Straight Talk: Dollars & Sense (Valuing the Softer Disciplines)

Monday, November 5, 2012: 2:45 PM-3:45 PM
Primary Presenter:
Pamela M. Barrett, ACSW, FACHE
Area of Emphasis: Clinical Management
Learning Objectives:
1. Describe why holistic hospice care may be threatened in an era of increasing financial and regulatory pressures
2. Describe the difference between regulatory requirements, performance competency and performance standards for the non-nursing disciplines
3. Identify two or more methods for calculating the cost and performance of bereavement/pastoral care, social work and ancillary/alternative therapies
    Straight Talk:  Dollars and Sense

   ( Valuing the Softer Disciplines)

A seasoned hospice and healthcare executive who is also a social worker by profession will provide a candid perspective on  the “softer” disciplines of bereavement/pastoral care, social work and ancillary therapies.  Practical guidance will be offered for evaluating the costs, benefits and expectations for each.  As budgets tighten and regulatory demands increase, it will be necessary to have a clear understanding of how these disciplines can add value beyond their regulatory requirements.

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