Hospice FY2014 Payment, Wage Index Final Rule Issued: Debility, AFTT Prohibited as Principal Diagnoses Starting October 1, 2014 (PART TWO)

PART TWO Hospice Quality Reporting Program As part of the Final Rule, CMS provided an update on the Hospice Quality Reporting Program (HQRP) and some details of two components of the HQRP:  (1) the Hospice Item Set (HIS) and (2) the Hospice Experience of Care Survey.  Hospices were mandated to participate in reporting of two…