Do you know which activities meet the 5% requirement? This program will review frequently asked questions regarding volunteer services, who can volunteer, mileage, background checks, and using staff as volunteers. It will address the importance of documentation, including coordinating volunteer services with the POC and IDG. Take this opportunity to get clarity on many questions and concerns.

AFTER THIS WEBINAR YOU’LL BE ABLE TO:

• Discuss the CoPs related to the hospice volunteer program, including training and recruitment
• Define how to use volunteers in the care planning process
• Identify the role and responsibilities of the hospice volunteer director/manager
• Explain which activities are included in the 5% cost savings requirement

WEBINAR DETAILS: Part 4 of this five-part compliance series will review the CoPs that address the hospice volunteer program as a core service. With the end of the PHE, hospices are expected to be in full compliance with the 5% requirement in 2024. Learn about the role of the hospice volunteer director/manager, volunteers, and what activities meet the 5% requirement. The requirements of a Medicare hospice volunteer training program will be covered. Since there is always tremendous confusion around what qualifies for the volunteer 5% requirement, this webinar will clarify qualification requirements. 

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

WHO SHOULD ATTEND? This informative session is for all hospice executive leadership, board members, DOPCSs, volunteer directors and managers, compliance officers, CFOs, clinical managers, marketing staff, human resources personnel, educators and trainers, and business development staff.

TAKE-AWAY TOOLKIT

• Tracking and reporting volunteer activities on the Medicare hospice cost and data report
• Volunteer cost savings
• Volunteer manager job description
• Creating an effective plan of care
• Training log
• PDF of slides and speaker’s contact info for follow-up questions

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2024 Exploring Exceptionalism in Volunteer Management Series

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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