[3962] Hospice Alert | Successfully Navigating CMS FY 2025 Changes
A review of planned
changes and how Hospices should be evaluating the best way to implement.
Presentation Info:
- TAHC&H Event | 56th Annual Meeting | Rich-Media Presentation Capture | Online On-Demand Access
- Presentation Date: August 27, 2025
Program Description:
Over the last year, CMS has been digging into their proverbial treasure chest of regulations to implement new rules for Hospices.
After a strong push-back from industry associations, the new Hospice Special Focus Program (SFP) has been placed on hold for the time being.
The new HOPE tool is following the HHA OASIS structure to provide new assessment time points and measures based on new data items.
CAHPS Hospice now has fewer questions including a new option for web-based surveys, a mode in use by Medicare Advantage patients.
There is a lot to unpack with all these changes for FY 2025. Join our speakers as they review these planned
changes and how Hospices should be evaluating the best way to implement.
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
- §558.260[a][7]financial management
Education-Training Credits:
- TX HCSSA Administrator/Alternate Continuing Education
- Continuing Education for Nurses
- 1.0 Contact Hr(s)
- This program awards CNE until 08.27.2027
Texas HCSSA CE Approval Statement
This program meets continuing education requirements for Administrators and Alternates under Texas HCSSA licensing regulations.
Nurse CE Approval Statement
Texas Association for Home Care & Hospice is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by Louisiana State Nurses Association,
an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. LSNA Provider No. 4002151
Requirements for Successful Completion:
To receive continuing education credits for this online presentation, the participant must view the entire online presentation, complete an evaluation, and post-test attestation.
Reporting of Perceived Bias:
Bias, as defined by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation (ANCC COA/LSNA) is the tendency or inclination to cause partiality, favoritism, or influence.
Commercial bias may occur when a CNE activity promotes one or more product(s) (drugs, devices, services, software, hardware, etc.). This definition is not all inclusive and participants
may use their own interpretation in deciding if a presentation is biased. The ANCC COA is interested in the opinions and perceptions of participants at approved CNE activities,
especially in the presence of actual or perceived bias in continuing education. Therefore, ANCC invites participants to access their ANCC Accreditation Feedback Line to report any noted
bias or conflict of interest in the education activity.
The toll-free number is 1(866) 262-9730.
TAHC&H Faculty/Presenter(s):
Chris Attaya, MBA, Strategic Healthcare Programs (SHP) and Angela Huff, RN, Forvis Mazars, and M. Aaron Little, CPA, Managing Director, Forvis Mazars.
About the Presenter(s): Chris Attaya
Chris joined SHP in 2014 after spending 28 years in executive and consulting positions within the Home Health and
Hospice industry. In his role, he is responsible for product development and client relationships to help organizations achieve increased operational and financial performance through the use
of SHP’s industry leading analytics platform and benchmark data. Prior to SHP, Chris was the CFO at the VNA of Boston and had worked at Partners Health Care at Home as CFO and CEO. He received
a B.A. in Public Health from Tufts University and an M.B.A. from the Graduate School of Management at Boston University concentrating in Health Care Finance.
About the Presenter(s): Angela Huff
With over 35 years of experience as a registered nurse, Angela has spent nearly 25 years in executive
leadership in home health and hospice operations as well as software development in the post-acute space. In addition, she has global experience in the community care space that
includes the United Kingdom, Finland, Canada, and Australia. Angela performs operations improvement assessments and compliance-focused reviews of home health and hospice documentation,
including audits and appeals related to the OIG and program integrity contractors as well as compliance risk assessments related to mergers and acquisitions.
She is actively involved in the educational and advocacy activities of NAHC and NHPCO and is a member of the HHFMA Innovation, NAHC Education and Women in
Leadership Committees. Angela has been a presenter at NAHC and NHPCO, as well as other industry national and state organizations and has been published in the Nursing Administration
Quarterly and other industry publications. Before entering the post-acute industry, she served in acute care management positions and was a Certified Critical Care Registered Nurse
and a Certified Registered Nurse Infusionist.
[3962] Hospice Alert | Successfully Navigating CMS FY 2025 Changes
