The Hospice Guide to Quality Care and Reporting: Promoting Sustainability in an Evolving Regulatory Climate / Edition 1

Diane Link, RN, MHA   As the hospice industry continues to grow and attract the attention of federal regulators, providers must learn to embody their long-standing commitment to delivering quality end-of-life care in defensive documentation, consistent reporting, and robust compliance programs. With expansive analysis on the industry’s most important Medicare quality regulation topics, empowers providers to do just that.   Author Diane Link, RN, MHA, draws on her wealth of industry experience as a nurse and consultant to help hospices remain viable as CMS continues to refine its methods for measuring outcomes, collecting quality data, and tying these processes to provider reimbursement. arms providers with the depth of understanding and breadth of strategy they need to build organization wide systems for regulatory compliance, and to readily adapt to the changes still ahead. Chapter 1: From Concept to Today’s Culture of Reform: A Brief History of Hospice Care in America Chapter 2: Modern Quality Focuses Chapter 3: Today’s Methods for Measuring Quality Chapter 4: Compliance Programs Chapter 5: Emergency Preparedness and Business Continuity Appendix: Tools and Forms for Providing Compliant, High-Quality Care Sample Surveys (e.g., Visit, Infection Control)