Home Health & Hospice Week
Take A Look At New VBP Reports
Stand by for an August educational session on how to use the IPR and APR. Home Health Expanded Value-Based Purchasing is one step closer to implementation with the issuance of two new report examples. What: “For learning purposes only, [the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services] is providing two sample reports — one for the Interim Performance Report (IPR) and one for the Annual Performance Report (APR),” CMS says in a new message to providers. “These sample reports do not include actual home health agency (HHA) performance data,” the agency stresses. Where: Instructions on how to access the sample reports are in the “Expanded HHVBP Model Reports — Access Instructions” PDF file under the “Model Reports” heading at the bottom of https://innovation.cms.gov/innovation-models/ expanded-home-health-value-based-purchasing-model. When: The sample IPR and APR are available now, but CMS will help HHAs understand the reports better with an Aug. 25 educational session on them. Agencies can register at https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ SpSWv54gTCedb3azUWI4eA. CMS will also post slides, a recording, and a transcript of the session afterward on its VBP website.
Home Health & Hospice Week
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Take A Look At New VBP Reports
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