The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on September 16 released final materials for its Hospice Outcomes and Patient Evaluation (HOPE) assessment tool that CMS finalized to start October 1, 2025.

The final materials include:

• HOPE Guidance Manual v1.00
• Items sets (HOPE Admission v1.00, HOPE Update Visit (HUV) v1.00, HOPE Discharge v1.00 and HOPE ALL Item v1.00)
• HIS to HOPE v1.00 Change Table

All of these documents can be accessed from the Downloads section on the CMS HQRP here.

For insights into HOPE, including an analysis of its similarities and differences with the previous Hospice Item Set, and details on how the Hospice Quality Reporting Program (HQRP) is expected to change, join LeadingAge experts in Nashville on Wednesday, October 30, 2024 for:

• Session 134-K: A New HOPE: Understanding the New Hospice Tool, 9:30-10:30 a.m.
• Session 135-L: Are You Ready to Implement New Hospice Program Changes, 11:00 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Register for Annual Meeting 2024 here.