tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2004 Issue 31

Home Health: HHAs Could Face New Quality Measures

Number of process-based measures could replace patient outcomes.An organization few people have heard of could be deciding the fate of home health agencies' Home Health Compare rating - and whether a huge new burden will be placed on HHAs. The National Quality Forum has tentatively agreed on 29 new quality measures for home health agencies - 22 for public reporting via Home Health Compare and seven for internal quality improvement purposes. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and HHAs will have to adopt the quality measures if the forum finalizes them under its consensus-building procedures, according...

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