General Surgery Coding Alert - 2012 Issue 39
Hospices Wary of 'Comfortable Dying' Details
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Article Overview
The article reviews hospice provider comments to CMS on a hospice quality reporting measure tied to pain management and patient response timing. It focuses on concerns about which patients should be counted, how short lengths of stay affect reported outcomes, and whether alternate assessment tools or proxy observations should be considered. The piece is relevant to hospice administrators, quality reporting staff, and Medicare compliance professionals following CMS measure implementation.
Why This Topic Matters
Hospices and Medicare stakeholders need to understand how proposed quality reporting measures may affect public reporting results, data collection workflows, and perceived performance.
What You Will Learn
- Why hospice providers object to including certain patients in a quality reporting denominator
- How provider comments describe concerns about timing and patient responsiveness in hospice quality measures
- What types of alternate pain assessment approaches commenters suggest
- How the measure could affect public reporting for hospices with short lengths of stay
Who Should Read This
- Hospice administrators
- Quality reporting staff
- Medicare compliance professionals
- Healthcare policy analysts
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