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The hospice service intensity add-on and best practices for end of life care
People who choose a life of caring — and the organizations and communities they serve — deserve a special kind of support.
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The hospice service intensity add-on and best practices for end of life care
Written by Catherine Dehlin, RN, BSN, CHPN, CHCM, COQS
In 2016, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) introduced a service intensity add-on (SIA) payment for routine home care visits by a registered nurse or social worker to meet the increased clinical and emotional needs of patients in the last 7 days of life and their families. However, after two years with this additional benefit, skilled visits at the very end of life have not significantly increased. About 20% of patients do not receive a skilled visit on the day of death. Is your hospice benefiting from the SIA and providing the level of care that your patients and families need?
CMS data reveals an opportunity to integrate clinical, financial, and quality factors to enhance the patient experience in the last days of life, increase patient and family outcomes and satisfaction, and optimize financial performance. The key is learning how.
The hospice service intensity add-on was the topic of a recent 60-minute webinar presented by Catherine Dehlin, RN, BSN, CHPN, CHCM, COQS, Director of Hospice Services at Fazzi Associates — The hospice service intensity add-on and best practices for end-of-life care — now available to watch on demand. Now Catherine answers some of the most popular questions asked during the webinar in this new FAQ document.
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Recorded Oct 23, 2018
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Catherine Dehlin, RN, BSN, CHPN, CHCM is the Director of Hospice Services for Fazzi Associates. She is a senior leader in post-acute care having run home health and hospice agencies, including founding, growing, optimizing and ultimately selling a large hospice organization in Louisiana. In her role at Fazzi, Catherine serves providers across the country, focusing on educational development, optimizing organizational design, operational efficiency, advanced clinical modeling and quality improvement programs, and assisting organizations in achieving best practice clinical and financial performance. As a hospice and palliative care certified nurse and certified hospice case manager, Catherine reaches into the hospice philosophy by integrating a strong set of patient-centered core values and smart, sustainable business models.
People who choose a life of caring — and the organizations and communities they serve — deserve a special kind of support. So we help them to care smarter. Liberating them to focus on the people they serve. Providing solutions that make work flow, integrate insights, and update effortlessly.
People who choose a life of caring — and the organizations and communities they serve — deserve a special kind of support. So we help them to care smarter. Liberating them to focus on the people they serve. Providing solutions that make work flow, integrate insights, and update effortlessly.
People who choose a life of caring — and the organizations and communities they serve — deserve a special kind of support. So we help them to care smarter. Liberating them to focus on the people they serve. Providing solutions that make work flow, integrate insights, and update effortlessly.
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People who choose a life of caring — and the organizations and communities they serve — deserve a special kind of support. So we help them to care smarter. Liberating them to focus on the people they serve. Providing solutions that make work flow, integrate insights, and update effortlessly. So they're able to anticipate — and exponentially increase — the impact of care.
People who choose a life of caring — and the organizations and communities they serve — deserve a special kind of support. So we help them to care smarter. Liberating them to focus on the people they serve. Providing solutions that make work flow, integrate insights, and update effortlessly. So they're able to anticipate — and exponentially increase — the impact of care.
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