Expanded HHVBP Model: Final October 2024 Interim Performance Reports (IPRs) are Available on iQIES

October 2024 Interim Performance Reports (IPRs) are Available on iQIES 

The Final October 2024 Interim Performance Reports (IPRs) for the expanded HHVBP Model have been published on the Internet Quality Improvement and Evaluation System (iQIES). The quarterly IPRs provide home health agencies (HHAs) with the cohort assignment, performance year measure data for the 12 most recent months, and the interim Total Performance Score (TPS). Using the IPR, an HHA can assess and track their performance relative to peers in their respective cohort throughout the expanded Model performance year. The October 2024 IPRs also report preliminary Achievement Thresholds (AT) and Benchmarks (BM) by volume-based cohort for the quality measure set applicable to the third performance year, CY 2025, and following performance years, respectively.

An HHA receives an October 2024 IPR if the HHA:

• Was Medicare certified prior to January 1, 2023, and
• Meets the minimum threshold of data for at least one (1) quality measure in the quarterly reporting period for the performance year shown in Exhibit 1. 

Exhibit 1: October 2024 IPR quality measure performance scores time periods for each measure category

Note: IPRs are only available to HHAs through iQIES. IPRs are not available to the public.

IPRs are available via iQIES in the “HHA Provider Preview Reports” folder, by the CMS Certification number (CCN) assigned to the HHA. If your organization has more than one (1) CCN, then a report will be available for each CCN. Only iQIES users authorized to view an HHA’s reports can access expanded HHVBP Model reports. For assistance with downloading your HHA’s IPR, please contact the iQIES Service Center at 1-800-339-9313, Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM-8:00 PM ET, or by email (iqies@cms.hhs.gov). To create a ticket online or track an existing ticket, please go to CCSQ Support Central. 

1. Locating the IPR in iQIES.
2. Log into iQIES at https://iqies.cms.gov/.
3. Select the My Reports option from the Reports menu.
4. From the My Reports page, select the HHA Provider Preview Reports.
5. Select the HHVBP file to view the desired report. To quickly locate the most recently published report, select the down arrow adjacent to the Created Date label at the top of the table. This will order the reports in the folder from newest to oldest.
6. Select the file name link and the contents of the file will display.

Instructions on how to access the IPRs are also available on the Expanded HHVBP Model webpage, under “Model Reports.”

Submitting an IPR Recalculation Request 

There are two (2) versions of the quarterly IPRs: a Preliminary IPR and a Final IPR. The Preliminary IPR provides an HHA with an opportunity to submit a recalculation request for applicable measures and interim performance scores if the agency believes there is evidence of a discrepancy in the calculation. Please note, the recalculation request does not apply to errors in data submission since submission requirements for the expanded Model align with current Code of Federal Regulations (CFRs). 

To dispute the calculation of the performance scores in the Preliminary IPR, an HHA must submit a recalculation request within 15 calendar days after publication of the Preliminary IPR. The deadline for submitting a recalculation request for the October 2024 IPR was December 6, 2024. The recalculation request period is now closed. The Final IPR reflects any changes resulting from any approved recalculation request.

Reminder: Please also check your iQIES folder to see if your HHA received a Final CY 2024 Annual Performance Report (APR). The Final CY 2024 APRs include an HHA’s Total Performance Score (TPS) and Adjusted Payment Percentage (APP) for CY 2023 performance and applied to all Medicare Fee-for Service claims with a through date in CY 2025. An HHA receives a CY 2024 APR if the HHA was Medicare-certified prior to January 1, 2022, and had sufficient data for at least five quality measures to calculate a TPS and APP.

Contact Us

Please do not reply to this email - this is an unmonitored inbox. If you require assistance, use the following options:

• For program questions about the expanded HHVBP Model, contact the HHVBP Model Help Desk at HHVBPquestions@cms.hhs.gov.
• For support with registration for the Internet Quality Improvement and Evaluation System (iQIES), please contact our QIES/iQIES Service Center by phone at (800) 339-9313 or by email at iqies@cms.hhs.gov. You may also refer to the iQIES Onboarding Guide posted to QTSO for registration support: https://qtso.cms.gov/software/iqies/reference-manuals
• To receive email updates about the expanded Model, please subscribe to the Expanded HHVBP Model listserv. Enter your email address in the contact form, then select “Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) Expanded Model” from the Innovations list.
• Please contact the Home Health Quality Reporting Program (HH QRP) Help Desk at homehealthqualityquestions@cms.hhs.gov for questions about the following: Home Health Quality, including Care Compare (excluding HHCAHPS), OASIS coding and OASIS documentation, quality reporting requirements & deadlines, data reported in quality reports, measure calculations, Quality of Patient Care Star Rating (excluding suppression requests), public reporting, risk adjustment, and Quality Assessment Only (QAO)/Pay for Reporting (P4P).
• Please contact the Home Health CAHPS Help Desk at hhcahps@rti.org for questions related to the HHCAHPS Survey or Patient Survey Star Ratings.

Important Links:

Expanded HHVBP Model webpage | Expanded HHVBP Model YouTube playlist