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Timely Initiation of Care

CBE ID
0526
1.4 Project
Endorsement Status
1.1 New or Maintenance
Previous Endorsement 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
        • Steward
          Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
          Steward Organization POC Email