HPM FAST Hospice Regulatory 2nd Edition

PLEASE READ PRIOR TO PURCHASE:  The accredited education for this activity has undergone review and the current version is being retired, the CME expires on 11/4/2022.

Assess your knowledge in hospice regulations with HPM Fast (Hospice and Palliative Medicine Focused Assessment and Study Tool). This online practice module contains 25 questions and includes explanations and up-to-date references to provide guidance for further study. 

Topics covered include: key components of the Hospice Medicare Benefit (HMB), Conditions of Participation, services of Interdisciplinary Group (IDG), and understand important components of Medicare payment and billing for hospice services.

This content will support preparation for the Hospice and Palliative Medicine subspecialty certification exam.   

Member Price: $65
List Price: $90

Disclaimer: Any recommendations made by the authors of this activity must be weighed against the healthcare clinician’s own clinical judgement based on but not limited to such factors as the legal and regulatory conditions of participation and comparison with recommendations of other medical, hospice, and palliative care authorities. .

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this activity, you should be able to:

  • Apply key components of the Hospice Medicare Benefit (HMB) certification process including face-to-face requirements, determination of eligibility and relatedness.
  • Translate the HMB Conditions of Participation in practice to make decisions regarding levels of care and discharge.
  • Discuss the required services of the Interdisciplinary Group (IDG) and roles of IDG members established by the HMB Conditions of Participation.
  • Describe important components of Medicare payment and billing for hospice services, including the payment denial appeals process.
Activity summary
Available credit: 
  • 2.00 ABIM MOC
  • 2.00 ABP MOC
  • 2.00 CME (physician only)
  • 2.00 Participation
Activity Published: 
11/04/2019
Activity Expires: 
11/04/2022
Member cost:
$65.00
List Price:
$90.00
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Project Editors
Ruth Thomson, DO FACOI FAAHPM HMDC
Miguel A. Paniagua, MD FACP FAAHPM

Authors and Reviewers
Christopher Jones, MD
Michael T. Beets, MD HMDC FAAFP FAAHPM
Matthew G. Kestenbaum, MD FAAHPM
Joseph Shega, MD

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(All editors, authors, reviewers and staff have disclosed no relevant financial relationships.)

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Accredited Continuing Education

AAHPM is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians.
AAHPM designates this enduring material for a maximum of 2 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

CME Credits expire on November 4, 2022.

Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Points

NOTE: Physicians - please view annual MOC deadlines.

"Successful completion of this CME activity, which included participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to:

  • 2 Medical Knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program; and 
  • 2 MOC points in the American Board of Pediatrics' (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program.

It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM or ABP MOC credit."

Physicians certified with the American Board of Internal Medicine who wish to earn MOC points within the current calendar year must submit their MOC data no later than December 31 of the calendar year.

CME Physicians certified with the American Board of Pediatrics who wish to earn MOC points within the current calendar year must submit their MOC data no later than December 1 of the calendar year. 

MOC points expire on November 4, 2022.

ABMS MOC Approval Statement
Through the American Board of Medical Specialties (“ABMS”) ongoing commitment to increase access to practice relevant Continuing Certification Activities through the ABMS Continuing Certification Directory, [HPM FAST Hospice Regulatory, 2nd Edition] has met the requirements as a MOC Part II CME Activity (apply toward general CME requirement) for the following ABMS Member Boards:

MOC Part II CME Activity

Anesthesiology
Family Medicine
Psychiatry and Neurology
Radiology

Available Credit

  • 2.00 ABIM MOC
  • 2.00 ABP MOC
  • 2.00 CME (physician only)
  • 2.00 Participation

Price

Member cost:
$65.00
List Price:
$90.00
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