Home Health Quality Reporting Training

Home Health Quality Reporting Training

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has many sources of information about Home Health Quality Reporting Program (HH QRP) for stakeholders including:

  • Training Materials
  • Training Q&As
  • Special Open Door Forum (SODF) Presentations

Updates

January 19, 2024

NOW AVAILABLE: CMS Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Document and Methodology Report for the Post-Acute Care Health Equity Confidential Feedback Reports 

In October 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released two Health Equity Confidential Feedback Reports to post-acute care (PAC) providers: the Discharge to Community (DTC) Health Equity Confidential Feedback Report and the Medicare Spending Per Beneficiary (MSPB) Health Equity Confidential Feedback Report.

To answer frequently asked questions and to provide methodological information about these reports, CMS released the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Document and the Methodology Report. The materials can be access through these links: 

 

December 15, 2023

NOW AVAILABLE: CMS Health Equity Confidential Feedback Reports Live Q&A Materials

On November 16, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) hosted a live Q&A session about the CMS Health Equity Confidential Feedback Reports for post-acute care (PAC) providers in the Home Health (HH), Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF), Long-Term Care Hospital (LTCH), and Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) settings, which were released in October 2023. The PAC Health Equity Confidential Feedback Reports stratified the Discharge to Community and Medicare Spending Per Beneficiary measures by dual-enrollment status and race/ethnicity. 

The live Q&A session gave participants an opportunity to ask CMS subject matter experts about the report’s methodologies and interpretations can be found in these links: 

If you would like to submit feedback to CMS on the PAC Health Equity Confidential Feedback Reports, please submit it to your provider-specific helpdesk. Please include “Health Equity Feedback” in the subject line of your email.

 

December 13, 2023

NEW RESOURCE AVAILABLE: Confusion Assessment Method (CAM©) Video Tutorial

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is offering a video tutorial to assist providers with guidance application and assessment strategies for C1310. Signs and Symptoms of Delirium taken from the Confusion Assessment Method (CAM©) found in the OASIS-E. This video tutorial is approximately 14 minutes in length and is designed to provide targeted guidance for accurate coding using a live-action patient scenario. To access the video, click on the following link: CAM Video Tutorial.

If you have questions about accessing resources or feedback regarding trainings, please email the PAC Training Mailbox. Content-related questions should be submitted to the HH QRP Help Desk.

October 26, 2023

On November 16, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. ET, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will host a live Q&A session regarding the Health Equity Confidential Feedback Reports released on October 16, 2023. The Q&A session will give participants an opportunity to learn about answers to commonly asked questions regarding the report’s methodologies and interpretations from CMS subject matter experts.

More Information

For more information about the PAC Health Equity Confidential Feedback Reports, please watch CMS’ overview webinar recording, and view the recently published fact sheet. The webinar recording can be found here. The webinar’s slides, a transcript of the webinar, and the fact sheet are all available as downloadable PDFs in the “Downloads” section near the bottom of this page.

CMS asks that all providers who wish to submit a question for the upcoming webinar review these materials before submitting.

October 16, 2023

NEW RESOURCES AVAILABLE: Educational webinar recording and fact sheet providing an overview of the Health Equity Confidential Feedback Reports

CMS has released an educational webinar recording and fact sheet providing an overview of the Health Equity Confidential Feedback Reports. The webinar slides, webinar transcript, and fact sheet are available in the Downloads section below. To access the webinar recording video, click on the following link: Online webinar recording.

September 26, 2023

NEW RESOURCE AVAILABLE: BIMS and BIMS Summary Score Explainer Video

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is offering a 3-minute, animated explainer video, BIMS and BIMS Summary Score: Stopping and Coding an Incomplete Interview for HH Providers. This video was developed to assist providers in accurately determining when the Brief Interview for Mental Status (BIMS) should be stopped, and how to code the remaining items in this situation. The video is now available through the following link: BIMS and BIMS Summary Score: Stopping and Coding an Incomplete Interview Explainer Video.

If you have questions about accessing the resources or feedback regarding the trainings, please email the PAC Training Mailbox. If you would like to receive email notifications related to future training resources or events, please register to be added to our Notification List. Content-related questions should be submitted to the HH QRP Help Desk.

September 22, 2023

NEW RESOURCE AVAILABLE: Understanding Coding for N0415 Explainer Video

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is offering a 4-minute, animated explainer video, Understanding Coding for N0415. High-Risk Drug Classes: Use and Indication for HH Providers. This video was developed to assist providers in accurately determining whether a patient is taking any prescribed medications in the specified drug classes and whether the patient-specific indication was noted for all medications in the drug class. The video is now available through the following link: Understanding Coding for N0415. High-Risk Drug Classes: Use and Indication Explainer Video.

If you have questions about accessing the resources or feedback regarding the trainings, please email the PAC Training Mailbox. If you would like to receive email notifications related to future training resources or events, please register to be added to our Notification List. Content-related questions should be submitted to the HH QRP Help Desk.

August 8, 2023

NEW RESOURCE AVAILABLE: Social Determinants of Health Items Explainer Video

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is offering a 4-minute, animated explainer video, Social Determinants of Health Items: Determining When a Proxy Response is Allowed for HH Providers. This video was developed to assist providers in accurately determining when the use of a proxy response is allowed for Social Determinants of Health items: A1005. Ethnicity, A1010. Race, A1110. Language, A1250. Transportation, B1300. Health Literacy, and D0700. Social Isolation. The video is now available through the following link: Social Determinants of Health Explainer Video.

If you have questions about accessing the resources or feedback regarding the trainings, please email the PAC Training Mailbox. If you would like to receive email notifications related to future training resources or events, please register to be added to our Notification List. Content-related questions should be submitted to the HH QRP Help Desk.

July 14, 2023

NEW RESOURCE AVAILABLE: BIMS Video Tutorial

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is offering a video tutorial to assist providers with guidance application and interview strategies for the cognitive assessment known as the Brief Interview for Mental Status (BIMS) found in the OASIS-E. This video tutorial is approximately 20 minutes in length and is designed to provide targeted guidance for accurate coding using live-action patient scenarios. To access the video, click on the following link: BIMS Video Tutorial.

If you have questions about accessing the resources or feedback regarding the trainings, please email the PAC Training Mailbox. Content-related questions should be submitted to the HH QRP Help Desk.

March 21, 2023

NEW RESOURCE AVAILABLE: BIMS, PHQ-2 to 9, and Pain Interview Cue Cards

CMS is offering a set of cue cards to assist providers in conducting the Brief Interview for Mental Status (BIMS), the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-2 to 9), and the Pain Interview, as referenced in the OASIS-E coding guidance. This resource is intended to be utilized as a supplemental patient communication tool that provides a visual reference for the coding of response options. More detailed instructions regarding the use of cue cards and the administration of the BIMS in writing can be found in the OASIS-E Manual.

The cue cards are available in the Downloads section below.

If you have questions about accessing the resources or feedback regarding the trainings, please email PAC Training. Content-related questions should be submitted to the HH QRP Help Desk.

March 20, 2023

UPDATED RESOURCE AVAILABLE: Video Tutorial: GG0170C. Lying to Sitting on Side of Bed

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is releasing a short video tutorial to assist providers with coding GG0170C. Lying to Sitting on Side of Bed. This 5-minute video is designed to provide targeted guidance using simulated patient scenarios. To access the video, click on the following link: GG0170C. Lying to Sitting on Side of Bed.

If you have questions about accessing the resources or feedback regarding the trainings, please email the PAC Training Mailbox. Content-related questions should be submitted to the HH QRP Help Desk.

January 11, 2023

NEW RESOURCE AVAILABLE: Third Edition HH QRP COVID-19 Public Reporting Tip Sheet

The purpose of the Third Edition Home Health (HH) Quality Reporting Program (QRP) COVID-19 Public Reporting (PR) Tip Sheet is to help providers understand CMS’ public reporting approach to the HH QRP to account for CMS quality data submissions that were either optional or excepted from public reporting due to the COVID-19 public health emergency. The impacts on CMS’ Care Compare website refreshes are also outlined. This tip sheet serves as a companion document to the first and second edition HH QRP COVID-19 PR Tip Sheets published in July 2020 and February 2022.

The tip sheet is available in the Downloads section below.

If you have questions about accessing the resources or feedback regarding the trainings, please email the PAC Training Mailbox. Content-related questions should be submitted to the HH QRP Help Desk.

December 7, 2022

NEW RESOURCE AVAILABLE: PHQ-2 to 9 Cue Card

CMS is offering a cue card to assist providers in coding the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-2 to 9) as referenced in the coding guidance for D0150. This resource is intended to be utilized during the Patient Mood Interview as a supplemental communication tool that provides a visual reference to assist patient selection of symptom frequency.

The cue card is offered in two sizes which can be viewed or printed and is available in the Downloads section below.

If you have questions about accessing the resources or feedback regarding the trainings, please email PAC Training. Content-related questions should be submitted to the HH QRP Help Desk.

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