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CMS Announces Payment Changes for Medicare Home Health Agencies for 2018
Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule (CMS-1672-F) that updates the calendar year (CY) 2018 Medicare payment rates and the wage index for home health agencies (HHAs) serving Medicare beneficiaries.
Fact Sheet CMS Announces Final Payment Changes for Medicare Home Health Agencies for 2017 (CMS-1648-F)
Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced final changes to the Medicare home health prospective payment system (HH PPS) for calendar year (CY) 2017 that would foster greater efficiency, flexibility, payment accuracy, and improved quality.
Fact Sheet CMS Releases First Ever Home Health Patient Experience of Care Star Ratings
Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) introduced the first patient experience of care star ratings on Home Health Compare (https://www.medicare.gov/homehealthcompare/search.html).
Press Release Home Health Care Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HHCAHPS) Survey Star Ratings are now on Home Health Compare
Home Health Compare is a user-friendly web tool found at https://www.medicare.gov/homehealthcompare/search.html that provides information on how well Medicare-certified home health agencies (HHAs) provide care to their patients.
Fact Sheet Home Health Compare Quality of Patient Care Star Ratings
Consumer research has shown that summary quality measures and the use of symbols, such as stars, to represent performance are valuable to consumers. Star ratings can help consumers more quickly identify differences in quality and make use of the information when selecting a health care provider.
Fact Sheet CMS announces new initiative to promote value-based home health care
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today announced a proposal to launch a new model designed to support greater quality of care among Medicare beneficiaries.
Press Release Home Health Compare Star Ratings
Consumer research has shown that summary quality measures and the use of symbols, such as stars, to represent performance are valuable to consumers. Star ratings can help consumers more quickly identify differences in quality and make use of the information when selecting a health care provider.
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