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Timely Initiation of Care

CBE ID
0526
1.4 Project
Endorsed
Endorsement Status
1.1 New or Maintenance
E&M Cycle
Is Under Review
No
1.3 Measure Description

Percentage of home health episodes of care in which the start or resumption of care date was either on the physician-specified date or within 2 days of the referral date or inpatient discharge date, whichever is later.

        • 1.14 Numerator

          Number of home health episodes of care in which the start or resumption of care date was either on the physician-specified date or within 2 days of the referral date or inpatient discharge date, whichever is later.

        • 1.15 Denominator

          Number of home health episodes of care ending during the data collection period other than those covered by generic or measure-specific denominator exclusions.

        • Exclusions

          Measure-specific exclusions: None
          Generic exclusions: None, except that HHAs are exempt from reporting OASIS data to CMS on certain categories of patients/clients as described in the next section.

        • Most Recent Endorsement Activity
          Measure Retired and Endorsement Removed Care Coordination Project 2016-2017
          Initial Endorsement
          Last Updated
          Removal Date