Joint Commission announces new QAPI/HQRP documentation requirements

Effective Jul 14, 2015

Published Jul 14, 2015

Last Reviewed Jul 15, 2015

The Joint Commission accreditation body will require, as of July 1, 2015, that home health agencies and hospices provide documentation on deemed status surveys of Hospice Quality Reporting Program (HQRP)/Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) reports for the past quarter for an initial survey — or the past year for re-survey.

The Joint Commission mentioned the new requirements in its July 2015 survey activity guide.

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