title: The fundamentals of hospice compliance what is it and what are the implications for the future? An overview for hospice clinicians part 2: Hospice risk areas.
abstract: This article, Part 2 of a 2-part series, continues the examination of the Medicare compliance climate and its impact on hospice providers. This 2nd part focuses on hospice-specific compliance risk areas and specific risk-reduction strategies. The case example from Part 1 is continued.
authors.affiliation: Hospice Fundamentals, Cary, North Carolina, USA. susan@hospicefundamentals.com
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Balfour
mesh_terms: D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D004608:Eligibility Determination; D006077:Government Agencies; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D017408:Guidelines as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000191:economics; D017051:Hospice Care / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D007344:Insurance Claim Reporting / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D006278:Medicare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000193:education* / Q000592:standards; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D009735:Nursing Homes / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms / Q000592:standards; D012308:Risk Management; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis; D014481:United States