by Noah Larsen | Nov 10, 2021 | Patient Experience
In a recent Federal Register final rule, CMS finalized including all Medicare-certified home health agencies (HHAs) in an HH VBP (value-based purchasing) Model. CMS had proposed starting with CY2022 for CY2024 payment, however, as a result of feedback during the...
by Noah Larsen | Oct 7, 2021 | Patient Experience
Joni Jan Gnida, CPXP, and Andrea Paseka, BA, two of PRC’s resident CAHPS® experts, for a webinar that covers developments and updates in CAHPS® and VBP throughout 2021, along with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on patient perceptions and CAHPS® performance....
by Noah Larsen | Sep 9, 2021 | Patient Experience
CMS provided the FY 2022 IPPS Final Rule, which provides guidance on the use of CY2020 HCAHPS data for Value Based Purchasing (VBP). Previously, we learned that CMS was not going to use the Q1 2020 or Q2 2020 data in VBP, the submission of which was optional. If you...
by Noah Larsen | Jul 2, 2021 | Patient Experience
Earlier this year, CMS announced that HHVBP (Home Health Value Based Purchasing) would be expanded after learning that participants in the HHVBP model had an average of 4.6% improvement in quality scores and an average annual savings of $141 million to Medicare. In a...
by Noah Larsen | May 13, 2021 | Patient Experience
CMS provided the FY 2022 IPPS Proposed Rule, which provides guidance on the use of CY2020 HCAHPS data for Value Based Purchasing (VBP). Previously, we learned that CMS was not going to use the Q1 2020 or Q2 2020 data in VBP, the submission of which was optional. If...
