Hospice Nuts & Bolts

Description

Hospice Nuts & Bolts©

A Practical Foundation for Hospice Compliance, Eligibility, and Documentation

Live Virtual Training August 4th-6th | 9am-12:30pm CST

Course Overview

• Live, instructor‑led virtual training
• Delivered over three half‑day sessions
• HCA members $270
• Includes 9.75 ANCC contact hours, therapy CE packet, post test, and access to recordings.

Hospice Nuts & Bolts^© is a comprehensive 101/201‑level program designed for hospice clinicians and leaders who need a strong, working command of hospice regulatory, eligibility, and documentation requirements. This live‑virtual training reinforces core compliance essentials, including the Medicare Hospice Benefit, eligibility and documentation best practices, Conditions of Participation, and interdisciplinary group excellence.

Hospice compliance hinges on details — especially how eligibility is supported, documented, and communicated across the interdisciplinary group. This course focuses on those critical details and how they surface in day‑to‑day hospice operations, medical record review, and survey oversight.

Delivered live‑virtual through expert‑led instruction with active, real‑time interaction, the course walks participants through the core elements that surveyors, reviewers, and auditors routinely evaluate — and where hospices most often struggle. Participants are encouraged to ask questions throughout, with real‑time clarification and discussion led by the instructor. 

 Hospice Nuts & Bolts^© provides a structured, substantive walkthrough of hospice fundamentals with direct operational relevance. This is not a cursory overview or a regulation read‑through, but a focused, applied program designed to strengthen eligibility support, documentation consistency, and compliance confidence in hospice practice.

Who This Course Is For

Hospice Nuts & Bolts^© is designed for professionals across the hospice care continuum, including:

• Hospice administrators and executive leaders
• Clinical leaders, educators, and QA teams
• Nurses, social workers, chaplains, and other IDG members
• Hospice physicians, Nurse Practitioners, and providers involved in certification and recertification
• Organizations seeking stronger documentation consistency and survey readiness

What You’ll Learn

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Explain the intent and structure of the Medicare Hospice Benefit
• Apply eligibility criteria and prognostic indicators in a compliant, defensible manner
• Identify documentation expectations that support eligibility and recertification
• Understand the clinical and regulatory requirements within the Conditions of Participation
• Strengthen interdisciplinary group (IDG) decision‑making and documentation alignment
• Recognize common survey risks and deficiency trends
• Connect quality reporting and QAPI expectations to clinical practice

Key Topics Covered

Hospice Nuts & Bolts^© reinforces regulatory and compliance essentials across core hospice operations, including:

• The Medicare Hospice Benefit
  • Philosophy of hospice care
  • Core services and coverage determinations
  • Face‑to‑Face requirements
• Conditions of Participation
  • Patient rights
  • Assessment and coordination of services
  • Infection control
  • Interdisciplinary Group (IDG) fundamentals
• Eligibility & Documentation
  • LCD guidelines and prognosis support
  • Demonstrating and sustaining eligibility
  • Diagnosis‑specific assessment and documentation strategies
  • Discharge and revocation criteria
• Interdisciplinary Group & Plan of Care
  • IDG roles, responsibilities, and decision‑making
  • Individualized plans of care
  • Hospice physician role
• Facility‑Based Care
  • Coordination of care and documentation expectations
  • GIP and inpatient considerations
• Quality Reporting & QAPI
  • HQRP requirements
  • HOPE tool fundamentals Data‑driven performance improvement