Description

Know the rules. Strengthen every clinical decision.

This webinar will give hospice clinical managers clear guidance on Medicare eligibility, documentation, Plans of Care, certifications, aide services, and key survey risk areas.

KEY WEBINAR TAKEAWAYS

• How the clinical manager supports regulations and compliance
• Key areas of risk associated with documentation and Medicare hospice eligibility
• RN and agency responsibilities related to the hospice aide
• Top survey deficiencies pertaining to documentation

BONUS MATERIALS

• Template: Notice of Election, including Non-Covered Services addendum
• Medicare LCD clinical guidelines
• MLN fact sheet: Creating an Effective Hospice Plan of Care

WEBINAR DETAILS

This informative session will thoroughly review hospice admissions and Medicare hospice eligibility, highlighting the required documentation. Special focus will be given to critical survey and medical documentation review areas, including guidance for documenting terminality versus chronic disease. A simplified breakdown of LCDs and tools to support terminality will be presented. We’ll cover the Plan of Care — frequently cited during survey — along with assessments, re-assessments, certifications, re-certifications, and what "not" to document. Management of hospice aide and homemaker services according to regulations will also be discussed.

THIS WEBINAR WILL BENEFIT THE FOLLOWING AGENCIES: