Hospice News January 23, 2020
The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is combining the eight separate “Compare” websites that display publicly reported quality information into a single resource to be called Medicare Care Compare. The agency expects to launch the new website later this year.
This move will apply to hospice organizations as well as hospitals, nursing homes, home health care organizations, dialysis facilities, long-term care hospitals, physician practices, and inpatient rehabilitation facilities.
“We are working on new improvements to Medicare.gov to help patients find health care providers in different settings across the care continuum. Later this year, CMS plans to launch a simplified and consistent online experience to make it easier for consumers to find and compare care, while also meeting...