Hospice Medical Director Resources
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An Abbreviated History of Hospice and Palliative Medicine in America 1978: National Hospice Organization Formed, later evolves into the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) 1982: Congress includes a provision to create a Medicare hospice benefit in the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982, with a 1986 sunset provision. 1984: JCAHO initiates hospice accreditation. 1986: The Medicare Hospice Benefit is made permanent by Congress and hospices are given a 10% increase in reimbursement rates. States are given the option of including hospice in their Medicaid programs. Hospice care is now available to terminally ill nursing home residents. 1998: American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM) Founded 1998: Institute of Medicine releases report – Approaching Death: Improving Care at the End of Life 1998: Care Beyond Cure: Physician Education in End-of-Life Care is released by the Annenberg Center for Health Sciences and the National Hospice Foundation. 2000: The Duke Institute on Care at the End of Life is established. 2006: The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) recognizes hospice and palliative medicine as a medical specialty. 2007: The National Quality Forum releases A National Framework for Palliative and Hospice Care Quality Measurement and Reporting. 2008: ABMS and AOA board certification initiated 2008:the Medical Director Education Committee of the AAHPM, with support from the NHPCO, launched a multiphase research project to validate the need for and interest in a certification program for physicians practicing in hospice (medical directors or staff physicians) intending to become hospice medical directors. 2009: The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education adds hospice and palliative medicine to its list of accredited programs. 2011: AAHPM's Medical Director Education Committee recommended establishment of a separate 501(c)6 certification organization to develop and oversee a certification to meet the needs of physicians providing hospice care. 2012: an organizing board of directors for the Hospice Medical Director Certification Board® (HMDCB) was appointed and began work on incorporation and development of the certification program. 2013: program development including an initial practice analysis study leading to Blueprint of Essential HMD Work Practices 2014: last opportunity for physicians to take the ABMS Board for Hospice and Palliative Medicine without completing a ACGME certified fellowship program 2014: Institute of Medicine (IOM) releases the report Dying in America: Improving Quality and Honoring Individual Preferences Near the End of Life Directory: docs docs -> Application for acem docs -> Observational Assessment of Teaching Practices Teaching Assessment Initiative Proposal Submitted to The Teachers for a New Era project docs -> Traditional British values docs -> From Warfighters to Crimefighters: The Origins of Domestic Police Militarization docs -> Borzoi Club of America Register of Merit Program I. What is a Register Of Merit docs -> Protecting the rights of the child in the context of migration docs -> United Nations E/C. 12/Esp/5 docs -> 9th May 1950 the schuman declaration docs -> Getting To Outcomes® in Services for Homeless Veterans 10 Steps for Achieving Accountability Download 7.36 Kb. Share with your friends:
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