BOOT CAMP RESOURCES
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RESOURCES LINKS
Regulatory
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Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (ECFR)
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FY 2020 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Update and Hospice Quality Reporting Requirements
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OIG Compliance Program for Hospice
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OIG Excluded Persons Database
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2019 DOJ Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Program resource guide
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Guidance on Immediate Jeopardy
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Medicare Benefit Policy Manual – Chapter 9, Coverage of Hospice Services Under Hospital Insurance
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Medicare Claims Processing Manual – Chapter 11, Processing Hospice Claims
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Medicare Program Integrity Manual – Chapter 3, Verifying Potential Errors and Taking Corrective Actions
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State Operations Manual, Appendix M - Guidance to Surveyors / Hospice
Program for Evaluating Payment Patterns Electronic Report (PEPPER)
Quality And Performance Improvement (QAPI)
Targeted Probe and Education (TPE) Information
Pandemic / Public Health Emergency / COVID-19
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Health and Human Services (HHS) ASPR-TRACIE resource for Disaster Preparedness/Emergency Planning
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COVID-19 FAQs on Medicare Fee-For-Service Billing
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American Medical Association (AMA) Telehealth Implementation Playbook
Assessment Scales
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ECOG (Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group)
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FAST (Functional Assessment Staging)
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ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health)
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KPS (Karnofsky Performance Scale)
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NYHA (New York Heart Association) Classification System
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PPS (Palliative Performance Scale)
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Disease Trajectories
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Time-To-Task ADL Completion Tool
Local Coverage Determinations (LCDs)
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LCDs for All Contractors (scroll to Local Coverage and select By Contractor or By State)
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CMS Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) Map
Miscellaneous
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Billing Hospice Physician and Nurse Practitioner and PA Services Flow Sheet
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Common Hospice Acronyms
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Determining Relatedness to the Terminal Prognosis Process Flow (from NHPCO)
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Determination of Hospice Medical Coverage (from NHPCO)
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NHPCO Facts & Figures
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Physician and Nurse Practitioner Billing
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Post-Boot Camp Checklist
Weatherbee Resources Products
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Join the Hospice Compliance Network / HCN today! $1,000 special first year Boot Camp offer!
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LCD Pocket Pal
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See all the Weatherbee Resources Products including Hospice Contracts and Hospice Policies & Procedures!