CASPER
Updates From the Hospice Quality Reporting Program
Hospice providers should be aware of the following two updates in the Hospice Quality Reporting Program (HQRP): Providers can now access the latest Provider Preview Reports via their Certification and Survey Provider Enhanced Reports (CASPER) folder. The purpose of this report is to give providers the opportunity to preview each of their HIS and claims-based […]
Read MoreHospice Preview Reports for November 2023 Refresh Now in QIES
Providers can now access the latest Provider Preview Reports via the Certification and Survey Provider Enhanced Reports (CASPER) application. Once released in CASPER, providers will have 30 days during which to review their quality measure results. Although the actual “preview period” is 30 days, the reports will continue to be available for another 30 days, […]
Read MoreCMS Open Door Forum Updates for Home Health, Hospice
Read on for NAHC’s exclusive analysis of the latest Open Door Forum from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), held on Wednesday, April 19, 2023. HOME HEALTH Home Health Care Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HHCAHPS) April 1, 2023, begins the new data collection period for the HHCAHPs. The period runs […]
Read MoreHospice Quality Reporting Program CY2022 Fourth Quarter Update
The Q4 2022 Hospice Quality Reporting Program (HQRP) Update has been posted to the HQRP Requirements and Best Practices webpage. As a reminder, the HQRP Quarterly Update will no longer be posted. Instead, it will be distributed via email and providers can sign up for the quarterly informational emails at QRPHelp@swingtech.com Also, a reminder that […]
Read MoreNow Available in iQIES: Preview Reports for the February 2023 Refresh
Providers can now access the latest Provider Preview Reports via the Certification and Survey Provider Enhanced Reports (CASPER) application. Once released in CASPER, providers will have 30 days during which to review their quality measure results. Although the actual “preview period” is 30 days, the reports will continue to be available for another 30 days, […]
Read MoreHospice Provider Preview Reports and CAHPS Hospice Survey Update
PROVIDER PREVIEW REPORTS Hospice data in Care Compare will be refreshed in November. Hospices can now access the Provider Preview Reports for this refresh via the Certification and Survey Provider Enhanced Reports (CASPER) application. Once released in CASPER, providers will have 30 days during which to review their quality measure results. Although the actual “preview […]
Read MoreHospice Quality Reporting Program Update
The hospice quality reporting program (HQRP) quarterly update has been recently posted, including a reminder that the HQRP annual payment update penalty for providers not compliant with calendar year 2022 submission requirements jumps from two percent to four percent. In addition, there are updates related to public reporting, Q&A, and new HQRP resources among other […]
Read MoreHospice Quality Reporting Program Update
The hospice quality reporting program (HQRP) quarterly update has been recently posted, including a reminder that the HQRP annual payment update penalty for providers not compliant with calendar year 2022 submission requirements jumps from two percent to four percent. In addition, there are updates related to public reporting, Q&A, and new HQRP resources among other […]
Read MoreHospice Quality Reporting Program Update
The hospice quality reporting program (HQRP) quarterly update has been recently posted, including a reminder that the HQRP annual payment update penalty for providers not compliant with calendar year 2022 submission requirements jumps from two percent to four percent. In addition, there are updates related to public reporting, Q&A, and new HQRP resources among other […]
Read MoreSummary of the CMS Open Door Forum on June 29
During the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Home Health, Hospice, and DME Open Door Forum on June 29, 2022, CMS reminded hospices that the August refresh of Care Compare will include the two new claims-based measures – Hospice Visits in Last Days of Life and Hospice Care Index. These measures were slated to be […]
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