Post-Acute Care Quality Programs

NEW RESOURCES AVAILABLE: HOPE National Implementation Virtual Training Program Didactic Recorded Training Series

NEW RESOURCES AVAILABLE: Hospice Outcomes and Patient Evaluation (HOPE) National Implementation Virtual Training Program Course 1: Didactic Recorded Training Series 

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is offering a series of five self-paced recorded presentations and corresponding PDFs which highlight items that are new for HOPE, as well as the existing and updated items carried over from the Hospice Item Set (HIS). 

It is highly recommended that all five parts of this didactic course be reviewed prior to attending the coding workshop in August. A registration announcement for the workshop will be sent via the listserv.

To access the videos, select the following links:

• Part 1: Training Overview and Introduction to the HOPE Tool
• Part 2: HOPE Section A. Administrative Information Didactic Training
• Part 3: HOPE Sections F. Preferences, and I. Active Diagnoses Didactic Training
• Part 4: HOPE Section J. Health Conditions Didactic Training
• Part 5: HOPE Sections M. Skin Conditions, N. Medications, and Z. Record Admin. Didactic Training

If you have questions about accessing resources or feedback regarding trainings, please email the PAC Training Mailbox. Content-related questions should be submitted to HospiceQualityQuestions@cms.hhs.gov.

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