NHPCO NewsLine Spring 2020 - 15

Give them
quality. That's
the best kind of
advertising.
- Milton Hershey

details will unfold as the program
rolls out but the first component
will be offered in March 2020.

Hospice Quality Certificate
Program
Quality Connections will launch
with the inaugural offering of the
Hospice Quality Certificate
Program, a two-day preconference
seminar (March 23 and 24) that is
part of NHPCO's Leadership and
Advocacy Conference at the
Gaylord National Harbor. This is the
first component of the Quality
Connections.
The Hospice Quality Certificate
Program curricula is designed to
provide the education needed to
thrive in today's complex health
care landscape.
*	 Day One: Covers the basics of
health care compliance, including
a review of the federal hospice
regulations, compliance as the
foundation of a quality hospice
program, and the connection
between compliance and quality
outcomes.
*	 Day Two: This is an intensive day
focusing on the nuts and bolts of
hospice quality measurement,

self-assessment, continuous
performance improvement, the
federal hospice and quality
reporting program, and best
practice application to ensure
high-quality patient and family
care.
As this issue of NewsLine goes to
press, there are still limited spaces
available for those who want to
begin their quality journey this
March. Visit the LAC 2020 website
for details and registration, space
permitting.

Virtual Conference 2020
Another important quality offering
from NHPCO will be this summer's
Virtual Conference, July 22 and 23,
2020. Produced in collaboration
with AAHPM and HPNA, the
Virtual Conference will focus on
quality as the theme. Content will
include both the clinical perspective
and the programmatic perspective
creating an opportunity for quality
professionals and the
interdisciplinary team to explore
each unique perspective and how
they intersect. Conference Topics:
Measurement, Reporting,
Medicare, Balancing Quality and
Operations, Care Coordination,
and more. (Find a registration
form on page 17.)

This is Only the Beginning
NHPCO will alert our members as
Quality Connections unfolds over
the next two years and when you
will be able to join the program as
an official participant.

The Hospice Compliance
Certificate Program
This successful program, that
has sold out when presented at
previous NHPCO conferences,
will also be offered as a two-day
preconference seminar (March
23 and 24) that's part of the
Leadership and Advocacy
Conference 2020.
Successful programs today need
to know the basics of healthcare
compliance, including developing
a compliance program,
compliance risk assessment,
compliance policies and
procedures, and anonymous
reporting. The Hospice
Compliance Certificate Program
will look at hospice specific
topics and how they apply in
organizations today, including a
detailed review of the federal
hospice regulations including
Conditions of Payment, survey
deficiencies, and preparing a
plan of correction as response to
a hospice survey. The importance
of the Stark law, the Yates
memo, anti-kickback statutes,
and inducements for referrals
will also be covered. In addition,
content includes conducting an
internal audit, looking at
organizational ethics related to
compliance, and audit scrutiny.
Following the program,
participants must complete and
pass an online test to receive
their certificates.
Visit the LAC 2020 website to
see if space remains for this
popular seminar from NHPCO.

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