Hospice 101 Class 1
    1.  Hospice Philosophy, Goals of Care & Interdisciplinary Team
            a. Power Point
    2.  Medicare Regulations & Hospice Benefit
            a.  Power Point
            b.  Six-Month Terminal Prognosis Fact Sheet
            c.  Certification / Recertification Fact Sheet
            d.  Notice of Election (NOE) Fact Sheet
    3.  Terminal Diagnosis Local Coverage Determinations (LCDs)
            a. Power Point
            b. Hospice Eligibility 2-page Fact Sheet
            c.  Admission Determinants Guidelines
            d.  Functional Assessment Staging Test (FAST)
            e.  Karnofsky Performance Status Scale
            f.  MAHC 10 Fall Risk Assessment Tool
            g.  Palliative Performance Scale (PPS)
            I.  Guideline for Estimating Length of Survival in Palliative Patients Article
            h.  Unipolicy in MobileWyse
    4.  Hospice Levels of Care (LOC)
            a.  Power Point
            b.  Routine Home Care Level of Care Fact Sheet
            c.  Continuous Home Care Level of Care Fact Sheet
            d.  Respite Level of Care Fact Sheet
            e.  GIP Level of Care Fact Sheet
            f.  Documenting GIP Level of Care in MobileWyse
    5.  Providing Hospice Services in a SNF
            a.  Power Point
            b.  Comparison Chart (CoPs Hospice and Long Term Care Facilities)

Hospice 101 Class 2
    1. Hospice Initial & Comprehensive Assessment
            a.  Power Point
            b.  Hospice Sign on Visit Checklist
            c.  MobileWyse Hospice Admissions Checklist
    2.  Hospice Discharge, Revocation & Transfers
            a.  Power Point
    3.  Advanced Beneficiary Notice (ABN) & Notice of Non-Coverage (NONC)
            a.  Power Point
            b.  ABN Fact Sheet
    4. Hospice Documentation
            a.  Power Point
            b.  Suggestions for Improved Documentation Fact Sheet
    5.  Hospice Recertification
            a.  Power Point
            b.  Recertification Fact Sheet
    6.  Interdisciplinary Team Meetings (IDT)
            a.  Power Point
            b.  MVH Interdisciplinary Team
    7.  QAPI (Quality Assessment Performance Improvement) & HIS
            a.  Power Point
    8.  Hospice Face-to-Face & Benefit Periods
            a.  Power Point
            b.  Face-to-Face Fact Sheet
    9.  CAHPS
            a.  Power Point
            b.  CAHPS Hospice Survey
    10.Death in the Home RN Pronouncement
            a.  Power Point

Hospice 101 Class 3
    1.  Medications
            a.  Power Point
            b.  Six Rights of Safe Medication Administration Fact Sheet
    2.  Symptom Management
            a.  Power Point
    3.  Effective Strategies for Communication with Patients & Families at End-of-Life
            a.  Power Point











































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