Hospices face regulatory scrutiny across a number of domains. This presentation will outline the rules under which hospices operate as they relate to aspects of patient care, reimbursement, and documentation.

Objectives:

At the conclusion of this activity, the learner should be able to:

• Define the hospice benefit and what it includes.
• List the different levels of hospice care.
• Identify key aspects of hospice reimbursement.
• Recognize key statistics regulators use in evaluating compliance.