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Medicare Compliance Series: Hospice Medical Directors, Physicians, NPs, PAs & IDT/IDG Webinar
February 4, 2025 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
(EST)
Description
Has your agency experienced any Medicare recoupment related to CTIs, physician narratives, or face-to-face (F2F) encounters?
This presentation will review how to use the LCDs to qualify both initial and ongoing hospice eligibility. You’ll learn about how to document and complete a proper F2F that supports decline and terminality. This webinar will especially benefit those new to their role as hospice medical director.
AFTER THIS WEBINAR YOU’LL BE ABLE TO:
Identify current regulatory guidelines related to medical directors, physicians, NPs, PAs, and IDTs
Define the physician certification of terminal illness (CTI) narrative components
Discuss how to avoid common CTI errors
Realize the value in utilizing local coverage determinations (LCDs) in assessment, congruent documentation, and eligibility
Distinguish the technical versus clinical requirements of medical hospice eligibility
WEBINAR DETAILS
Part 1 of this five-part Medicare compliance series covers the hospice medical director, physician member of the IDG, and NP/PA. It will address the regulations, recent regulatory clarifications, who can certify terminally ill patients, and the role within the IDT/IDG. Both technical and clinical requirements for Medicare hospice eligibility will be reviewed as well as documentation to support both eligibility and ongoing terminality, including the physician narrative and F2F. All hospice medical directors, hospice physicians, NPs/PAs, and directors should attend this detailed webinar discussing roles, responsibilities, and complying with the regulations.
THIS WEBINAR WILL BENEFIT THE FOLLOWING AGENCIES:
Hospice
Palliative Care
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
This informative session is designed for all medical directors, hospice physicians, NPs, PAs, and executive and clinical leadership of the hospice agency and team. It is recommended that staff, including QA, intake, marketing, key IDT members, and directors, attend this webinar to understand the robust role of the medical director and the key elements needed to support Medicare hospice eligibility.
TAKE-AWAY TOOLKIT
Sample medical director service agreement, job description, and evaluation
MD, NP, and PA billing guidelines
Medicare LCD guidelines
Weblinks to hospice electronic CoPs and other valuable websites
Training log
PDF of slides and speaker’s contact info for follow-up questions
Attendance certificate provided, however there are no pre-approved CEs associated with this webinar
NOTE: All materials are subject to copyright. Transmission, retransmission, or republishing of any webinar to other agencies or those not employed by your agency is prohibited. Print materials may be copied for eligible participants only.
