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Measure On Visits In Last Days Of Life Gets Push By NQF
Stay tuned for measure details. A new quality measure based on claims is on the horizon. The National Quality Forum is moving ahead with a recommendation for one new hospice quality measure. NQF’s Measures Application Partnership conditionally supports MUC 2019-33 Hospice Visits in the Last Days of Life, it notes. It is the first claims-based hospice measure the MAP has recommended, a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services official said in the agency’s Jan. 8 Open Door Forum for home care and hospice providers. More information on the measures will be available in an NQF workgroup summary posted to its website this month, the CMS source added. The comment period on the measures closed Jan. 8, but you can still see the details at www.qualityforum.org/Show_Content.aspx?id=30279.
Eli's Hospice Insider
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Medicare Payment Error Rate Falls Again
Hospices not based in hospitals saw the error rate dip below 9% last year. Medicare [...] - Finance:
Prepare Now For March Cap Reporting Deadline
Even though you have a few days more than usual, you should get your PS&R [...] - Regulations:
Keep An Eye On Medicare Carve-In Developments
Plus: Stay on top of your HIS submission rate, or risk your pay rate update. [...] - Managed Care:
Medicare Unveils Medicare Advantage Hospice Carve-In Details
New payment model comes with many worries for hospices. A first look at how Medicare [...] - Reimbursement:
Which Sounds Worse — A Cap Reduction Or An Across-The-Board Rate Cut?
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Wage Index For Cap Would Hurt Rural Providers
Another cap change recommendation from MedPAC is on deck. How a wage index change to [...] - Assessment:
You Can Still Sign Up To Test HOPE Tool
‘Alpha’ testing will begin in the spring. Hospices interested in testing out the new HOPE [...] - Hospice News:
Measure On Visits In Last Days Of Life Gets Push By NQF
Stay tuned for measure details. A new quality measure based on claims is on the [...] - Hospice News:
MAC Lists 6 Hospice Medical Review Topics
More hospice medical review topics means more ways your claims may come under the microscope. [...] - Hospice News:
Review Comprehensive Assessment Measure With New Tool
Go over the basics of Medicare’s Hospice Comprehensive Assessment Measure with a recently posted educational [...]
