Monday, September 18, 2017: 10:15 AM-11:45 AM
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Faculty:
Carol D Spence, PhD
,National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, Alexandria, VA
and
Jennifer L Kennedy, MA, BSN, RN, CHC
,National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, Alexandria, VA
CMS continues to raise the bar on quality requirements for hospices with ongoing additions on the way. It remains critical for hospices to have an accurate and comprehensive mastery of compliance with quality reporting requirements. And now the advent of Hospice Compare means that an in-depth understanding of the quality measures used to evaluate hospices and how to improve performance on those measures is essential as well. This session will provide an overview of the latest information on the HQRP and as well as what lies ahead for quality reporting.
Learning Objectives:
1. Differentiate HQRP data collection and measure specifications for HQRP measures
2. Develop a plan to ensure compliance with HQRP and maximize performance on the quality measures
3. Describe the various aspects of Hospice Compare for inaugural and future releases