Term Services and Supports Open Door Forum to discuss the recently finalized Medicaid Access rule. During the call, which largely focused on the 80-20 “Payment Adequacy” provision, CMS provided an overview of the final regulations and changes made from the initial […]
Read MoreNext CMS Open Door Forum is August 7
The next Home Health, Hospice & DME Open Door Forum is scheduled for Wednesday, August 7, 2024, PM at 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Eastern Time (ET). Please log on at least 15 minutes prior to the forum start time. **This Agenda is Subject to Change** Chair – Brian Slater, Center for Medicare, CMS Co-Chair- […]
Read MoreCMS Open Door Forum on HCBS Access Rule
The next CMS Long-Term Services and Supports Open Door Forum scheduled for Tuesday, July 30, 2024, from 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Eastern Time (ET). Please log on at least 15 minutes before call start time. Conference Leaders: Jill Darling, CMS Office of Communications **This Agenda is Subject to Change** Alissa Deboy, Director of the […]
Read MoreNext CMS Open Door Forum is Tomorrow
The next Home Health, Hospice & DME Open Door Forum is scheduled for Tuesday, July 9, 2024, PM at 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Eastern Time (ET). Please log on at least 15 minutes prior to the forum start time. **This Agenda is Subject to Change** Chair – Brian Slater, Center for Medicare, CMS Co-Chair- […]
Read MoreNext CMS Open Door Forum is May 22
The next Home Health, Hospice & DME Open Door Forum is scheduled for Wednesday, May 22, 2024, PM at 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Eastern Time (ET). Please log on at least 15 minutes prior to the forum start time. **This Agenda is Subject to Change** Chair – Brian Slater, Center for Medicare, CMS Co-Chair- […]
Read MoreSummary of CMS Open Door Forum: Home Health
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) held its most recent Home Health, Hospice and DME Open Door Forum on Wednesday, April 3. Below is the NAHC summary of the home health parts of the forum. Home Health Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS®) A new fact sheet has been posted in […]
Read MoreNext CMS Open Door Forum is April 3
The next Home Health, Hospice & DME Open Door Forum is scheduled for Wednesday, April 3, 2024, PM at 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Eastern Time (ET). Please log on at least 15 minutes prior to the forum start time. **This Agenda is Subject to Change** Chair – Brian Slater, Center for Medicare, CMS Co-Chair- […]
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