Medicare Hospice Benefit
Multiple choice quiz to test knowledge of Medicare Hospice Benefit
- 1.
Which of the following is TRUE about the Medicare Hospice Benefit? A patient:
- A.
Must be discharged after 6 months.
- B.
Must be dying from end-stage cancer.
- C.
May receive hospice > 6 months if documentation supports eligibility.
- D.
Must be over age 65 years to be eligible.
Correct Answer
C. May receive hospice > 6 months if documentation supports eligibility. -
- 2.
At Capital Hospice, hospice home care is offered to patients located in:
- A.
The inpatient hospice center, patient's home, an assisted living facility
- B.
The patient's home, a homeless shelter, the patient's pickup truck.
- C.
An assisted living facility, a long-term care facility, a hospital.
- D.
The patient's home, home of a relative, a skilled nursing home bed.
Correct Answer
B. The patient's home, a homeless shelter, the patient's pickup truck. -
- 3.
Which of the following levels of care is based on the needs of the caregiver?
- A.
Home care
- B.
Continuous (crisis) care
- C.
General inpatient
- D.
Respite care
Correct Answer
D. Respite care -
- 4.
Covered services under the Medicare hospice benefit
- A.
Are consistent from state to state because Medicare is administered by state governments.
- B.
Are consistent from state to state because Medicare is administered by the federal government.
- C.
Are not consistent from state to state because Medicare is administered by state governments.
- D.
Are not consistent from state to state because Medicare is administered by the federal government.
Correct Answer
B. Are consistent from state to state because Medicare is administered by the federal government. -
- 5.
When a patient's care is being covered by the Medicare hospice benefit, the hospice provider pays for:
- A.
Diagnosis related equipment, room and board, Meals on Wheels
- B.
Curative and palliative treatments to manage symptoms
- C.
IDG services, volunteer services, and diagnosis related medications
- D.
All diagnosis related tests ordered by the attending MD
Correct Answer
C. IDG services, volunteer services, and diagnosis related medications -
- 6.
To initiate use of her/his Medicare hospice benefit for care related for care related to the primary hospice diagnosis, a patient must
- A.
Sign a revocation form
- B.
Sign a certification form
- C.
Sign an election form
- D.
Sign a consent for treatment
Correct Answer
C. Sign an election form -
- 7.
To indicate the desire to resume normal Medicare coverage for care related to the primary hospice diagnosis, a patient must
- A.
Sign a revocation form
- B.
Sign a certification form
- C.
Sign an election form
- D.
Sign a consnet for treatment
Correct Answer
A. Sign a revocation form -
- 8.
When a patient no longer meets Medicare hospice criteria
- A.
He/she must be discharged immediately
- B.
He/ shemust be allowed to complete the benefit period before discharge
- C.
He/she must be notified of the appeals process
- D.
He/she must be examined by the attending or hospice physician
Correct Answer
C. He/she must be notified of the appeals process -
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