New Changes in the HHQRP and VBP Program Beginning in 2025 

by Kerry Termine, DPT, HCS-D, COS-C

There are many new updates in 2025 for the expanded Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) Model and Home Health Quality Reporting Program (QRP). At times, it can be difficult to keep everything straight as to what is happening and when for each. The following tables are a quick reference of changes home health agencies can anticipate in Calendar Year (CY) 2025 with Home Health QRP and VBP.

Quarter 1 – 2025

OASIS Data Collection 

 

 

 

  • OASIS-E1 Data Collection begins for all OASIS assessments with a M0090 – Date Assessment Completed of 01/01/2025 or later. 
  • 3 items being removed: 
  • M0110 – Episode Timing 
  • M2200 – Therapy Need 
  • GG0130 – Self-Care and GG0170 – Mobility Discharge Goals 
  • 1 item being added: 
  • O0350 – Patient’s COVID-19 Vaccination is Up to Date 
Public Reporting: HHQRP 

 

 

 

 

  • 3 new measures will be publicly reported on Care Compare and the Provider Data Catalog (PDC) for the first time: 
  • Discharge Function Score 
  • Transfer of Health Information (TOH) – Patient 
  • Transfer of Health Information (TOH) – Provider  
  • 1 new measure will be removed from Care Compare and the PDC: 
  • Application of Functional Assessment and Care Plan that Addresses Function 
  • Data collection will begin for 1 new measure: 
  • COVID-19 Vaccine: Percent of Patients Who Are Up to Date 
Public Reporting: Expanded HHVBP Model Expanded HHVBP Model data will first be publicly reported on the CMS Provider Data Catalog website 
Update: Expanded HHVBP Model   

 

 

  • New Applicable Measure Set and Measure Weights 
  • 5 measures are being removed: 
  • Discharged to OASIS (OASIS) 
  • TNC Self-Care (OASIS) 
  • TNC Mobility (OASIS) 
  • Acute Care Hospitalization (Claims) 
  • Emergency Department Use (Claims) 
  • 3 measures are being added: 
  • Discharge Function Score (OASIS) 
  • Discharge to Community (Claims) 
  • Potentially Preventable Hospitalizations (Claims) 

Quarter 2 – 2025

Update: HHQRP 

 

COVID-19 Vaccine: Percent of Patients Who Are Up to Date data will first appear in Review and Correct Report. 

Quarter 3 – 2025

Standard public reporting refreshes on Care Compare and Provider Data Catalog for the HHQRP expected for this quarter for both QRP and VBP. 

 

Quarter 4 – 2025

Public Reporting: HHQRP 

 

COVID-19 Vaccine: Percent of Patients Who Are Up to Date data will first appear on the October 2025 Provider Preview Report.  

 

Questions related to OASIS coding and documentation of the OASIS responses can be sent to the Home Health Quality Help Desk: homehealthqualityquestions@cms.hhs.gov.

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