The Hospice Quality Reporting Program (HQRP) Quarterly Q&A for Q2, 2024 was released on September 16. This Q&A includes selected questions received by the Hospice Quality Help Desk during the second quarter of 2024 (Apr. 1 to June 30).

This quarter’s report includes questions regarding low scores for smaller hospices on the Hospice and Palliative Care Composite Process Measure, data specifications for HOPE implementation for software vendors, retrieving previous HIS threshold reports, the HIS submission process requirements, and claims-based measure update clarifications.

Additionally, if you missed the August 2024 HQRP Forum CMS hosted on Wednesday, August 21, 2024, materials from this HQRP Forum, including a recording of the presentation, are now available in the Downloads section of the Provider and Stakeholder Engagement page. Included in the forum were updates on the Fiscal Year 2025 Hospice Final Rule and additional HQRP updates. A recording of the presentation is also available on the official CMS YouTube channel.