Hospice- Determining Terminal Status; Coverage Indications, Limitations, And/Or Medical Necessity
Medicare coverage of hospice depends on a physician’s certification that an individual’s prognosis is a life expectancy of six months or less if the terminal illness runs its normal course. This LCD describes guidelines to be used by National Government Services (NGS) in reviewing hospice claims and by hospice providers to determine eligibility of beneficiaries for hospice benefits. Although guidelines applicable to certain disease categories are included, this LCD is applicable to all hospice patients.
Addressing the Spiritual Care Needs of Patients with Serious Illness
Spiritual care contributes to the well-being of patients and the people who matter to them, by addressing spiritual and existential pain. Though not all patients are affiliated with formal religious structures and systems, many still struggle with questions about miracles, spiritual etiologies of disease, and how to make meaning out of suffering.
Chaplains provide expert interventions to explore these areas and bring meaning and healing - for patients, for the people who matter to them, and for the palliative care team.
Achieving Health Equity
Certain populations suffer disproportionately in the face of serious illness, whether because of race, geography, income, sexual orientation, gender identity, culture, trauma history, or any of the myriad factors that impact patient care and patient experience. Health professionals have a unique opportunity to lead in achieving health equity by establishing trust and alleviating suffering for traditionally oppressed or excluded patients.
Serious Illness Conversation Guide
This is a guide designed for healthcare workers to develop effective communication with a diverse patient population facing serious illness. This guide also provides tips on sharing assessment of illness, sharing prognosis, patient goals and values, and how to start and end conversations with patients around issues related to serious illness.
Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice (IPE/IPP) Case Studies
Access more than 25 case studies involving real-life teams, patients, students, and families. These cases feature examples of successful IPP collaboration across a variety of settings with a variety of health and education professionals and community members. More than 35 different professions are represented among the interprofessional teams and cases thus providing a rich resource for preprofessional student learning as well as the professional development of workforce teams.
Just Do It: Transforming Campus Culture through Interprofessional Education and Programming
A call to action for newly assigned champions, coordinators, and directors of education practice and education. In particular, understanding that often universities, programs, centers, etc. already have IPE in place. A key strategy is to identify the when, where and how of IPE and to strategically organize the varied events, co-curricular activities, simulation, and other interprofessional inititiatives into a longitudinal pathway for leaners.
Advancing Senior Care and Aging in Place through Collaborative, In-Home Visits: A Novel Community-University Partnership
Report on a a 3 year project involving clinical faculty and students from pharmacy, nursing, and occupational therapy who engaged in team-based home visits with at risk seniors in an underserved county in Wisconsin. In particular, this report highlights the importance of community-based partnerships with organizations, such as Fresh Meals on Wheels and Area Health Education Centers. Results indicated that faculty, students and the recipients of care were extremely satisfied with the program.
