[3125] Preparing for HEART – Hospice Evaluation and Assessment Reporting Tool
What's happening now with HEART.
TAHC&H CONFERENCE RECORDING: This program was presented on 08/09/2018 at the Texas Association of Home Care
& Annual Conference in Frisco. It is one of 16 presentations captured and produced for online access. Subscribers receive
24/7 on-demand access from both home and office during the subscription period shown at the bottom of this page.
Presentation Info:
- Presentation Date: August 9, 2018
- TAHC&H Event: TAHC&H Annual Meeting | Frisco
Subscription Type: Individual
Education-Training Credits:
- TX HCSSA Administrator/Alternate Continuing Education
- Social Worker
CE Approval Statements:
· This program meets continuing education requirements
for Administrators and Alternates under Texas HCSSA licensing regulations.
· Texas Association for Home Care & Hospice is an approved provider of social work education by the Texas State Board of Social Work Examiners, approved provider #1230.
HCSSA Topic(s) Addressed:
- §558.259[d][4]agency responsibilities
- §558.260[a][6]risk assessment and management
Program Description:HEART is a standardized comprehensive assessment tool that CMS will
require all Medicare certified hospices to use. While we do not have an exact tool or an exact date of implementation, this program
does discuss what is happening now with HEART, how it will be used, what might be in the tool, and a possible timeline. Lessons learned
from other provider types about mandated standardized assessments is shared with suggestions for preparation specific to hospices.
The presentation incorporates lessons learned so far in the hospice quality reporting program.
Program Learning Outcome:
- Learners will actively engage in the learning activity and indicate an intent to change their practice by incorporating documentation
practices to allow for more detailed clinical data collection to ensure optimal patient outcomes.
TAHC&H Faculty/Presenter: Katie Wehri, Healthcare Provider Solutions
About the Presenter:
Katie Wehri is Director of Operations Consulting for Healthcare Provider Solutions, Inc. (HPS) She joined HPS in 2017 with
more than 25 years in the hospice, home health, private duty and palliative care industries and is certified by the Health Care Compliance Association
in health care compliance and health care privacy compliance. She was a provider executive for 13 years and began consulting at the national level in 2009
specializing in regulatory and accrediting organization standards interpretation, all aspects of healthcare provider operations, and compliance. She has worked
with multiple state and national associations and has written numerous articles and provided numerous presentations on these topics.
[3125] Preparing for HEART – Hospice Evaluation and Assessment Reporting Tool
