STANDARDS OF PRACTICE FOR HOSPICE PROGRAMS

ProfeSSional deVeloPment and reSoUrce SerieS 79 WE 4.5 Educational programs are developed in accordance with the hospice’s policies and individual competency development needs. WE 4.6 Educational programs are evaluated by the participants, and the results are used to inform the development of future programs. Practice Examples: • The hospice has a written policy …

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Table of Contents - National Hospice and Palliative Care ...

PROGRAM RESOURCE MANUAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND RESOURCE SERIES Table of Contents ... Volunteer 2 2015 Standards of Practice for Hospice Programs: Volunteers 8 Volunteer Cost Savings Information Sheet A Resource for Volunteer Managers 12 Cost Savings Dollar Value for Volunteer Hours 13 ... Sample Volunteer Recruitment Plan 172 Recruitment ...

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StandardS of Practice for HoSPice ProgramS

StandardS of Practice for HoSPice ProgramS 2 Compliance with Laws and Regulations: Ensuring compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and professional standards of practice, implementing systems and processes that prevent fraud and abuse.

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• The patient/representative signs a form indicating that patient rights notice was received and understood • A registered nurse (RN) completes an initial assessment of the patient/family within 48 hours of effective date of the election to hospice care Note: In a nurse case manager model, the nurse may complete the

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CHAPTER 2: ITEM-SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS

The beginning of each section contains an overview of all HIS items in the section, as well as a section rationale, which explains the purpose of items in each section. For each HIS item, the general order of information presented in Chapter 2 is as

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Medicare Hospice Conditions of Participation (CoPs)

Medicare Hospice Conditions of Participation (CoPs) Compliance Guide for Hospice Providers January 2015 . Sec. 418.108 Condition of Participation: Short Term Inpatient Care . Short-term inpatient care may be provided in a participating hospital, hospice inpatient unit, or a

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“COPS – PLANNING FOR SUCCESS” Medicare Hospice …

(CoPs), and to add several new CoPs to address aspects of hospice care that we believe need attention. This section will briefly describe the content of each CoP in the proposed rule. We proposed no changes to Subparts B (Eligibility, Election and Duration of Benefits), G

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Medicare Hospice Regulations - National Hospice and ...

face-to-face encounter occurred and by statute only a physician may certify the terminal illness, at §418.22(b)(4) we proposed that the f ace-to-face attestation and signature be either a separate and distinct area on the recertification form, or a

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Artificial Nutrition (Food) and Hydration (Fluids) at the ...

Artificial Nutrition (Food) and Hydration (Fluids) at the End of Life. It is very common for doctors to provide fluids and food to people who are very sick or recovering . from surgery. This is called “artificial nutrition and hydration” and like all medical treatments, it can be helpful or harmful depending on the situation.

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Continuous Home Care in the Medicare Hospice Benefit

Continuous home care may be provided only during a period of crisis. A period of crisis is defined by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) as a period in which a patient requires continuous ... impact location of care codes on the hospice claim form. For example, all nursing facilities ... CMS Medicare Benefit Policy Manual ...

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Texas Food Establishment Rules

Assessment - Level of Agreement with Performance 3-4 DSHS CERTIFICATION 3-401 3-402 3-403 ... HACCP PLAN VERIFICATION WORKSHEET HACCP PLAN VERIFICATION SUMMARY ... The main goal of the Texas food safety program is the reduction and prevention offoodborne illness. To that end, the Texas Department of ...

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Appendix B. Tuberculosis (TB) risk assessment worksheet

Appendix B. Tuberculosis (TB) risk assessment worksheet This model worksheet should be considered for use in performing TB risk assessments for health-care facilities and nontraditional facility-based settings. Facilities with more than one type of …

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Infection Prevention and Control Assessment Tool for …

Section 2: Infection Control Program and Infrastructure . I. Infection Control Program and Infrastructure Elements to be assessed Assessment Notes/Areas for Improvement A. The facility has specified a person (e.g., staff, consultant) who is responsible for coordinating the IC program. Yes No Click here to enter text. B.

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WELCOME TO NACA'S QUALIFICATION WORKSHOP

make your initial assessment. This will require you to estimate the amount of each income and expense item for both the applicants on the mortgage and the household members to be living in your new home. Access your Budget Worksheet Form from the chat or www.naca.com I will demonstrate it here. BUDGET WORKSHEET FORM MAKE A BUDGET FINANCIAL ...

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ResourceSmart Schools Waste audit tool

module. The first audit provides baseline data and subsequent audits monitor progress against baseline data. The waste module is one of 5 modules in the RSS program. The other modules are core, biodiversity, energy and water. Schools must accomplish . a set number of actions to complete each module and receive a certificate . valid for four years.

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ELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTERY TEST PROCEDURES MANUAL

Program Manager and Test Manager (generic outline in Appendix A). This plan will include at least the following specifications and instructions: (1) Specific types and number of tests required (2) Battery ratings, measurements and test termination limits, provided by the manufacturer, as detailed in the Worksheet in Appendix E. Note that a single

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