Proposed IMPACT Act Cross-Setting Quality Measure: Percent of Home Health Episodes with an Admission and Discharge Functional Assessment and a Care Plan That Addresses Function Comments due December 9

Public comments are due December 9 on a cross-setting post-acute care measure under the Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation Act of 2014 (IMPACT Act). CMS seeks:

• Refine measure specifications
• Identify setting-specific needs/concerns/barriers for capturing functional assessment and goal setting information using the data elements
• Gather feedback on importance, feasibility, usability and potential impact of adding functional assessment data elements for quality measurement as new items to the OASIS item set
• Identify additional guidance required for the implementation in home health

Visit the Public Comment webpage for more information.