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A Simple Guide to the CAHPS Survey for Home Health Agencies

Posted by Cheri Whalen on Tue, Feb 23, 2010 @ 11:24 AM
 

By now, I’m sure most home health agencies have heard about the HHCAHPS survey as required in the new HH PPS rules for 2010.  However, I have found that some agencies are not familiar with the changes CMS included in the final 2010 rules posted 11/10/2009. 

In this article, I’m going to tell you what you need to know in the simplest terms.

CAHPS is VOLUNTARY from CAHPS SurveyOctober 2009 thru September 2010; the dry run data submission is required for the 3rd quarter of 2010 (July, Aug & Sept) and must be submitted to your HHCAHPS vendor by January 21, 2011.
  • Eligibility for a full 2010 annual payment update is dependent upon HHAs submitting data to their CAHPS vendor.  KEEP IN MIND… Agencies may choose not to participate in the survey if they believe the costs of participating will exceed the 2% reduction of the full annual payment update you would otherwise receive.

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    Click here to read Cheri's entire post on the CAHPS Survey for Home Health Agencies. 



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