Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Reminder: April 2023 Pre-Implementation Performance Report Available on iQIES CMS issued the April 2023 Pre-Implementation Performance Report (PIPR) to competing HHAs via the Internet Quality Improvement Evaluation System (iQIES). Instructions on how to access the PIPR are available on the Expanded HHVBP Model webpage under “Model…… Continue reading Expanded HHVBP Model: April PIPR and Updated Measure Calculation Resources

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The April 2023 quarterly refresh for the Home Health Quality Reporting Program is now available on Care Compare. For this refresh, Home Health (HH) Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) will be based on the standard number of quarters. For additional information on the COVID-19 public health…… Continue reading Home Health Quality Reporting Program: Care Compare Quarterly Refresh April 2023

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare On April 20, 2023, HHS issued thisPress Release: The Biden-Harris Administration has made promoting competition and protecting consumers a top priority. Today, in support of the President’s Executive Order on promoting competition and the Administration’s commitment to transparency, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services…… Continue reading HHS Making Ownership Data for All Medicare-Certified Hospice and Home Health Agencies Publicly Available

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS past posted the April 2023 CMS Quarterly OASIS Q&As.  This Q&A is 6 pages in length, addressing 14 questions: Question 1: When did the new risk models for 2023 take effect? Question 2: Are the new items that were added to the OASIS-E instrument being…… Continue reading CMS April 2023 Quarterly Home Health Q&As

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The next Home Health, Hospice & DME Open Door Forum is scheduled for: Wednesday, April 19, 2023 PM at 2:00 PM-3:00 PM Eastern Time (ET) Please call at least 15 minutes prior to the forum start time. **This Agenda is Subject to Change** Opening Remarks Chair…… Continue reading UPDATED AGENDA: April 19, 2023 Home Health, Hospice & DME Open Door Forum

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The next Home Health, Hospice & DME Open Door Forum is scheduled for: Wednesday, April 19, 2023 PM at 2:00 PM-3:00 PM Eastern Time (ET). Please call at least 15 minutes prior to the forum start time. **This Agenda is Subject to Change** Opening Remarks Chair…… Continue reading Home Health, Hospice & DME Open Door Forum – April 19, 2023

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS posted materials from the Medicare Home Health Prospective Payment System CY 2023 Behavior Change Recap, 60-Day Episode Construction Overview, and Payment Rate Development webinar. Updated presentation (updates to slide 35 and 42) Audio (Passcode: =u.#r7XD) Transcript See the Home Health Patient-Driven Groupings Model webpage for…… Continue reading Medicare Home Health PPS CY 2023: Materials from March Webinar

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare On March 30, 2023, the HHVBP Model Technical Assistance (TA) Team hosted the live streaming event, Strategies for Success Self-Assessment Tool. During this event, the TA Team provided home health agencies (HHAs) with an introduction to a quality improvement self-assessment and planning tool that HHAs can…… Continue reading Expanded HHVBP Model Resources

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare For this refresh, Home Health (HH) Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) will be based on the standard number of quarters. The July 2023 refresh will add a new claims-based measure for public reporting: Potentially Preventable Hospitalizations (PPH) Due to the COVID-19 reporting exceptions, the claims-based…… Continue reading Home Health Preview Reports and Star Rating Preview Reports for the July 2023 Refresh

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare On January 26, 2023, CMS posted the Outcome and Assessment Information Set-OASIS-Error Message User Guide, version 2.0. This 164-page user guide, dated January 18, 2023, addresses Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) error messages and troubleshooting. My apologies for not posting this earlier! An OASIS Provider…… Continue reading Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) Error Message User Guide