This fall, Abt Associates is convening a Technical Expert Panel for the Hospice Quality Reporting Program & Home Health QRP Health Equity Structural Composite Measure Development (HE TEP).
 
The HE TEP will be composed of 10-15 individuals with differing areas of expertise and perspectives, including representatives from patient advocacy groups, clinical and administrative staff from home health and hospice providers, and health equity experts, according to CMS.
 
The group of stakeholders is charged with providing input and direction on the development of a health equity measure concept to be used in both hospice and home health settings.
 
The HE TEP will convene virtually in November. The HE TEP nomination period was July 15 – August 12, 2022.
 
Read more updates from the Hospice Quality Reporting Program quarterly update at https://www.cms.gov/files/document/hqrp-quarter-3-update.pdf.