Hospice Quality Reporting Update (11/16/2018)

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: November 16, 2018

CMS Posts Updated Version of HIS Manual (V2.01)

The HIS Manual has been updated with refined guidance for completing the HIS based on frequently asked questions from the Hospice Quality Help Desk to clarify HIS coding instructions.

Note: no updates were made to HIS items or the HIS itself (i.e., no HIS items have been added, deleted, or changed).

To download the new version of the HIS Manual and the associated change table, Click HERE.

HQRP FAQ Quarterly Update Document Available

The HQRP Quarterly Update for the third quarter, July – September of 2018, is now available for download. This document features frequently asked questions that were received by the Hospice Quality Help Desk, as well as general HQRP updates and events from the third quarter. It also highlights upcoming events in the fourth quarter of 2018.

4.5-Month Data Correction Deadline for Public Reporting

CMS instituted a 4.5-month data correction deadline for public reporting in the FY 2019 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Update and HQRP (82 FR 38638-38640). Under this new policy, beginning January 1, 2019, providers will have approximately 4.5-months following the end of each calendar year quarter to review and correct their HIS records with target dates in that quarter for public reporting. After this data correction deadline has passed, HIS data from that CY quarter will be permanently frozen for the purposes of public reporting. Updates made after the correction deadline will not appear in any subsequent Hospice Compare refresh. Download the new “4.5-Month Data Correction Deadline for Public Reporting Fact Sheet”.

New Composite Measure Fact Sheet

A new CMS fact sheet on the Hospice and Palliative Care Composite Process Measure – Comprehensive Assessment at Admission (NQF #3235), is available online. This fact sheet provides background of this measure, how it is calculated, and how providers can use their CASPER QM reports to understand their hospice’s performance on this measure. Download the “Hospice Comprehensive Assessment QM Background and Methodology” Fact Sheet.

Updated “Getting Started with the HQRP” Fact Sheet Now Available

An updated version of the “Getting Started with the HQRP” Fact Sheet is now available for download. Providers should review this updated fact sheet for information and resources related to requirements for the Hospice Item Set (HIS) and Hospice Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems® (CAHPS®). Download the updated “Getting Started with the HQRP” Fact Sheet.

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