Advanced Principles of Hospice Management

This program will provide an overview of hospice management principles for new hospice clinical and administrative managers or hospice managers who want to get an update on the latest technical and regulatory topics. Topics covered will include best practices in sustaining a successful program that meets the end-of-life needs of patients, families and the wider community. Day-to-day management issues and practical resolutions will also be addressed.

Topics discussed will include:

Overview of the regulatory bodies that govern hospice operation and a detailed discussion of the CMS survey process
Details of the Hospice Medicare Benefit and Conditions of Participation that pertain specifically to the management of hospice
Local Coverage Determinations and adequate non-cancer documentation
Hospice Quality Reporting Guidelines
Assessments, Plan of Care and IDG processes
Operational issues such as staffing ratios, physician orders and visit frequencies, Hospice ABN’s, etc.
Importance of good nursing facility communication

Who Should Attend:
Managers,
Supervisors,
Financial and Billing Staff

Presented by Anne Shelley, MBA, BSN, RN, Director of Home Health/Hospice Regulatory Relations for LeadingAge Ohio 

Your registration will be complete upon receipt of registration and payment. All registrants will receive an email confirmation. If you do not receive a confirmation, please contact Corey Markham at (614) 545-9015 or cmarkham@leadingageohio.org.

Substitution and Cancellation Policy: Substitutions, in writing, are welcome at no additional cost.  Cancellations received by two calendar weeks prior to event date will be fully refunded. Cancellations received between 7 and 13 days prior to the event date will be refunded minus a $40 processing fee. No refunds will be issued 6 or fewer days prior to the event date.

Continuing Education

This event will provide 6.5 contact/clock hours upon successful completion.

Criteria for completion: Attendance at entire event. Credit awarded commensurate with participation, as allowed by professional board. Prorated contact hours will be considered in special circumstances, as allowed by your professional board.

No one with the ability to control the content of this activity has a relevant financial relationship with an ineligible company.

LeadingAge Ohio is an approved provider by the Board of Executives of Long Term Services and Supports. Core of knowledge subject areas: Care, Services and Support; Operations; Environment and Quality.

LeadingAge Ohio is an approved provider of continuing education by the Ohio Nurses Association, an Ohio Board of Nursing Approver. (OBN-001-91)

LeadingAge Ohio is a Social Work approved provider (#RSX020502) of continuing education by the Ohio Counselor, Social Work, & Marriage & Family Therapist Board.