Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The Hospice Quarterly Update for the first quarter of 2022 is now available. This update includes Hospice Quality Reporting Program highlights from January 2022 to March 2022, events and engagement opportunities for the second quarter of 2022 (April – June 2022), and selected questions and answers…… Continue reading HQRP Quarterly Update for 1st Quarter of 2022 is Available

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare On Wednesday, March 30, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule (CMS-1754-P) that would provide routine updates on the development of a patient assessment instrument Hospice Outcomes and Patient Evaluation (HOPE) assessment tool, which would contribute to the patients plan…… Continue reading Fiscal Year 2023 Hospice Payment Rate Update Proposed Rule

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare To assist hospice providers in understanding and using the CASPER QM Reports that now include claims-based measures, CMS has updated this fact sheet to reflect the changes to the HQRP based on the (FY) 2022 Hospice Final Rule. This renamed and revised document, Getting Started with HQRP…… Continue reading Getting Started with HQRP CASPER QM Reports Now Available

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The Hospice Quarterly Update for the fourth quarter of 2021 is now available. This update includes Hospice Quality Reporting Program highlights from October 2021 to December 2021, events and engagement opportunities for the first quarter of 2022 (January – March 2022), and selected questions and answers…… Continue reading HQRP Quarterly Update for 4th Quarter of 2021 is Available

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Swingtech sends informational messages to hospices related to the Quality Reporting Program (QRP) on a quarterly basis. Their latest outreach communication can be found on the HQRP Requirements and Best Practices webpage. If you want to receive Swingtech’s quarterly emails, then add or update the email…… Continue reading Important Updates on the Hospice Quality Reporting Program (HQRP)

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS has released the Hospice Quality Reported Program 2021 Information Gathering Reporting. This report provides information from literature reviews and expert interviews that supports expansion of the hospice quality reporting program. Specific topics include treatment of moderate to severe pain, patient preferences, spiritual care, social needs,…… Continue reading Updated Information Gathering Report for Hospice Quality Reporting Program

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare On Thursday, December 16th, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will host a webinar to share updates for the Hospice Quality Reporting Program. During this webinar, CMS subject matter experts will provide information on the following topics: The Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers &…… Continue reading Register for the December Hospice Quality Reporting Program Forum

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare On Tuesday, October 19, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) hosted the October 2021 HQRP Forum to provide information on the new Quality Measure (QM) Specifications User’s Manual v1.00 and the two new claims-based measures included in the Manual. Materials from this HQRP Forum,…… Continue reading Hospice Quality Reporting Program (HQRP) October Forum Materials Available Now