Hospice Updates
CMS to Host Hospice Quality Reporting Program Webinar on March 27th
Mark your calendars: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will host a webinar on the Hospice Quality Reporting Program (HQRP) on Tues., March 27th from 1:30 to 3 pm. The webinar will cover updated coding guidance for the Hospice Item Set (HIS), navigating the website for the HQRP, and an update on Hospice CAHPS. To register, click here.
Hospice Abstraction Reporting Tool Available
HART (Hospice Abstraction Reporting Tool) v1.4.0 is now available in the Related Links section on the HIS Technical Information web page. HART is a Java-based software application that provides an option for hospice facilities to collect and maintain facility, patient, and HIS Record information for subsequent submission to the appropriate national data repository. View the HIS Technical Information web page for more details.
Contact: Meg Everett, meverett@leadingageny.org, 518-867-8871