Understanding Your Hospice Care Index Report & Creating Improvement Plans

Posted on March 5, 2024

Date/Time: 03/05/2024, 12:00 pm

Provider: FHPCA

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How do potential clients choose between hospices?

One way is to review the publicly reported Hospice Care Index, which allows people to make an informed decision regarding which agency can meet their needs. What’s your agency’s score? Is there room for improvement? This webinar will teach you about the 10 quality indicators and best practices.

AFTER THIS WEBINAR YOU’LL BE ABLE TO:

Name the Hospice Care Index (HCI) indicators
Understand how to read the HCI report
Explain how to use the HCI report in developing a performance improvement plan
Identify best practices for HCI improvement

WEBINAR DETAILS

CMS established the Hospice Care Index as part of the Hospice Quality Reporting Program (HQRP). It is claims-driven, covers care practices, and is designed to evaluate process measures across the hospice stay. This publicly reported score provides patients, families, caregivers, and referral sources with a tool to make informed decisions regarding care providers.

This webinar will identify the 10 quality indicators, review the HCI report, and provide scenarios and best practices that can be used in developing your agency’s performance improvement plan.

THIS WEBINAR WILL BENEFIT THE FOLLOWING AGENCIES:

Hospice

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

This informative session will benefit senior leaders, managers, and QAPI staff.

TAKE-AWAY TOOLKIT

Sample performance improvement plan template
Training log
PDF of slides and speaker’s contact info for follow-up questions
Attendance certificate provided, however there are no pre-approved CEs associated with this webinar

NOTE: All materials are subject to copyright. Transmission, retransmission, or republishing of any webinar to other agencies or those not employed by your agency is prohibited. Print materials may be copied for eligible participants only.