Home Health Line Breaking News
12/09/2018
CMS will host a two-part webinar 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. EST Dec. 13 called “Updates to Public Reporting in Fiscal Year 2019: Hospice Comprehensive Assessment Measure and Data Correction Deadlines.”
12/08/2018
Hospices scored 83.6% on a new Hospice Item Set (HIS) composite measure that appeared on Hospice Compare as part of the website’s Nov. 30 quarterly refresh.
12/08/2018
On the Hospice CAHPS survey, the response rate for the public reporting period second quarter of 2016 through the first quarter of 2018 is 33%.
12/04/2018
With Hospice CAHPS data, no scores changed during the latest refresh of Hospice Compare.
12/02/2018
12/02/2018
CMS will hold its next HHCAHPS vendor update webinar training session from noon to 2 p.m. EST Feb. 1.
12/01/2018
HHS' Office of Inspector General (OIG) has added a new item to its work plan: "Protecting Medicare Hospice Beneficiaries From Harm."
12/01/2018
The recently posted Home Health CAHPS survey participation exemption for size request form is available for the 2020 annual payment update, which is between April 1, 2018, and March 31, 2019.
11/30/2018
CMS plans to survey home health agencies on quality reporting and incentive programs, according to a Paperwork Reduction Act notice posted Nov. 15 in the Federal Register.
11/26/2018
The hospice quality reporting update for the third quarter of 2018 is now available for download.

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