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Testing results show that the CAR scenariospecifically using 3 quarters of data for the HIS Comprehensive Assessment Measuredemonstrates acceptable levels of reportability and reliability. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH ALL TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH HEREIN, CLICK BELOW ON THE BUTTON LABELED "I DO NOT ACCEPT" AND EXIT FROM THIS COMPUTER SCREEN. This rule takes effect October 1, 2021. All other boundaries and names are as of January 1, 2012. The authority citation for part 418 continues to read as follows: Authority: In October 2020, our contractor convened a workgroup of family caregivers whose family members have received hospice care to provide input on this measure concept from the family and caregiver perspective. In a 2016 report, the OIG has expressed concern at the potentially inappropriate billing of GIP care. The HIS Comprehensive Assessment Measure captures whether multiple key care processes were delivered upon patients' admissions to hospice in one measure as described in the Table 6. One commenter requested a minimum of 6 months from the date final specifications are available for EMR and other vendors to respond to any changes in the HQRP. U.S. Government rights to use, modify, reproduce, release, perform, display, or disclose these technical data and/or computer data bases and/or computer software and/or computer software documentation are subject to the limited rights restrictions of DFARS 252.227-7015(b)(2)(June 1995) and/or subject to the restrictions of DFARS 227.7202-1(a)(June 1995) and DFARS 227.7202-3(a)June 1995), as applicable for U.S. Department of Defense procurements and the limited rights restrictions of FAR 52.227-14 (June 1987) and/or subject to the restricted rights provisions of FAR 52.227-14 (June 1987) and FAR 52.227-19 (June 1987), as applicable, and any applicable agency FAR Supplements, for non-Department Federal procurements. Hospice is compassionate beneficiary and family/caregiver-centered care for those who are terminally ill. As referenced in our regulations at 418.22(b)(1), to be eligible for Medicare hospice services, the patient's attending physician (if any) and the hospice medical director must certify that the individual is terminally ill, as defined in section 1861(dd)(3)(A) of the Social Security Act (the Act) and our regulations at 418.3; that is, the individual has a medical prognosis that his or her life expectancy is 6 months or less if the illness runs its normal course. documents in the last year, 19 We proposed allowing the hospice to furnish the addendum within 5 days from the date of a beneficiary or representative request, if the request is within 5 days from the date of a hospice election. Exceptions and Extensions for Quality Reporting Requirements for Acute Care Hospitals, PPS-Exempt Cancer Hospitals, Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities, Skilled Nursing Facilities, Home Health Agencies, Hospices, Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities, Long-Term Care Hospitals, Ambulatory Surgical Centers, Renal Dialysis Facilities, and MIPS Eligible Clinicians Affected by COVID-19. Claims data are considered a reliable source of standardized data about the services provided, because providers must comply with Medicare payment and claims processing policy. The FY 2022 hospice payment updates also include an update to the statutory aggregate cap amount, which limits the overall payments per patient that are made to a hospice annually. The sixth column shows the effect of all the proposed changes on FY 2022 hospice payments. Specifically, individual-level responses to survey items would be scored such that the most favorable response is scored as 100 and all other responses are scored as 0. We would use those data to calculate and publicly report the claims-based measures for the CY2022 reporting period. As a result of the changes mandated by Division CC, section 404 of the CAA 2021, we proposed conforming regulation text changes at 418.309 to reflect the new language added to section 1814(i)(2)(B) of the Act. The HQRP proposals would not change provider burden or costs. the current document as it appeared on Public Inspection on CMS DISCLAIMER. In addition, Table 18 shows the proposed CAHPS public reporting schedule during and after the data freeze. The final payment rates for FFY 2022 are as follows: Code FY 2021 Payment Rates Final FY 2022 Payment Rates 651: RHC (days 1-60) $199.25 $203.40 651: RHC (days 61+) $157.49 $160.74 655: IRC $461.09 $473.75 Hospice providers that do not submit the required quality data will experience a 2 percentage point reduction to their market basket. For these reasons, adding disclaimer text as suggested would not help consumers seeking information make decisions about care options. In the FY 2017 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Update final rule (81 FR 52143), we stated that we would continue CAHPS reporting with eight rolling quarters on an ongoing basis. Thus, inpatient services on line 25 are not captured. At 418.24(c)(10), we proposed that the hospice would include the date furnished in the patient's medical record and on the addendum itself. We also compared the measure scores of the hospices that meet the reporting threshold when we use 2 years of data with hospices that meet the threshold using only 1 year of data. Hospice Start Printed Page 42547providers are only able to discern what items, services, and drugs they will not cover once they have a beneficiary's comprehensive assessment. As finalized in the FY 2016 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Update final rule (80 FR 47192), hospices' compliance with HIS requirements beginning with the FY 2020 APU determination (that is, based on HIS-Admission and Discharge records submitted in CY 2018) are based on a timeliness threshold of 90 percent. Therefore, we do not have the statutory authority to reduce the aggregate cap amount nor the statutory authority to wage-adjust the cap amount. Section 1814(a)(7)(D)(i) of the Act, as added by section 3132(b)(2) of the. Other PAC settings show similar findings regarding the stability of claims measures compared to assessment scores, which we update quarterly. Ways CMS can promote health equity in outcomes among hospice patients. We conducted multiple analyses during the development of HCI to validate these indicators and determine Start Printed Page 42567thresholds before selecting them for inclusion in the final HCI measure. PDF Medicare Advantage Organizations (MAOs) - HHS.gov This two-stage approach allows for calculation of stable cut-points that reflect the full range of hospice performance. The CAHPS Hospice Survey measures was re-endorsed by NQF on November 20, 2020. The commenters requested consideration of the impact of COVID-19 when setting labor shares for future years. Hospices providing services in the Outlying and South Atlantic regions would experience the largest estimated increases in payments of 2.9 percent and 2.5 percent, respectively. County Name CBSA Urban/Rural . Response: We thank the commenter for these recommendations. We will consider this comment when working on any future modifications to the hospice cost report. This final rule updates the hospice wage index, payment rates, and aggregate cap amount for Fiscal Year 2022. documents in the last year, 9 Thus, these measure removal factors identify how measures are removed from the HQRP. The goal of HQRP quality measure development is to identify measures from a variety of data sources that provide a window into hospice care services throughout the dying process, fit well with the hospice business model, and meet the objectives of the Meaningful Measures initiative. We will evaluate and consider any future changes to the hospice cost report that will allow for the collection of data that may improve the calculation of the hospice labor shares. 7. Given these findings, we are finalizing our proposal to use 2 years of data to publicly report HCI and HVLDL in 2022. In no event shall CMS be liable for direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages arising out of the use of such information or material. We intend to submit additional claims-based measures for future consideration and solicit public comment. Comment: Several commenters would like more time and information to replicate the analysis for HCI. A proportion of overhead benefit costs are allocated to each level of care using our methodology as stated above and in the proposed rule (86 FR 19718). We propose to continue to report the most recent 8 quarters of available data after the freeze, but not to include the data from the exempted quarters of Q1 and Q2 of 2020 as issued in the March 27, 2020 Guidance Memorandum with the effected quarters. We solicited public comments on the proposal to use the CAR scenario to publicly report HH OASIS in January 2022 and claims-based measures beginning with the January 2022 through July 2024 refreshes. Contact Medicaid Care Management Organizations (CMOs), File a Complaint about a Licensed Facility, Facebook page for Georgia Department of Community Health, Twitter page for Georgia Department of Community Health, Linkedin page for Georgia Department of Community Health, YouTube page for Georgia Department of Community Health, https://dch.georgia.gov/providers/provider-types/nursing-home-providers, Ground Ambulance (Public/Private) Providers, Rural Health Clinics (RHC) and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC), Medicaid Sign-Up Portal (Georgia Gateway). The other determinant of per-beneficiary spending is the level of care at which services are billed. The table reports the sample size before and after exclusion.[15]. We proposed that hospices must furnish the addendum no later than 3 calendar days after a beneficiary's (or representative's) request during the course of a hospice election. (2) The APU is subsequently applied to FY payments based on compliance in the corresponding Reporting Year/Data Collection Year. This rule provided individuals and entities that provide services to Medicare beneficiaries needed flexibilities to respond effectively to the serious public health threats posed by the spread of COVID-19. Specifically, for CHC, we proposed that total CHC costs (Worksheet B, column 18, line 50) and CHC compensation costs to be greater than zero. This rule will only affect hospices. 4. The FY 2010 Hospice Wage Index and Rate Update final rule (74 FR 39384) instituted an incremental 7-year phase-out of the BNAF beginning in FY 2010 through FY 2016. Commenters included individuals, hospice agencies, state hospice associations, national provider organizations, and patient advocacy groups. We requested public comment in determining if the time and effort necessary to comply with implementing the use of the pseudo-patient for hospice aide training at 418.76(c)(1) Start Printed Page 42601would reduce burden on the provider. So, it is not unreasonable to require that the electronically sent addendum also be signed to ensure that the patient is aware of the important information about hospice non-covered items, services, and drugs. Comment: Several commenters expressed concerns that the public will not interpret the star ratings correctly. . This final rule consists of approximately 72,000 words. Because the HCI relies on claims data that are already collected by CMS, reporting claims-based measures places no additional burden for hospice providers or other stakeholders. This measure helps to ensure all hospice patients receive a holistic comprehensive assessment. Information on the current HQRP quality measures can be found at: https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Initiatives-Patient-Assessment-Instruments/Hospice-Quality-Reporting/Current-Measures. Another commenter stated it was appropriate that the hospice labor shares be based on data for hospice providers, rather than home health agencies and skilled nursing facilities. Our analysis found that they meet factor 4: a more broadly applicable measure (across settings, populations, or conditions) for the particular topic is available. We determined that the HIS Comprehensive Start Printed Page 42555Assessment Measure, discussed in detail in the FY 2017 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Update final rule (81 FR 52144), is a more broadly applicable measure and continues to provide, in a single measure, meaningful differences between hospices regarding overall quality in addressing the physical, psychosocial, and spiritual factors of hospice care upon admission. These visits can be made by either the RN, the medical social worker, or both. Form, Manner and Timing of Data Collection and Submission, we have provided and will consolidate in the Users' Manual specifications for HCI and HVLDL in time to meet commenters' stated needs. Clinical Signs of Impending Death in Cancer Patients. We plan to continue working with other agencies and stakeholders to coordinate and to inform our Start Printed Page 42599transformation to dQMs leveraging health IT standards. The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely. In addition, we will remove the 7 measures that make up the HIS Comprehensive Assessment Measure section of Care Compare, which displays the seven HIS measures. Paragraph (b)(3) is a technical correction to address errors identified in the FY 2016 and FY 2019 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Update final rules, (80 FR 47186 and 83 FR 38636). The purpose of this Change Request (CR) is to update the hospice payment rates, hospice wage index, and Pricer for FY 2023. The responsibility for the content of this file/product is with CGS or the CMS and no endorsement by the AMA is intended or implied. While we consider how best to address these potential scenarios in a consistent and thoughtful manner, we reiterate that our policy principles with regard to the wage index include generally using the most current data and information available and providing that data and information, as well as any approaches to addressing any significant effects on Medicare payments resulting from these potential scenarios, in notice and comment rulemaking. For these reasons, we determined the best course of action would be to continue to publicly report the most recent 8 quarters of data, but exempting Q1 and Q2 2020. Analysis for each year was based on the FY calendar. Star ratings will continue to be calculated and released as we phase in the new survey version. The specifications for Indicator Eight, Skilled Nurse Care Minutes per RHC Day, are as follows: Our regulations at 418.100(c)(2) require that [n]ursing services, physician services, and drugs and biologicals . We count skilled nursing visits where the corresponding revenue center date overlaps with one of the days of RHC previously identified. L. 116-260) to change the payment reduction for failing to meet hospice quality reporting requirements from 2 to 4 percentage points. Comment: A few commenters supported the proposal to rebase the labor share for the four levels of care based on the 2018 MCR data. Comment: Several commenters expressed concern regarding the impact of COVID-19 on labor costs. Consistent with the Meaningful Measure Initiative, we conducted a number of information gathering activities to identify informational gaps. Hui D et al. Index Earned Point Criterion: Hospices earn a point towards the HCI if their individual hospice score for percentage of decedents receiving a visit by a skilled nurse or social worker in the last 3 days of life falls above the 10th percentile ranking among hospices nationally. FY 2022 Hospice Payment Update Percentage, D. Clarifying Regulation Text Changes for the Hospice Election Statement Addendum, E. Hospice Waivers Made Permanent Conditions of Participation, 2. Section 1814(i)(5)(C) of the Act requires that each hospice submit data to the Secretary on quality measures specified by the Secretary. The initiative helps guide our efforts to develop and implement quality measures to fill those gaps and develop those concepts towards quality measures that meet the standards for public reporting. Hospice Utilization and Spending Patterns, 2. This could also include guidance on any additional items, including standardized patient assessment and data elements that could be used to assess health equity in the care of hospice patients, for use in the HQRP. CDT is a trademark of the ADA. The regulations at 418.22(b)(2) require that clinical information and other documentation that support the medical prognosis accompany the certification and be filed in the medical record with it and those at 418.22(b)(3) require that the certification and recertification forms include a brief narrative explanation of the clinical findings that support a life expectancy of 6 months or less. The HCI indicators will be available by visiting the Provider Data Catalog at https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/topics/hospice-care. Currently, only Medicare-certified hospices with more than 20 patient stays each year have quality measure results publicly available on Care Compare. This reimbursement is in addition to the per diem rate. PDF Update to Hospice Payment Rates, Hospice Cap, Hospice Wage Index and An official website of the State of Georgia. Of these hospices: 2,941 (58.3 percent) had 30+ completes for those 8 quarters, and had scores publicly reported. 31. We then count the minutes of skilled nursing visits by taking the corresponding revenue center units and multiplying by 15. The ADA does not directly or indirectly practice medicine or dispense dental services. We received many comments about the HOPE update. Part 418, subpart G, provides for a per diem payment based on one of four prospectively-determined rate categories of hospice care (routine home care (RHC), CHC, IRC, and GIP), based on each day a qualified Medicare beneficiary is under hospice care (once the individual has elected). Hospice Care Response: We appreciate commenters' suggestions for modifications to the indicators, additional analyses to conduct, and requests to monitor the indicators. In response to this solicitation, CMS received public comments highlighting the potential limitations of a single concept claims-based measure. To assess these criteria, we conducted reportability and reliability analysis using 3 quarters of data in a refresh, instead of the standard 4 quarters of data for reporting HIS-based measures. However, the prohibition does not pertain to the provision of an item or service for the purpose of alleviating pain or discomfort, even if such use may increase the risk of death, so long as the item or service is not furnished for the specific purpose of causing or accelerating death. One of these commenters expressed support for making the reporting more inclusive of smaller hospices, to encourage them to also improve the quality of care they provide. This rule makes changes to the labor shares of the hospice payment rates and finalizes clarifying regulations text changes to the election statement addendum that was implemented on October 1, 2020. This public reporting threshold protects the privacy Start Printed Page 42585of patients who seek care at smaller hospices. Hospice caregivers also welcomed the addition of new quality measures to the HQRP to better differentiate between hospices. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS. We did not exclude providers based on the reporting of contracted inpatient days as reported on Worksheet S-1. Therefore, we proposed to exclude providers that reported costs greater than zero on Worksheet A-3, column 7, line 25 (Inpatient CareContracted) for IRC and Worksheet A-4, column 7, line 25 (Inpatient CareContracted) for GIP. We plan continue to monitor hospice trends and vulnerabilities within the hospice benefit. These results indicate that a hospice's HCI scores would not normally fluctuate a great deal from one year to the next, and that they will fluctuate even less from quarter to quarter. Another commenter stated that completing a full competency test takes the focus away from the identified deficiency and is not effective. The Public Inspection page Several other commenters stated that hospices face significant challenges in the labor market, particularly for nurses. Specifically, they stated that claims from the COVID-19 PHE would not reflect typical hospice services. This means CMS requires that hospices submit 90 percent of all required HIS records within 30-days of the event (that is, patient's admission or discharge). We obtained the hospice claims and the Medicare beneficiary summary file in May 2020, and the inpatient data in August 2020. The proposed methodology for calculating the labor shares cited by the commenter of using Worksheet A-1 and A-2 column 7, lines 26 through 37 for total labor costs reflects only one component of the proposed calculation of the labor share. 12. We solicited comments on these proposals for CAHPS Star Ratings and the public reporting of star ratings no sooner than FY 2022.Start Printed Page 42573. Finally, the FY 2015 Hospice Wage Index and Rate Update final rule required providers to complete their aggregate cap determination not sooner than 3 months after the end of the cap year, and not later than 5 months after, and remit any overpayments. 5. We will explore alternatives for presenting additional information about star ratings on the Care Compare website so that consumers may be informed about why smaller hospices may not have stars. We encourage all providers to report the cost report data accurately and timely so we can include more providers' cost report data in the labor share calculations. We also Start Printed Page 42604recognize that different types of entities are in many cases affected by mutually exclusive sections of the final rule, and therefore, for the purposes of our estimate we assume that each reviewer reads approximately 50 percent of the rule. April 13, 2018. https://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Guidance/Transmittals/2018Downloads/R3P243.pdf. We also discussed developing the Hospice Outcomes & Patient Evaluation (HOPE), a new patient assessment instrument that is planned to replace the HIS. These can be useful documents in the last year, by the International Trade Commission c. What ways could we incentivize or reward innovative uses of health information technology (IT) that could reduce burden for post-acute care settings, including but not limited to hospices? Hospice Care A Physician's Guide Includes Medical Guidelines for Determining Prognosis 5123 W. St. Joseph Hwy., Ste 204 Lansing, Michigan 48917 Table 13 displays the original schedule for public reporting prior to the COVID-19 PHE. However, due to the threshold, at least some hospices will not achieve the minimum patient stays within 1 year. but we will consider addressing this policy in future rulemaking. The productivity adjustment for FY 2022, based on IGI's second quarter 2021 forecast, is 0.7 percent. 26. FY 2023 Final Medicaid State/County Rate Charts (XLS) for every county in every state with all levels of care, based on the national Medicaid rates in Table 1 below. In order to accommodate the exception of 2020 Q1 and Q2 data, we are proposing to resume public reporting using 3 out of 4 quarters of data for the January 2022 refresh. CBSA Code CBSA Name CBSA Type; 10100: Aberdeen, SD: Micropolitan: 10140: Aberdeen, WA: Micropolitan: 10180: Abilene, TX: Metropolitan: 10220: Ada, OK: Micropolitan: 10260 First, it would reduce the proportion of hospices that would have CAHPS Hospice Survey data displayed on Care Compare. Prior to enactment of this provision, the hospice cap update was set to revert to the original methodology of updating the annual cap amount by the CPI-U beginning on October 1, 2025. (2013). Comment: Several commenters stated that the CAHPS Hospice Survey is unlike other CAHPS surveys in that the respondents are family members or friends of the deceasednot the patients themselves. For example, FY 2019 covers claims with dates of services on or between October 1, 2018 and September 30, 2019. PDF Federal Fiscal Year 2022 Hospice Rates by Core-Based Statistical - Ohio Many commenters noted a 2019 Abt Associates and RAND Corporation study which excluded hospices from the standardized data elements for patient assessment denominator, citing that hospice patients have a different goal of care which does not align with standardized data elements for patient assessment. CBSAs (Core Based Statistical Areas) | Air Quality System | US EPA GIP must be provided in a Medicare-certified hospice freestanding facility, skilled nursing facility, or hospital. For more information on the policies we have adopted for the HH QRP, we refer readers to the following rules: Section 1895(b)(3)(B)(v)(III) of the Act requires the Secretary to establish procedures for making HH QRP data, including data submitted under sections 1899B(c)(1) and 1899B(d)(1) of the Act, available to the public. Therefore, we proposed to include direct patient care salaries and contract labor for social workers and counselors in the calculation of the labor shares. The revisions and additions read as follows: (c) Content of hospice election statement addendum. One commenter requested clarification that the day of request is considered day zero. 2. Hospice Compare was discontinued in December 2020. The commenter stated that other acceptable cost reporting methods may be applicable; however, a Level 1 edit is not currently produced if costs are reported in one of the two acceptable locations. Update to Hospice Payment Rates, Hospice Cap, Hospice Wage Index and Finally, we support minimizing provider burden while maintaining quality measures that provide valuable information to providers and consumers about hospice quality. Response: Although Care Compare already notes that for Hospice CAHPS the user is comparing . PDF Hospice Rates for Providers that Have Submitted the Required - Texas For the public display of HCI, our measure development contractor convened two small caregiver workgroups to gather impressions and input on the value of HCI for consumers.

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