Updates On July 26, 2022, the National Quality Forum (NQF) endorsed the claims-based measure, Hospice Visits in the Last Days of Life, or HVLDL as NQF #3645. NQF is a not-for-profit, nonpartisan, membership-based organization that facilitates an evidence- and consensus-based approach to endorsing quality measures. HVLDL reflects the proportion of hospice patients who received in-person visits from a registered...Read More
3 Final FY 2023 Payment Rules: Hospices, Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities, & Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities Hospices: Learn What’s New for Fiscal Year 2023Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities: Learn What’s New for Fiscal Year 2023Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities: Learn What’s New for Fiscal Year 2023 Hospices: Learn What’s New for Fiscal Year 2023 CMS issued a Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Hospice...Read More
The HHVBP Newsletter provides home health agencies (HHAs) with the latest information about the expanded HHVBP Model as well as important tools, news, and timely insights from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the HHVBP Model Technical Assistance (TA) Team. Please consider sharing this newsletter within your organization. Information in this edition...Read More
What’s home health care? Home health care is a wide range of health care services that can be given in your home for an illness or injury. Home health care is usually less expensive, more convenient, and just as effective as care you get in a hospital or skilled nursing facility (SNF). Examples of skilled...Read More
On February 11, the FDA authorized the emergency use of the monoclonal antibody bebtelovimab for the treatment of mild-to-moderate COVID-19 in adult and pediatric patients when all of these apply: They have a positive COVID-19 test resultThey’re at high-risk for progression to severe COVID-19Alternative COVID-19 treatment options approved or authorized by the FDA aren’t accessible or clinically...Read More
A monthly bulletin about quality measurement resources and opportunities February 2022 [Volume 7, Edition 2] What’s New with the Measures Management System (MMS) Now Available! The CMS Measures Under Consideration Entry/Review Information Tool (CMS MERIT) is now open! As part of the CMS pre-rulemaking process for Medicare programs under Section 3014 of the Affordable Care Act,...Read More
Find & compare nursing homes near youWhether you’re planning ahead or need to make an unexpected decision, there’s a lot to think about when choosing the right nursing home for you or your loved one. Medicare.gov makes it easy to find and compare nursing homes in your area.Personalize your results by filtering the options that matter most...Read More
CMS Developing Initiative to Enable Access to Eight Free Over-the-Counter COVID-19 Tests for Medicare Beneficiaries in Early Spring As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s ongoing efforts to expand Americans’ access to free testing, people in either Original Medicare or Medicare Advantage will be able to get over-the-counter COVID-19 tests at no cost starting in early...Read More
NOW AVAILABLE IN iQIES – Preview Reports and Star Rating Preview Reports for the April 2022 Refresh For this refresh, Home Health (HH) Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) measure scores are based on the standard number of quarters. The April 2022 refresh will add new OASIS-based measures for public reporting in alignment with the Improving...Read More
Following the recent statement from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines Panel regarding therapies for the COVID-19 Omicron variant, CMS created HCPCS code J0248 for VEKLURY™ (remdesivir) antiviral medication when administered in an outpatient setting. This code is available for use by all payers and is effective for dates of service on or after...Read More
