EPISODE 9- Hospice Regulatory Myth Busting with Dr. Lauren Templeton Pt 1

Show notes- Mourning Dove Medical Presents Dr. G at the Heart of Healthcare Guest expert: Lauren Templeton, DO, HMDC, FAAHPM - Hospice Medical Director of Medium sized Rural hospice agency in Abilene, Texas https://www.hendrickhealth.org/services/hospice-care/ - Consultant Weatherbee Resources https://education.hospicecompliance.com - 2023 Fellow of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine https://aahpm.org/membership/faahpm-list#T AAHPM Forum expert, people want her input from all of the hospice questions! - HMDCB Fellow Certificant https://hmdcb.org - NHPCO regulatory committee member https://www.nhpco.org/regulatory-and-quality/regulatory/ Hospice cares for patients and families. Hospice definition (revisit EPISODE 1) Team based Healthcare care in the home, medical care brought to you when you have a limited prognosis and you are no longer seeking curative treatments for a terminal disease. - Medicare Hospice Benefit MHB https://www.medicare.gov/coverage/hospice-care - CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS Title 42 Chapter IV Subchapter B Part 418 Hospice care https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-42/chapter-IV/subchapter-B/part-418 - NHPCO https://www.nhpco.org/hospice-care-overview/ Regulatory & Compliance Center https://www.nhpco.org/regulatory-and-quality/regulatory/ Hospice Myth Busting 101 1. No hospice referral, no problem. 2. You can keep your primary care doctor when you choose hospice care. 3. Hospice is not jail. 4. If you’re able to travel go! 5. Some patients graduate from hospice care! 6-10 next week! Valuable resources 1. Dr. Templeton’s FULL video will be on our YouTube channel SOON 2. How to find a good hospice? There is publicly reported data on Hospice CareCompare https://www.medicare.gov/ Key is HVLDL. 3. NHPCO Info for Patients and Family caregivers https://www.caringinfo.org Website info https://mourningdovemedical.com Hashtags #hapc #EducateAndEmpower #HospiceCare #Myth #RegulatoryCompliance #Medicare #Quality

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