Quality
NHPCO is committed to assisting hospice and palliative care providers in performing continuous quality and performance improvement activity that supports safe, effective, and timely care outcomes for patients and families. Please contact the NHPCO Quality team with any questions:
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- General quality inquiries: quality@nhpco.org
- Quality Connections program: qualityconnections@nhpco.org
- Measures of Excellence tool and dashboard: moe@nhpco.org
- STAR survey: star@nhpco.org
- EGSS survey: egss@nhpco.org
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An innovative program designed to create virtual communities of learners by bringing together healthcare providers and subject matter experts using case-based learning.
Learn more →Find NHPCO Quality Alerts and Updates, Comment Letters, and publication links of interest.
Learn more →A monthly opportunity for members to share best practices, ask questions, and discuss quality with colleagues nationwide.
Learn more →A national program that supports hospice and palliative care provider delivery of high-quality, person-centered care.
A community of providers who share a committment to establishing a culture of quality within their organizations.
Learn more → Hospice Item Set
CAHPS(R) Hospice Survey
Claims-Based Measures
Public Reporting
Find resources on diversity, access, and inclusion including data, DEI assessments, training modules, toolkits, and outreach guides.
Learn more →Find resources related to hospice and palliative clinical and operational topics.
Learn more →Find information about quality measures in the pipeline for hospice care.
Learn more →Standards of Practice for Hospice Programs
Standards of Practice for Pediatric Palliative Care
NHPCO offers multiple tested performance measures that yield useful, meaningful, and actionable results.
Learn more →NQF measures and standards serve as a critically important foundation for initiatives to enhance healthcare value, make patient care safer, and achieve better outcomes.
Resources related to clinical care and patient safety
Learn more →NHPCO facilitates virtual poster sessions with a focus on quality and performance improvement (PI) in tandem with our educational conferences.
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