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How To Paint the Picture:10 Better Words to Chart

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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. Requires assistance with ADLs. I’ll be honest. Patient alert and responsive.

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The Secret is Out: Hospice Recertification Made Easy!

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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.

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Hospice Documentation What You Need to Know

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Why Hospice Documentation Matters. First, like all nurses, hospice nurses are required to document ALL patient care. When you don’t document, Medicare doesn’t pay. Think of it this way, if Medicare repeatedly denies payment, then you might not get that raise you deserve. Hospice Charting Fundamentals.

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HSPN ELEVATE: The Common Thread Linking Documentation, Satisfaction, and Revenue Protection

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I think it’s the first one that’s ever been done on hospice nurses in the hospice industry, done by the Amity Group. This was presented back in Tampa at a post-acute long-term care conference earlier this year, where we looked at the ability of speech recognition to drive down Medicare denials of claims.

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