Hospice Services - Be(A)ware
Recorded On: 02/28/2025
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Hospice services are specialized medical care for people with life-limiting illnesses and focus on quality of life versus curing terminal illness. Hospice offers medical, emotional, and spiritual support, as well as relief from pain. Care is provided by a team of professionals including doctors, nurses, social workers, chaplains, and volunteers. Documentation, appropriate diagnoses, and/or physician services are still required to meet Medicare requirements and the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) has identified vulnerabilities in the program. This program was developed to assist you in ensuring hospice services provided in your center meet all regulatory requirements.
Objectives
- Define what services hospice programs are able to provide in long-term care
- Identify areas of risk with hospice services
- Identify how to avoid unnecessary reviews/denials
- State the OIGs recommendations for an improved hospice model
Attendees will be awarded 1.0 ANCC contact hours for completing the course/webinar.
Program Start Date: 2/28/25 | Program Review Date: 2/27/28
This program has been submitted for Continuing Education for 1.25 total participant hours from NAB/NCERS.
NAB Start Date: 02/28/25 | NAB End Date: 02/27/2026
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Call the HealthCap Education Coordinator at 734-996-2700 for further information.
Angie Szumlinski, LNHA, RN, GERO-BC, RAC-CT, BS
Director of Risk Management
HealthCap Risk Management Services
Ms. Szumlinski is a nationally-recognized leader in long-term care, with a wealth of experience in virtually every operational and clinical aspect of the industry. She has experience as an Owner/Provider, Administrator, Director of Nursing, Corporate Quality Assurance Coordinator, and independent consultant. In the last 8 years, she has personally conducted over 1,000 on-site risk management visits at facilities across the country, touching every acuity level within the long-term care spectrum. As aA nationally recognized presenter for health care associations on current trends and best practices in the long-term care industry, Ms. Szumlinski is the author of hundreds of best-practice bulletins, in-service modules, and has hosted hundreds of risk management seminars across the country. Respected for success in assisting facilities in achieving and maintaining regulatory compliance, Ms. Szumlinski served two terms as an Associate Board Member for NCAL, is a member of the AHCA Survey/Regulatory Committee and served as a team leader for the AHCA/NCAL Quality Award program for 8 years. Ms. Szumlinski is the Nurse Planner for HealthCap Risk Management’s American Nursing Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) accredited education program.
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