tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2003 Issue 17
Home Health: 'HOME HEALTH COMPARE' SET TO GO LIVE, FLAWS AND ALL
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Article Overview
This article discusses the upcoming rollout of CMS’s Home Health Compare website for home health agencies, with emphasis on the public display of agency information and patient outcome data. It highlights reported problems in the administrative data preview, the need for agencies to verify their information, and the broader home health quality initiative affecting pilot states and national listings. The piece is relevant to home health administrators, compliance staff, and others following CMS quality reporting and public transparency efforts.
Why This Topic Matters
The article explains an early public quality-reporting initiative that could affect how home health agencies are presented to consumers and referral sources. It also underscores the importance of checking CMS-reported agency information before launch.
What You Will Learn
- What Home Health Compare is expected to display at launch
- Why agencies were advised to review administrative data before the site goes live
- How pilot-state patient outcome reporting fits into the broader quality initiative
- How home health agencies were preparing for public comparison and media attention
Who Should Read This
- Home health agency administrators
- Compliance and quality reporting staff
- Home care association leaders
- Medicare policy and reimbursement professionals
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