Medicare University

Medicare University Course List

RHH-C-0002: Medicare Privacy and Disclosure of Beneficiary Information 
Designed to provide you with a general understanding of the requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974 and the HIPAA.

RHH-C-0026: Billing the Home Health Episode Claim 

This course is to guide HHAs submitting the appropriate information when billing the home health episode claim.

RHH-C-0027: Nursing Documentation
This course is designed as an interactive learning tool. The purpose of this course is to help you understand the Medicare hospice benefit and provide you with information for nursing documentation to support terminal prognosis.

RHH-C-0029 Billing the Home Health Request for Anticipated Payment
The purpose of this course is to guide home health agencies in submitting the appropriate information when billing the RAP.

RHH-C-0031: Hospice Transfers
This course is designed as an interactive learning tool for purpose of providing education on transferring a beneficiary who is on the Medicare hospice benefit from one hospice agency to another hospice agency without interrupting the benefit periods.

RHH-C-0033: Hospice Levels of Care
This course is designed as an interactive learning tool, for the purpose of providing education on how to correctly report the level of service on hospice claims.

RHH-C-0034: Hospice Basics Module I
This is module one of two modules to introduce you to the Medicare hospice benefit. Module one is designed as an interactive learning tool to provide you with information on what hospice care is and the requirements for electing the Medicare hospice benefit. In this module we will cover hospice background information and entitlement, hospice covered services, payment, the beneficiary election of hospice, hospice election periods, physician certification and face-to-face. Module 1 is intended to introduce you to hospice and provide you with knowledge on electing the hospice benefit.

RHH-C-0035: Hospice Basics Module II
This course is module II of a two part series and is designed as an introduction course on the Medicare hospice program. By the end of this course, you will be able to identify and describe key aspects of the Medicare hospice benefit including:

  • The hospice notices
  • The hospice levels of service
  • Hospice revocations, discharges and transfers
  • The hospice cap 1

RHH-C-0036: Physician Certification
This course is designed to provide the policy requirements for obtaining an initial physician certification and subsequent physician certification. This course is designed to assist clinical personnel in the policy requirements for obtaining a valid physician certification and recertification. This computer-based module does not contain any specific billing practices.

RHH-C-0037: PECOS ‒ Change of information and Revalidation
The purpose of this course is to gain an understanding of how to revalidate or change an existing provider’s or supplier’s enrollment information in the PECOS system. This training course is designed for individual providers or organizations who enroll in the Medicare Program to submit claims to National Government Services.

RHH-C-0038: Medicare Hospice Reporting of Influenza, Pneumococcal and Hepatitis B Vaccines
The purpose of this course is to help you understand how a hospice should bill for influenza, pneumococcal and hepatitis B vaccines on an institutional claim.

RHH-C-0039: The Medicare Two-Tier Payment System
This course is designed as an interactive learning tool to provide the attendee with information on the Medicare two-tier payment system. The purpose of this course is to provide the participant with education on determining the routine high and low rate for RHC. By the end of the course, the participant will have a full knowledge of how the high and low rate are determined for the RHC rate.

RHH-C-0040: Electronic Funds Transfer
Developed to assist providers in enrolling in electronic funds transfer.

RHH-C-0041: Hospice Cap Reporting
This CBT is intended to help providers understand the hospice cap process. It will also provide helpful tips for completing and submitting the self-reporting cap. It also outlines the various PS&R reports needed for the hospice cap.

RHH-C-0042: How to Correct the Admission Date on a Hospice Notice of Election
During this course, you will learn the process for correcting an admission date on a notice of election.