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CMS Issues Guidance for Hospices on HOPE Tool Implementation

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HOPE items are designed to collect patient-specific data in real-time, based on interactions with the patient and family/caregiver, and with flexibility to accommodate patients with varying clinical needs,” CMS indicated in the guidance. The document contains introductory material.

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7 Nonprofit Hospices Form Integrity Care Partners Palliative Care Venture

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The partnership will allow its members to bargain collectively with payers and establish a uniform care model across its seven-organization footprint. By joining forces, they can share resources and best practices, provide care through a consistent model and engage their collective bargaining power in negotiations with payers.

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Compliance Strategies for Forthcoming Hospice HOPE Tool

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CMS has thus far given clues as to HOPE’s dual objectives — providing data for the Hospice Quality Reporting Program through standardized data collection and providing clinical data that may inform potential future changes to Medicare hospice payments.

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NHPCO: CMS Did Not Account for Full Burden of Implementing HOPE Tool

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Implementing the tool will also require updates to electronic medical record (EMR) systems, but those vendors have yet to receive the information they will need to make those changes, including technical specifications for HOPE data collection and submission requirements.

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The Role of Technology in Remote Patient Monitoring

This blog explores the role of technology in RPM, including wearable devices, mobile apps, and connected medical tools that collect and share real-time data. Remote patient monitoring (RPM) is transforming healthcare by enabling providers to track patient health outside traditional clinical settings.

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Hospice Groups to CMS: Don’t Rush CAHPS Changes

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One key concern about the timeline is the need for vendors to develop updated electronic medical record (EMR) systems as well as methods of collecting the data, according to Katy Barnett, director of home care and hospice operations for LeadingAge. “We

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U.S. Health Care Spending Reaches $4.9 Trillion

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Hospital care, physician and clinical services, and nursing care facilities and continuing care retirement communities, which collectively accounted for 33% of all out-of-pocket spending in 2023, were the main contributors to the faster growth in 2023, CMS indicated. Medicaid accounted for 21%, and the remaining 10% were out-of-pocket costs.

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