HHQRP
DC Function Measure Resource
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has posted the Discharge Function Score (DC Function) Quality Measure Overview in the downloads section on the Home Health Quality Measures webpage. This document is intended to provide Home Health providers with information on the Discharge Function Score (DC Function) quality measure. This measure is included in the HHQRP and the expanded […]
Read MoreToday! Alliance Webinar: CMS Imposes Another Home Health Rate Cut. Congress Must Act
On Friday, November 1, 2024, The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the Final Rule regarding Medicare home health services payment rates for CY 2025. The final rate cut is 1.975% in contrast to the proposed cut of 4.067%. Continuing rate cuts raise concerns about ongoing access to home health care services as there […]
Read MoreAlliance Webinar! CMS Imposes Another Home Health Rate Cut: Congress Must Act
On Friday, November 1, 2024, The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the Final Rule regarding Medicare home health services payment rates for CY 2025. The final rate cut is 1.975% in contrast to the proposed cut of 4.067%. Continuing rate cuts raise concerns about ongoing access to home health care services as there […]
Read MoreCMS Home Health Final Rule Includes Another Rate Cut. Congress Must Act
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the Final Rule regarding Medicare home health services payment rates for CY 2025. The final rate cut is 1.975% in contrast to the proposed cut of 4.067%. While a positive development, the continuing rate cuts raise serious concerns about the future of access to home health care […]
Read MoreHome Health Quality Reporting Update
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) 2025 Annual Payment Update (APU). Non-compliance notifications will be distributed by the Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) and will be […]
Read MoreHome Health Quality Reporting Update
The October 2024 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) and HH QRP claims-based measures have been updated. All OASIS and claims-based measures are now based on the standard number of quarters. The October 2024 refresh […]
Read MoreHome Health Quality Reporting Update
On October 15, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the new Screen Positive for Health-Related Social Needs (HRSN) Indicator Confidential Feedback Report to Home Health. This report presents summary information for your patient population on four HRSN data elements: Results for this initial report are calculated using data from October 1, […]
Read MoreThe Alliance Submits Comment on the Home Health Proposed Rule
The NAHC- NHPCO Alliance (Alliance) submitted comments on the Calander Year (CY) 2025 Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) Rate Update Proposed rule. The Alliance, again, disagrees with CMS‘s budget neutrality adjustment methodology that has the potential to perpetually rebase payment rates. The Alliance also expressed concern that the existing and newly proposed payment […]
Read MoreCMS Open Door Forum Updates for Home Health, Hospice
Home Health CMS announced a transition for the home health grouper software. The current version of Home Health (HH) Grouper uses Java software and is currently based on Java version 8. Support for Java version 8 will end by November 2026. Home health agencies and their software vendors who implement the HH Grouper in a mainframe environment […]
Read MoreHome Health Quality Reporting Update
The July 2024 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) will be based on the standard number of quarters. For additional information on the COVID-19 public health emergency’s impact on public reporting, please see the HH QRP […]
Read MoreHome Health Quality Reporting Update
For this refresh, Home Health (HH) Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) and HH QRP claims-based measures have been updated. All OASIS and claims-based measures are now based on the standard number of quarters. The October 2024 Star Rating Preview Reports now include the addition of the number of episodes in the numerator for each […]
Read MoreProposed New OASIS Items
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has posted several new and modified proposed Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) items on Health-Related Social Needs (section R). The new section includes four items that address living situation, food, utilities, and transportation. The items are labeled as part of the Home Health Quality Reporting Program […]
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