The home health provider preview reports for the upcoming October 2024 Care Compare refresh are now available in iQIES. This final report of 2024 will include complete updates to the Home Health (HH) Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) and HH QRP claims-based measures. There are several key updates to the reports including adjustments to the star ratings.

First, the October 2024 Star Rating Preview Reports now include the addition of the number of episodes in the numerator for each measure score, in addition to the number of episodes in the denominator.

Second, the October 2024 refresh also includes the removal of two claims-based measures from public reporting, Acute Care Hospitalization During the First 60 days of Home Health (ACH) and Emergency Department (ED) Use without Hospitalization During the First 60 Days of Home Health.

Finally, due to the removal of the ACH measure from public reporting, the October 2024 refresh also contains an update to the Home Health Quality of Patient Care Star Ratings. The Home Health Within-Stay Potentially Preventable Hospitalization (PPH) measure will replace the ACH measure in the Quality of Patient Care Star Ratings calculations.