What is the Hospice Quality Reporting Program (HQRP)?
What is the purpose of hospice quality reporting? The Affordable Care Act authorized the establishment of a Quality Reporting Program for hospices. The Hospice Quality Reporting…
Unusual Circumstances: Face to Face Encounters
Prior to the third hospice benefit period, and prior to each subsequent benefit period, a hospice physician or nurse practitioner is required to have a face…
What is Face to Face Recertification?
A hospice face to face encounter is a step in patient recertification beginning with the third benefit period and each benefit period thereafter. The goal of…
Core Services: Using Employees versus Contractors
Hospice Conditions of Participation - employees versus contractors Hospice conditions of participation require that almost all hospice core services are delivered by hospice agency employees and…
Navigating the Hospice Initial Accreditation Process
What is hospice initial accreditation and why is it important? Hospice initial accreditation is a way to ensure delivery of consistent and high quality services across…