Hospice Item Set (HIS) is a patient level data collection tool developed by CMS. Hospices are required to submit a HIS Admission record and a HIS-Discharge record for each patient for ALL payer sources. Completing and submitting HIS forms in a timely fashion is a regularly issue that can impact payments to your hospice Agency.
Resources:
Timeliness Compliance Threshold for HIS Submissions: Fact Sheet
Hospice Tools Help Guides: