Annual Payment Update
Important Home Health CAHPS Reminders
It is the responsibility of all Medicare-certified home health agencies (HHAs) to participate every month in the Home Health CAHPS Survey to obtain the full Annual Payment Update (APU) from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The CY 2024 APU submission period is coming to a close on March 31, 2023 and the […]
Read MoreHome Health Quality Reporting Program: Non-Compliance Notifications
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is providing notifications to home health agencies that were determined to be out of compliance with the Home Health Quality Reporting Program (HHQRP) requirements for calendar year (CY) 2021, which will affect their calendar year (CY) 2023 Annual Payment Update (APU). Non-compliance notifications will be distributed by […]
Read MoreImportant Hospice Quality Reporting Reminders
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently posted the Hospice Outreach Email for June and it contains reminders and updates on the various Medicare hospice quality reporting program (HQRP) activities. There are two reminders hospices should take note of. Upcoming Reconsideration Period for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 HQRP Data submitted in 2021 impacts the FY […]
Read MoreImportant Hospice Quality Reporting Reminders
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently posted the Hospice Outreach Email for June and it contains reminders and updates on the various Medicare hospice quality reporting program (HQRP) activities. There are two reminders hospices should take note of. Upcoming Reconsideration Period for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 HQRP Data submitted in 2021 impacts the FY […]
Read MoreHome Health CAHPS Participation Exemption Request Deadline
The deadline for home health agencies to submit a request for an exemption from participating in the Home Health CAHPS (HH CAHPS) Survey for the CY 2023 Annual Payment Update (APU) is March 31, 2022. Medicare-certified home health agencies are eligible for an exemption if they served 59 or fewer survey eligible patients between April 1, […]
Read MoreHome Health CAHPS Participation Exemption Request Deadline
The deadline for home health agencies to submit a request for an exemption from participating in the Home Health CAHPS (HH CAHPS) Survey for the CY 2023 Annual Payment Update (APU) is March 31, 2022. Medicare-certified home health agencies are eligible for an exemption if they served 59 or fewer survey eligible patients between April 1, […]
Read MoreHome Health CAHPS Participation Exemption Request Deadline
The deadline for home health agencies to submit a request for an exemption from participating in the Home Health CAHPS (HH CAHPS) Survey for the CY 2023 Annual Payment Update (APU) is March 31, 2022. Medicare-certified home health agencies are eligible for an exemption if they served 59 or fewer survey eligible patients between April […]
Read MoreCMS Updated Quality Reporting in the Open Door Forum
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) provided some important quality updates in the Tuesday, December 14 Home Health, Hospice, and DME (Durable Medicare Equipment) Open Door Forum (ODF). What follows is a detailed summary of those updates from a NAHC staffer who monitored the call. HOME HEALTH QUALITY REPORTING PROGRAM UPDATES The reconsideration […]
Read MoreHome Health Quality Reporting: Non-Compliance Letters for CY2022 APU
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is providing notifications to home health agencies that were determined to be out of compliance with Quality Reporting Program (QRP) requirements for CY 2020, which will affect their CY 2022 Annual Payment Update (APU). Non-compliance notifications are being distributed by the Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) and were […]
Read MoreCMS Notifying Agencies of Non-Compliance
Also, you may download preview reports and star rating reports from January 2020 refresh The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is providing notifications to Home Health Agencies that were determined to be out of compliance with Home Health Quality Reporting Program (HH QRP) requirements, which will affect their CY 2020 Annual Payment Update (APU). […]
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