Quality
Hospice Quality Update
In the latest hospice quality reporting program (HQRP) update the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) provides reporting reminders, shares information about updated resources and indicates it plans to convene an HQRP Forum related to the HOPE (Hospice Outcome & Patient Evaluation) instrument. Every year, CMS determines whether each Medicare-certified hospice meets the HQRP […]
Read MorePost-Acute Quality Care Reporting Programs Update
Acumen, LLC and Abt Associates Inc. (hereafter referred to as Acumen and Abt) support CMS in the development and maintenance of quality measures for the Post-Acute Care (PAC) and Hospice Quality Reporting Programs (QRPs). The PAC and Hospice QRPs aim to characterize provider performance across various dimensions of care. With the support of Acumen and […]
Read MoreAgency for Healthcare Research and Quality Releases First HCBS CAHPS Summary Report
At the end of July, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) released the first ever summary report of the Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) survey. The HCBS CAHPS was developed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) as a way to solicit […]
Read MorePost-Acute Quality Reporting Programs Update
Revised Preliminary July 2023 Interim Performance Reports (IPRs) Available in iQIES. Recalculation request deadline extended to Wednesday, August 16, 2023. On Tuesday, August 1, 2023, CMS reissued the Preliminary July 2023 IPRs for all HHAs that are eligible to receive a report to address two display issues that caused some cells to incorrectly display blanks […]
Read MorePost-Acute Care Quality Reporting Programs: iQIES Update
For this refresh, Home Health (HH) Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) will be based on the standard number of quarters. The HH QRP claims-based measures, with the exception of PPR, have been updated for this refresh and are now based on the standard number of quarters. Due to the COVID-19 reporting exceptions, PPR continues […]
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