Innovation

Innovation at our core

Driving bold ideas that improve care, uplift patients, and support those who serve them.

Innovation fuels the future of nonprofit hospice.

Innovation Lab™

Where ideas become action​

Our Innovation Lab is the engine behind our efforts to test, scale, and share what works. We bring together members, partners, and experts to design forward-thinking care models, pilot new approaches, and support the broader member community in bringing those ideas to life.

From fresh clinical practices to new ways of delivering care in the home, we’re reimagining care—and equipping members with the tools to do the same.

Tools & resources that drive change

We have developed practical, population-specific tools for clinicians, caregivers, and patients. Our resources help members build and scale population health programs tailored to different serious illnesses.

Explore all our guides & resources

Cancer Resources

Dementia Resources

Cardiac Resources

Lung Care Resources

Plus much more. Visit our resources page to view more. Members can visit the Innovation Lab™ on our Member Portal for exclusive clinician & member resources.

The Power of Data & Analytics

At NPHI, we’re big believers in data—for good reason. It turns powerful stories into measurable results. It helps prove what our members have always known: that keeping people safe and comfortable at home improves quality of life and reduces unnecessary costs.

We believe in simple math: value = quality ÷ cost

When patients spend more days at home and fewer in the hospital, quality goes up and costs go down. We’re helping members collect and use data to prove this equation in real life—and we’re already seeing the results.

We host joint data bootcamps with our key data partners

We bring together dozens of NPHI member programs to build skills, tools, and a shared data culture. This is what real culture and practice change looks like in action.

And the impact is clear: our commitment to data and innovation is part of why NPHI leaders are invited to the table with key government decision-makers in Washington. We’re not just telling stories—we’re backing them with evidence.

Our Approach to Innovation:
Bold, Collaborative, Effective.

Ways we’re
innovating at NPHI

We see ourselves as solution-makers—people who think outside the box, challenge the status quo, and solve real problems in real time. Innovation at NPHI is not theory—it’s practice, progress, and possibility.

Creating clinical tools and population health guides

Measuring and sharing data to demonstrate value

Building partnerships with federal and private sector leaders

Supporting members with implementation guidance and hands-on learning

Helping reshape the Medicare hospice benefit

Advocating for scalable, person-centered policies

Collaborating closely with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Convening experts to tackle field-wide challenges

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