NHPCO NewsLine Winter 2017 - 7

Three major hurricanes in the East
and devastating wildfires in the West
in August through October 2017
were the lead up to Medicare
healthcare providers of all types
testing their recently crafted
emergency preparedness plans.
Hospice providers were not spared in
these disasters and many of them
implemented their newly minted
emergency plans only months before
the compliance implementation date
of the emergency
preparedness final
rule for Medicare
and Medicaid
Programs
(Emergency
Preparedness
Requirements for
Medicare and
Medicaid
Participating
Providers and Suppliers (CMS3178-F)). NHPCO was able to speak
with some hospice providers post
disaster to hear about their
experience and lessons learned.
The Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services (CMS) developed
specific emergency preparedness
regulations to establish national
emergency preparedness
requirements for Medicare and
Medicaid participating providers and
suppliers to ensure that they
adequately plan for both natural and
man-made disasters, and coordinate
with federal, state, tribal, territorial,
regional, and local emergency
preparedness systems. Hospice
providers were expected to show

compliance with the new emergency
preparedness Condition of
Participation (CoP) for emergency
preparedness (ยง418.113) by
November 15, 2017.
The CoP for hospice providers
contains four main standards that
specify requirements for the hospice
to develop: an emergency plan,
specific policies and procedures for
emergency preparedness, a
communication plan, and a program
for preparedness
training and
testing that is
based on the
emergency plan.
There are also
specific
requirements in
the CoP for
hospices that have
their own inpatient facility or are part
of an integrated healthcare system.

NHPCO would like to thank
the hospice providers from
Florida and Georgia that
took the time to share
their disaster experience
and valuable insight about
lessons learned.

Florida Hospices
* Chapters Hospice
* Hospice of Health First Inc
* Suncoast Hospice
* Avow Hospice

Disaster Events
Hurricane Harvey made landfall
along the Texas gulf coast on August
25 as a Category Four hurricane. The
storm moved inland and hovered
over Southeast Texas for days causing
historic flooding. On the heels of
Harvey, Hurricane Irma hit Florida
on September 10 as a Category Five
hurricane bringing high winds and
life-threatening storm surges. At its
strongest, the storm's wind speeds
hovered around 185 mph, with gusts
of more than 215 mph. Irma made its
way to Georgia as a tropical storm on
September 11 generating tropical
storm-force winds and flash foods.

* Gulfside Hospice and
Pasco Palliative Care, Inc
* Tidewell Hospice

Georgia Hospice
* LHC Group - GAv

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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of NHPCO NewsLine Winter 2017

Table of Contents
NHPCO Strategic Vision
Message from Edo
Hospice Lessons Learned
Las Vegas Tragedy
Facts and Figures: Hospice Care
Baystate Health (display ad)
Strategic Accomplishments
State Hospice Profiles (display ad)
Other Side of Conversation
Social Security Disability in Hospice
2018 Webinar Series (display ad)
New Videos
Two Premiere Events
The Coalition
ACP Online Certificate
Meet Zinnia Harrison
Consolo (display ad)
Successful Outreach
We Honor Veterans in 2017
Creative Arts Contest
Content Licensing (display ad)
Member News
Career Center (display ad)
Council of States Spotlight
News from NHF
2018 NHF Gala (dsiplay ad)
News from We Honor Veterans
Pet Peace of Mind (display ad)
Lighthouse of Hope (display ad)
Online Resources
NHPCO NewsLine Winter 2017 - intro
NHPCO NewsLine Winter 2017 - 1
NHPCO NewsLine Winter 2017 - Table of Contents
NHPCO NewsLine Winter 2017 - 3
NHPCO NewsLine Winter 2017 - NHPCO Strategic Vision
NHPCO NewsLine Winter 2017 - Message from Edo
NHPCO NewsLine Winter 2017 - Hospice Lessons Learned
NHPCO NewsLine Winter 2017 - 7
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NHPCO NewsLine Winter 2017 - 9
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NHPCO NewsLine Winter 2017 - Las Vegas Tragedy
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NHPCO NewsLine Winter 2017 - Facts and Figures: Hospice Care
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NHPCO NewsLine Winter 2017 - Baystate Health (display ad)
NHPCO NewsLine Winter 2017 - Strategic Accomplishments
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NHPCO NewsLine Winter 2017 - State Hospice Profiles (display ad)
NHPCO NewsLine Winter 2017 - Other Side of Conversation
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NHPCO NewsLine Winter 2017 - Social Security Disability in Hospice
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NHPCO NewsLine Winter 2017 - 2018 Webinar Series (display ad)
NHPCO NewsLine Winter 2017 - New Videos
NHPCO NewsLine Winter 2017 - Two Premiere Events
NHPCO NewsLine Winter 2017 - The Coalition
NHPCO NewsLine Winter 2017 - ACP Online Certificate
NHPCO NewsLine Winter 2017 - Consolo (display ad)
NHPCO NewsLine Winter 2017 - Successful Outreach
NHPCO NewsLine Winter 2017 - We Honor Veterans in 2017
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NHPCO NewsLine Winter 2017 - Creative Arts Contest
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NHPCO NewsLine Winter 2017 - Content Licensing (display ad)
NHPCO NewsLine Winter 2017 - Member News
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NHPCO NewsLine Winter 2017 - Career Center (display ad)
NHPCO NewsLine Winter 2017 - Council of States Spotlight
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NHPCO NewsLine Winter 2017 - News from NHF
NHPCO NewsLine Winter 2017 - 2018 NHF Gala (dsiplay ad)
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