An Overview of the Hospice HOPE Assessment Tool
Presented by Jennifer Kennedy
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Big changes are coming to Medicare hospice care. CMS is mandating hospice providers utilize a CMS-developed standardized assessment tool for all patients in their care. This is the first regulatory requirement of this kind since the establishment of the Medicare Hospice Benefit in 1983. The implementation of the HOPE assessment tool is the future pathway for how hospice providers will be paid and measured.
Learning Objectives
- Highlight the background of the HOPE assessment tool development
- Identify the general completion for the HOPE assessment tool
- Explain compliance requirements and the future pathway for the HOPE assessment tool
Meet your instructor
Jennifer Kennedy
Dr. Jennifer Kennedy is the vice president for quality and standards at Community Health Accreditation Partner (CHAP) and is a nationally recognized hospice expert. She has more than 35 years of experience as a leader and nurse in diverse healthcare settings and has worked in hospice and palliative care for the last 20+…
Chapters & learning objectives
1. HOPE Assessment Tool Background
This chapter discusses the development of the HOPE assessment tool, its regulatory roots, and general completion conventions of the tool. Clinicians will also learn the compliance requirements attached to the HOPE assessment tool and the future pathway for how hospice providers will be paid and measured.
2. General Completion of the HOPE Assessment Tool
This chapter highlights the overall completion of the HOPE assessment tool, including definitions in the tool and patient criteria. Clinicians will also learn the general completion conventions of the tool and performance measures related to the HOPE tool.
3. HOPE Assessment Compliance and Future Development
This chapter focuses on Hospice Quality Reporting Program (HQRP) compliance requirements and payment penalties related to the HOPE assessment tool. Clinicians will also learn the future pathway of the HOPE assessment tool related to payment and measurement.
