Home Health & Hospice Week
New CMS Videos Cover HQRP Basics
Two new introductory videos can help you explain certain Hospice Quality Reporting Program elements to new patients, referral sources, staff, and more. The videos, which range from three to four minutes long, are “Introduction to the Hospice Quality Reporting Program (HQRP)” and “The Hospice Care Index – A Claims- Based Measure of Quality for Hospice Care.” The HQRP video includes an overview of the Hospice and Palliative Care Composite Process Measure, the Hospice Care Index (HCI), the Hospice Visits In The Last Days of Life (HVLDL) measure, and the CAHPS Hospice Survey. The HCI video focuses on just that composite measure. “It’s empowering families and patients to make informed decisions about what hospice is right for them,” the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services says in a message about the videos. The videos are at www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfcq80J6csw and www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFeo2OMRXDk.
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