Hospice Quality Reporting Program (HQRP)
The Hospice Quality Reporting Program (HQRP) is CMS's quality-reporting program for Medicare-certified hospices, incorporating required patient assessment, claims-based, and experience-of-care data.
Definition
The Hospice Quality Reporting Program (HQRP) is CMS's quality-reporting program for Medicare-certified hospices, incorporating required patient assessment, claims-based, and experience-of-care data.
Why it matters
Meeting HQRP requirements supports compliance, public reporting, and avoidance of applicable payment penalties.
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