§ 484.345 Definitions.

As used in this subpart—

Achievement threshold means the median (50th percentile) of home health agency performance on a measure during a Model baseline year, calculated separately for the larger- and smaller-volume cohorts.

Applicable measure means a measure (OASIS- and claims-based measures) or a measure component (HHCAHPS survey measure) for which a competing HHA has provided a minimum of one of the following:

(1) Twenty home health episodes of care per year for each of the OASIS-based measures.

(2) Twenty home health episodes of care per year for each of the claims-based measures.

(3) Forty completed surveys for each component included in the HHCAHPS survey measure.