Course Code: REL-PAC-0-AOHCP
Hours: 1
Type: Online Course
Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2025
Learning Objectives:
Recall the Medicare requirements for hospice eligibility, election, and duration of benefits.
Identify hospice CoPs that regulate patient care and the organizational environment.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: Scope, Eligibility, and Benefit Periods
Overview
Scope
Eligibility
Election
Discharge
Revocation
Review
Summary
Section 3: Patient Care
Patient Rights
Initial and Comprehensive Assessment
Interdisciplinary Group
Licensed Professional Services
Plan of Care
Coordination of Services
Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement
Infection Control
Core Services
Non-Core Services
Volunteers
Review
Summary
Section 4: Organizational Environment
Overview of the Organization
Services
Clinical Records
Drugs, Medical Supplies, and Durable Medical Equipment
Levels of Care
Short-term Inpatient Care
Direct Inpatient Hospice Care
Hospice Care in a Skilled Nursing Facility
Regional Compliance Issues
Review
Summary
Section 5: Conclusion
Course Summary
Course Contributor
Resources
References
Subject Matter Expert: Susan Heinzerling, BSN, RN, CHPN
Susan Heinzerling earned a Bachelor of Science in biology and a Bachelor of Science in nursing from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as well as a Master of Life Sciences in physiology from North Carolina State University. She became a doctoral candidate in immunology at the University of South Alabama. Her research experiences in the biomedical sciences led to an interest in evidence-based practices. Ms. Heinzerling began her nursing career as a medical/surgical nurse. Patients in acute care with multiple chronic conditions and repeated hospitalizations inspired her practice of hospice nursing. She has worked as a hospice admissions nurse and a hospice RN case manager in both a large urban setting and a rural community.
Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Beginner level Social Workers; Nurses; in the following settings: Hospice, Palliative Care.
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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.