NHPCO NewsLine Winter 2020 - 4

NHPCO Delivers for Hospice
and Palliative Care
NHPCO is an effective advocate and resource for hospice and
palliative care providers

COVID-19 SUPPORT
CARES Act
▌Face-to-Face. Statutory change to allow use of
telehealth technology for face-to-face visits.
▌Sequestration Relief. These provisions eliminated the 2%
reduction in Medicare reimbursement that has been in
place since 2014.
▌Emergency Support Funding. Ensured hospices were
included in the CARES Act with hospice awarded $1 billion
in grants based on their 2019 Medicare reimbursements.

▌Hospice Facts & Figures
▌COVID-19 Ethical Framework Toolkit
▌Deprescribing Toolkit
▌Hospice & Palliative Care Month Ad Slicks
▌Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention in Nursing
Homes and Hospice

EDUCATION THAT WORKS

1135 Waivers

▌NHPCO organized and hosted several webinars focused
on COVID-19 topics to help providers navigate the
COVID-19 pandemic.

NHPCO advocated for increased flexibility through 1135
waivers, including six separate 1135 blanket waivers
approved by CMS.

▌Annual summer Virtual Conference focused on providing
quality care, and presenters incorporated the latest
COVID-19 information.

Virtual Visits
NHPCO advocated for clarifications and flexibilities for
hospice providers in delivering routine home care through
the use of telecommunications.
Testing
NHPCO continues to advocate for hospices to be given
testing equipment, supplies and financial resources.
Provider Relief Funding
NHPCO advocated for flexibility in how providers can
apply PRF money toward lost revenues attributable to
coronavirus. HHS amended their PRF reporting
requirements to increase this flexibility.
PPE Support
Through the National Hospice Foundation, NHPCO
provided grants to hospice providers to purchase critical
PPE through the Workforce Emergency Support Fund.

VALUABLE RESOURCES

▌This year's Interdisciplinary Conference went virtual using
a new format, offering live sessions over 3 weeks and 50+
hours of CE/CME with on-demand sessions available
through December 31.
▌Reduced pricing for NHPCO's 2020 webinar series.
▌Launched the re-envisioned E-Online, our on-demand
24/7 education portal.
▌Hosted over 65 MyNHPCO Professional Chats to serve
the full range of disciplines providing and supporting
hospice and palliative care.

COMING IN 2021
▌Quality Connections, a new national program designed
to support hospice and palliative care providers in delivery
of high-quality, person centered care.
▌Access & Inclusion resources.
▌Continued COVID-19 support.
▌Signature training programs like the Hospice Compliance
Certificate and Hospice Quality Certificate Program
offered via E-Online.

NHPCO is continually creating new resources and content
to address the most relevant and timely issues providers
are facing. Resources include:
▌Election Statement & Addendum Toolbox
▌Access & Inclusion Toolkit

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