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Telecommunications Waiver Still Applies To Hospice Item Set, CMS Clarifies In New Tool

Published on Fri Jul 10, 2020

Having trouble keeping straight which COVID-19 waiver flexibilities are still in effect and which aren’t? Consult a new HQRP COVID-19 PHE Tip Sheet from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The four-page sheet reviews Hospice Quality Reporting Program exemptions and other flexibilities at www.cms.gov/files/document/hqrpcovid-19-phetipsheetjuly-2020508-compliant.pdf. For example: “The temporary exemptions for Hospice Quality Reporting Requirements end on June 30, 2020,” the sheet says. [...]
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