Register for the December 13 Webinar on the Hospice Quality Reporting Program “Updates to Public Reporting in Fiscal Year 2019: Hospice Comprehensive Assessment Measure and Data Correction Deadlines”

On Thursday, December 13, at 1:00 p.m. ET, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will host a two-part webinar covering two different topics for hospice providers. Part One of the training will focus on the Hospice and Palliative Care Composite Process Measure – Comprehensive Assessment at Admission (NQF #3235), including the background of this measure, how this measure is calculated, and how providers can use their Certification And Survey Provider Enhanced Reporting Quality Measure Reports (CASPER QM Reports) to understand their hospice’s performance on this measure. Part Two of the training will focus on a review of the 4.5 Month Data Correction Deadline for Public Reporting policy update that was finalized in the FY 2019 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Update and Hospice Quality Reporting Requirements final rule (83 FR 38622, see pages 38638-38640), including explaining how this new policy change will be implemented and the implications of this new policy.

It is recommended that providers familiarize themselves with the Hospice Comprehensive Assessment Measure and the new 4.5 Month Data Correction Deadline for Public Reporting prior to the training by reviewing the following two Fact Sheets currently available on the HQRP Web site:

4.5 Month Data Correction Deadline for Public Reporting – available on the Hospice Quality Reporting Program (HQRP) Public Reporting: Key Dates for Providers page.
Hospice Comprehensive Assessment QM Background Methodology Fact Sheet – available on the HQRP Current Measures page.

Webinar Details

Title: Updates to Public Reporting in FY 2019: Hospice Comprehensive Assessment Measure and Data Correction Deadlines
Date: Thursday, December 13, 2018
Time: 1-2:30 p.m. ET
Target Audience: Hospice Providers
Presenters: CMS representatives and subject matter experts
Registration link: https://engage.vevent.com/index.jsp?eid=3536&seid=1296