HH QRP
CMS Offers Virtual OASIS-E Training
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is offering a virtual training program that provides instruction on the guidance for the Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS)-E. This training is part of a comprehensive strategy to ensure home health providers have access to the educational materials necessary to promote understanding and compliance with changes […]
Read MorePreview Reports and Star Rating Preview Reports for the October 2022 Refresh
For this refresh, Home Health (HH) Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) will be based on the standard number of quarters. Due to the COVID-19 reporting exceptions, the claims-based measures have been calculated excluding Q1 and Q2 2020 data from measure calculations. The HH QRP claims-based quality measures will not be refreshed for the October […]
Read MoreHome Health Quality Reporting Update
The January 2022 quarterly refresh for the Home Health Quality Reporting Program is now available on Care Compare. For this refresh, Home Health (HH) Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) measure scores are based on three quarters of OASIS assessment data, due to the temporary exception to the HH Quality Reporting Program (QRP) data submission requirements in […]
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 MoreQuality Reporting Programs, Payment Update Rules Covered by CMS Open Door Forum
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) held a Home Health, Hospice, & DME Open Door Forum on August 26, 2021. A summary of the contents for home health and hospice is below. We begin with hospice. HOSPICE CMS shared some of the FY2022 Hospice Payment Policy final rule provisions. A detailed summary […]
Read MoreNew CMS Webinar: Home Health QRP OASIS Interim Guidance
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) invites Home Health providers to listen to the Home Health Quality Reports Program’s OASIS Interim Guidance Webinar. In an effort to provide an overview of important OASIS data collection clarifications, CMS has developed this webinar to highlight some of the more significant OASIS guidance refinements that have […]
Read MoreThe Home Health Quality Reporting Program Part of the FY2022 Hospice Payment Rule
Don’t miss the NAHC webinar on the FY2022 Hospice Payment Rule! REGISTER NOW! To read the NAHC analysis of the FY2022 Hospice Payment Rule, GO HERE: CMS FY2022 Hospice Payment Rule Proposes Big Quality Reporting Program Changes Due to the importance of the FY2022 Hospice Payment Rule and the changes proposed within it, NAHC has scheduled a […]
Read MoreCMS Offers New Home Health Quality Reporting Web-Based Training Courses
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is offering two web-based training courses. The first course provides a high-level overview of how data elements within CMS patient/resident assessment instruments are used to construct quality measures (QMs) across post-acute care (PAC) settings. The PAC settings included are those covered under the Centers for Medicare & […]
Read MoreCheck out CMS Home Health Quality Reporting Program Web-Based Training
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is offering a web-based training course for those who are new to the Home Health (HH) Quality Reporting Program (QRP). This course is designed to provide a general overview of the program as well as a variety of links and resources for additional information. Specific topics include: […]
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