Compliance + Interpretive Guidance

Home Health

• Federal Home Health Services regulations
• (IG) State Operations Manual Appendix B – Guidance to Surveyors: Home Health Agencies
• 2024 Compliance Calendar
• Subpart F—Surety Bond Requirements

Hospice

HOPE Assessment Tool Series

HOPE Assessment Tool – CMS Q&A Repository

• Federal Hospice Care regulations
• State Operations Manual Appendix M – Guidance to Surveyors: Hospice
• 2024 Compliance Calendar
• Medicare Hospice Fraud Toolkit

Durable Medical Equipment (DMEPOS)

• Federal § 410.38 Durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies (DMEPOS): Scope and conditions
• (IG) No separate Interpretive Guidelines

Home Infusion Therapy

• Federal Requirements for Home Infusion Therapy Suppliers
• (IG) No separate Interpretive Guidelines

Emergency Preparedness

• State Operations Manual Appendix Z- Emergency Preparedness for All Provider and Certified Supplier Types Interpretive Guidance

Plan of Correction

• Guidance for Writing the Plan of Correction (PoC)

Quality

CMS Quality

• CMS Quality of Care Center
• CMS National Quality Strategy webpage
• Overview of the Quality Strategy
• Blog – The CMS National Quality Strategy: A Person-Centered Approach to Improving Quality
• Quality Safety & Oversight – Guidance to Laws & Regulations

CMS Quality Assessment Performance Improvement (QAPI)

• Guide for Developing a QAPI Plan
• QAPI Tools

CMS Quality – Home Health Services

• Home Health Quality Reporting Program
• Home Health Care CAHPS Survey

CMS Quality – Hospice Care

• Hospice Quality Reporting Program
• Hospice CAHPS Survey

Health Equity

• CMS Strategic Plan
• Health Equity
• Strategic Pillar: Health Equity
• Equity Initiatives
• Framework for Health Equity
• CMS Outlines Strategy to Advance Health Equity, Challenges Industry Leaders to Address Systemic Inequities
• Improving the Collection of Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) Data with ICD-10-CM Z Codes (2023)
• Using SDOH Z Codes Can Enhance Your Quality Improvement Initiatives