OASIS and Hospice Resources

More About Hospice Key Resources

These resources provide information regarding the Hospice Quality Reporting Program (HQRP), mandated by the Affordable Care Act of 2010. Section 3004 of the Affordable Care Act directs the Secretary to establish quality reporting requirements for hospice programs. The Hospice Quality Reporting Program includes data submitted by hospices through the Hospice Item Set (HIS) data collection tool, and an experience of care survey, the Hospice Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS®).

Hospice Item Set (HIS)

• HIS_Manual_V2.01
• HIS Manual Change Table_V2.00 to V2.01
• HQRP-HIS-v2000-Admission
• HQRP-HIS-v2000-Discharge

Hospice Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS® Survey)

• Hospice CAHPS Survey

Current Measures (HIS and CAHPS®)

• Current Measures

Hospice Quality Reporting Training- Training and Education Library

• Training and Education Library

HQRP Requirements and Best Practices

• Requirements and Best Practices

Public Reporting: 

• Background and Announcements
• Key Dates for Providers
• HIS Preview Reports and Requests for CMS Review of HIS Data
• CAHPS Preview Reports and Requests for CMS Review of CAHPS Data

Hospice Outcomes & Patient Evaluation (HOPE)

• Hospice Outcomes & Patient Evaluation (HOPE)

Reconsideration Requests

• Reconsideration Requests

Extensions and Exemption Requests

• Extensions and Exemption Requests

Help Desks Available for Hospice

• Hospice Help Desks