Home Health Value-Based Purchasing Model of 2025 (Dunn - Online)

Course overview

The Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) model seeks to achieve four key objectives. 1) Improve the quality and efficiency of home health care 2) Improve the patient's experience with care 3) Strengthen the patient's physical function 4) Address the patient's health issues before they require an ED visit. In 2025, CMS is launching an expanded Home Health Value-Based program to better compare provider quality and streamline the reporting process. New to the 2025 VBP program is the Discharge Function Score (DFS) that compares patient functionality at discharge to an expected level of ability- pre-determined by unique patient characteristics and circumstances. The DFS will address both self-care and mobility function through a single outcome measure. The number of patients that meet or exceed their expected discharge function will favorably influence the agencies' VBP-Total Performance Score. For VBP success, it will be essential to know where to focus your rehab capability to best influence this multifaceted measure. The Discharge Function Score will provide your agency valuable insight into its rehabilitation quality and illuminate potential QAPI opportunities. This course will examine the components of the Discharge Function Score and offer detailed strategies to positively impact your patient's unique DFS.