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CONCURRENT SESSIONS

HOSPICE PRIVATE DUTY HOMECARE

Utilizing an Interdisciplinary Approach to
Putting Quality Data to Work
WEDNESDAY, MAY 1 10:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (1.25 Nursing CEs) | All members of the hospice interdisciplinary opportunity for the homecare industry to move to the next level.
The collection of quality data represents an unprecedented
Avoid Common Deficiencies
There is much discussion about using data to identify patterns
team (IDT) are responsible for care of the hospice patient and
that could help prevent or reduce the seriousness of diseases,
family, and their documentation should support the patient’s
collect patient data to provide accurate, regular and tailored
eligibility and compliance with the plan of care. But often this task
services, and even prevent diseases. But what do you do with all
is left to the RN on the IDT. This presentation will discuss how all
of the data you are being asked to collect? How can you make it
members of the IDT should document to support eligibility and
work for your agency?
compliance with the Medicare Conditions of Participation in order
Speaker TBA
to avoid the most commonly cited deficiencies.
Lisa Meadows, MSW, Clinical Compliance Educator, Accreditation
Commission for Health Care
AND: The Conversation Formerly Known Impact of Medical Marijuana on Home-
WEDNESDAY, MAY 1 3:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. and only 25% were at home, despite 80% of patients preferring to so what impact will this have on your agency? Learn more about
as DNR
Based Care: Legal & Clinical Perspectives
(.75 Nursing CEs) | Medical marijuana is now legal in Pennsylvania,
(1.25 Nursing CEs) | In 2016 there were 2.5 million deaths in the U.S.
die at home. The goal of this program is to enable providers to have
the impact from both a legal perspective, as an employer, and a
clinical perspective, as a provider.
effective conversations about advanced directives with patients
Tom Collins, Esq., Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney
so they can make fully informed decisions. Allow for a Natural
Death (AND) is a simple change in terminology that takes away the
harshness of Do Not Resuscitate (DNR). Advanced directives provide
COMBINED
the basis that frames the dying experience for the patient and their
WITH
family. Our role, as the hospice team, is to educate, understand and
support their decision.
TRACK
Heather Hollenbeck, RN, BSN, Senior Mentor/Preceptor, Residential
Hospice and Home Health GENERAL
Improving Hospice Care in Facilities Community HealthChoices Lessons Learned
(1.25 Nursing CEs) | After receiving feedback from their facility
& Looking Ahead
THURSDAY, MAY 2 10:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. practices and program changes the team made, resulting in an Pennsylvania with Community HealthChoices is changing how
partners through a voluntary survey, St Luke’s Hospice realized
Two down, one to go! The shift to Medicaid managed care in
it needed to make some changes. Hear first-hand about the best
agencies operate. This presentation will focus on lessons learned
improvement in positive survey responses from facility partners by
from the transition in the Southwest and Southeast, and what is
more than 26% in two years.
in store for the rest of the state in 2020. From billing to scheduling
Michelle Udicious, RN, BSN, Director of Outreach, St. Luke’s Home Health
to quality metrics, this presentation will provide tips and best
& Hospice
practices for agencies.
Sandy Rhine RN, BSN: Community Liaison – St. Luke’s Home Health &
Community HealthChoices MCOs
Hospice
Award-Winning Innovations in Palliative EVV Implications in a Multi-Payer
Environment
and End of Life Care
THURSDAY, MAY 2 2:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Penn Wissahickon Hospice Caring Way program, which utilizes verification (EVV) mandate in Medicaid-reimbursed personal
Despite the passage of legislation to delay the electronic visit
(1.25 Nursing CEs) | Learn about the national-award winning
care services to January 1, 2020 on the national level, states like
the resources of a comprehensive academic medical center to
Pennsylvania continue to prepare and finalize their individual plans
build a meaningful continuum of care for seriously ill patients. The
st
program has taken on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, heart
for EVV compliance with the requirements of the 21 Century Cures
failure, and homecare for frail elderly – with innovative technology,
Act. Hear from one of the leaders in national EVV implementation
precise use of data, and the ability to secure a place for hospice and
about challenges and best practices for compliance.
palliative care in the overall continuum.
Tom Underwood, CEO, Sandata Technologies
Penn Wissahickon Hospice
Steve Pellito, SVP of Sales & Marketing, Sandata Technologies
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