Update on Hospice Survey Reforms & Enforcement: What’s at Stake

Description

In late 2020 the Congress enacted significant changes to the hospice survey and enforcement process, including creation of a “Special Focus” program for poor performing hospice providers, expansion of the enforcement remedies that CMS can use to penalize seriously deficient hospices, and requirements that CMS make survey findings publicly available. In 2023 CMS separately revised the process surveyors use for hospices. The significantly revised process targets four conditions of participation and focuses on quality of care. Later in 2023 CMS proposed a structure for the Special Focus Program. This session will explore, the details of the revised survey process and enforcement remedies that hospices will be subject to, what’s at stake for hospice under these reforms, and tips for where hospices should focus preparation efforts will be discussed.

Methodology

Handout(s)

• AM23-402

Additional Info

Learning Objective 1:
Restate the hospice survey reforms and enforcement remedies

Learning Objective 2:
Explain the proposed Special Focus Program structure

Learning Objective 3:
Interpret the impact of the survey reforms and enforcement remedies on hospices

Primary Target Audience:
Hospice