Hospice Tools
This scale is used for patients with Alzheimer's/Dementia to help determine their functional level.
What is the Functional Assessment Scale?
These are the four levels of hospice care.
What are routine, continuous, respite, and GIP?
All care plans should be _________ to each patient?
Individualized
Main function in Pointcare to refresh data or send documentation to the main server
What is Sync?
This scale requires a nurse to take a "best fit" decision related to its multiple rows and columns.
What is the Palliative Performance Scale?
Under the Respite level of care, how many days can a patient receive this level of care?
5 days, According to CoP ยง 418.204
How often should the plan of care be updated, minimally?
Every 15 days
What is Features
The ambulatory ability of a patient with a PPS of 30%.
What is totally bed bound?
What charge is covered by Medicaid that is not covered by Medicare when a patient is a resident at a skilled nursing facility?
Room and Board charges
Name 2 reasons a discharge from a hospice plan of care may be initiated.
Extended Prognosis, Relocating outside service area, Discharge for cause, non-contract facility.
When stopping a visit, what option do we not utilize?
What is Pause
This FAST score identifies a patient who no longer has the ability to smile and can no longer hold head up independently.
What is 7E?
When a patient is under GIP level of care, who is responsible for room and board?
What is Hospice
Who initiates a revocation of a patient from hospice services?
A patient or their designated POA/surrogate when unable to make their own decisions.
This action is performed once a week to ensure Point Care has the most up to date information and options
What is Selective Refresh
The NYHA Class required for hospice eligibility for end-stage cardiac disease.
What is NYHA Class IV?
Home Health Aides and Skilled Nurses
What is the two discipline's hours counted during continuous care
How many days are in the certification periods?
90, 90, 60 for the remaining time on hospice
The section in Point Care where you change the level of care for a patient
What is order section