Multiple choice quiz to test knowledge of Medicare Hospice Benefit
Must be discharged after 6 months.
Must be dying from end-stage cancer.
May receive hospice > 6 months if documentation supports eligibility.
Must be over age 65 years to be eligible.
The inpatient hospice center, patient's home, an assisted living facility
The patient's home, a homeless shelter, the patient's pickup truck.
An assisted living facility, a long-term care facility, a hospital.
The patient's home, home of a relative, a skilled nursing home bed.
Home care
Continuous (crisis) care
General inpatient
Respite care
Are consistent from state to state because Medicare is administered by state governments.
Are consistent from state to state because Medicare is administered by the federal government.
Are not consistent from state to state because Medicare is administered by state governments.
Are not consistent from state to state because Medicare is administered by the federal government.
Diagnosis related equipment, room and board, Meals on Wheels
Curative and palliative treatments to manage symptoms
IDG services, volunteer services, and diagnosis related medications
All diagnosis related tests ordered by the attending MD
Sign a revocation form
Sign a certification form
Sign an election form
Sign a consent for treatment
Sign a revocation form
Sign a certification form
Sign an election form
Sign a consnet for treatment
He/she must be discharged immediately
He/ shemust be allowed to complete the benefit period before discharge
He/she must be notified of the appeals process
He/she must be examined by the attending or hospice physician
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