Solutions
Dementia and hospice: what you need to know to avoid penalties and give better guidance
People who choose a life of caring — and the organizations and communities they serve — deserve a special kind of support.
One in three seniors dies with Alzheimer's disease or another dementia. Dementia is one of the most costly diseases in America — costing some $290 billion in 2019, more than heart disease and cancer combined. Although dementia is an increasingly common condition among hospice patients, it remains one of the least understood. When hospice teams are not well informed, they cannot provide effective advice and care to patients and families. Additionally, errors in prognostication and documentation expose hospices to penalties related to CMS claims of ineligibility or excessive lengths of stay. The 2016 OIG report on fraud, abuse and waste in hospice was particularly concerned about the care of patients living with dementia.
Is your hospice doing all it can to maximize your team’s capacity to effectively and compassionately manage this devastating and costly disease?
Watch this free, 60-minute webinar presented by pioneering hospice physician Marcia Levetown, MD, MMM, HMDC, FAAHPM. Dr. Levetown will provide a research-based overview of the forms of dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease. She will explore aspects of special interest to members of hospice interdisciplinary teams, such as medications to avoid, the dying process for patients with dementia, and much more.
Watch and learn:
This webinar is your opportunity to deepen your understanding of dementia and learn how to provide exceptional care to patients and families facing these complex and destructive diseases.
Recorded Oct 23, 2018
WellSky only wants to send you the information you are interested in. Please fill out the form below to choose the emails you want to receive. We only send emails to subscribers. If you are an existing customer, you will continue to receive certain notifications.
Marcia Levetown, MD, MMM, HMDC, FAAHPM was among the first physicians in the U.S. to be certified in hospice and palliative medicine in 2008. She has been a pioneer in the field since 1994 and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. Dr. Levetown has held professorships in internal medicine and pediatrics, served as the inaugural Chair of the Institute of Palliative Care at the Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas, as Regional Medical Director for Vitas, and served as a member of an IOM Committee. She is a highly sought after speaker, author of two books, several chapters in leading palliative care textbooks, many articles and national policies on ethics and palliative care topics.
Jill Dyer, BSN, RN, HCS-D, HCS-O is a senior-level home health executive with more than 30 years of progressive management experience. An accomplished nurse, Jill has fulfilled a wide variety of roles that inform her expertise as an industry consultant, including home health administrator, home health director of nursing, and nurse consultant for home health. Jill is also certified as a Home Care Coding and OASIS Specialist. Through her clinical knowledge as a nurse and extensive management experience, Jill brings a comprehensive and well-rounded perspective to her work as a consultant and educator.
WellSky is a technology company advancing human wellness worldwide. Our software and professional services address the continuum of health and social care — helping businesses, organizations, and communities solve tough challenges, improve collaboration for growth, and achieve better outcomes through predictive insights that only WellSky solutions can provide. A portfolio company of TPG Capital, WellSky serves more than 10,000 customer sites around the world — including the largest hospital systems, blood banks and labs, home health and hospice franchises, government agencies, and human services organizations. Informed by more than 30 years of providing software and expertise, WellSky anticipates providers’ needs and innovates relentlessly to help people thrive. Our purpose is to empower care heroes with technology for good, so that together, we can realize care’s potential and maintain a healthy, flourishing world. For more information, visit www.WellSky.com.
WellSky is a technology company advancing human wellness worldwide. Our software and professional services address the continuum of health and social care — helping businesses, organizations, and communities solve tough challenges, improve collaboration for growth, and achieve better outcomes through predictive insights that only WellSky solutions can provide. A portfolio company of TPG Capital, WellSky serves more than 10,000 client sites around the world — including the largest hospital systems, blood banks and labs, home health and hospice franchises, government agencies, and human services organizations. Our purpose is to empower care heroes with technology for good, so that together, we can realize care’s potential and maintain a healthy, flourishing world.
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.
11300 Switzer Road, Overland Park, KS 66210
(855) WELLSKY
© Copyright 2024 WellSky. All rights reserved.
