Happy Valentine's Day! ❤️
Just a quick heads-up that your Hospice Provider Preview Reports for the May 2025 refresh are now available in CASPER. I wanted to make sure you were aware in case you don't receive notifications from CMS.
Also, CHAP recently published the top hospice deficiencies from their 2024 surveys. You can see this list here, along with their compliance tips and associated L tags. It's certainly helpful that CMS now requires Accrediting Organizations to use these tags for easier cross-referencing with the State Operations Manual.
Hospice Preview Reports for the May 2025 Refresh – NOW AVAILABLE IN QIES
Providers can now access the latest Provider Preview Reports via the Certification and Survey Provider Enhanced Reports (CASPER) application. These reports contain provider performance scores for quality measures, which will be published on the compare tool on Medicare.gov and the Provider Data Catalog (PDC) during the May 2025 refresh.
In the Provider Preview Reports, HIS measure scores are based on HIS data submitted by hospices from Quarter 3, 2023 through Quarter 2, 2024. CAHPS measure scores are based on CAHPS data submitted from Quarter 3, 2022 through Quarter 2, 2024. CAHPS Star Ratings are calculated based on data from Quarter 2, 2022 through Quarter 1, 2024. The claims-based measures reflect claims data collected from Quarter 1, 2022 through Quarter 4, 2023.
Once released in CASPER, providers will have 30 days during which to review their quality measure results. The preview period for the latest Provider Preview Report lasts from February 13, 2025 to March 14, 2025. Although the actual “preview period” is 30 days, the reports will continue to be available for another 30 days, or a total of 60 days. CMS encourages providers to download and save their Hospice Provider Preview Reports for future reference, as they will no longer be available in CASPER after this 60-day period.
Learn more about the Provider Preview Report (HIS and Claims-based measures) here and about the CAHPS Preview Report here. Hospice QRP Key Dates for Providers can be found here. The 3rd Edition HQRP Public Reporting Tip Sheet is available here.