NHPCO NewsLine Summer 2021 - 40
Short
Takes
▌ Inclusion of a new claims-based Hospice Care Index (HCI) measure
as part of the Hospice Quality Reporting Program (HQRP).
▌ Removal of the seven Hospice Item Set (HIS) measures from public
reporting.
▌ Updates on the HOPE tool and future quality measures.
▌ Addition of a CAHPS Hospice Survey star rating.
▌ A Solicitation of Comments to assist in transformation of CMS'
quality measurement enterprise to be fully digital.
▌ A RFI on closing the health equity gap in post-acute care quality
reporting programs.
...a more comprehensive
Regulatory Alert (04/09/21)
with detailed analysis was
released...
▌ A Solicitation of Public Comment on whether activities related to
measures adopted as the result of the Improving Medicare PostAcute
Care Transformation (IMPACT) Act should be expanded for
potential utilization under the HQRP (like aspects of SPADES).
Comments were due to CMS no later than June 7, 2021. NHPCO
members will be able to find the NHPCO comment letter submitted to
CMS on the Regulatory Alerts and Updates page of the website.
COVID Grief Support Project
NHPCO's End-of-Life Doula Advisory Council
End-of-life doulas listen and provide support. Taking advantage of their
availability and skills, NHPCO's EOL Doula Advisory Council created the
COVID Grief Support Program to help anyone who has been affected
with a loss during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this program, trained and
vetted volunteer doulas engage in free, confidential and private one-onone
hour-long calls for four weeks with those seeking this service.
Losing a loved one, a job, or suffering long-term effects due to COVID
is a uniquely difficult experience. If you or someone you know is grieving
due to loss resulting from the pandemic and could benefit from talking
with a compassionate end-of-life doula, please visit www.nhpco.org/
doula-grief-support for more information or to fill out the online form
to register for the program.
Following a successful pilot project, the EOLD Council is making a
special effort to reach out to populations disproportionately affected
by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Please share this information
with all those in your healthcare organization.
Interested in learning more about the role of an EOL Doula, visit the
Doula Advisory Council webpage and if you have questions, reach out
to EOLDoula@nhpco.org.
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NHPCO NewsLine Summer 2021
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of NHPCO NewsLine Summer 2021
LAC 2021 Thank You (display ad)
Table of Contents
Virtual Conference 2021 (display ad)
Edo's Message
Measures of Excellence (feature article)
Quality Connections (display ad 1/2 page)
Career Center (display ad 1/2 page)
Business Case for Next Generation
Succession Planning Guide
Re-introducing Volunteers
Signature Programs (display ad)
New Consumer Research
State Hospice Profiles (display ad)
Virtual FUNdraiser thank you (display ad)
Global Partners in Care
Care Vention (display ad)
Providers Earning QC Rings
Project ECHO
NHPCO Survey Medical Group Practice
Innovation Consortium
Palliative Care Certificate Program
Medicare Sequestration Relief
MyHospice Ambassadors
Virtual Conference 2021
FY 2022 Proposed Rule
COVID Grief Support Project
Circle of Life Award
Ooma (display ad)
Diamond Level Strategic Partners
We Honor Veterans Survey
back cover
NHPCO NewsLine Summer 2021 - Intro
NHPCO NewsLine Summer 2021 - 1
NHPCO NewsLine Summer 2021 - LAC 2021 Thank You (display ad)
NHPCO NewsLine Summer 2021 - Table of Contents
NHPCO NewsLine Summer 2021 - Virtual Conference 2021 (display ad)
NHPCO NewsLine Summer 2021 - Edo's Message
NHPCO NewsLine Summer 2021 - Measures of Excellence (feature article)
NHPCO NewsLine Summer 2021 - 7
NHPCO NewsLine Summer 2021 - 8
NHPCO NewsLine Summer 2021 - Career Center (display ad 1/2 page)
NHPCO NewsLine Summer 2021 - Business Case for Next Generation
NHPCO NewsLine Summer 2021 - 11
NHPCO NewsLine Summer 2021 - 12
NHPCO NewsLine Summer 2021 - Succession Planning Guide
NHPCO NewsLine Summer 2021 - Re-introducing Volunteers
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NHPCO NewsLine Summer 2021 - 16
NHPCO NewsLine Summer 2021 - Signature Programs (display ad)
NHPCO NewsLine Summer 2021 - New Consumer Research
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NHPCO NewsLine Summer 2021 - State Hospice Profiles (display ad)
NHPCO NewsLine Summer 2021 - Virtual FUNdraiser thank you (display ad)
NHPCO NewsLine Summer 2021 - Global Partners in Care
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NHPCO NewsLine Summer 2021 - 28
NHPCO NewsLine Summer 2021 - 29
NHPCO NewsLine Summer 2021 - 30
NHPCO NewsLine Summer 2021 - Care Vention (display ad)
NHPCO NewsLine Summer 2021 - Providers Earning QC Rings
NHPCO NewsLine Summer 2021 - Project ECHO
NHPCO NewsLine Summer 2021 - NHPCO Survey Medical Group Practice
NHPCO NewsLine Summer 2021 - Innovation Consortium
NHPCO NewsLine Summer 2021 - Palliative Care Certificate Program
NHPCO NewsLine Summer 2021 - Medicare Sequestration Relief
NHPCO NewsLine Summer 2021 - MyHospice Ambassadors
NHPCO NewsLine Summer 2021 - FY 2022 Proposed Rule
NHPCO NewsLine Summer 2021 - COVID Grief Support Project
NHPCO NewsLine Summer 2021 - Ooma (display ad)
NHPCO NewsLine Summer 2021 - Diamond Level Strategic Partners
NHPCO NewsLine Summer 2021 - We Honor Veterans Survey
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