Short Takes NHPCO Releases New Member Resources In addition to the new Palliative Care Playbook for Hospices (see page 26), NHPCO continues to offer its members a range of tools and resources that help address regulatory and quality issues of importance to the field. Here are three new items that members may download free-of-charge from the NHPCO website. Medicare Hospice Benefit Guide to Patient Travel Updated from its original publication, NHPCO's Medicare Hospice Benefit Guide to Patient Travel is intended to help hospices support short-term travel plans for patients receiving care under the Medicare Hospice Benefit by contracting with another Medicare certified hospice at the patient's travel destination. The Guide offers information and suggestions for organizing, coordinating, documenting, and communicating with another Medicare-certified hospice provider related to patient travel. Management of Imminent Death in Hospice Care NHPCO continues to offer its members a range of tools and resources that help address regulatory and quality issues... This resource helps identify opportunities for quality assessment and performance improvement for patients and their families in the last days of life when the patient is receiving care at the routine home care (RHC) level of care. Management of Imminent Death in Hospice Care also includes information and tools related to managing imminent death of patients receiving hospice care in their last seven days of life, whether they are admitted to a hospice program close to death or transition to imminent death during a longer length of stay. HQRP FAQ Index Tool NHPCO understands the need for resources that assist hospice providers in quickly accessing answers regarding Hospice Quality Reporting Program (HQRP) requirements. The new HQRP FAQ Index Tool is a user‐friendly searchable tool that compiles the quarterly posted HQRP frequently asked questions and answers from CMS. Exclusively for NHPCO members, this tool will be updated with every quarterly FAQ from CMS. 32 Newsline / Summer 2019https://www.nhpco.org/regulatory/hospice-operations https://www.nhpco.org/files/management-imminent-death-hospice-care https://www.nhpco.org/sites/default/files/public/quality/HQRP_Index_Current.pdf