CMS Calls for Technical Expert Panel Applicants

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced it is convening two technical expert panels (TEPs): Hospice Special Focus Program Technical Expert Panel Health Equity Structural Measure Technical Expert Panel. NAHC members may be interested in applying for one or both of these panels.  Details of the TEPs and application/nomination instructions are below.  […]

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Hospice Quality Reporting Program 2021 Information Gathering Report

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the Hospice Quality Reporting Program 2021 Information Gathering Report, which provides information from literature reviews and expert interviews that supports expansion of the hospice quality reporting program. Specific topics include treatment of moderate to severe pain, patient preferences, spiritual care, social needs, medication management, and other topics […]

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Hospice Quality Reporting Program 2021 Information Gathering Report

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the Hospice Quality Reporting Program 2021 Information Gathering Report, which provides information from literature reviews and expert interviews that supports expansion of the hospice quality reporting program. Specific topics include treatment of moderate to severe pain, patient preferences, spiritual care, social needs, medication management, and other […]

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Hospice Quality Reporting Program 2021 Information Gathering Report

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the Hospice Quality Reporting Program 2021 Information Gathering Report, which provides information from literature reviews and expert interviews that supports expansion of the hospice quality reporting program. Specific topics include treatment of moderate to severe pain, patient preferences, spiritual care, social needs, medication management, and other topics […]

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CMS Proposes to Test New Mode for HHCAHPs and Shortened Survey Tool

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has submitted a proposal to conduct a mode experiment to test the effects of a web-based mode on response rates and scores, to the Office of Management and Budget. The CMS proposal, an information collection request titled The Home Health Care CAHPS® Survey (HHCAHPS) Mode Experiment, would […]

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CMS Needs People to Serve on Technical Expert Panel

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NAHC strongly encourages members to participate! The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is looking for candidates to serve on a technical expert panel (TEP) to refine of a cross setting functional measure for Long-term Care Hospitals (LTCH), Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (IRF), Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF)/Nursing Facility (NF), and Home Health Agencies (HHA). The […]

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NAHC Urges CMS on Implementation of Hospice Survey Reforms

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The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) wrote to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to provide a series of recommendations related to implementation of the hospice survey reforms enacted as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 in late December. The reforms were triggered by Office of the Inspector […]

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Hospice Item Set and Manual Updated, 2020 Hospice Technical Expert Panel Report Posted

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The final Hospice Item Set (HIS) Manual V3.00 is now available, as is the updated HIS-Admission and HIS-Discharge documents. The updates to the HIS Manual and HIS-Discharge instrument reflect the removal of Section O and associated measures.  The HIS-Admission instrument was updated to reflect the current reporting year dates.  These changes were made to accommodate […]

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CMS Plans 2021 Pilot Test of Shorter, Refined Hospice CAHPS Survey

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Since implementation of the Hospice Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) survey in 2015, the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) and other hospice stakeholders have submitted recommendations for improvements to the survey, including suggestions that the survey be shortened and that certain questions be modified to eliminate the potential for […]

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Hospice Quality Reporting Program Quarterly Update

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the quarterly Hospice Quality Reporting Program (HQRP) Update for the first quarter of 2020.  This update reviews the HQRP reporting requirements and provides an update on the HOPE (Hospice Outcome and Patient Evaluation) instrument as well as links to HQRP information that was distributed during the […]

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CMS Wants Members for New Technical Expert Panels

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is looking for members to serve on two Technical Expert Panels (TEPs) – a Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Measures TEP and a Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Scorecard Measures Gap Development TEP. CMS has contracted with The Lewin Group (Lewin) to work on a […]

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Hospice Quality Updates: CMS Wants Experts for Hospice Assessment Instrument Panel, Quality Information Materials Posted

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Recruitment Announcement – Technical Expert Panel (TEP) for HQRP Patient Assessment Instrument and Quality Measure Development:  Abt Associates is currently recruiting a wide range of hospice stakeholders, including providers, patients, and quality improvement experts, to participate in a Technical Expert Panel (TEP) to provide input on an assessment instrument and corresponding quality measures for hospice […]

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