Hospice Item Set (HIS)

About this Page

The Hospice Item Set (HIS) webpage provides information and resources specific to the HIS. On this page are the direct links to the HIS manual, and related materials. 

Updates

March 2026

On October 1, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) implemented the Hospice Outcomes and Patient Evaluation (HOPE) tool, which replaced the HIS. CMS also launched the Internet Quality Improvement and Evaluation System (iQIES) functionality to submit HOPE records and access reports. The migration for submission of HOPE data into iQIES successfully occurred on October 1, 2025. 

Hospices were allowed to submit corrected or late HIS records with target dates of September 30, 2025, or earlier in QIES through February 15, 2026.
The QIES Assessment Submission and Processing, or ASAP system was decommissioned and the data entry tool known as HART, has also been retired.

• For all patients admitted on or after October 1, 2025, only HOPE records are accepted by CMS. 

• For patients discharged on or after October 1, 2025, providers will complete and submit a HOPE Discharge.  

For technical questions regarding iQIES, contact the iQIES Service Center at iqies@cms.hhs.gov or by phone at: 1-877-201-4721 or 1-800-339-9313 (Monday-Friday 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Central Time.   

For more information on HOPE, please access the HOPE webpage. 

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