Home Health & Hospice Week
Industry Notes:
Report HQRP Data — Or Else
Published on Fri Jan 22, 2021
Don’t forget: Jan. 1 started the Hospice Quality Reporting Program data collection that runs through Dec. 31, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services says in its HQRP fourth quarter newsletter. “Hospices must meet requirements for both Hospice Item Set (HIS) and Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS®) Hospice Survey to be compliant with the HQRP,” CMS reminds hospices. “Hospices are subject to a 2 percent reduction in their annual payment update (APU) in FY 2023 if they fail to comply with the HQRP requirements in CY 2021,” CMS stresses. The Q4 HQRP newsletter is at https://www.cms.gov/files/document/1182020-hqrp-2020-quarter-4-newsletter.pdf.
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