Home Health Quality Reporting Data Submission Deadlines
Overview
The Quality Assessment Only (QAO) performance requirement for the home health Annual Payment Update (APU) is submitting OASIS assessments, of which at least 90% meet the definition of “quality assessment”. The table below shows the 2024 QAO reporting schedule for home health agencies for . More information on the QAO performance requirement is available on the Home Health Quality Reporting webpage. The QAO Interim and Annual Performance Reports will remain in the Internet Quality Improvement and Evaluation System (iQIES) folders for 120 days.
2024 Schedule for QAO Performance Reports
Type of Performance Report | Available in iQIES folders: | Includes OASIS Assessments COMPLETED During the period: | Includes OASIS Assessments SUBMITTED by: |
Interim | December 22, 2023 | October 01, 2022- September 30, 2023 | November 6, 2023 |
Interim | April 24, 2024 | January 01, 2023- December 31, 2023 | February 5, 2024 |
Interim | June 21, 2024 | April 01, 2023-March 31, 2024 | May 6, 2024 |
Annual | September 20, 2024 | July 01, 2023-June 30, 2024 | August 5, 2024 |
Below is the calendar of key CY2024 dates for Care Compare.
January 2024 | April 2024 | July 2024 | October 2024 | |
Preview reports available in iQIES | October 5, 2023 | January 10, 2024 | April 3, 2024 | July 17, 2024 |
Quality of Patient Care Star Rating suppression request deadline | November 3, 2023 | February 9, 2024 | May 3, 2024 | August 9, 2024 |
Deadline for submitting missing or corrected data | August 15, 2023 | November 15, 2023 | February 15, 2024 | May 15, 2024 |
Care Compare updated | January 17, 2024 | April 24, 2024 | July 17, 2024 | October 23, 2024 |