Compliance & Regulatory
Beginning October 1, this document must be provided to all Medicare hospice patients at admissions
What is the Non-Covered Letter?
Referral Coordinators on weekends and holidays should first be contacted using this communication method.
What is a Teams text message?
A laminated version of this resource is being created to remain in patient rooms at Hospice House.
The newly stocked supplies arrived in the admin supply room due to changing clinical practice.
What are the 3 mL oral syringes?
This new public hospice email address will soon be available.
What is whatcomhospice@peacehealth.org?
This federal agency updated the hospice benefit election form on September 10, 2026.
What is CMS
Beginning 10/01, all admissions must be included in this email process.
What is the CTI Priority email?
This room's HEPA filter project is moving forward with window replacement plans.
What is Hospice House Room 3?
This product is now available in the Patient Home Delivery account to help prevent nosebleeds in patients on oxygen.
What is nasal gel?
This transportation agency distributes 50,000 six-ride passes annually to nonprofits.
What is Whatcom Transportation Authority (WTA)?
Surveyors found a requested non-covered addendum without this on file.
What is a signed copy?
IntellaTriage scheduling transitioned from PDFs to this type of system.
What is an online scheduling platform?
Lynn requested this addition to Hospice House offices and conference rooms for privacy.
What is window privacy tinting?
Bellevue Healthcare clarified that they install this equipment but do not place it on patients.
What is an oxygen concentrator with tubing and cannula setup?
According to updated guidance, hospice staff cannot accept these items back, at the office once issued to patients.
What are medications?
House Bill 1724 may eventually allow this document to be signed electronically.
What is the POLST?
This new shared mailbox will ensure DocuSign witness coverage when staff are on PTO
What is RS:STJOS-HOSPICE?
Public email address: whatcomhospice@peacehealth.org
This hazard behind patient rooms was corrected due to the risk of trips and falls.
What are the sidewalk and patio gaps?
When entering a DME order, this person should always be listed and starred as the primary contact?
What is the Next of Kin or Legal Rep?
This team member agreed to maintain a notary commission to support office coverage needs.
Who is Liz?
Medicare requires hospice claims to be submitted in this order, causing delays when a previous hospice has not finalized billing.
What is sequential billing?
The old Hospice Foundation grant application was replaced by this PeaceHealth screening process.
What is the Financial Assistance Program (FAP)?
This issue was identified as a Foundation expense rather than an operational expense in the last week.
What is the Hospice House gutter repair?
Bellevue Healthcare deliveries to this location require a third-party transport solution because of border crossing issues.
What is Point Roberts?
The whiteboard outside this physician's office was selected as the location for the Hospice Idea Board
Who is Dr Osenga?