Hospice News
OCTOBER 24, 2023
Being a freestanding inpatient facility is ‘unique’ for a hospice service,” she said. New Hospice Facility Launches in Arizona Bonnie Irr, a retired hospice nurse, is launching a new inpatient facility in southwestern Arizona to improve end-of-life care access to families in need.
Hospice Nurse Hero
MARCH 6, 2024
Furthermore, documenting decline is not only for ensuring quality care but also for meeting Medicare documentation requirements for hospice eligibility and recertification. I didn’t always understand how to chart for hospice. When I started as a hospice nurse, I struggled with the concept of “negative” charting.
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Hospice Nurse Hero
AUGUST 21, 2022
Sometimes hospice patients live longer than six months. When this happens, you’ll want to use these tips to document the hospice recertification with ease. If you’ve worked long enough as a hospice nurse, then there’s a good chance you’ve had to chart a patient’s hospice recertification.
Hospice Nurse Hero
JANUARY 26, 2022
Why Hospice Documentation Matters. First, like all nurses, hospice nurses are required to document ALL patient care. Related Article: 3 Common Mistakes Hospice Nurses Make and How to Avoid Them. Hospice Charting Fundamentals. Suggested Article: Hospice IDG: Top Time Wasters and How to Avoid Them.
Traditions Health
FEBRUARY 7, 2022
Patients with Alzheimer’s slowly lose their ability to effectively and efficiently complete activities of daily living (ADLs). When this occurs, it can become more responsibility than what a family member can meet, and hospice care may be necessary to help ensure an optimal quality of life for the patient and their family.
Hospice Nurse Hero
JANUARY 19, 2024
As a hospice nurse, you understand the importance of accurate, detailed documentation. However, composing hospice narrative notes can be challenging and leave you feeling frustrated. What if I told you there’s a simple way to compose nursing notes? Hospice notes are long and complicated. Well, there is! No problem!
Hospice News
OCTOBER 19, 2023
I think it’s the first one that’s ever been done on hospice nurses in the hospice industry, done by the Amity Group. What we found was Amedisys had 15% of their Medicare claims that were at risk of denial because the hospice CTI was missing one of those key data elements that we talked about earlier.
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