Hospice Management Advisor Archives – March 1, 2005
March 1, 2005
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In-Depth Report: Open-Access Hospice On Rise - Pioneers in open-access trend cite benefits, as do relative newcomers
Hospice Management Advisor presents in this issue the first of a two-part series about how increasing numbers of hospices are adopting an open-access policy that welcomes all eligible hospice patients, regardless of treatment status and ability to pay. -
Interdisciplinary pathway improves teamwork, care
Hospice Care Plus of Berea, KY, switched to a pathway model for patient care in the mid-1990s as way to improve care for patients and their families. What theyve found in the decade since beginning the process of changing their care model is that it also has improved teamwork, communication, and staff satisfaction. -
Hospice interdisciplinary pathway chart in nutshell
Hospice Care Plus of Berea, KY, uses an interdisciplinary pathway chart that outlines steps and outcomes for each of five phases of care for hospice patients. With permission from Hospice Care Plus, Hospice Management Advisor reprints a portion of the copyrighted pathway chart here. -
‘Medicine-On-Time’ finds following among hospices
A new type of medication service is beginning to capture the interest of hospices and families of hospice patients. The system, called Medicine-On-Time, provides patients with medication that is divided into doses corresponding to a calendar-formatted card. -
CMS tackles chronic care costs of Medicare patients
This is the first of a two-part series that looks at care of chronically ill patients. This month we discuss the programs implemented by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services [CMS] to address high-cost and chronically ill patients. Next month, we examine strategies used by some agencies to provide more efficient, improved care to patients with chronic illnesses. -
Public reports on quality measures to increase
Public reporting of quality measures is likely to increase in the near future, and health care organizations should get ready for it, says the director of collaborative services and CEO work groups for clinical excellence with VHA Inc., an Irving, TX-based health care cooperative. -
Guest Column: Know how to avoid gaming the system
It may be fair to say that there is sometimes a very fine line between a legitimate compliance activity and what constitutes an unacceptable gaming of the system.