Home Health & Hospice Week
Hospice Survey Info Debuts on CMS Website
Plus: Recent home health and hospice survey data availability delayed due to system migration. Hospices have now joined other types of providers in having their survey information available online. But it might not exactly be easy for potential patients and referral sources to find. “Hospice program surveys and statements of deficiencies are now available on CMS.gov,” the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services says in a release. Background: “The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 requires public reporting conducted by both state agencies (SAs) and Accrediting Organizations (AOs), as well as enforcement actions taken as a result of these surveys, prominently on the CMS website in a manner that is easily accessible, searchable, and presented in a readily understandable format,” CMS notes. “This is one of many efforts to increase transparency and accountability in health care.” However, the webpage on which the surveys and deficiency reports can be found isn’t exactly high-profile. They are on CMS’ Quality, Certification and Oversight Reports (QCOR) webpage at https://qcor.cms.gov/main.jsp — click on the hospice links in the left column. And the data isn’t exactly complete. “Due to system migrations … hospice provider and survey information will only be accurate and complete through September 29, 2022,” CMS says on the site. “Information about specific enforcement actions related to … hospices remain available by request, under the Freedom of Information Act.” The same goes for HHA survey data through May 2021, CMS adds. “CMS is working to update the QCOR website during the system migration,” the agency pledges.
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