Preparing for Medicare hospice benefit certification.
When the Visiting Nurse Association of Central Illinois staff began to investigate Medicare Hospice Benefit Certification, they had to start from scratch. In this first-person account, they share their experience and valuable informational shortcuts to help others streamline their process and assure adequate preparation for the certification survey and subsequent operation.
Shafer
M L
ML
Caremark, St. Louis, MO.
Zizzamia
A J
AJ
D002568:Certification; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D006738:Hospices / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D007087:Illinois; D006278:Medicare; D014481:United States