Industry updates specific to hospice.
FY2017 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Update
As mandated by Section 3004(c) of the Affordable Care Act, Hospices have been collecting 7 Hospice Quality Reporting Program (HQRP) measures using the Hospice Item Set (HIS) since July 1, 2014. On April 28, 2016, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published the proposed FY 2017 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Update, which includes the addition of two new quality measures.
