How is your hospice volunteer program faring? Is it back to its pre-pandemic functioning? Are you meeting the 5% requirement? Do you know what activities qualify for it? How will regulators react to your volunteer services and related training and recruitment? This beneficial session will be a beacon of knowledge on these and other volunteer issues. Register today!

AFTER THIS WEBINAR YOU’LL BE ABLE TO:

• Identify regulations regarding hospice volunteer programs
• Address required training and recruitment regulatory compliance
• Explain the role of IDT/IDG with volunteer services
• Recognize the role and responsibilities of the hospice volunteer director/manager
• Explain activities that are included in the 5% cost savings requirement

WEBINAR DETAILS: The hospice volunteer program is a core service, and surveyors are expecting to see volunteer programs in full swing again, post pandemic. Join us to 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, and FAQs will reveal who can be a volunteer, what does and does not qualify for volunteer activities, and many other answers.

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

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?  This informative session is for all hospice executive leadership, board members, DOPCS, volunteer directors and managers, volunteers, bereavement coordinators, MSWs, SCs, chaplains, compliance officers, CFOs, clinical management marketing staff, human resources personnel, education and training professionals, 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
• Attendance certificate provided

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 dual bachelor’s degrees in nursing and social work. She is currently CEO and founder of ALECC, Inc., which provides consulting, mentoring, and education to all post-acute care providers, with an emphasis in the hospice industry. She began healthcare work due to a disabled parent and later a child living with a chronic disease. Her passion is healthcare, experiencing it both professionally and personally.

Kathy has always been a trailblazer in healthcare. She helped develop pain scales to standardize assessment with the American Pain Society and the Joint Commission. She expanded into medical devices, 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 for the diabetic population. Currently, she has branched into YouTube to create a channel that will support colleagues and clinicians moving forward in healthcare.

REGISTRATION FEE:     Member- $159          Non-Member- $229

There are no cancellations or refunds.

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