Hospice Visits in the Last Days of Life Clarification
On April 14, 2022, CMS inadvertently posted an announcement about the National Quality Forum (NQF) endorsement of the claims-based measure, Hospice Visits in the Last Days of Life, or HVLDLas NQF #3645. At this time NQF...
Inpatient Hospice 1135 Waivers Ending
CMS released a memo stating that certain waivers pertaining to in-patient hospices will lapse in 60 days from the issuance of today’s memo. Specifically, there are four waivers around life safety codes, facility and equipment inspection,...
CMS Ending Gap Billing Between Hospice Transfers
CMS recently issued a Change Request (CR) 11258 to update sections of Chapter 11 in the Medicare Claims Processing Manual to CMS. Starting in July 2022, MACs will have new system edits to prevent gap billing...
Hospice Care Compare Refresh Now Available
The February 2022 quarterly Hospice Quality Reporting Program has gone live on Care Compare. Data submission requirements were temporarily put on hold after the November 2020 refresh. The Hospice CAHPS Survey measure scores continue to...
Hospice Quality Reporting
Yesterday, CMS announced the availability of new resources related to hospice quality reporting, including the Second Edition HQRP Public Reporting Tip Sheet and the Second Edition HQRP Compliance Tip Sheet. Both are available on...
LeadingAge Hospice Member Network Call
Join us on Tuesday, May 10th, at 1:00 PM CT, for the Hospice Member Network call. We’ll be discussing LeadingAge’s response to the FY2023 Hospice Wage Index Proposed Rule and how members can respond...
CMS Provides Home Health and Hospice Updates in September 2022 Open Door Forum
On September 21st, CMS hosted an Open Door Forum for Home Health, Hospice and Durable Medical Equipment (DME) providers. Read a full article on the key announcements made during the call.
Hospice Preview Reports Available for the November 2022 Refresh
Hospices can now access the latest Provider Preview Reports via the Certification and Survey Provider Enhanced Reports (CASPER) application. Providers have 30 days to review their quality measure results, after the first 30-day preview period, the...
Prepare Your Organization for the Evolving Home Health and Hospice Environments
LeadingAge members have free access to the results of the 2021-2022 National Healthcare at Home Best Practices and Future Insights Study. Join Lindsay Doak, Senior Manager at BerryDunn and owner of the study, as...
Hospice CAHPS Exemption Deadline December 31, 2022
Hospices that served fewer than 50 survey-eligible decedents/caregivers in CY 2021 (January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021) can apply for an exemption from participation in the CAHPS Hospice Survey for CY 2022. To view or...
LeadingAge Hospice Member Network Call
Join us on Tuesday, October 11th, at 1:00 PM CT, for the Hospice Member Network call. Members will be joined by staff from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to discuss the new...
CAHPS Hospice Survey Data Submission Deadline in Two Weeks
The data submission deadline for hospice patients that passed away in January, February, and March 2022 (Quarter 1 2022) is August 10, 2022. Survey vendors are responsible for successfully submitting files by 11:59 PM...