Iowa City Hospice — Hospice Profile (CCN #161507)

Iowa City, Iowa · CCN 161507 · Phone: (319) 351-5665 ·

Iowa City Hospice is a Medicare-certified hospice (CCN 161507) in Iowa City, Iowa. FileFlo scores its CMS survey-readiness at 41/100 (High Risk).

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Compliance Indicator: 41/100 — High Risk

About Iowa City Hospice

Iowa City Hospice is a Medicare-certified hospice in Iowa City, Iowa, operating under CMS Certification Number (CCN) 161507. Ownership type not reported. Average daily census: 74 patients. The hospice is required to comply with the Hospice Conditions of Participation at 42 CFR Part 418.

Local market context (Johnson County): Iowa City Hospice is the only Medicare-certified hospice in the same-county sample for Iowa. Sole-provider hospice counties concentrate referral flow from local SNFs, hospital discharge planners, and primary-care physicians into one set of relationships.

Levels of Care Provided

Iowa City Hospice provides: General Inpatient (Hospital). CMS requires hospices to be capable of providing all four levels of care (routine home, continuous home, general inpatient, and respite) either directly or through written contractual arrangements.

Patient Population

Reported patient diagnostic mix: Cancer 30%, Dementia 14%, Circulatory/heart 16%, Respiratory 10%, Stroke 3%, Other 28%. OIG and CMS use diagnostic mix as one screening indicator when evaluating whether a hospice's patient population matches its claimed certification volume; outlier mixes attract additional medical-review scrutiny.

CMS Regional Oversight

Iowa City Hospice falls under HHS Region 7 — Kansas City (IA, KS, MO, NE) in CMS Provider Data. HHS / CMS Regional Office designations drive (a) which CMS Regional Office handles direct enforcement contact and survey-agency coordination for Conditions of Participation findings, and (b) which Office of Inspector General regional field office maintains jurisdiction over OIG hospice work-plan reviews. CAHPS Hospice Survey results are published at the facility level and aggregated nationally on CMS Care Compare; the 7 CAHPS Hospice composite measures (Communication, Help for Pain and Symptoms, Treating Patient with Respect, Information Continuity, Understanding the Care, Emotional Support, Rating of the Hospice) feed into the public Care Compare rating for each provider.

Hospice Care Index

Hospice Care Index (HCI) score: 0.6/10 (85th percentile nationally). The HCI is a 10-indicator composite measure CMS publishes for hospices, covering items like live-discharge rate, gaps in skilled nursing visits, and burdensome care transitions. The Iowa median HCI score across same-state peers is 0.2, so Iowa City Hospice's 0.6 score sits well above the state median. A score below the 25th percentile is one of the screening factors CMS uses to flag hospices for additional quality oversight.

Peer comparisons on this page use a same-state cohort of 70 Medicare-certified hospices in Iowa, pulled live from CMS Provider Data. The cohort excludes terminated and surrendered certifications, so the median reflects the currently-active peer set.

FileFlo Compliance Indicator

FileFlo's compliance indicator for Iowa City Hospice is 41/100 (High Risk). The score is derived from the Hospice Care Index, complaint survey history, and Conditions of Participation deficiencies. It is not a CMS rating. The full survey-readiness audit (Conditions of Participation review, Comprehensive Assessment timing, IDG composition, plan-of-care updates) is at /tools/cms-survey-readiness-score.

Why This Page Exists

FileFlo publishes a profile for every Medicare-certified hospice so administrators, compliance leads, and referring physicians can find publicly-published quality data without bouncing between Care Compare, the Hospice Care Index, and the OIG hospice work plan. Field-level CFR citations are linked throughout. Dispute this record if any field is incorrect — we resync with CMS monthly and process correction requests within five business days.

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Frequently asked questions about Iowa City Hospice

Is Iowa City Hospice Medicare-certified, and where is it located?

Iowa City Hospice is a Medicare-certified hospice (CMS Certification Number 161507) in Iowa City, Iowa.

How survey-ready is Iowa City Hospice?

FileFlo scores Iowa City Hospice's CMS survey-readiness at 41/100 (High Risk). This is a FileFlo indicator built from CMS-published data, not an official CMS rating.

Which CMS Conditions of Participation must Iowa City Hospice meet?

As a Medicare-certified hospice, Iowa City Hospice is surveyed against the Conditions of Participation in 42 CFR Part 418 — covering patient/resident rights, assessment and care planning, quality (QAPI), infection control, and aide services. Each CoP section is linked on this page.

How can Iowa City Hospice prepare for its next CMS survey?

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Conditions of Participation Iowa City Hospice is surveyed against

The 42 CFR Part 418 CoP sections a CMS survey actually checks, in plain English:

Compliance terms: F-Tag · Joint Commission. See the Hospice directory and the Healthcare compliance guide →

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