Hospice Physician Documentation Intensive - May 2025

Includes Multiple Live Events. The next is on 05/09/2025 at 2:00 PM (EDT)

Two 2-hour intensive clinics on documentation strategies specifically designed for the hospice physician to address regulatory knowledge gaps surrounding technical and clinical eligibility for payment (Conditions for Coverage / Payment). Documenting Clinical Eligibility Determinations, Composing Physician Narrative Statements, and Wholly Utilizing the Physician’s Expertise to Draft Compelling Documentation to support Hospice Payment. If a physician is struggling to draft strong physician narrative statements, this course is a great place to start!

Log in or account creation is required for all registrants (LEARNER'S email / regardless of payment method / company address requested).

This Education Portal and user's My Dashboard will be used to access Zoom link, workbook download, evaluation, continuing education certificate, and recordings.

DATES: Fridays, May 9 & 16, 2025

TIME: 2pm to 4pm ET

REGISTRATION FEE: $525 per person includes:

  • PDF workbook
  • Zoom link & sign-in (different each session)
  • Continuing education (physicians)
  • Recordings
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DISCOUNTS:

  • 5% for groups of 5 or more from same hospice organization
  • 10% for Hospice Compliance Network / HCN members
  • Call (866) 969-7124 or email info@weatherbeeresources.com
  • Discounts cannot be combined

SPACE: unlimited registrants

CANCELLATION POLICY: Cancellation must be made prior to start time. Transfer or substitution of another person from your hospice for same event is no charge. No shows are non-refundable.

WORKBOOK: An email will be sent to current registrants when the workbook is ready for download. Or, log into your education portal account Dashboard prior to start date for this event and click on the Workbook tab. Save to a device or print (recommend 2-sided printing, coil or three-ring binding).

ZOOM: access to the Zoom link is different each session. Log into the Education Portal 15 minutes or less prior to start time. Click on My Dashboard and the bold event title to Join Event in Progress / Zoom link.

ACCESS: recordings, workbook download, evaluation, and certificate access available through JUNE 27, 2025.

CONTINUING EDUCATION: log into the Education Portal after event completion to access evaluation and certificates.

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In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Relias LLC and Weatherbee Resources. Relias LLC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCNE), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

• Relias LLC designates this live/real time event for a maximum of 4.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™️. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

Criteria for Judging Successful Completion: Participants will only receive CE credit if they sign-in and remain present for the entire conference. Partial credit will not be given. Once the conference is over, the participant will be required to complete an online evaluation. Once the participant completes the conference evaluation, a certificate will automatically generate for the participant to print/save.

Please be advised that the List of Attendees for each event is forwarded to accrediting bodies for verification in the event of a continuing education audit.

Hospice Compliance Network |  LCD Pocket Pal

Our Continuing Education Sponsor

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Lauren Templeton, DO FAAHPM HMDC

Physician Consultant

Weatherbee Resources

Dr. Lauren Templeton has been a Physician Consultant with Weatherbee Resources since 2017. As a physician since 2009 and a hospice and palliative medicine physician since 2012, Dr. Templeton began her career in internal medicine, but soon thereafter was drawn to end-of-life care due to its overall philosophy and her passion for ensuring a dignified death for her patients. As a hospice medical director and Hospice Medical Director Certified physician, she is perfectly positioned to assist your hospice physicians with compliance education!

Dr. Templeton currently works in hospice as the medical director for a medium size not-for-profit hospice based in Texas. In this role, she assists with compliance, quality improvement and documentation review. She continues to participate in clinical care managing hospice patients in both the home care and inpatient setting.

She also serves as associate medical director for the Palliative Care Department at a local medical center, as well as, serving on the foundation board, medical executive committee, and ethics committee for the same facility.

Dr. Templeton’s mission is to help support hospices by educating on the role of the hospice medical director from a regulatory and clinical perspective. She has served as a task force member and item writer for the Hospice Medical Director Certification Board from which she is certified. She continues a robust educational program within her own hospice program and is a regular speaker with the Texas New Mexico Hospice Organization.

As an advocate of the hospice benefit and speaks to groups such as the Alzheimer’s Association about hospice care and currently serves as a member of the NHPCO Regulatory Committee assisting in advocating for hospice providers across the country.

This speaker has nothing to disclose.

None of the planners and presenters for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

Weatherbee Resources / Relias, LLC will be transparent in disclosing if any sponsorship or joint providership is present prior to the learner completing the course.

FOR THOSE SEEKING CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT:  Criteria for Judging Successful Completion - Participants will only receive CE credit if they sign in and remain present for the entire educational event. Partial credit will not be given.

Once the conference is over, the participant will be required to complete an online evaluation. Once the participant completes the evaluation, a certificate will be available for the participant to print/download/save.

TARGET AUDIENCE: The target audience for this course is: Executive Directors, Hospice Medical Directors and Team Physicians, Clinical Managers, Corporate Compliance Officers, QAPI Coordinators, the Interdisciplinary Group, and others.

DISABILITY STATEMENT: If you require special accommodations to complete this training, please contact Weatherbee Resources by calling (866) 969-7124 or emailing info@weatherbeeresources.com or contact a faculty or staff member.

GRIEVANCES: Weatherbee Resources / Relias, LLC have a grievance policy in place to facilitate reports of dissatisfaction. Weatherbee Resources / Relias, LLC will make every effort to resolve each grievance in a mutually satisfactory manner. To report a complaint or grievance, please contact Weatherbee Resources by calling (866) 969-7124 or emailing info@weatherbeeresources.com or contact a faculty or staff member.

All courses offered by Weatherbee Resources / Relias, LLC are developed from a foundation of diversity, inclusiveness, and a multicultural perspective. Knowledge, values and awareness related to cultural competency are infused throughout the course content.