Patient Outcomes and Measures
Quality Reporting Important Data Collection Notice: (Summarized from the CMS User Guide)
After the webinars presented by CMS in April 2012, two important changes were made to clarify patient inclusion for the reporting period and the timeframe for the follow-up question. Here, we highlight the “Need to Know” facts for these changes.
- Hospices must ask patients the follow-up question by midnight of the third day or the patient will be considered lost to follow-up. (User Guide page 25)
- Also, to be included in the first reporting period for NQF #0209, a patient must be admitted no later than 11:59 PM on December 26, 2012. (User Guide page 30)
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The Measures (formerly EROM) include the following patient-centered measures:
- Comfortable Dying/NQF #0209 (pain brought to a comfortable level within 48 hours of initial assessment)
- Self-Determined Life Closure (unwanted hospitalization; unwanted cardiopulmonary resuscitation)
- Patient Safety (falls; infections; adverse events) coming soon
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Quarter |
Data Submission Period |
Report Available |
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Quarter 1 |
April 15 – April 30 |
June 1 |
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Quarter 2 |
July 15 – 31 |
September 1 |
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Quarter 3 |
October 15 – 31 |
December 1 |
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Quarter 4 |
January 15 – 31 |
March 1 |
NOTE: Dates above do not change from year to year.
To begin submitting POM data, log in to the NHPCO DART System using your hospice’s NHPCO DART ID and DART Password. If you do not know the DART ID and Password for your hospice, please contact NHPCO Member Services at 1-800-646-6460.
To access the POM Reports click here.
Questions regarding the POM survey, data collection, or data submission can be sent to: POM@nhpco.org.
