Home Health & Hospice Week

Information on OASIS-C, patient self-management, hospice CoPs available in Eli audioconferences.   Get vital information on these topics from the comfort of your own office:   • OASIS C: What You Need to Know Now About This Major Assessment Overhaul. Thurs. Dec. 11, 1 p.m. ET. Wondering just how many extra questions OASIS-C will have -- and how much staff training you should plan for? You’ll get the scoop from presenter Rebecca Friedman Zuber on improved versions of many familiar items, new items that examine agency processes like assessing depression, pain and vaccination status, a revised approach to ADLs, and more.
• Strategies For Successful Patient Self-Management. Tues. Jan. 6, 1 p.m. ET. Patients with chronic conditions are a challenge for home health -- their course of care is unpredictable, they have higher risks of acute hospitalization, and they may be on caseload for a long time. There’s a way to help your patients better manage their conditions: Attend this audioconference with presenter Carol Siebert, and learn to evaluate patient priorities, optimize visits, and communicate better.
• Palliative Care for Hospice: The Regulatory Possibilities And Pitfalls. Wed. Jan. 7. Patients who don’t want to forego aggressive treatment can still benefit greatly from palliative care programs that focus on comfort, but hospices offering non-hospice palliative services have to make sure they know the compliance ropes. Presenter Mary Michal will help you snip through the regulatory red tape and position your hospice as a leading provider with a full range of services for terminally ill patients and their families.