HMD PREP 2nd Edition (Reviewed 2022)

PLEASE READ: This activity was recently reviewed and edited to ensure the content is accurate. CME/MOC expiration dates have been extended through January 28, 2026 and may only be claimed one time.

Assess your knowledge as a hospice medical director (HMD) with HMD PREP, 2nd Edition (Reviewed 2022). This online practice module contains 74 questions and includes explanations and up-to-date references to provide guidance for further study. This activity serves as an excellent orientation to hospice, clinical and regulatory.

This content will support preparation for the Hospice Medical Director Certification Board (HMDCB) Exam.

Disclaimer: AAHPM has no access to or input into the HMDCB certification exam. Content is based solely on the publicized exam blueprint.  Any recommendations made by the authors of this activity must be weighed against the healthcare clinician’s own clinical judgement based on but limited to such factors as the legal and regulatory conditions of participation and comparison with recommendations of other medical, hospice, and palliative care authorities.   

The original version of the HMD PREP 2nd Edition was released on January 31, 2020 and expired on January 31, 2023.

Target Audience

Hospice Medical Directors
HPM Physicians
Nurses
Nurse Practitioners
Pharmacists
PAs

Learning Outcomes

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

  • Respond to and manage the needs of patients and families receiving hospice care.
  • Exhibit knowledge of medical, psychosocial, and spiritual conditions encountered at end-of-life.
  • Utilize effective skills and strategies in all aspects of communication and leadership in hospice care.
  • Apply best practices for professionalism, ethics, collaboration and life-long learning in hospice care.
  • Oversee the organizational, regulatory, and team components of systems-based practice.
Activity summary
Available credit: 
  • 5.00 ABIM MOC
  • 5.00 ABP MOC
  • 5.00 CME (physician only)
  • 5.00 Participation
Activity Published: 
11/15/2022
Activity Expires: 
01/28/2026
Member cost:
$235.00
List Price:
$315.00
Rating: 
5

Project Editors
Ruth Thomson, DO FACOI FAAHPM HMDC
Miguel A. Paniagua, MD FACP FAAHPM

Authors and Reviewers
Lyla Correoso-Thomas, MD HMDC FAAHPM
Catherine Deamant, MD FAAHPM FACP
Jane E. Loitman, MD MBA MS FAAHPM
Martina Meier, MD HMDC
Miguel A. Paniagua, MD FACP FAAHPM
Joel S. Policzer, MD FACP FAAHPM
Beth Popp, MD HMDC FACP FAAHPM
Earl Quijada, MD HMDC FAAHPM
Alan R. Roth, DO FAAFP FAAHPM
Renato Samala, MD HMDC FACP FAAHPM
Ruth Thomson, DO HMDC FACOI FAAHPM
Denise G. Waugh, MD FAAHPM

Reviewed in 2022 by:
Lyla Correoso-Thomas, MD HMDC FAAHPM
Martina Meier, MD HMDC
Miguel A. Paniagua, MD FACP FAAHPM
Joe Rotella, MD MBA HMDC FAAHPM

Staff Editor
Andie Bernard

Staff
Stephanie Adams
Leah Farfan
Theresa Nissen
Julie Tanner, BSN RN-BC CHPN
Angie Tryfonopoulos

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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 5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

CME Credits expire on January 28, 2026.

Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Points

American Board of Internal Medicine

“Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 5 Medical Knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.”

ABIM MOC points expire on January 28, 2026.

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.

American Board of Pediatrics

“Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the activity, with individual assessments of the participant and feedback to the participant, enables the participant to earn 5 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 ABP MOC credit.”

ABP MOC points expire on January 28, 2026.

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 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, HMD PREP 2nd Edition (Reviewed 2023) 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
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Psychiatry and Neurology
Radiology

Note: If a Member Board has not deemed this activity for MOC approval as an accredited CME activity, this activity may count toward an ABMS Member Board’s general CME requirement (only). Please refer directly to your Member Board’s Part II Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment Program Requirements.

Available Credit

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

Price

Member cost:
$235.00
List Price:
$315.00
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