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.
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: April 01, 2016
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