Hospice News May 24, 2022
Holly Vossel

A provider’s performance on the Hospice Care Index (HCI) can give them an edge when it comes to payer negotiations in value-based programs.

The HCI — which the U.S. Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services (CMS) introduced in its 2022 final rule for hospice payments — assigns the provider a score based on 10 claims-based quality indicators.

“These measures are going to give you a place at the value-based care table,” Robin Stawasz, program development executive at health care technology firm Acclivity Health, told Hospice News. “As far as contracting opportunities, if you’re not at the table — then you’re likely on the menu. Being able to get ahead and control your own destiny for hospices is tremendously important.”

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