Home Health & Hospice Week
Industry Notes:
Pay Attention To Important Deadline On New Year's Eve
Published on Fri Dec 22, 2023
Your time is almost up, if you want to file an exemption for size form for the hospice CAHPS survey. The exemption is for “hospices that have fewer than 50 survey-eligible decedents/caregivers in the ‘reference period,’” the CAHPS contractor explains on the hospice CAHPS website. The form is due Dec. 31 for the reference period Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 2022, CMS explains. The exemption applies to 2023 and affects the 2025 payment rate. The form and instructions are online at https://hospicecahpssurvey.org/en/participation-exemption-for-size.
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