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Hospice Visits in Last Days of Life Measure Clarified
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) has re-specified the Hospice Visits When Death is Imminent (HVWDII) measure. The re-specified measure, Hospice Visits in Last Days of Life (HVLDL), and was announced by CMS via the report Hospice Visits When Death is Imminent: Measure Validity Testing Summary and Re-Specifications (posted in September, 2020). HVLDL is a […]
Read MoreNew CMS Webinar: What You Need to Know About Changes in the Hospice Item Set Manual
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will be hosting a webinar on Thursday, April 15, 2021 from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. ET. The purpose of this training is to provide a general overview of the changes included in the Hospice Item Set (HIS) Manual V3.00. Specific topics include: The Hospice Quality Reporting Program […]
Read MoreCMS FY2022 Hospice Payment Rule Proposes Big Quality Reporting Program Changes
Rebasing/Revision of Labor Shares for Payments Don’t miss the NAHC webinar on the FY2022 Hospice Payment Rule! REGISTER NOW! To read NAHC analysis of the revised Home Health QRP Display Schedule GO HERE: The Home Health Quality Reporting Program Part of the FY2022 Hospice Payment Rule Due to the importance of the FY2022 Hospice Payment Rule […]
Read MoreHospice Item Set and Manual Updated, 2020 Hospice Technical Expert Panel Report Posted
The final Hospice Item Set (HIS) Manual V3.00 is now available, as is the updated HIS-Admission and HIS-Discharge documents. The updates to the HIS Manual and HIS-Discharge instrument reflect the removal of Section O and associated measures. The HIS-Admission instrument was updated to reflect the current reporting year dates. These changes were made to accommodate […]
Read MoreHospice Quality Reporting Program Updates for January 2021
It has been a busy end of 2020 and beginning of 2021 for the Hospice Quality Reporting Program (HQRP). Below are announcements, updates and plans hospices should be aware of. Future Quality Measures The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced in its January 26, 2021 Home Health, Hospice, & DME Open Door Forum […]
Read MoreHospice Quality Reporting Program Revisions Proposed
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is planning to revise the Hospice Quality Reporting Program (HQRP) measures and the Hospice Item Set (HIS) to remove Section O from the HIS and replace the Hospice Visits When Death is Imminent measure with a Hospice Visits in the Last Days of Life measure. Section O […]
Read MoreHome Health & Hospice Providers: Quality Reporting Resumption and Letters of Noncompliance
NAHC Report wants to remind both hospice and home health providers that quality data reporting resumed July 1, 2020. For three calendar quarters – October 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020 – the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) provided an exception for hospice and home health providers from submitting quality data due to […]
Read MoreHospice Quality Reporting Program Quarterly Update
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the quarterly Hospice Quality Reporting Program (HQRP) Update for the first quarter of 2020. This update reviews the HQRP reporting requirements and provides an update on the HOPE (Hospice Outcome and Patient Evaluation) instrument as well as links to HQRP information that was distributed during the […]
Read MoreImportant Reminder: Hospice Quality Reporting Program
Beginning with the November 2019 Hospice Compare refresh, providers need to submit all HIS modification or inactivation records prior to the 4.5 month data correction deadline for public reporting for the modifications to be reflected in the corresponding HIS Provider Preview Report and Hospice Compare refresh. This means that providers will have 4.5 months following […]
Read MoreHospice Provider Preview Reports Now Available
Check your report to make sure it is accurate Hospice provider preview reports and Hospice Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS®) Survey ® provider preview reports have been updated and are now available. These two separate reports are available in your Certification and Survey Provider Enhanced Reports (CASPER) non-validation reports folder. Hospice providers are encouraged […]
Read MoreHospice CAHPS, Preview Reports and Other Updates Posted
Case-Mix Adjustment Methods for CAHPS Hospice Survey Measures Document Posted: Updates to the Case-Mix Adjustment (CMA) Methods document which describes refinements to the CMA model, updated coefficients and means from Quarter 3 2017 for CAHPS Hospice Survey has been posted on the Scoring and Analysis page. To view or download these documents, please click HERE […]
Read MoreCMS Home Health, Hospice & DME Open Door Forum Notes (Feb. 28, 2018)
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) held a Home Health, Hospice and DME Open Door Forum on February 28, 2018. A summary of the call is below. HOSPICE Electronic submission of the Notice of Election (NOE) – Several problems were identified with electronic submission of the NOE (for previous NAHC coverage click here), […]
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