Community‐Based Palliative Care: Making It Work

Sunday, April 30, 2017: 8:30 AM-5:00 PM
Jefferson West (Washington Hilton) - Concourse Level
Faculty:
Jean Acevedo, LHRM, CPC, CHC, CENTC, Acevedo Consulting Incorporated, Delray Beach, FL, Jeanne Dennis, MSW, Corridor, Yonkers, NY, Sue Lyn Schramm, MA, National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, Alexandria, VA, Judith Skretny, National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, Alexandria, VA, Mary Jo Vetter, DNP, RN, AGPCNP-BC, New York, NY, Steven M Lancman, MBA, BSE, West Orange, NJ, Elizabeth Fowler, MPH, Hope HealthCare Services, Lexington, KY, Robert Parker, DNP, RN, CENP, CHPN, Interim HealthCare Inc., Lockhart, TX, Lori Bishop, RN, BSN, CHPN, Sutter Health, Fairfield, CA and Suzi Johnson, MPH, RN, Sharp HospiceCare, La Mesa, CA
This seminar will provide a deep‐dive into strategies for making community‐based palliative programs a success. Participants will learn approaches to contracting for revenue sources beyond Medicare Part B, the importance of developing quality metrics that matter to payers and what accreditation can add to a community‐based palliative care program. There will be an opportunity to learn successes from programs that have been successful in sustaining and growing community‐based palliative care services.

Learning Objectives:
1. Discuss the importance of quality‐based data for a community‐based palliative care success
2. Describe two revenue sources for palliative care beyond Medicare Part B
3. List two "best practices" when providing community‐based palliative care services


CE/CME: Nurse, Physician and Social Worker