This LeadingAge webinar will provide a detailed overview of the new survey process for hospice providers and how agencies will have to change the way they prepare for surveyors. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released long-awaited guidance for hospice surveyors that fundamentally transforms the survey process. With the passage of the Hospice Act in 2021, CMS is expanding the role of surveyors and creating more oversight of the hospice benefit. Attendees to this webinar will:

• Understand the basics of what has changed and what is new in the modified survey guidance.
• Review the expanded role of surveyors, including the new sampling strategy and information gathering priorities.
• Consider what should be prioritized, and who should be involved to ensure agencies and their staff are prepared.