CMS Open Door Forum Summary: Hospice

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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 […]

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CMS Open Door Summary: Home Health

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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 […]

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New CMS Open Door Forum

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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- […]

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CMS Home Health, Hospice & DME Open Door Forum Summary

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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.  […]

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CMS Open Door Forum Updates for Home Health, Hospice

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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 […]

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What You Need to Know: The CMS Open Door Forum on Medicaid Access Rule

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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 […]

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Next CMS Open Door Forum is August 7

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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- […]

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CMS Open Door Forum on HCBS Access Rule

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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 […]

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Next CMS Open Door Forum is Tomorrow

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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- […]

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Next CMS Open Door Forum is May 22

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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- […]

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Summary of CMS Open Door Forum: Home Health

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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 […]

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Next CMS Open Door Forum is April 3

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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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