Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued updates to the introductory trainings on the Hospice Quality Reporting Program (HQRP). The two-part training is geared towards hospice providers, focusing on a general overview of the quality reporting program and data submission and reports.

Course 1 – Getting Started with the Hospice Quality Reporting Program (HQRP) and Public Reporting Provides a general overview of the HQRP and reviews the program’s use of three data sources: The Hospice Item Set (HIS), the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS®) Hospice Survey, and the Medicare claims. Course 1 contains the following six lessons:

• What is the HQRP?
• HIS and the HIS Manual
• Timing and Maintenance of the HIS
• HQRP Claims-Based Quality Measures
• The CAHPS® Hospice Survey
• Care Compare and Public Reporting

Course 2 – Hospice Quality Reporting Program (HQRP) Data Submission and Reports Provides an introduction to the HQRP data submission requirements and reports available to providers. Course 2 contains the following six lessons:

• Getting Ready to Submit the HIS
• HIS Item Completion
• Successful Submission and Acceptance of the HIS
• Identifying and Addressing Errors on the FVR
• Overview of the HQRP Provider Reports
• HQRP Useful Websites and Resources