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Important Home Health and Hospice News in Latest CMS Open Door Forum
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) held a Home Health, Hospice & DME Open Door Forum (ODF) on April 3, 2019. Below is a summary of the ODF topics pertaining to home health and hospice. Home Health REVIEW CHOICE DEMONSTRATION CMS representatives indicated that the start date for the Review Choice Demonstration (RCD) […]
Read MoreCMS to Hold Open Door Forum on PDGM, CAHPS, Quality Reporting, and more
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will hold its next Home Health, Hospice & DME Open Door Forum on Wednesday, April 3, 2019 PM at 2:00-3:00 PM Eastern Time (ET). The subjects scheduled to be covered during this Open Door Forum include: Home health PDGM HHCAHPS Survey Updates Updates and Announcements from the […]
Read MoreHospice Quality Updates
December has started with a flurry of holiday activities, and some hospice quality updates which are summarized below. Hospice Compare A refresh of Hospice Compare data was scheduled for November and the updated data was refreshed on Compare December 3, 2018. CAHPS Hospice Survey REMINDERS OF UPCOMING DEADLINES There are two December dates hospices need […]
Read MoreHospice Quality Updates: Compare, Preview Reports, Quarterly Update, and Training Opportunities
August Hospice Compare Now Live: The August 2018 quarterly Hospice Compare refresh is now live. This Hospice Compare update reflects Hospice Item Set (HIS) quality measure results based on data collected Q4 2016 – Q3 2017 and Hospice Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS®) Survey ® results reported Q4 2015 – Q3 2017. […]
Read MoreHospice Compare Refresh, HQRP Training and more CMS Quality Updates
REGISTRATION OPEN—Hospice Quality Reporting Program Data Submission and Reporting Webinar, May 30, 2018: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is hosting a webinar for hospice providers on Wednesday, May 30, 2018, 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. EDT. The focus of the webinar will be to help providers understand the reports that are available through […]
Read MoreHospice Quality Reporting – CAHPS Public Reporting and More
CAHPS Hospice Survey Public Reporting Provider Preview Period Began March 1, 2018: CAHPS Hospice Survey Provider Preview Reports for the reporting period of third quarter of 2015 through the second quarter of 2017 (7/1/2015 – 6/30/2017) are now available. Hospice Provider Preview Reports can be accessed via the Certification and Survey Provider Enhanced Reports (CASPER) […]
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), […]
Read MoreCMS Launches Public Reporting of CAHPS® Hospice Survey Results
On February 20, 2019, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued the first publication of results from the CAHPS® Hospice Survey on Hospice Compare. Hospice Compare may be found at: https://www.medicare.gov/hospicecompare/. On the Hospice Compare website, patients, their families, caregivers, referral sources and providers have access to information related to choosing a hospice provider. […]
Read MoreCMS Hospice Quality Updates
–NEW GUIDANCE on Updates/Corrections to Hospice Compare Demographic Data On a routine basis the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issues notices to update hospices and other stakeholders of new guidance related to various elements of the Hospice Quality Reporting Program (HQRP). In recent days, the following notices were posted online. Of particular note […]
Read MoreHospice Quality Updates
In recent days there have been a number of developments related to hospice quality. Announcements by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) detailed below relate to the following: The availability of preview reports for the Winter Hospice Compare Refresh (including hospice HIS and CAHPS scores) Placement of a notice on the Hospice Compare […]
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