Special Open Door Forum: Developing a Hospice Patient Assessment Tool

Special Open Door Forum: Developing a Hospice Patient Assessment Tool Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Center for Clinical Standards and Quality (CCSQ) Special Open Door Forum: Developing a Hospice Patient Assessment Tool, now called Hospice Outcomes & Patient Evaluation (HOPE) Tool---Status Update Thursday, September 12, 2019 2:00-3:00 pm Eastern Time Conference Call Only CCSQ will host a Special Open Door Forum (ODF) to allow hospices and other interested parties to ask questions on the development of a Hospice Outcomes & Patient Evaluation (HOPE) Tool. This SODF is part of a series of regular SODF’s CMS plans to host on this patient assessment tool and other key topics related to the Hospice Quality Reporting Program. The purpose of a HOPE Tool is to develop outcome and other quality measures that relate to the care needs of people through the dying process and to ensure the safety and comfort of individuals enrolled in hospice institutions nationwide. The SODF will provide a status update and welcomes your questions. You can learn about the hospice assessment tool by going to: https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Initiatives-Patient-Assessment-Instruments/Hospice-Quality-Reporting/HOPE.html Feedback and questions on the hospice assessment tool can be sent to: HospiceAssessment@cms.hhs.gov We look forward to your participation. Special Open Door Participation Instructions: Participant Dial-In Number: 1-888-455-1397 Conference Passcode: 4676500 Note: TTY Communications Relay Services are available for the Hearing Impaired. For TTY services dial 7-1-1 or 1-800-855-2880. A Relay Communications Assistant will help. A transcript and audio recording of this Special ODF will be posted to the Podcast and Transcripts website at https://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Outreach/OpenDoorForums/PodcastAndTranscripts.html for downloading.                      For automatic emails of Open Door Forum schedule updates (E-Mailing list subscriptions) and to view Frequently Asked Questions please visit our website at http://www.cms.gov/OpenDoorForums/. Thank you for your interest in CMS Open Door Forums.

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