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Published on Wed Jun 19, 2013 
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Watch for forthcoming updated training materials about the hospice quality reporting program, noted CMS’s Robin Dowell in the May 8 Open Door Forum for home care providers. CMS has eliminated the requirement to report domains for the structural quality measures collected, Dowell explained.
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