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title: HEARTLAND HOSPICE- AUGUSTA — hospice quality (CMS Hospice Provider Data)
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# HEARTLAND HOSPICE- AUGUSTA — hospice quality (CMS Hospice Provider Data)

CMS Hospice Provider Data for HEARTLAND HOSPICE- AUGUSTA (CCN 111610), MARTINEZ, GA: HVLDL 56% visits-in-last-days, HCI 10/10, CAHPS 93% recommend, process composite 99%. RECORDED CMS-published quality measures. Informs and compares — not a ranking or recommendation. CC0.

## Claims

### 56% of HEARTLAND HOSPICE- AUGUSTA's patients received a visit in their last three days of life (national median 61%)

**RECORDED.** 56% of patients discharged from HEARTLAND HOSPICE- AUGUSTA received a hospice visit in their final three days of life (n=166). National median: 61%. HVLDL is a claims-based process measure — it is NOT risk-adjusted; it is also influenced by sudden deaths and very-late referrals, so a lower rate is not by itself proof of worse end-of-life staffing. RECORDED CMS-published measure (occurred=true; adjudged=true — CMS published it).

Source: CMS Hospice Provider Data — https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/
Falsifier: A RECORD of measured/reported events (occurred=true) from CMS Hospice Provider Data; superseded when CMS Hospice Provider Data publishes its next release.

### HEARTLAND HOSPICE- AUGUSTA's Hospice Care Index overall: 10/10 (national median 9/10)

**RECORDED.** The CMS Hospice Care Index for HEARTLAND HOSPICE- AUGUSTA is 10/10 (national median 9/10). The HCI counts how many of ten care-PATTERN indicators the hospice meets — it reflects care practice patterns, not family satisfaction or experience. A RECORDED CMS-published summary quality indicator (occurred=true, adjudged=true).

Source: CMS Hospice Provider Data — https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/
Falsifier: A RECORD of measured/reported events (occurred=true) from CMS Hospice Provider Data; superseded when CMS Hospice Provider Data publishes its next release.

### CAHPS family survey for HEARTLAND HOSPICE- AUGUSTA: 93% would definitely recommend; 3% would not recommend

**RECORDED.** CMS CAHPS Hospice Survey results for HEARTLAND HOSPICE- AUGUSTA: 93% would definitely recommend; 3% would not recommend; 85% said their loved one always got help for pain and symptoms. CAHPS Hospice Survey results are case-mix and mode adjusted, so they compare across hospices. RECORDED CMS-published survey result (occurred=true; adjudged=true — CMS published it with adjustment methodology).

Source: CMS CAHPS Hospice Survey (gxki-hrr8), case-mix + mode adjusted — https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/
Falsifier: A RECORD of measured/reported events (occurred=true) from CMS CAHPS Hospice Survey (gxki-hrr8), case-mix + mode adjusted; superseded when CMS CAHPS Hospice Survey (gxki-hrr8), case-mix + mode adjusted publishes its next release.

### HEARTLAND HOSPICE- AUGUSTA's hospice process measures composite: 99% (national median 97%)

**RECORDED.** HEARTLAND HOSPICE- AUGUSTA's composite score across CMS hospice process measures is 99% (national median 97%, n=167). Process measures track whether care steps were completed and documented — they assess care practice, not outcomes. RECORDED CMS-published process measures (occurred=true; adjudged=true — CMS published them).

Source: CMS Hospice Provider Data — https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/
Falsifier: A RECORD of measured/reported events (occurred=true) from CMS Hospice Provider Data; superseded when CMS Hospice Provider Data publishes its next release.

### What this hospice quality record is — and is NOT

**INTERPRETATION.** This page presents CMS Hospice Provider Data for HEARTLAND HOSPICE- AUGUSTA — HVLDL, Hospice Care Index, process measures, and CAHPS family survey results. It informs and compares; it does NOT rate, rank, or recommend HEARTLAND HOSPICE- AUGUSTA for an individual's situation. The CAHPS figures are case-mix & mode adjusted (comparable across hospices); the HVLDL and process figures are not adjusted and measure what was done/documented. Talk with the hospice and your doctor; verify at https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/ (CCN 111610).

Source: Care Atlas L5 boundary — https://care-atlas.ryanjhunter.workers.dev/
Falsifier: occurred=FALSE (a framing, not an event) and adjudged=FALSE (an in-house reading, not an authority's verdict) — the LOWEST-warrant claim here. A flat representation would render this identically to the official facts; the four-status does not.

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Every claim above carries a four-status warrant (RECORDED / MODELED / DERIVED / INTERPRETATION) and a named source you can re-fetch — this is a research object, not a flat fact. Structured: `https://care-atlas.ryanjhunter.workers.dev/care/hospice/111610.jsonld`

## Data

### CMS quality summary — HEARTLAND HOSPICE- AUGUSTA (CCN 111610)

CMS Hospice Provider Data (RECORDED): claims-based and care-process measures. HVLDL is not risk-adjusted; CAHPS is case-mix + mode adjusted.

| Measure | This hospice | National median | Warrant |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HVLDL (visits in last 3 days) | 56% | 61% | RECORDED |
| Hospice Care Index | 10/10 | 9/10 | RECORDED |
| CAHPS: would definitely recommend | 93% | 86% | RECORDED |
| Process measures composite | 99% | 97% | RECORDED |