CMS Recruiting for Hospice Quality HEART Tool Pilot

CMS has contracted with RTI International to develop the Hospice Evaluation & Assessment Reporting Tool (HEART), an expanded item set covering the comprehensive patient assessment for hospice providers.  As part of the HEART development process, RTI will be pilot testing the draft HEART instrument by conducting two sequential pilot tests.  

RTI is currently accepting applications to participate in the pilot test for HEART

The deadline for applications is October 31, 2017.

How to apply to participate in the pilot:

If you are interested in participating, please complete the pilot interest form located in the download section of the HQRP Requirements and Best Practices tab on the HQRP website and email it to hospice@rti.org by October 31, 2017. The project team will contact you to further discuss the pilot project. If you have questions about the pilot, please contact Jennifer Tierney Lyden at 919-541-7447 or at jlyden@rti.org.

Read the complete Hospice Evaluation & Assessment Reporting Tool (HEART) Pilot Project Overview.