Medicare Hospice Management, Third Edition This comprehensive manual has been completely updated to include new payment rates, face-to-face physician encounter requirements, QAPI, and an in-depth look at service delivery. A core resource for every Medicare-certified hospice provider, each chapter integrates Medicare's regulatory requirements, clearly explaining the issues and requirements for compliance and payment. The manual contains valuable information on the daily operations of a hospice program. Hospice administrators, case managers, clinical directors, and homecare agencies that provide hospice services will find this to be an essential guide, reference, and tool for applying the theories and practices of hospice care. Chapters include: History of Hospice Administration and Services The Medicare Hospice Benefit The Care Delivery Process Contracted Facilities Ethics in Hospice and Access to Care Data Collection and Quality Improvement NEW! Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement Billing

This comprehensive manual has been completely updated to include new payment rates, face-to-face physician encounter requirements, QAPI, and an in-depth look at service delivery. A core resource for every Medicare-certified hospice provider, each chapter integrates Medicare's regulatory requirements, clearly explaining the issues and requirements for compliance and payment. The manual contains valuable information on the daily operations of a hospice program. Hospice administrators, case managers, clinical directors, and homecare agencies that provide hospice services will find this to be an essential guide, reference, and tool for applying the theories and practices of hospice care. Chapters include: History of Hospice Administration and Services The Medicare Hospice Benefit The Care Delivery Process Contracted Facilities Ethics in Hospice and Access to Care Data Collection and Quality Improvement NEW! Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement Billing

Hospice and Palliative Care: Concepts and Practice, Second Edition offers theoretical perspectives and practical information about this growing field. Contributing authors from a variety of backgrounds working in end-of-life care present a historical overview of hospice and explain how the interdisciplinary team functions in the hospice setting. They then discuss challenges to the team including symptom management, death education, ethical issues, and support groups. The future of hospice is addressed in the final part of the book. The contributors are experts in community medical care, geriatric care, nursing care, pain management, research, counseling, and hospice management.