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The home health claims-based measure results for the October 2023 refresh of Care Compare will reflect the annual update of claims-based measures and include stays through December 31, 2022.
Although CMS previously excluded quarters 1 and 2 of 2020 from inclusion on Care Compare due to the COVID-19 public health emergency, CMS determined the claims-based measures on Care Compare would return to their normal reporting quarters with the October 2023 refresh.
New Measure:
The October 2023 refresh of Care Compare will include the first public reporting of the claims-based measure the Home Health Within-Stay Potentially Preventable Hospitalization (PPH) measure.
Removed Measure:
The October 2023 refresh removes an OASIS measure from public reporting, Drug Education on all Medications Provided to Patients/Caregivers.
Use the above link to read more about the upcoming change and both the new and removed measures.
On November 1, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the calendar year (CY) 2024 Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) Rate Update final rule, which updates Medicare payment policies and rates for Home Health Agencies (HHAs).
This rule includes routine updates to the Medicare Home Health PPS payment rates for CY 2024 in accordance with existing statutory and regulatory requirements. CMS estimates that Medicare payments to HHAs in CY 2024 will increase in the aggregate by 0.8 percent, or $140 million, compared to CY 2023.
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