TOOLS & RESOURCES - Home Health Care

Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Home Health Quality Initiative

Overview - PDF 120K

Roles of the QIOs and the SSAs: Relationship of the Quality Improvement Organizations and State Survey Agencies - PDF 95K

Home Health Compare

Final Report - Consumer Testing of the Home Health Compare Website Prototype - PDF 1.1 MB

Results of Testing OASIS Measures

Consumers - PDF 739K

Doctors and Discharge Planners - PDF 739K

Quality Improvement

OASIS and Outcome-Based Quality Improvement (OBQI) in Home Health Care Report

Health Outcome Based Quality Improvement System Pilot Project -

PDF 606K

Quality Measures

Overview of Risk Adjustment and Outcome Measures for Home Health Agency OBQI Reports - PDF 313K

Documentation on Risk Adjustment for the 11 Quality Measures on Home Health Compare Web Site - PDF 642K

Comparison of OBQI Outcome Report and HH Compare - PDF 54K

AHRQ Report on Home Health Quality Measures for CMS Public Reporting - PDF 313K

Home Health Quality Initiative (HHQI) - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for Providers

Open Door Forum: Home Health, Hospice, and Durable Medical Equipment

Medicare and Home Health Care - PDF 330K

Outcome Based Quality Improvement Clearinghouse Website - http://www.obqi.org

Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations

Home Care Bulletin - Read Issues from 2004 and 2005.

2006 Home Care National Patient Safety Goals

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