The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will now begin a new data collection to inform the hospice quality reporting, according to a Federal Register notice published recently.
In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, CMS is now establishing a new system, the Hospice Item Set System, so as to support the collection of data required for the Hospice Quality Reporting Program under the Affordable Care Act. The “HIS” is considered a patient level data collection vehicle, CMS has explained , that will confirm the appropriate assessments were made and the inquiries or concerns were addressed for the patients at the time of their admission for pain, respiratory status, medications, patient preferences as well as the beliefs and values.
The new data collection system is effective 30 days as per the register notice publication dated April 8.
The system will contain specific patient information for the people who receive hospice care or care services coordinated for the hospices. It will also include information on the providers if used for some business purposes.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) also issued a proposed regulation governing home health payment rates for calendar year (CY) 2013; included as part of that rule are comments from CMS about the next steps relative to the Hospice Quality Reporting Program (HQRP). The National Association for Home Care & Hospice Association of America (HAA) has submitted comments on these next steps.
In the proposed rule, CMS has indicated it does not intend to require the reporting of the additional measures for the fiscal year (FY) 2015 payment year over those requirements that are already in place for the FY2014 payment year. HAA and most commenters were supportive of this particular step and the step to eliminate, in the payment year 2015, the requirement that hospices also provide a list of their patient care indicators for the structural measure. Based on these comments, CMS has finalized their plans as stated in the proposal.
CMS has also undertaken the development and testing of an initial hospice patient-level data item set with the many goals of developing a quality reporting program that will utilize standardized methods to collect as well as submit data about patients admitted to hospice. While this process is still under way, CMS has already indicated that a data set could be easily implemented as early as CY2014. In comments, HAA has also cautioned that as part of the development and testing process, so CMS must ensure that:
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In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, CMS is now establishing a new system, the Hospice Item Set System, so as to support the collection of data required for the Hospice Quality Reporting Program under the Affordable Care Act. The “HIS” is considered a patient level data collection vehicle, CMS has explained , that will confirm the appropriate assessments were made and the inquiries or concerns were addressed for the patients at the time of their admission for pain, respiratory status, medications, patient preferences as well as the beliefs and values.
The new data collection system is effective 30 days as per the register notice publication dated April 8.
The system will contain specific patient information for the people who receive hospice care or care services coordinated for the hospices. It will also include information on the providers if used for some business purposes.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) also issued a proposed regulation governing home health payment rates for calendar year (CY) 2013; included as part of that rule are comments from CMS about the next steps relative to the Hospice Quality Reporting Program (HQRP). The National Association for Home Care & Hospice Association of America (HAA) has submitted comments on these next steps.
In the proposed rule, CMS has indicated it does not intend to require the reporting of the additional measures for the fiscal year (FY) 2015 payment year over those requirements that are already in place for the FY2014 payment year. HAA and most commenters were supportive of this particular step and the step to eliminate, in the payment year 2015, the requirement that hospices also provide a list of their patient care indicators for the structural measure. Based on these comments, CMS has finalized their plans as stated in the proposal.
CMS has also undertaken the development and testing of an initial hospice patient-level data item set with the many goals of developing a quality reporting program that will utilize standardized methods to collect as well as submit data about patients admitted to hospice. While this process is still under way, CMS has already indicated that a data set could be easily implemented as early as CY2014. In comments, HAA has also cautioned that as part of the development and testing process, so CMS must ensure that:
- Each of the data elements it proposes so as to collect is appropriate for hospice patients;
- Collection/reporting of the data elements applicable to only a subset of the hospice’s patient population not be required on all the patients; and
- Collection/reporting requirements be phased in if it is necessary to limit the burden on the hospice programs
To get hospice coding guidelines, register for informative webinars at AudioEducator.
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