What’s New
Prepare for the Hospice Medical Director Certification Exam
The Hospice Medical Director Certification Board examination window is May 20 - June 4. If you have applied to take the exam, or simply want to brush up on your hospice knowledge, turn to AAHPM to help your studies by accessing: HMD Prep, HPM FAST Hospice Regulatory, and the Hospice Medical Director Manual.
Week in Review: April 26-30
AAHPM has endorsed the newly reintroduced CONNECT for Health Act, members represented the Academy in a dialogue with Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee staff, AAHPM contributed feedback on the Home and Community-Based Services Access Act, employers can sign up to participate in the June Virtual Career Fair, and more. Read the Week in Review.
New Resources on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
AAHPM’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Committee is proud to launch its inaugural educational resources on DEI. Review and share this content with your team and community members so we can continue to learn and grow.
Claim Annual Assembly CE/MOC by May 31
Attendees of the Annual Assembly have until May 31 to claim CE/MOC for live and on-demand content. On-demand access for Annual Assembly content is only available through May 20, so continue to watch the content to earn CE/MOC credits. After May 20, the content will no longer be available for access.
Updates to HPM Board Initial and Continuing Certification
ABIM is extending deadlines for all Maintenance of Certification requirements to December 31, 2022. Learn more about upcoming dates for intial certification and continuing certification. As always, please contact your primary Board for full details.
AAHPM to Host Joint Webinar with SWHPN on Healthcare Equity
Join AAHPM and SWHPN on April 29 from 3-4pm ET for a free webinar entitled "Racism in Healthcare and Strategies for Equity in Hospice and Palliative Care" presented by Eunju Lee, LCSW APHSW-C and David L. Tran, MD. Learn more and register.
Week in Review: April 12-16
New resources were launched by the DEI committee, remind that the Annual Assembly event platform closes on May 20, AAHPM sent a letter to CMS urging greater transparency in the MIPS, the Coalition released a new Impact Report, and AAHPM along with SWHPN are hosting a free healthcare equity webinar on April 29. Read the full news update.
Week in Review: March 29 - April 2
This week AAHPM urged Congress to double funding of HRSA health professions and nursing workforce programs, and the Academy endorsed the newly reintroduced Resident Physician Shortage Reducation Act. Learn more.
Watch the 2020 AAHPM Annual Report
At the Annual Assembly, AAHPM debuted the 2020 Annual Report. This video looks back on all the accomplishments of the Academy during such a difficult year. Through it all, we learned that we are stronger together. Watch the video.
Week in Review: March 22-26
AAHPM member can attend "Decoding and Applying CBME Tools in GME" on May 20. Head to the Events section in AAHPM Connect to see this and various community meetings for April. Don't forget to register for the Coalition Advocacy Town Hall on April 7 and mark your calendars for the June 15 Virtual Career Fair. Learn more.