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Hospices Finally Get A Look At Their Data For New Measures Hospice Care Index, Visits In Last Days Of Life

Published on Fri Sep 24, 2021

At long last, hospices are getting some data for two new Hospice Quality Reporting Program measures. “Agency-level hospice Quality Measure (QM) reports now include claims-based measures,” the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services says in a new message to providers. Those measures are the Hospice Care Index (HCI) and Hospice Visits in the Last Days of Life (HVLDL), CMS notes. [...]
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