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FAQ about the HOPE tool

Written by Katherine Morrison, RN, MSN, CHPN, Director, Advisory Services, WellSky

As your hospice team prepares for the implementation of the HOPE assessment on October 1, 2025, it is important that you have a strong understanding of the HOPE tool and the fundamental changes it will bring to data collection throughout a patient’s hospice journey.

Read the latest tip sheet from WellSky hospice regulatory expert, Katherine Morrison, RN, MSN, CHPN, Director of Advisory Services, for a concise and accessible overview of the HOPE tool, including its purpose, functionality, and impact. It serves as a more streamlined alternative to the white paper published on March 21, 2025. For a more comprehensive overview of the HOPE tool, please download this white paper from WellSky – Hospice Outcomes and Patient Evaluation (HOPE): What you need to know

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Katherine Morrison, RN, MSN, CHPN | Director, Advisory Services, WellSky

Katherine Morrison, RN, MSN, CHPN, is the Director of Advisory Services at WellSky. Morrison has worked in hospice for over 20 years, most of which was spent in leadership roles. She holds a master’s degree in nursing with a major in nursing informatics. Her experience includes leading home hospice programs as well as freestanding hospice residences. She is an End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) trainer and has presented the ELNEC curriculum to organizations of all sizes. She is a member of numerous industry organizations and is committed to excellence in end-of-life care.

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People who choose a life of caring — and the organizations and communities they serve — deserve a special kind of support. So we help them to care smarter. Liberating them to focus on the people they serve. Providing solutions that make work flow, integrate insights, and update effortlessly.

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People who choose a life of caring — and the organizations and communities they serve — deserve a special kind of support. So we help them to care smarter. Liberating them to focus on the people they serve. Providing solutions that make work flow, integrate insights, and update effortlessly. So they're able to anticipate — and exponentially increase — the impact of care.

People who choose a life of caring — and the organizations and communities they serve — deserve a special kind of support. So we help them to care smarter. Liberating them to focus on the people they serve. Providing solutions that make work flow, integrate insights, and update effortlessly. So they're able to anticipate — and exponentially increase — the impact of care.