Q: Modules

Introduction and Compliance/Quality Connection Medicare Hospice Regulations – Conditions of Participation Part I – Subpart B: Eligibility, Elections and Duration of Benefits Part II – Subpart C: Patient Care Part III – Subpart D: Organizational Environment Regulatory Lessons Learned from One Family’s Experience Medicare Hospice Conditions of Payment – Subpart F: Covered Services Survey Process and Plans of Correction Overview CMS Hospice Quality Reporting Program Role of Healthcare Board of Directors Credentialing Certifying Physicians Why does Quality matter? Measurement, Reporting, and Process (6 parts) Part I – QAPI Overview Part II – Measure Types Endorsed Types, Measure Development, and Health Equity Measures Part III – Data Sources Part IV – Patient Safety and Infection Prevention Part V – Managing Performance Improvement Projects and Root Cause Analysis Part VI - Tools to Analyze your results CMS Hospice Quality Reporting Program and Public Reporting CAHPS/Patient and Family Experience Compliance and Quality Integration Education for Staff

Question 1

Program Logistics

Accepted Answer

- - 14 pre-recorded modules, a 50-question Post Test and an Evaluation make up this program
  - Approximately 10 hours of educational content
  - 10 total CE/CME or CPHQ credits upon completion of the entire program
  - Self-paced: ability to start and stop as needed for up to six months

Question 2

Learning Outcomes

Accepted Answer

- - Discuss compliance and federal regulations as the foundation of a quality hospice program
  - Examine the federal hospice regulations as the framework for care within the Medicare Hospice Benefit
  - Identify the relationship between compliance, ethics, and hospice quality outcomes
  - Examine the requirements and considerations for a high functioning QAPI program
  - Review strategies for self-assessment, performance improvement, and quality outcomes monitoring

Question 3

Modules

Accepted Answer

1. 1. Introduction and Compliance/Quality Connection
  2. Medicare Hospice Regulations – Conditions of Participation
    1. Part I – Subpart B: Eligibility, Elections and Duration of Benefits
    2. Part II – Subpart C: Patient Care
    3. Part III – Subpart D: Organizational Environment
  3. Regulatory Lessons Learned from One Family’s Experience
  4. Medicare Hospice Conditions of Payment – Subpart F: Covered Services
  5. Survey Process and Plans of Correction Overview
  6. CMS Hospice Quality Reporting Program
  7. Role of Healthcare Board of Directors
  8. Credentialing Certifying Physicians
  9. Why does Quality matter?
  10. Measurement, Reporting, and Process (6 parts)
    1. Part I – QAPI Overview
    2. Part II – Measure Types Endorsed Types, Measure Development, and Health Equity Measures
    3. Part III – Data Sources
    4. Part IV – Patient Safety and Infection Prevention
    5. Part V – Managing Performance Improvement Projects and Root Cause Analysis
    6. Part VI - Tools to Analyze your results
  11. CMS Hospice Quality Reporting Program and Public Reporting
  12. CAHPS/Patient and Family Experience
  13. Compliance and Quality Integration
  14. Education for Staff

Question 4

Cancellation Policy

Accepted Answer

All cancellation requests must be submitted in writing to conferences@nhpco.org within 48 hours of purchase. A $25 processing fee will apply to all cancellations. If you have accessed the course, you are ineligible for a refund.

Question 5

Group Discount

Accepted Answer

5 – 9 registrants from the same organization and for the same course offering receive a 10% discount.

10+ registrants from the same organization and for the same course offering receive a 20% discount.

Contact conferences@nhpco.org with participant names and emails to register a group.

Hospice Quality Certificate Program