Important Dates for the Medicare Hospice Quality Reporting Program (HQRP)
The ACA requires each hospice to collect data on quality measures and submit the data to CMS beginning in January 2013. CMS just posted a MLN SE1306, which outlines what is required regarding the data submission of the National Quality Forum (NQF) #0209 measure that is due by April 1. In addition, guidance is provided for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 Annual Payment Update (APU) determination as well as what should be done regarding data collection for the second year of reporting (FY 2015 APU determination) and where to obtain resources on the CMS HQRP web page to help with the above activities.
This chart summarizes the important dates to remember:
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Data Collection Period |
Submission Date |
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Year 1 Reporting |
Oct. 1, 2012 - Dec. 31, 2012 |
Jan 31, 2013 - Structural/QAPI measure April 1, 2013 - NFQ #209 data |
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Year 2 Reporting |
Jan. 1, 2013 - Dec. 31, 2013 |
April 1, 2014, both measures |