The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released two Health Equity Confidential Feedback Reports to post-acute care (PAC) providers, including home health agencies: the Discharge to Community (DTC) Health Equity Confidential Feedback Report and the Medicare Spending Per Beneficiary (MSPB) Health Equity Confidential Feedback Report.

These reports provide insights into outcome disparities related to social risk factors, such as Medicare-Medicaid dual enrollment status and patient race/ethnicity. The reports serve an educational purpose for providers, helping them identify areas for internal quality improvement to enhance health outcomes.

The reports are accessible through the Internet Quality Improvement & Evaluation System (iQIES) reports folders, and additional resources, including an online webinar and fact sheet, are available for reference.

To access the Health Equity Confidential Feedback Reports in iQIES:

1. Click here to log into iQIES using your Health Care Quality Information Systems (HCQIS) Access Roles and Profile (HARP) user ID and password. If you don't have a HARP account, click here to register for one.
2. From the "Reports" menu, select "My Reports".
3. On the My Reports page, find and select the "Health Equity Confidential Feedback Reports" folder link for a list of available reports for download.
4. Select the report name link to view the Health Equity Confidential Feedback Report data.

A webinar recording, slide deck, transcript, and fact sheet are available on the Home Health Quality Reporting Training & Education webpage as well as below.

• PAC Health Equity Confidential Feedback Report Fact Sheet
• PAC Health Equity Confidential Feedback Report Webinar Transcript
• PAC Health Equity Confidential Feedback Report Webinar Slide Deck