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CHA DataSuite Releases Four Analyses

What’s happening: CHA DataSuite issued hospital-specific analyses on the Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Program, the Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC) Reduction Program, quality program measure trends, and a quality programs overview report. 

What else to know: Analyses are updated with the latest Care Compare data release for fourth quarter 2023. See below for the members-only analysis descriptions.  

CHA DataSuite Released Medicare Hospital FFY 2025 Wage Index and Occupational Mix Revised Data Analysis

What’s happening: CHA DataSuite has issued a hospital-specific analysis of the Medicare hospital federal fiscal year (FFY) 2025 wage index and occupational mix data. 

What else to know: The data has been revised and is the second of three wage and occupational mix data public use files (PUFs) that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued to develop the hospital wage index for FFY 2025. 

CHA DataSuite Releases Analysis of the Quality Program Measure Trends for Third Quarter 2023

What’s happening: CHA DataSuite issued a hospital-specific analysis for the quality program measure trends with an updated third quarter 2023 Care Compare data release. 

What else to know: The measures updated in this release are hospital consumer assessments of health care providers and systems, safety, outcomes, readmissions, and star ratings. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services adopted a sepsis measure to be evaluated under the federal fiscal year 2026 Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Program, which is included in this analysis. 

CHA DataSuite Releases Value-Based Purchasing Program Analysis

What’s happening: CHA DataSuite has issued a hospital-specific analysis of the third quarter federal fiscal year (FFY) 2024 value-based purchasing program. 

What else to know: The analysis is intended to provide a preview to hospitals of the program’s potential impact for FFY 2025, based on the most recent publicly available data and program rules established by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. 

DataSuite Analysis Discusses Outpatient Payment Changes for 2024

What’s Happening: CHA DataSuite has issued a hospital-specific analysis of the calendar year (CY) 2024 Medicare outpatient prospective payment system final rule. 

What Else to Know: The analysis shows providers how Medicare outpatient fee-for-service payments will change from CY 2023 to CY 2024 based on the policies set in the final rule.  

DataSuite Analysis Discusses Readmissions Reduction Program for 2024

What’s Happening: CHA DataSuite has issued a hospital-specific analysis of the federal fiscal year (FFY) 2024 readmissions reduction program (RRP).  

What Else to Know: The analysis provides detailed performance information on the readmissions measures that are currently evaluated under the Medicare hospital RRP.