Hospice Clinical Eligibility for Renal, Liver, and HIV Diseases
Tracking # 20-905477
Course overview
Determining hospice clinical eligibility is an essential step in providing hospice care that meets the Medicare regulatory requirements, including Conditions of Participation and conditions for payment. Other payor sources model their hospice benefits on the Medicare benefit. Medicare administrative contractors provide local coverage determination (LCD) guidelines for hospice clinical eligibility, which are especially helpful for determining terminal status due to non-cancer diagnoses. This course reviews hospice clinical eligibility for renal, liver, and HIV diseases. The goal of this course is to provide nurses in hospice and palliative care with knowledge of hospice clinical eligibility for renal, liver, and HIV diseases.
Subject areas
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