CHHA and Hospice HERDS Reporting Reduced

LeadingAge NY is pleased to announce that the Department of Health (DOH) has agreed to reduce Health Emergency Response Data System (HERDS) reporting for certified home health agencies (CHHAs) and hospices from three times a week to once a week. The number of questions will also be reduced.

We have been advocating for some time for this change, as the frequency of HERDS reporting has been time-consuming and several of the questions are now obsolete with the reduction of COVID-19 infection rates throughout the state.

LeadingAge NY will continue to press DOH for reduced HERDS reporting for nursing homes and adult care facilities (ACFs) and will keep members updated on this issue.

Contact: Meg Everett, meverett@leadingageny.org, 518-929-9342