Supporting Medical Directors & Hospice Physicians: Collaboration, Regulations & Best Practices

Hospice Palliative Care Directors

On-Demand Webinar

StreamedApr 15, 2026Duration60 minutes

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two business days after live stream
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Take-away toolkit
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Presenter's contact info for questions

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Strengthen confidence in recertification decisions with clear guidance, collaboration strategies, and compliance insight.

Hospice Medicare eligibility continues to challenge agencies as patients experience longer stays and gradual declines. This webinar will provide practical tools for collaboration between hospice teams, medical directors, and hospice physicians to ensure documentation accurately supports terminal eligibility. You will gain actionable strategies to reinforce sound clinical judgment and strengthen interdisciplinary support in the recertification process.

KEY WEBINAR TAKEAWAYS

Role of baseline assessment and comparatives in supporting collaboration and best practices
Key clinical documentation to support collaboration and best practices
Key information to share during IDG to support medical director collaboration
Critical data to review prior to IDG

BONUS MATERIALS

CMS Hospice Documentation Checklist Tool
Hospice Documentation Audit Checklist
LCD Guidelines
Suggestions for Improved Documentation

WEBINAR DETAILS

Hospice Medicare eligibility and supporting terminality is critical. Hospice agencies are frequently under pressure for long length of stays — slow, steady patient declines reflecting more a chronic disease state than terminal. This webinar is intended to help agencies develop tools and best practices to collaborate and support appropriate hospice recertifications, including documentation. We will discuss how hospice team members can help support medical directors and hospice team physicians to determine whether to recertify.

THIS WEBINAR WILL BENEFIT THE FOLLOWING AGENCIES:

Hospice
Palliative Care

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Medical directors/hospice physicians
Director of patient care services
Clinical supervisors/case managers
Core hospice team members of the IDG (Social Work, Spiritual Care)
QA/Educators

TAKE-AWAY TOOLKIT

Training log
PDF of slides and speaker’s contact info for follow-up questions
Attendance certificate provided, however there are no pre-approved CEs associated with this webinar

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.