Jennifer Kennedy

Dr. Jennifer Kennedy is the Vice President for Quality, Standards, and Compliance at Community Health Accreditation Partner (CHAP) and is a nationally recognized hospice expert. She has more than 35 years of experience as a leader and nurse in diverse healthcare settings and has worked in hospice and palliative care for the last 25+ years. She has a bachelor’s degree in nursing, a dual master’s degree in health education and case management, and a doctoral degree in healthcare education and policy. She is a certified healthcare compliance professional and is certified in Age-Friendly Care. Jennifer is the lead for the CHAP quality and compliance team and interacts with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and their contractors regarding hospice regulatory and quality issues for multiple service type providers. She collaborates with the CHAP Center for Excellence, an education content developer, and also serves as faculty. Jennifer has been honored by the UK’s St Christopher’s Hospice as a nursing pioneer for their 2020 Palliative Care Nursing Project. She hosts CHAP’s monthly podcast, speaks at national and state conferences, and teaches graduate healthcare administration courses.