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Designing a Program


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Post Billing for Palliative Medicine for Hospice pts DharmaDoc 1 03/12/2010
Hi, I'm the physician medical director for Palliative Medicine at our hospital. I have been consulted on a number of Hospice inpatients, particularly regarding pain management. My Billing Office now is telling me that I cannot get paid for these visits. I ...
Post inpatient service lphillians 1 03/03/2010
Would anyone know if there is a certification program available to physician assistants. I have searched several areas and I am only able to find them for NP's. I have contacted several institutions that have programs for hospice and palliative care and h ...
Post compassionate extubation ravor1 1 02/11/2010
I am a hospice chaplain in florida. I would like to hear more about your compassionate extubation is about. Thanks, Richard
Post inpatient palliative care orders Angela_Johnsen 2 02/10/2010
I am a APRN-NP working with a MD in a inpatient palliative care program here in Lincoln NE. We have developed order sets for end of life care, palliative care, compassionate extubation, and bereavement care. If anyone is looking for exaples we would be ...
Post home health care palliative care staffing lifesjourneyteam 1 01/14/2010
Can anyone share their staffing ratios for full time dedicated palliative care program nurses under the Medicare certified home health benefits?
Post Foundation Grant for CAPC Training/Mentoring HOPE_ACT 2 12/08/2009
We are attempting to build a Palliative Care Team. We have a Director/Coordinator who is also LCSW-C (also runs the HOPE Couseling Program) and a Physician who is available for .25 FTE's. We have many barriers to overcome and very limited resources. See ...
Post LTC palliative care jhrn85 2 12/15/2009
I am attempting to start a Palliative care program that is an NP model focused in LTC facilities. I am a hospital based hospice. Can the NP be hired as a hospital employee? Can my Hospice medical director who is employed by hospice/hospital be the MD t ...
Post Psychosocial Assessment Form-Mt. Carmel Health PCaines 2 10/12/2009
Please visit this link for Mt. Carmel's Psychosocial Assessment Form: http://www.capc.org/tools-for-palliative-care-programs/clinical-tools/patient-assessment/psychosocial-eval.pdf Thank you, Forum Administrator
Post estimated volume low mindyshah 2 09/24/2009
We have a 1-year old palliative consult program at a community hospital with 167 med/surg beds and 20 ICU beds. MD FTE is 0.5, with a new NP at 0.5. Our volume is lower than expected given the CAPC algorithm of 5% patients appropriate for consult with a c ...
Post Websites Deb 2 10/30/2009
I am trying to convince administration to give me a website on our system web pages for marketing and education. Does anyone have a good website with teaching materials to show them?
Post Stuck! szaglifa 2 06/23/2009
Is there a "C.H.I.P.S" program in New England? I was in cohort 1 way back when in San Francisco, and have now relocated to a small community hospital. I am charged with getting a palliative care team up and running out here, but there really is no pract ...
Post Adding Palliative care consulting to hospice lkwait 2 06/19/2009
I am an NP in California, trying to get some information on establishing an inpatient palliative care consulting team for inpatient care. We are currently a home care based hospice, billing only though Medicare Part A. We will not be staff of the hospit ...
Post Starting an inpatient hospice CliffordClarkMD 2 06/02/2009
Our 260 bed rural community hospital wants to start an inpatient hospice. Are there any guides to doing it. Will the hospital need to apply for govermental licences?
Post another attempt for a palliative program PBurhanna 2 05/06/2009
I have just been hired by a large university teaching hospital in an urban setting. I have been hired specifically for palliative care as a nurse practitioner to develope an in-patient palliative care program/service. My previous experience was as an outs ...
Post Starting a Program Tonja 2 05/05/2009
I am currently re-starting a program in our hospital. I would really appreciate any help that I could get on what to put on poster boards throughout my facility, one for patients and one for staff. Thanks
Post Bereavement Counselor mking 3 02/10/2010
I'm looking to include a bereavement counselor to assist in my program, but do not have the resources to get someone with a master's degree. Know an excellent person working towards a bachelor's--can a certificate be earned, or a B.S. available out there ...
Post LTC facilities with ventilator units Dstekloff 2 06/22/2009
We are looking to partner with a long term care facility that has a ventilator unit. Has anyone participated in this type of program and can you share some info? Thanks!
Post Palliative care in the outpatient clinic setting rlewand 2 04/08/2009
In the recent audio-conference (3/19) by the same name, Michael W. Rabow, MD listed under "Pearls" (as in of wisdom?) "Start small". Does anyone have an idea of what we are referring to? We ran out of time for questions. Is this relative to staffing an ...
Post Psychosocial assessments StacyRemke 1 03/16/2009
While I appreciate the desireability of a simple form to document psychosocial assessments, I would like to encourage us to also recognize the value of a skilled clinician's assessment and the discernment that comes out of that process and gets reflected ...
Post Psychosocial Form ceaelle 2 12/02/2009
Our inpatient consultation program will be starting soon. Does anyone have a psychosocial form their social worker uses for their initial assessment? Case managers at our hospital collect much of the information on the example from Central Baptist Hospita ...
Post palliative care in an LTACH unit gcrawford 2 09/15/2009
Our inpatient service is being asked to provide consultation at our long term acute care hospital. Is anyone providing this service and willing to discuss with us? Thanks.
Post teaching ancillary staff dpiszko 1 01/30/2009
I have utilized educational material from HPNA. They also have great patient teaching tips you can print off thier website which are great for teaching ancillary staff. It is www.hpna.org Donna M. Piszko BSN, RN, CHPN
Post educational program for ancillary staff marthachambers 3 01/23/2009
i need to develop an educational program for ancillary staff housekeeping, dietary aides, volunteers on end of life unique needs of the dying patient. Need to fulfill the Joint Commission reg that addresses all staff who have contact with a patient need t ...
Post Occupational therapy in palliative care SY 3 04/29/2009
just started palliative ward and am wondering if i can get link with OTs working in palliative wards for ideas and networking. any ideas, write up, suggestion? Thanks
Post Virtual Palliative care unit ntasker 2 01/30/2009
Currently we are a 24/7 consult service with both Physicians and Nurses. We are looking at designating beds for a virtual unit. In order to bill for room and board(at the skilled level) in this unit do we need a seperate license? Nadine Director EMMC Ban ...
Post Designing a Palliative Care Unit for a Hospital angel64644 2 01/20/2009
We are going to open a Palliative Unit within our hospital. I am looking for any information about Policy and Procedures, charting, and any other information I can obtain. It would be appreciated.
Post Tracking palli patient readmits ElizabethFracchia 1 01/06/2009
You could also utilize your case management staff as a resource while you get your automated system/meditech on board.
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