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HAC Reduction Program FY 2027 Webinars

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TBD Hospital VBP Program, HAC Reduction Program, and Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program FY 2027 Provider Data Catalog Update This event provides an overview of publicly reported data for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS’) inpatient hospital pay-for-performance programs, including the Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Program, Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC) Reduction Program, and the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program.  
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05/21/2026 FY 2027 IPPS/LTCH PPS Proposed Rule Overview for Hospital Quality Programs This presentation provides an overview of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS)/Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System (LTCH PPS) Proposed Rule as it relates to the Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) Program, Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Program, Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC) Reduction Program, Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, and the Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program.    
09/17/2026 Overview of the FY 2027 Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC) Reduction Program and Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program This event provides an overview of the FY 2027 HAC Reduction Program and Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, including updates to the program for FY 2027, an explanation of the methodology, and a description of Hospital-Specific Reports (HSRs) and the Scoring Calculations Review and Correction process/the Review and Correction period.    
TBD Hospital Quality Program Updates in the FY 2027 Inpatient Prospective Payment System Final Rule This presentation provides an overview of the FY 2027 IPPS/LTCH PPS Final Rule as it relates to the Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) Program, Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Program, Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC) Reduction Program, Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program, and the PPS-exempt Cancer Hospital Quality Reporting Program (PCHQR).  
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HAC Reduction Program FY 2026 Webinars

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Date Webinar Description   Event Documentation  
02/25/2026 Hospital VBP Program, HAC Reduction Program, and Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program FY 2026 Provider Data Catalog Update This presentation provides an overview of publicly reported data for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS’) inpatient hospital pay-for-performance programs, including the Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Program, Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC) Reduction Program, and the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program.    
05/20/2025 FY 2026 IPPS/LTCH PPS Proposed Rule Overview for Hospital Quality Programs This presentation provides an overview of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS)/Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System (LTCH PPS) Proposed Rule as it relates to the Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) Program, Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Program, Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC) Reduction Program, Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, and the Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program.    
08/11/2025 Overview of the FY 2026 Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC) Reduction Program and Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program This presentation provides an overview of the FY 2026 HAC Reduction Program and Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, including updates to the program for FY 2026, an explanation of the methodology, and a description of Hospital-Specific Reports (HSRs) and the Scoring Calculations Review and Correction process/the Review and Correction period.    
09/10/2025 Hospital Quality Program Updates in the FY 2026 Inpatient Prospective Payment System Final Rule This presentation provides an overview of the FY 2026 IPPS/LTCH PPS Final Rule as it relates to the Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) Program, Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Program, Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC) Reduction Program, Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program, and the PPS-exempt Cancer Hospital Quality Reporting Program (PCHQR).    

 

HAC Reduction Program 2025 Webinars

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Date Webinar Description  
03/05/2025 Hospital VBP Program, HAC Reduction Program, and Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program FY 2025 Provider Data Catalog Update This event provided an overview of publicly reported data for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS’) inpatient hospital pay-for-performance programs, including the Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Program, Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC) Reduction Program, and the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP).  
05/16/2024 FY 2025 IPPS/LTCH PPS Proposed Rule Overview for Hospital Quality Programs This presentation provided an overview of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS)/Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System (LTCH PPS) Proposed Rule as it relates to the Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) Program, Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Program, Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC) Reduction Program, Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP), and Promoting Interoperability (PI) Program.

  
08/20/2024 Overview of the FY 2025 Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC) Reduction Program and Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program This event provided an overview of the FY 2025 HAC Reduction Program and Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, including updates to the program for FY 2025, an explanation of the methodology, and a description of Hospital-Specific Reports (HSRs) and the Scoring Calculations Review and Correction process/the Review and Correction Period.  
09/05/2024 FY 2025 IPPS/LTCH PPS Final Rule Overview for Hospital Quality Programs This presentation provided an overview of the FY 2024 IPPS/LTCH PPS Final Rule as it relates to the Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) Program, Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Program, Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC) Reduction Program, Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP), and Promoting Interoperability (PI) Program.  

HAC Reduction Program 2024 Webinars

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Date Webinar Description
02/21/2024 FY 2024 publicly displayed data on the Provider Data Catalog  This event provided an overview of publicly reported data for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS’) inpatient hospital pay-for-performance programs, including the Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Program, Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC) Reduction Program, and the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP).
05/11/2023 FY 2024 IPPS/LTCH PPS Proposed Rule Overview for Hospital Quality Programs This presentation provided an overview of the Fiscal 
Year (FY) 2024 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS)/Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System (LTCH PPS) Proposed Rule as it relates to the Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) Program, Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Program, Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC) Reduction Program, Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP), and Promoting Interoperability (PI) Program.
09/07/2023 Overview of the FY 2024 Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC) Reduction Program This event provided an overview of the FY 2024 HAC Reduction Program, including updates to the program for FY 2024, an explanation of the methodology, and a description of Hospital-Specific Reports (HSRs) and the Scoring Calculations Review and Correction process.
09/21/2023 FY 2024 IPPS/LTCH PPS Final Rule Overview for Hospital Quality Programs This presentation provided an overview of the FY 2024 IPPS/LTCH PPS Final Rule as it relates to the Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) Program, Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Program, Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC) Reduction Program, Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP), and Promoting Interoperability (PI) Program.

HAC Reduction Program 2023 Webinars

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Date Webinar Description
02/16/2023 FY 2023 Provider Data Catalog This event provided an overview of publicly reported data for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS’) inpatient hospital pay-for-performance programs, including the Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Program, Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC) Reduction Program, and the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP).
05/18/2022 FY 2023 IPPS/LTCH PPS Proposed Rule Overview for Hospital Quality Programs This presentation provided an overview of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS)/Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System (LTCH PPS) Proposed Rule as it relates to the Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) Program, Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Program, Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC) Reduction Program, Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP), and Promoting Interoperability (PI) Program.
08/17/2022 Overview of the FY 2023 Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC) Reduction Program and Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program This event provided an overview of the FY 2023 HAC Reduction Program and Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, including updates to the program for FY 2023, an explanation of methodology, and a description of Hospital-Specific Reports (HSRs) and the Scoring Calculations Review and Correction process /the Review and Correction Period.

HAC Reduction Program 2022 Webinars

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Date Webinar Description
2/10/2022 FY 2022 Provider Data Catalog This event provided an overview of publicly reported data for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS’) inpatient hospital pay-for-performance programs, including the Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Program, Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC) Reduction Program, and the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP).
6/03/2021 FY 2022 IPPS/LTCH PPS Proposed Rule Overview for Hospital Quality Programs This presentation provided an overview of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS)/Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System (LTCH PPS) Proposed Rule as it relates to the Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) Program, Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Program, Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC) Reduction Program, Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP), and Promoting Interoperability (PI) Program.
8/19/2021 Overview of the FY 2022 Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC) Reduction Program and Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program This event provided an overview of the FY 2022 HAC Reduction Program and Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP), including updates to the program for FY 2022, an explanation of methodology, and a description of Hospital-Specific Reports (HSRs) and the Scoring Calculations Review and Correction process/the Review and Correction Period.

HAC Reduction Program 2021 Webinars

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Date Webinar Description
2/18/2021 FY 2021 Provider Data Catalog This event provided an overview of publicly reported data for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS’) inpatient hospital pay-for-performance programs, including the Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Program, Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC) Reduction Program, and the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP).
7/17/2020 Overview of the FY 2021 Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC) Reduction Program This event provided an overview of the FY 2021 HAC Reduction Program, including updates to the program for FY 2021, an explanation of methodology, and a description of Hospital-Specific Reports (HSRs) and the Scoring Calculations Review and Correction process.
6/19/2020 FY 2021 IPPS/LTCH PPS Proposed Rule Overview for Hospital Quality Programs This presentation provides an overview of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS)/Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System (LTCH PPS) Proposed Rule as it relates to the Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) Program, Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Program, Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC) Reduction Program, Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP), and Promoting Interoperability (PI) Program

HAC Reduction Program 2020 Webinars

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Date Webinar Description
2/12/2020 Hospital VBP Program, HAC Reduction Program, and Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program FY 2020 Hospital Compare Data Update This event provided an overview of publicly reported data for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS’) inpatient hospital pay-for-performance programs, including the Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Program, Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC) Reduction Program, and the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP).
7/23/2019 Overview of the FY 2020 HAC Reduction Program and HRRP This event provided an overview of the FY 2020 HAC Reduction Program and HRRP, including an explanation of methodology, Hospital-Specific Reports (HSRs), program updates, and the Review and Corrections process.
5/21/2019 FY 2020 IPPS Proposed Rule Acute Care Hospital Quality Reporting Programs Overview This presentation provided an overview of quality program proposals for hospitals as addressed in the FY 2020 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS)/Long-Term Care Hospital (LTCH) Prospective Payment System (PPS) Proposed Rule. This discussion focused on proposed changes to the Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) Program, HAC Reduction Program, Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Program, and Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP).

HAC Reduction Program 2019 Webinars

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Date Webinar Description
3/12/2019 Hospital VBP Program, HAC Reduction Program, and HRRP FY 2019 Hospital Compare Data Update This event provided an overview of the publicly reported data and information available for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) inpatient hospital pay-for-performance programs, including the Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Program, HAC Reduction Program, and the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP).
1/31/2019 Navigating QualityNet Pages and Reports: Inpatient Programs This event provided an overview of the resources available for the CMS inpatient quality programs on QualityNet. In addition, this event provided an overview of how to retrieve reports through the QualityNet Secure Portal.
9/12/2018 FY 2019 IPPS Final Rule Acute Care Hospital Quality Reporting Programs Overview This presentation provided an overview of quality program finalized requirements for hospitals as addressed in the FY 2019 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS)/Long-Term Care Hospital (LTCH) Prospective Payment System (PPS) Final Rule. This discussion focused on finalized changes to the Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR), HAC Reduction Program, Hospital VBP, and HRRP.
7/25/2018 Overview of the FY 2019 HAC Reduction Program and HRRP This event provided an overview of the FY 2019 HAC Reduction Program and the HRRP, including an explanation of methodology, hospital-specific reports (HSRs), program updates, and the review and corrections process.
5/09/2018 FY 2019 IPPS Proposed Rule Acute Care Hospital Quality Reporting Programs Overview This presentation provided an overview of quality program proposals for hospitals as addressed in the FY 2019 IPPS/LTCH PPS Proposed Rule. This discussion focused on proposed changes to the Hospital IQR Program, HAC Reduction Program, Hospital VBP Program, and HRRP.

Archived HAC Reduction Program Webinars

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Date Webinar Description
12/20/2017 Fiscal Year 2018 Hospital VBP Program, HAC Reduction Program, and HRRP: Hospital Compare Data Update This event provided overview of the publicly reported data and information available for the CMS inpatient hospital programs, including the Hospital VBP Program, the HAC Reduction Program, and the HRRP.
10/11/2017 Inpatient Hospital Quality Programs: Payment Updates and Overview This event provided an overview of how CMS adjusts payments for the inpatient hospital quality programs, including the Hospital IQR Program, Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program, Hospital VBP Program, HRRP, and HAC Reduction Program.
9/27/2017 Healthcare-Associated Infection (HAI) Measures: Reminders & Updates This event provided reminders and updates for the HAI measures included in the CMS hospital quality programs.
8/29/2017 Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Final Rule: Acute Care Hospital Quality Reporting Programs Overview This presentation provided participants with the FY 2018 Hospital IPPS for Acute Care Hospitals Final Rule. This discussion addressed the Final Rule’s impact on the following programs: Hospital IQR Program, Hospital VBP Program, HAC Reduction Program, and HRRP.
7/19/2017 Changes on the Horizon for the Fiscal Year 2018 Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC) Reduction Program This webinar provided an overview of the HAC Reduction Program and the changes to the HAC Reduction Program beginning in FY 2018.
3/29/2017 Updates on Patient Safety Indicators (PSIs) for Use in CMS Programs This 90-minute event provided an overview of the new Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) PSI 90 composite used in the Hospital IQR Program, HAC Reduction Program, and the Hospital Compare Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating. Topics included the background on the PSIs, updates to PSIs in the version 6.0 specification, purpose of recalibration and changes to PSIs because of recalibration, summary of scientific acceptability testing, key resources, transitioning to ICD-10, and implications for CMS programs.

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Date Webinar Description
8/29/2016 FY 2017 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Final Rule This presentation provided participants with FY 2017 IPPS hospital quality reporting programs finalized proposals. It also addressed the Final Rule’s impact on the following programs: Hospital IQR Program, Hospital VBP Program, HAC Reduction Program, and HRRP.
1/19/2016 IQR- IPPS Measure Waivers and Extraordinary Circumstances Exemption This event provided insight on when and how to complete the Measure Exception Form and the Extraordinary Circumstances Extensions/Exemptions (ECE) Request for the IPPS hospital quality reporting programs.

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Date Webinar Description
9/2/2015 IQR: FY 2016 IPPS/LTCH Final Rule This presentation provided participants with details regarding the FY 2016 IPPS/LTCH PPS Final Rule and its impact on the hospital quality reporting programs.
7/29/2015 IQR: Successfully Reporting NHSN Data to Satisfy Hospital Quality Reporting Program Requirements This presentation provided an in-depth discussion of the Hospital Quality Reporting Program’s National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) reporting, including successful data entry, troubleshooting tips, and data submission validation.
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