[3470] Changes Ahead: HOSPICE Election Statement and Addendum Plus Hospice Quality Reporting Program Updates
Get a better handle on the new hospice requirements.
Presentation Info:
- TAHC&H Virtual Event | Administrator Program | Recorded for On-Demand Access
- Presentation Date | November 19, 2020
Education-Training Credits:
- TX HCSSA Administrator/Alternate Continuing Education
CE Approval Statements:
· This program meets continuing education requirements
for Administrators and Alternates under Texas HCSSA licensing regulations.
HCSSA Topic(s) Addressed:
- §558.259[d][4]agency responsibilities
- §558.260[a][3]basic principles of management in a licensed health-related setting
- §558.260[a][5]quality improvement
Program Description: This program covers hot topics including the recently modified Hospice Election Statement/Addendum Requirements,
key developments in the Hospice Quality Reporting Program (HQRP) and new developments with the Hospice PEPPER. After viewing you will walk away with a better handle on the new requirements, including
understanding the common misperceptions and gaps in application, as well as tips and strategies to implement for compliance and plan for success.
TAHC&H Faculty/Presenter(s): Katie Wehri | Director, Home Care & Hospice Regulatory Affairs
National Association for Home Care & Hospice
About the Presenter(s):
Katie Wehri has 25+ years in the hospice, home health, private duty and palliative care industries
holding various executive level positions in these arenas. She has extensive experience in operations, healthcare regulation and accreditation standards interpretation and compliance,
quality assessment and performance improvement programming and compliance programs. She has worked for hospices and home health agencies in a variety of settings including multiple
locations in multiple states, hospice inpatient unit, pediatric hospice and adult and pediatric palliative care. She also has experience in opening and expanding sites for hospice
and home health organizations. Katie is educated in health care administration with a bachelor’s degree from Bowling Green State University in Ohio.
She is currently the Director, Home Care & Hospice Regulatory Affairs for NAHC.
[3470] Changes Ahead: HOSPICE Election Statement and Addendum Plus Hospice Quality Reporting Program Updates