Hospice QRP HART v1.4.0 Now Available (03/20/2018)

Quality Alerts and Updates

CMS Hospice Quality Reporting Program Updates (03/28/2018) CMS Hospice Quality Reporting Program Updates (05/16/2018) CMS Hospice Quality Reporting Program Webinar (03/09/2018) Hospice Compare Quarterly Refresh Available (05/18/2018) Hospice Compare Refresh and Additional HQRP Updates (08/17/2018) Hospice Compare Refresh Includes CAHPS Data (02/21/2018) Hospice Preview Reports Available (06/06/2018) Hospice QRP HART v1.4.0 Now Available (03/20/2018) Hospice Quality Reporting Update (11/16/2018) Hospice Quality Reporting User Manual Update (01/23/2018) HQRP Updates (10/10/2018) New Updates Related to Hospice Compare (01/02/2018) URGENT: CAHPS Hospice Survey Data Submission Deadline Approaching (02/08/2019)

NHPCO QUALITY ALERT

To: NHPCO Provider Members
From: Health Policy Team
Date: March 20, 2018

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced that the Hospice Abstraction Reporting Tool (HART) v1.4.0 is now available in the Related Links section at the bottom of the HIS Technical Information webpage. HART is a Java based software application and is provided by CMS as an option for hospice providers to collect and maintain provider, patient and HIS Record information for subsequent submission to the appropriate national data repository. Providers can use the appropriate software (either HART or a vendor-designed software). The decision to use HART or another vendor’s software is a provider decision.

HART is offered in two configuration types, standalone and network client. Current users who are unsure which configuration type they are currently using should contact the QIES Technical Support Office (QTSO) Help Desk for technical assistance prior to installing upgrades to avoid the potential risk of data loss.

Users do not need to have a previous installation of HART to download or use HART v1.4.0. Additional information may also be found in the HART Installation and User Guides which are located on the QTSO website.

Please email questions about this alert to NHPCO at quality@nhpco.org