Avoid burdensome transitions with live discharges – the regulators are watching! This webinar will review the five types of allowable live discharges, the regulations, and how to proceed with each type. You’ll discover if your agency is prepared for the live discharge process and how to forestall burdensome transitions.

AFTER THIS WEBINAR YOU’LL BE ABLE TO:

• Define the five allowable types of hospice live discharge under the Conditions of Participation
• Explain the hospice live discharge process
• Describe which hospice team members and timelines help to avoid a burdensome transition during the live discharge process
• Explain the importance of monitoring, measuring, and benchmarking live discharges and the impact on quality measures
• Discuss best practices for your agency

WEBINAR DETAILS:  It is predicted that one in five patients could face a live discharge – and possibly even more for those with a noncancer diagnosis or in a for-profit hospice. Hospice providers continue to be faced with eligibility and length-of-stay dilemmas. Hospice services are promoted, but then they may be discontinued due to ineligibility or other reasons. In addition, hospice providers are measured closely for quality through claims data for burdensome transitions related to live discharges.

The hospice live discharge process can be complex. This webinar will review that process, with an emphasis on ongoing eligibility assessment, discharge planning, the team members that should be involved, and the timelines needed to minimize a burdensome transition. You’ll learn a mechanism to support the care continuum even after your services are discontinued to help your agency monitor and keep track of your live discharges for appropriateness and minimal care disruption.

THIS WEBINAR WILL BENEFIT THE FOLLOWING AGENCIES: Hospice, Palliative Care

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?  This informative session is strongly recommended for all leadership, including clinical management/supervisors, QA staff, CFOs, medical directors, intake coordinators, staff education RNs, assessment teams, MSWs and administrators.

TAKE-AWAY TOOLKIT

• Hospice Live Discharges Audit Tool
• Hospice Pepper User Guide Edition 12/Pepper Update
• Hospice CMS Billing Codes
• Hospice Pepper Target Areas
• Training log
• PDF of slides and speaker’s contact info for follow-up questions

DON’T MISS THESE RELATED WEBINARS!

Hospice Documentation for Clinicians from SOC to Discharge originally presented on Tuesday, May 7, 2024

Improving Patient & Agency Outcomes for Hospice originally presented on Tuesday, June 11, 2024

NOTE: All materials are subject to copyright. Transmission, retransmission, or republishing of any webinar to other agencies or those not employed by your agency is prohibited. Print materials may be copied for eligible participants only.

MEET THE PRESENTER:  Kathy Ahearn, RN, BSN, PHN, ALECC, Inc.

Kathy Ahearn has bachelor’s degrees in nursing and social work and is the CEO and founder of ALECC, Inc., which provides consulting on the post-acute care experience, ranging from clinical staff to executive leadership. She has a unique ability to identify agency challenges and opportunities and quickly provide education, support, and mentoring to organizations. Kathy began healthcare work due to a disabled parent and later a child living with chronic disease. She has experienced healthcare professionally and personally, dedicating her life to it and to working as a change agent for the betterment of all served.

Kathy helped develop pain scales to standardize assessment with the American Pain Society and the Joint Commission. She expanded into medical devices as a Managed Care Director, developing one of the first real-time cloud-based disease-specific software programs to assist patients, clinicians, and managed care organizations to improve outcomes and collect data.

REGISTRATION FEE:     Member $159          Non-member $229

There are no cancellations or refunds.

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