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Home Health & Hospice Week
2014 Newsletter
Industry Note: HIS Implementation May Overwhelm Hospices
Home Health & Hospice Week
Industry Note:
HIS Implementation May Overwhelm Hospices
Published on Fri Feb 14, 2014
Take time out to watch new CMS HIS training. You can now learn more about the Hospice Item Set you must start using July 1. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has posted its Feb. 4 and 5 training sessions on its Youtube channel at www.youtube.com /user/CMSHHSgov. More HIS information is at
www.cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Initiatives-Patient-Assessment-Instruments/Hospice-Quality-Reporting/Hospice-Item-Set-HIS.html
. "Who in a hospice is [...]
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