Subject |
Description |
Information |
| Guide for Hospice Reporting |
User guide for data entry & submission |
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| Guidelines for Hospice Data Entry & Reporting |
User guide for data entry & submission via Webex |
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| Guidelines for Hospice Data Entry & Reporting |
Powerpoint slides from the Webex with instructions Hospice Training Slides |
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Palmetto GBA Medical
Review Handout |
This Handout is from a Sept. 2011 workshop that Palmetto GBA did for our Hospice Members. It includes benchmarking data; screening tools; and documentation guidelines. |
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| Interpretive Guidelines from CMS for hospice surveyors |
Interpretive Guidelines from CMS for hospice surveyors, Effective October 1, 2010 |
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| Medicare Payment Policy from MedPac |
Entire report to Congress from MedPac: Hospice is found in Chapter 11; Pages 281-308 |
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| OIG Provider Compliance Training |
Health Care Fraud Prevention and Enforcement Action Team presents video and audio podcast that may be shared with staff to educate on fraud and abuse prevention. |
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(Available for 1 year.) |
Principles of Documentation
Overview |
Guidance for developing & completing Form CMS-2567 |
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| Immediate Jeopardy (IJ) Decision Algorithm |
Decision guidance on whether event is immediate jeopardy |
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| Hospice “L” tags: L500-L678 |
Quick table with Abbreviated identifiers |
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| Hospice “L” tags:L679 L801 |
Quick table with Abbreviated identifiers |
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| Outline of Hospice Survey Process |
Two page summary of survey process |
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| Hospice Resource Manual |
Consists of COPs, Forms and other resources related to Hospice regulation |
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| Hospice Training Student Manual |
CMS manual used during Hospice Surveyor training |
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| Quality measures for end-of life care |
TIME: Toolkit of Instruments to Measure End of life care |
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| QAPI tools for provider use |
Data collection tools available to members/non-members |
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PEACE -tools for quality measures from CCME |
Data collection tools |
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Quality Improvement resource |
Comprehensive online resource developed by CMS |
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