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Hospice Quality Reporting Program: Specifications for the Hospice Item Set-Based Quality Measures

Guidance for the Hospice Quality Reporting Program: Specifications for the Hospice Item Set-Based Quality Measures. This document describes the measure specifications for the HIS-based quality measures previously adopted in the FY 2016 Hospice Wage Index Final Rule and two new measures proposed for adoption in the FY 2017 Hospice Wage Index Rule.

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Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

Issue Date: April 01, 2016

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