This program will discuss FAQs and best practices for clarifying interdisciplinary team (IDT) participation and roles. A must-attend annual event, it will address questions on documentation, teams, compliance, and hot topics.

 WEBINAR DETAILS

Why are best practices critical to the hospice process and how do they impact quality of care? This webinar will answer frequently asked questions related to counseling services, IDT, and the hospice plan of care. Best practices will be presented with their direct correlation to overall patient experience, quality of care, and patient outcomes. The presentation will discuss how to maximize services from counselors and spiritual caregivers to support clinical team members, patients, and caregivers. As CMS continues to focus on quality, hospices must focus on using effective industry standards to meet quality initiatives. If your agency has identified “quality of care” as an area of improvement, this webinar is for you.

AFTER THIS WEBINAR YOU’LL BE ABLE TO:

• Use two examples of best practices for an effective IDT
• Identify solid hospice counseling services that support nurses and patients
• Explain when a plan of care needs to be updated
• Identify how the Spiritual Care Association supports  industry standards
• Discuss how effective practices impact counseling services, IDT, and the plan of care

THIS WEBINAR WILL BENEFIT THE FOLLOWING AGENCIES: Hospice

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?  This informative session is designed for agency leadership, CEOs, CFOs, administrators, medical directors, DOPCSs, clinical supervisors, counseling services, spiritual caregivers, case managers, LPNs/LVNs, registered nurses, intake coordinators, quality-assurance staff, and educators. 

TAKE-AWAY TOOLKIT

• Success With the HQRP: Putting the Pieces Together to Meet Compliance
• Hospice Quality Reporting Program (HQRP) Quick Reference Guide
• Valuable resource links, including:
  • NHPCO's Standards of Practice: Clinical Excellence and Safety (CES)
  • Training log
  • PDF of slides and speaker’s contact info for follow-up questions

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 a Bachelor’s in both Nursing and Social Work and is the CEO and Founder of ALECC, Inc. ALECC provides years of post-acute care experience, ranging from clinical staff to executive leadership and consulting. Kathy provides a unique ability to identify agency challenges and opportunities, quickly providing education, support, and mentoring to organizations, guiding them to a new level of operation and success.

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.

Kathy began healthcare work due to a disabled parent and later a child living with chronic disease state. 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.

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