2024 Hospice Clinical Management Series

Part 1 of this three-part webinar series will review regulations and compliance issues that are critical to hospice leadership. You’ll learn about Medicare hospice eligibility and how to successfully guide your team to support terminality and regulatory compliance. As Medicare oversight continues, it is critical that leadership understands the regulations and what qualifies patients for hospice and continued services. This webinar will address the tools required to work with your team to meet those eligibility requirements and what to do when a patient is no longer eligible. In addition to the financial bottom line, leadership is accountable for patient care, agency quality, Hospice Compare scores, PEPPER scores, and a multitude of other reporting scores. Understanding the regulations and eligibility is crucial; Part 1 is a must-attend for all new leadership or those requiring a refresher.

Part 2 of this three-part webinar series will help new managers identify key areas of leadership focus and will cover the key elements of effectively managing a hospice team. Learn how the regulation defines team members, how to manage your team, what the expectations should be, qualifications, and competencies, both for orientation and annual skills training. Discover how to effectively run an IDT, how to prepare your team for an IDT, and how to prepare for recertifications to support terminality and hospice Medicare eligibility. In addition, this program will review the live discharge process and how to guide your team through the discharge process. Part 2 is about leadership, administration, and how to guide your team with successful management of the patient plan of care through assessment, documentation, and the IDT process. New managers often lack the skillset to address issues of productivity, documentation timeliness, or quality of care so this is particularly critical for new hospice leaders as a guide through the regulations, hospice Medicare eligibility, and managing a team.

Part 3 of this three-part webinar series will dive into all the reports on which agencies are evaluated and measured. It will break down all the reports, the significance of each, and how to read them. Using the information provided, you will be able to identify whether your agency is at potential risk for a payment audit or at risk for payment reduction for missing key submission deadlines. This webinar will cover all the business aspects of hospice that clinical management must know. It will review what impacts reimbursement, HQRP and reporting, payment models, and what is on the hospice horizon. This webinar will be key for all new clinical leadership as well as those who require a refresher related to reports such as CASPER, PEPPER, HCI, and Hospice Compare.