[3052] Protecting Your Hospice Practice through Effective Documentation
Education-Training Credits:
- 1.25 Hr(s) HCSSA Administrator/Alternate
Summary:Advice for improving hospice doumentation.
HCSSA Topic(s) Addressed:
- §558.259[d][4]agency responsibilities
- §558.260[a][3]basic principles of management in a licensed health-related setting
- §558.260[a][6]risk assessment and management
Faculty: Diane Datz
Program Description: In hospice we are told to "paint the picture" of the
patient's condition to authenticate eligibility for admission and recertification. But, do we really understand how to paint the
picture? Most survey deficiencies can be traced to faulty documentation. Strategies to improve documentation include specific
verbiage to meet regulatory standards and a toolbox filled with descriptive and comparative words and phrases. This presentation
equips you to document assessments.
Presentation Date: 08.10.2017
Learning Outcomes(s): Participants will actively engage in the learning activity and
indicate an intent to change or enhance their practice by utilizing the covered material to avoid the most common documentation compliance deficiencies.
About the Presenter:
Diane Datz has been a hospice nurse and chaplain for over twenty years.
She is a certified CHAP and ACHC consultant and is currently the hospice regulatory specialist and Hospice Program Director for HealthCare ConsultLink.
Her duties include education and training to hospice agencies, and maintaining regulatory compliance for HealthCare ConsultLink's hospice policy and
procedure manuals. Diane is on the Boards of Texas and New Mexico Hospice Organization and ABODE: Contemplative Care for the Dying. In addition to her
hospice commitment, Diane is an ordained priest in The Old Catholic Church.
[3052] Protecting Your Hospice Practice through Effective Documentation