§ 484.360 Calculation of the Total Performance Score.
A competing HHA's Total Performance Score for a performance year is calculated as follows:
(a) CMS awards points to the competing home health agency for performance on each of the applicable measures.
(1) CMS awards greater than or equal to 0 points and less than 10 points for achievement to each competing home health agency whose performance on a measure during the applicable performance year meets or exceeds the applicable cohort's achievement threshold but is less than the applicable cohort's benchmark for that measure.
(2) CMS awards greater than 0 but less than 9 points for improvement to each competing home health agency whose performance on a measure during the applicable performance year exceeds the improvement threshold but is less than the applicable cohort's benchmark for that measure.