Getting Ready for the Hospice HOPE Assessment

The HOPE standardized assessment will be hitting hospice providers in the near future.  Will you and your team be ready for this major change?  The HOPE tool will be designed to collect specific information about the patient’s hospice experience by capturing patient and family care needs in real-time and throughout the hospice stay with the flexibility to accommodate patients with varying clinical needs. CMS has deployed standardized hospice tools for other provider types and hospice can learn from these tools to prepare their organization and team for utilization of HOPE. 

Objectives

• Discuss the HOPE assessment to date and CMS plans for utilization.
• Compare and contrast Hospice Item Set (HIS) and HOPE.
• Describe components of CMS standardized tools for other provider types.
• Identify target areas for hospice provider focus in preparation for HOPE deployment, including inclusion of HOPE in comprehensive assessment and care planning.