Industry Notes: Hospice Compare Opens the Door for Public Scrutiny

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Article Overview

This brief industry note covers the release of Medicare’s Hospice Compare website, a CMS resource that presents hospice quality information from thousands of providers for patients, families, partners, and competitors to review. It is relevant to hospice administrators, quality improvement staff, and others tracking CMS public reporting tools, because it highlights the type of quality-measure information now available and the broader purpose of the site.

Why This Topic Matters

Public reporting can influence how hospice organizations are evaluated by patients and referral sources, making data quality and measure performance more visible. For organizations that work with hospice quality reporting, this article helps frame the importance of understanding CMS consumer-facing comparison tools.

What You Will Learn

  • What Hospice Compare is and who can use it
  • How CMS is presenting hospice quality information to the public
  • Why public reporting matters for hospice providers and families
  • Where to find the CMS resources referenced in the notice

Who Should Read This

  • Hospice providers
  • Quality improvement staff
  • Health information managers
  • Medical coders and auditors
  • Healthcare administrators
  • Caregivers and family decision-makers

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