In February 2022, the National Quality Forum (NQF) endorsed, through their consensus process, the claims-based measure, Hospice Visits in the Last Days of Life, or HVLDL. HVLDL reflects the proportion of hospice patients who received in-person visits from a registered nurse or a medical social worker on at least 2 of the final 3 days of life. HVLDL is the re-specified measure replacing the HIS-based Hospice Visits When Death is Imminent (HVWDII). Public reporting for HVLDL will begin in May 2022 and will replace public reporting of HVWDII. Provider Preview Reports were issued in March for hospice providers on CASPER and includes the new HVLDL measure.
