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Measures That Matter: How Better Metrics Can Transform End-of-Life Care | PART TWO

Top News Stories of the Month January 2026 What we measure in healthcare shapes how patients and families experience the final chapter of life. In Part Two of Measures That Matter, hosts Chris Comeaux, President & CEO of Teleios, and Cordt Kassner, PhD, Publisher of Hospice & Palliative Care Today and CEO & Founder of Hospice Analytics, explore how smarter, more focused metrics can improve hospice and palliative care in a value-based healthcare system. Joined by Bob Tavares, Robin Heffernan, and Mindy Stewart-Coffee, the conversation challenges check-the-box quality measures and highlights the metrics that truly differentiate care—patient experience, timely visits, access to higher levels of care, and reduced burdensome transitions. The episode also underscores the critical role of palliative care upstream from hospice, showing how earlier, multidisciplinary engagement reduces crises, aligns goals, and improves outcomes. This episode is essential listening for hospice leaders, clinicians, healthcare executives, and policymakers focused on quality, value, and end-of-life care improvement. Great hospice and palliative care isn’t accidental—it’s designed, supported, and measured. ⸻ Chapters 00:00 – Welcome & Episode Overview 01:00 – Why Many Hospice Metrics Miss the Mark 04:30 – Defining Metrics That Truly Matter 08:30 – Key Hospice Measures Explained 13:00 – Why “More” Isn’t Always Better 17:30 – Access, Networks, and Market Challenges 22:45 – The Role of Palliative Care Upstream 28:45 – Measuring Palliative Care Impact 33:00 – CMS, Oversight, and Accountability 38:15 – Defining Value at the End of Life 46:30 – Final Thoughts & Brain Bookmark