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Data Reporting on Hospice Claims |
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Change Request 8358 – Additional Data Reporting Requirements for Hospice Claims (July 26, 2013) |
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Data on Claims – proposed and as required under CR8358 |
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Hospice Payment Reform |
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Hospice Cost Reports: Benchmarks and Trends, 2004-2011 |
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Analysis of Trends in General Inpatient Care (GIP) Utilization |
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Analysis of Face-to-Face Visit Requirement |
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Hospice Payment |
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Hospice FY2014 Wage Index |
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FINAL RULE: FY2014 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Update; Hospice Quality Reporting Requirements; and Update on Payment Reform |
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Hospice Wage Index FY2014 (With % Change over FY2013 Value) |
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Hospice Wage Index FY2013 Urban and Rural Areas in one spread sheet (includes comparison with previous years) |
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Hospice Quality Reporting |
NQF Hospice-Approved Measures
Note: These measures will be considered for possible future hospice quality reporting requirements. |
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HQRP Reference Table: Data Details — NQF Measures Proposed by CMS to Comprise Initial Hospice Information Set (HIS) (5/13/2013) |
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NQF #0208 Family Evaluation of Hospice Care |
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NQF #1617 Patients Treated with an Opioid who are Given a Bowel Regimen |
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NQF #1634 Hospice and Palliative Care — Pain Screening |
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NQF #1637 Hospice and Palliative Care — Pain Assessment |
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NQF #1638 Hospice and Palliative Care — Dyspnea Treatment |
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NQF #1639 Hospice and Palliative Care — Dyspnea Screening |
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NQF #1641 Hospice and Palliative Care — Treatment Preferences |
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NQF #1647 Percentage of hospice patients with documentation in the clinical record of a discussion of spiritual/religious concerns or documentation that the patient/caregiver did not want to discuss. |
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Patient Notices |
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Advance Beneficiary Notice of Non-Coverage |
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CGS ABN Decision Tree |
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NAHC's Hospice Association of America 2013 Regulatory Blueprint for Action |
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HAA 2013 Regulatory Blueprint for Action |
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Hospice Face-to-Face Encounter and Related Requirements |
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CR 7337/Transmittal 141: New Hospice Certification Requirements and Revised Conditions of Participation (CoPs) |
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Model Hospice Patient Information on Face-toFace Encounters |
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Model Hospice Patient Letter |
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Model Face-to-Face and Narrative for Recerticication of Terminal Illiness for Hospice |
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Model Physician Face-to-Face and Narrative for Recertification of Terminal Illness for Hospice |
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Hospice Face-to-Face Q & A |
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Reporting Reasonable Suspicion of a Crime |
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Reporting Reasonable Suspicion of a Crime in a Long-Term Care Facility (LTC): Section 1150B of the Social Security Act |
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Sample Individual Notification Letter |
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Sample Posting Form |
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