In order to relieve provider burden during the COVID-19 pandemic, CMS temporarily lifted several reporting requirements for hospices. These temporary flexibilities ended on June 30, 2020. Hospices are now expected …
The Hospice Outcomes & Patient Evaluation (HOPE) is a standardized patient assessment that CMS is developing for the HQRP. In theory, HOPE will provide hospices with “real-time patient assessments to …
From CMS: Hospice HIS provider preview reports and CAHPS Survey provider preview reports have been updated and are now available. These two separate reports are available in your CASPER non-validation …
CMS issued another round of sweeping regulatory waivers and rule changes to deliver expanded care to the nation’s seniors and provide flexibility to the healthcare system as America reopens. These …
When hospice patients die at home, they often leave behind commonly misused controlled substances, such as oxycodone. A 2018 law allows employees of qualified hospice programs to collect and destroy …
From CMS: “Hospice provider preview reports and CAHPS Survey provider preview reports have been updated and are now available. These two separate reports are available in your CASPER non-validation reports …
From CMS: “Beginning March 4, 2020, CMS is suspending non-emergency survey inspections across the country, allowing inspectors to turn their focus on the most serious health and safety threats like …
CMS has posted a new fact sheet that updates information on the Timeliness Compliance Threshold for HIS Submissions. This fact sheet presents an outline of timeliness compliance and a preliminary …
CMS is holding a call on Wednesday, February 26, 2020 at 2:00 P.M. EST to discuss the CY 2021 Hospice Capitation Payment Rate Actuarial Methodology for the Value-Based Insurance Design …
CMS will be hosting a webinar on Tuesday, March 3, 2020, from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. ET. The purpose of the webinar is to provide a general overview of the Hospice …
