Home Health quality data was updated earlier on CMS Home Health Compare as follows:
Note: number of measures are contained in () for each measure group
A) Quality of Patient Care
1. Managing daily activities measures (3): data updated to report for 14Q2_14Q1
2. Managing pain and treating symptoms measures (5): data updated to report for 14Q2_14Q1
3. Treating wounds and preventing pressure sores (bed sores) measures (4): data updated to report for 14Q2_14Q1
4. Preventing harm measures (8): data updated to report for 14Q2_14Q1
5. Preventing unplanned hospital care (4): (*2 new measures)
How often home health patients had to be admitted to the hospital: data updated to report for 14Q1_14Q4
How often patients receiving home health care needed any urgent, unplanned care in the hospital emergency room – without being admitted to the hospital: data updated to report for 14Q1_14Q4
*How often home health patients, who have had a recent hospital stay, had to be re-admitted to the hospital: reporting data for 12Q1_14Q4
*How often home health patients, who have had a recent hospital stay, received care in the hospital emergency room without being re-admitted to the hospital: reporting data for 12Q1_14Q4
B) Patient survey results (4): data updated to report for 14Q2_15Q1