Hospice Provider Preview Reports
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 MoreNEW Hospice Provider Preview Reports

Last month, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that the Hospice Visits in the Last Days of Life (HVLDL) and the Hospice Care Index (HCI) claims-based measures were not publicly displayed as planned in the May 2022 refresh. NAHC reached out to CMS about this and learned that there were technical errors […]
Read MoreNEW Hospice Provider Preview Reports

Last month, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that the Hospice Visits in the Last Days of Life (HVLDL) and the Hospice Care Index (HCI) claims-based measures were not publicly displayed as planned in the May 2022 refresh. NAHC reached out to CMS about this and learned that there were technical errors […]
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 and HOPE Update

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently posted a recorded Hospice Quality Reporting Program (HQRP) webinar which provided an update on the development and testing of the Hospice Outcome and Patient Evaluation (HOPE). (See the Downloads section of the CMS HOPE webpage for the recording and materials.) The HOPE is the standardized comprehensive […]
Read MoreHospice Provider Preview and CAHPS Survey Reports Now Available

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 to review their Hospice Item Set (HIS) quality measure results […]
Read MoreHospice Quality Reporting Update for December 18, 2019

Deadlines Approaching for the Hospice Quality Reporting Program, Hospice Provider Preview Reports Available, HOPE FAQ and HOPE Fundamentals The Participation Exemption for Size Form for the calendar year (CY) 2019 CAHPS Hospice Survey data collection and reporting requirements is available to complete and submit on the CAHPS Hospice Survey website. Hospices that served fewer than 50 survey-eligible decedents/caregivers […]
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 Provider Preview Reports Now Available

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 to review their Hospice Item Set (HIS) quality measure results […]
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