NHPCO NewsLine Summer 2015 - (Page 40)

Short Takes Tools to Help Members Determine Terminal Prognosis In recent months, NHPCO has offered members some resources regarding the issue of determining terminal prognosis. * Leadership Conversation Video: "Leading the Shift from Diagnosis to Prognosis" - a discussion between NHPCO's Don Schumacher and Judi Lund Person. As providers of hospice care, we must reframe the way we think about and characterize our patients and the scope of our responsibility in providing care to them, shifting from submitting a single diagnosis on the claim form to providing a more comprehensive and accurate picture that validates each patient's eligibility for hospice care by focusing on the basis for their terminal prognosis. The Relatedness Workgroup, a subcommittee of the NHPCO Regulatory Committee, was formed in 2013 after the issuance of the CMS proposed FY2014 Hospice Wage Index rule which contained proposed clarification from CMS about hospice care and coverage responsibility for related diagnoses. The Workgroup has focused on creating tools to help providers. 40 * Video "Conversation on Terminal Prognosis" - an explanation outlining some of the key issues at hand. * Determining Relatedness to the Terminal Prognosis Process Flow online tool - an animated version of the flowchart created by the Relatedness Workgroup. * Determining Relatedness to the Terminal Prognosis Process Flow - a hard copy flowchart to help staff determine relatedness (PDF). Additional information and further resources may be found at www.nhpco.org/relatedness. Listed above are some of the resources, available online, designed to provide a decision making framework of what is related and what is not. Determination of relatedness should be case-by-case for every patient decided by the hospice physician and the interdisciplinary team. NHPCO NewsLine | Summer 2015 http://www.nhpco.org/regulatory-compliance-hospices/executive-conversation-shift-diagnosis-prognosis http://www.nhpco.org/regulatory-compliance-hospices/executive-conversation-shift-diagnosis-prognosis http://www.nhpco.org/regulatory-compliance-hospices/executive-conversation-shift-diagnosis-prognosis http://www.nhpco.org/regulatory-compliance-hospices/executive-conversation-shift-diagnosis-prognosis http://www.nhpco.org/regulatory/video-conversation-terminal-prognosis http://www.nhpco.org/regulatory/video-conversation-terminal-prognosis http://www.nhpco.org/regulatory/video-conversation-terminal-prognosis http://www.nhpco.org/determining-relatedness-terminal-prognosis-process-flow http://www.nhpco.org/determining-relatedness-terminal-prognosis-process-flow http://www.nhpco.org/determining-relatedness-terminal-prognosis-process-flow http://www.nhpco.org/sites/default/files/public/regulatory/Relatedness_Process_Flow.pdf http://www.nhpco.org/sites/default/files/public/regulatory/Relatedness_Process_Flow.pdf http://www.nhpco.org/sites/default/files/public/regulatory/Relatedness_Process_Flow.pdf http://www.nhpco.org/relatedness

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of NHPCO NewsLine Summer 2015

Issue Table of Contents
2015 Virtual Conference (display ad)
A Message From Don
Research on Hospice Care in Rural Areas
NHPCO's Rural Task Force
Thanks to MLC Supporters (display ad)
Improving Morale Through Authentic Appreciation
Simione Healthy Business Solutions (display ad)
ACHC Accreditation in your Field (display ad)
A Closer Look at Rebranding
ehospiceUSA (display ad)
AAHPM Intensive (display ad)
Diversity Advisory Council
Global Partners in Care
IOM National Conference
CSU Institute Collaboration
Pediatric Conversation Starter Kit
Regulatory Tools
State Hospice Profile (display ad)
Member News
Clinical Team Conference (display ad)
News From National Hospice Foundation
NHPCO Educational Offerings (display ad)
News From Global Partners in Care
NHF Fundraising (display ad)
Moments of Life Video Collection (display ad)
More from Moments of Life
Links to Helpful Resources

NHPCO NewsLine Summer 2015