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HOPE Guidance Manual v1.02, § 1.2
Manual Overview
The purpose of this Manual is to offer guidance on collecting and submitting HOPE data to CMS. The manual
is divided into three chapters and appendices:
Chapter 1 – Provides an introduction, background information, data collection timepoints, requirements, and
general guidance.
Chapter 2 – Contains item-specific guidance for completing all data elements.
Chapter 3 – Includes information on the submission of HOPE records and the correction processes.
Appendices – Includes the HOPE data sets for each assessment timepoint, glossary, and resources.
1.
2.1. HOPE Tool
The HOPE tool contains a set of demographic, screening, and clinical data elements (also referred to as
“items”), which contribute to a comprehensive assessment of all hospice patients. The data elements for each
timepoint, can be found in Appendix C.
History
HOPE Guidance Manual v1.02, effective October 1, 2025 (OMB control number 0938-1153).
Provenance
- Source
- cms.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-17
- Edition
- hope-v1.02
- Content hash
a538f919f663d239fb181c097c2d5d088280e834a0dda17129c25157160111ef
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