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Learn About 2020 HQRP Details
Published on Wed Apr 18, 2018
You can tap new Hospice Quality Reporting Program resources at www.cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Initiatives-Patient-Assessment-Instruments/Hospice-Quality-Reporting/HQRP-Requirements-and-Best-Practices.html. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has posted on the site a new 2020 requirements fact sheet, new questions-and- answers, and more.
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