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CMS Mulls Inclusion of Cross-Setting SPADES In Forthcoming HOPE Assessment Tool

Published on Fri Apr 16, 2021

Development of the Hospice Outcome and Patient Evaluation tool continues, and it might not be exactly what you expected. In its 2022 hospice proposed rule, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services floats the idea of using cross-setting Standardized Patient Assessment Data Elements (SPADES) in the tool. “While the standardization of measures required for adoption under the IMPACT Act of [...]
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