Encore Presentation – Navigating Performance Feedback Reports: Interim Performance Report (IPR) and Annual Performance Report (APR)

On Tuesday, October 11th, the HHVBP TA Team hosted the live encore of the August 25th webinar: Navigating Performance Feedback Reports: Interim Performance Report (IPR) and Annual Performance Report (APR). During this event, the TA Team, using the sample reports now available on iQIES, introduced the two (2) types of expanded HHVBP Model performance feedback reports: IPRs and APRs. Content included a review of the purpose, availability, timing, and location of the reports, followed by a walkthrough of each report type and the content on each tab in the reports.

Understanding important details for each report type and navigating the reports are essential skills for an HHA to accurately and efficiently track, trend, and identify report information to interpret their Total Performance Score and potential payment adjustments, and inform Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) initiatives.

As this webinar was a live encore presentation of the August 25th webinar and contains the same content from the first webinar (with the exception of the Q&A portion), you can access the August 25th slides, recording, and Q&A on the Expanded HHVBP Model webpage. The recording and Q&A for the October 11th event will be available on the webpage in 1-2 weeks.

Sample Reports Available

For learning purposes only, CMS provided two sample reports– one for the Interim Performance Report (IPR) and one for the Annual Performance Report (APR). These sample reports do not include actual HHA performance data. The content of the sample reports is based on the same scoring methodologies and other policies as presented in the CY 2022 HH PPS final rule. Information in the sample reports includes:

  • An overview of the IPR and APR;
  • Achievement, Improvement, Care Points, Measure Scorecard, and TNC Change Reference tabs;
  • Annual Payment Adjustment tab in the APR;
  • Formulas and Notes to explain the calculations of the Total Performance Score (TPS) in both reports, and the Final TPS-adjusted payment percentage in the APR; and
  • Sample percentile rankings reflecting the agency’s performance relative to the performance of other CCNs in their cohort.

The sample reports are available in iQIES, and on the Expanded HHVBP Model webpage, under the “Model Reports” section.