Understanding the Hospice Live Discharge Process
On-Demand Webinar
StreamedJul 15, 2025Duration120 minutes
- Unlimited & shareable access starting
two business days after live stream - Available on desktop, mobile & tablet devices 24/7
- Take-away toolkit
- Ability to download webinar video
- Presenter's contact info for questions
All hospice providers can be expected to experience live discharges.
This presentation will explore
the five live discharges allowable under the Medicare Hospice Benefit. If your
agency requires improvement with revocations, long length of stays, and
burdensome transitions, this is the presentation for you!
AFTER THIS
WEBINAR YOU’LL BE ABLE TO:
- Define the five allowable hospice live discharges per the Conditions of Participation
- Explain the benefits of the live discharge process
- Recommend which team members and timelines support best practices for live discharges
- Monitor provider live discharge patterns and trends and understand how they demonstrate the need for education and/or process improvement
- Identify changes to improve your agency’s hospice live discharge process
WEBINAR DETAILS
The rate of provider live discharges has increased
steadily from 16% in FY 2020 to 19% in FY 2024. Within the Medicare Hospice
Benefit, there are five allowable live discharges. This program will review the
requirements for each, define the process, explain what documentation is
required, and include best practices.
Certain live discharges can be more challenging and
require an agency to have policy in place specific to that live discharge. The
presenter will address what information live discharges can provide as it
relates to overall performance and Medicare eligibility. Both provider
performance and eligibility can impact hospice quality and reimbursement,
therefore understanding live discharges and best practices is critical.
THIS WEBINAR WILL BENEFIT THE FOLLOWING AGENCIES:
- Hospice
- Palliative Care
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
This informative session
is designed for all leadership and strongly recommended for clinical management/supervisors,
QA staff, CFOs, medical directors, intake coordinators, staff education RNs, assessment
team members, MSWs, and administration professionals.
TAKE-AWAY TOOLKIT
- Hospice live discharges audit tool
- 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.
TESTIMONIALS
"Great information!"
- Lisa, IPH Hospice Care
"Kathy gave very specific instructions and guidelines on how to meet the requirements of Medicare. She was honest and shared her information so that we could reach out with further questions."
- Kathleen, Patriot Healthcare
"Hearing from an experienced presenter who is keenly aware of the CoPs and presented in a way that was very understandable."
- Tammy, Spartanburg Regional Hospice
"It was very informative and very clear. I loved the organization of the webinar and taking each type of discharge and thoroughly educating us on it, as well as giving us tools on how to conduct our own audits."
- Rebecca, Heart of America Medical Center
Presented By

ALECC, Inc.
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