New Strategies Forthcoming with Hospice HOPE
New Strategies Forthcoming with Hospice HOPE
Hospices will face a learning curve as they adopt the new Hospice Outcomes and Patient Evaluation (HOPE) tool.
After years of development, The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced in its hospice proposed rule that the implementation of the HOPE tool is expected to start in 2025.
The new HOPE tool will replace the current Hospice Item Set (HIS) and give hospice facilities a better understanding of what patients and their families need in real-time.
“There will need to be a good deal of training that will need to occur for hospice providers. The concepts that are behind the development of the [HOPE] tool are to help hospice providers understand care needs of their patients through the dying process, and ensuring that safety and comfort is a primary focus and target for patients enrolled in hospice nationwide.”
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