The next Health, Hospice & DME Open Door Forum will be Wednesday, October 11, 2023, at 1:00 PM CT. The agenda will include instructions on demographic changes in the Hospice Quality Reporting Program (HQRP), HQRP public reporting refreshes for November 2023, as well as outreach on the HQRP planned for November 2023. 

Home health topics include updates on OASIS including a new 2024 OASIS Manual, public reporting updates, as well as an update on the Review Choice Demonstration for Home Health Services Implementation in Oklahoma and Expanded Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) Model updates. 

Additionally, Open Door Forums will take place on October 12th at 2:00 PM for Skilled Nursing Facilities and on October 24th at 1:00 PM for Long Term Services and Supports.

NEW ODF INSTRUCTIONS: These calls will be Zoom meetings, to register in advance please use this link and remember to select the appropriate date in the Date & Time section: https://cms.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_viilJC9tRpe7lOrSXP7sUQ

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Kylee Childs
Kylee Childs, MSW, is the Director of Government Affairs.Since joining the association in 2023, she continues to be a fierce and resourceful advocate for aging services in Kansas. Her professional focus has always been service to others through advocacy. Kylee has a master’s degree in social work from the University of Missouri-Columbia, a bachelor's degree in criminology with a minor in Conflict Analysis and Trauma studies from Kansas State University, and a certificate in Grant Proposal Writing from Fort Hays State University. With a professional background in law enforcement and child welfare, and a successful 2023 legislative practicum with the Children's Alliance of Kansas, she brings rich professional experience to her role as Director of Government Affairs, and a front-line perspective on the needs of health and human services providers in our state. When not working, she's spending time with her two daughters. You can reach Kylee directly at 785.670.8051.

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