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Webinar Recording: Preparing Teams for Implementation of the HOPE Assessment Tool

The clock is ticking. Starting October 1, 2025, the HOPE (Hospice Outcomes and Patient Evaluation) Assessment Tool becomes a required standard for all Medicare-certified hospices. Is your team ready? This webinar will walk you through what the HOPE...

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Empowering Staff for Successful Change: Engaging Teams in Rolling Out the CMS HOPE Assessment Tool

On October 1, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will implement the HOPE (Hospice Outcomes and Patient Evaluation Tool) Assessment...

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How to Establish an Effective QAPI Program

Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) is a data-driven, proactive approach to improving the quality of life, care, and services in...

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HOPE Implementation: From Regulatory Requirement to Strategic Advantage

The upcoming launch of the Hospice Outcomes and Patient Evaluation (HOPE) assessment tool marks a significant shift for hospices—going beyond mere...

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Is Your Agency Ready for the HOPE Assessment Tool?

The CMS HOPE (Hospice Outcomes and Patient Evaluation) Assessment Tool is almost here! Beginning October 1, 2025, HOPE will replace the Hospice Item...

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Hospice Compliance in 2025: 5 Challenges Every Provider Must Navigate

Hospice care is meant to offer comfort, dignity, and quality of life for terminally ill Medicare beneficiaries and their families. But while most...

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Best Practices in Patient Safety and Quality Improvement

Maintaining a high standard of quality in hospice, home care, and long-term care settings, is not optional, it is a core responsibility....

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Advancing Patient Safety in Home Health and Hospice

As the U.S. population ages and patient preferences shift toward aging in place, demand for home health and hospice providers continues to rise....

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Interim Healthcare – Great Lakes Health Partners Chooses QAPIplus for Quality and Compliance Across Home Health, Hospice, and Palliative Care

Interim Healthcare – Great Lakes Health Partners has selected QAPIplus as its official partner for quality and compliance management across its home...

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QAPIplus Achieves SOC 2 Compliance

We’re proud to share that QAPIplus has successfully completed our SOC 2 audit. This milestone is about reinforcing our responsibility to the...

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