Advance Directives
Allows someone to give another person (agent) authority to act for them in financial or legal matters in the event the person becomes mentally incapacitated
What is Durable Power of Attorney?
(Financial Power of Attorney)
This form must be completed and presented to the patient (or agent) 2-10 days prior to discharge from hospice.
What is the Notice of Medicare Non-Coverage (NOMNC)?
<2.5g/dl for most diagnoses
What is Serum Albumin?
This person has been credited with being the pioneer of the modern hospice movement.
Who is Dame Cecily Saunders?
A patient may be a full code and still receive hospice services
What is Fact?
A legal document that establishes the type of medical care a person wishes to receive if they become permanently unconscious or terminally ill and are unable to communicate.
What is a Living Will?
This form must be completed on all new admissions regardless of payer source.
What is Medicare Secondary Payer Worksheet?
In most cases, this is the minimum PPS score for hospice eligibility.
What is 40%
This discipline must provide a minimum of 5% of total patient care hours
Who are Volunteers?
This document allows someone to appoint a person (agent) to act on their behalf to make health care decisions if they become unable to make them for themselves.
What is Health Care Power of Attorney (HCPOA)?
This level of care is provided for uncontrolled symptom management in the home.
What is Continuous Care?
Patients with this code status may receive aggressive medical intervention up to the point of chest compressions.
What is DNRCCA?
This type of discharge may be warranted if there is disruptive or abusive behavior or the patient/caregiver(s) are uncooperative to the extent the hospice cannot deliver appropriate care.
What is Discharge for Cause?
This branch of the Ohio government manages the Ohio Donor Registry.
What is the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles?