the following is a summary of the latest quarterly quality data refresh on CMS Home Health Compare – updated 1/28/2016:
Note: number of measures are contained in () for each measure group:
A) Quality of Care
- Managing daily activities (3 measures) 14Q3_15Q2
- Managing pain and treating symptoms (5 measures) 14Q3_15Q2
- Treating wounds and preventing pressure sores (4 measures) 14Q3_15Q2
- Preventing harm (9 measures – including HHCAHPS Survey Summary Star Rating) 14Q3_15Q2
- Preventing unplanned hospital care (4 measures) 14Q2_15Q1
B) Patient survey results (5 measures) 14Q3_15Q2
Note: Data collection period for the quality of patient care star ratings
The quality of patient care star ratings are calculated by combining data for a number of individual quality measures, so they’re based on data from a combination of the data collection time periods shown above.
