POSTED ON MONDAY, July 13, 2020
CMS has released the HQRP COVID-19 PHE Tip Sheet. This tip sheet provides practical guidance to address hospice quality data submissions starting on July 1, 2020 now that the temporary exemptions from the COVID-19 PHE ended. Hospices are expected to resume timely quality data collection and submission of CAHPS® Hospice Survey and HIS records. The CAHPS® Hospice Survey starts July 1 with July deaths. HIS also starts July 1 with all new HIS admission records and any HIS discharge records that occur on or after July 1, 2020. The CY 2020 data used for meeting the Hospice Quality Reporting Program requirements include July 1-December 31, 2020 since we exempted Q1 and Q2 of 2020 (January 1-June 30, 2020).
“The Participation Exemption for Size Form for the calendar year (CY) 2020 CAHPS Hospice Survey data collection and reporting requirements is available to complete and submit on the CAHPS Hospice Survey Web site. Hospices that served fewer than 50 survey-eligible decedents/caregivers in CY 2019 (January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019 [or from assignment of CCN]) can apply for an exemption from participation in the CAHPS Hospice Survey for CY 2020.”
Source: NAHC Report
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