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Hospice Documentation Excellence: Utilizing Comparative Documentation Over Time to Demonstrate a Terminal Prognosis Thursday, October 22nd11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.PROGRAM OVERVIEWThis course examines the clinical record documentation strategy of utilizing comparative documentation over time to demonstrate a hospice beneficiary’s terminal disease progression. This course is applicable to all interdisciplinary group (IDG) members, including hospice physicians.LEARNING OBJECTIVES:Recall the 6 clinical record documentation “ingredients” necessary to demonstrate a hospice patient’s terminal prognosis.Explain the methodology of incorporating comparative documentation over time into all IDG members’ visit notes and other hospice documentation.Draft a clinical note that incorporates comparative documentation over time to demonstrate terminal disease progression over the prior month, benefit period, or 6-month timeframe.SPEAKERCarrie Cooley is the Principal of Weatherbee Resources. Carrie joined Weatherbee in 2009 as an Associate Consultant and was hired as the Consulting Coordinator in 2012. In 2014, Carrie was promoted to Director of the Consulting Division and in July 2015, she assumed the Chief Operating Officer position. Carrie was promoted to CEO in February 2018. In August 2021, Carrie became the sole owner of Weatherbee and continues the long-standing history of Weatherbee Resources’ service to the hospice industry. In her role as Principal, Carrie ensures Weatherbee’s consulting services, products, and education are provided in a professional and cost-effective manner and are specifically tailored to meet each client’s individual needs. As Weatherbee’s owner, Carrie is responsible for ensuring Weatherbee is positioned to assist hospices with the ever-changing regulatory hospice environment. Carrie’s excellent rapport with executives and staff alike – coupled with her regulatory and clinical acumen, and knowledge of best practices – assures excellent consulting outcomes. Carrie’s regulatory expertise and extensive consulting experience includes forensic clinical record auditing, baseline compliance audits/mock surveys, customized client education, interim management, clinical due diligence, and executive coaching. Carrie and her team frequently work directly with clients’ legal counsel to address a wide range of hospice matters including the defense of clients under payment-related scrutiny by various entities; Carrie frequently serves as an expert witness. Weatherbee also works extensively with clients who are under a Corporate Integrity Agreement (CIA) with the Office of Inspector General (OIG); Carrie and her team execute the Independent Review Organization (IRO) audit activities required by the OIG. Under Carrie’s leadership, Weatherbee has assisted hundreds of clients under investigation by various Medicare contractors including Targeted Probe and Educate (TPE), Unified Program Integrity Contractors (UPIC), Supplemental Medical Review Contractors (SMRC), Benefit Integrity Support Centers (BISC), Recovery Auditors (RA), the Department of Justice (DOJ), Assistant United States Attorneys (AUSA), and the OIG. As a member of Weatherbee’s Speaker’s Bureau, Carrie teaches a broad range of hospice, regulatory, and leadership-related topics nationally and is a member of the faculty for Weatherbee’s renowned Hospice Regulatory Boot Camps. Carrie also frequently speaks at state and national hospice conferences on compliance-related topics. Carrie is a registered nurse and holds a master’s degree from Samford University with a specialty in nursing leadership and healthcare finance.Nursing: HPCAI will provide a certificate of attendance upon completion of the program evaluation and strongly encourages nurses to retain a program brochure as documentation of their participation. Nurses determine whether course content meets the Iowa Board of Nursing’s criteria for appropriate continuing education.PricingThis webinar has group pricing. When registering multiple people for this webinar, please register one person completely and pay the fee, then register additional attendees in a separate transaction for no charge.Contact Autumn McGill with questions about this event.
Hospice Documentation Excellence: Utilizing Comparative Documentation Over Time to Demonstrate a Terminal Prognosis
Thursday, October 22nd
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
This course examines the clinical record documentation strategy of utilizing comparative documentation over time to demonstrate a hospice beneficiary’s terminal disease progression. This course is applicable to all interdisciplinary group (IDG) members, including hospice physicians.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
SPEAKER
Carrie Cooley is the Principal of Weatherbee Resources. Carrie joined Weatherbee in 2009 as an Associate Consultant and was hired as the Consulting Coordinator in 2012. In 2014, Carrie was promoted to Director of the Consulting Division and in July 2015, she assumed the Chief Operating Officer position. Carrie was promoted to CEO in February 2018. In August 2021, Carrie became the sole owner of Weatherbee and continues the long-standing history of Weatherbee Resources’ service to the hospice industry. In her role as Principal, Carrie ensures Weatherbee’s consulting services, products, and education are provided in a professional and cost-effective manner and are specifically tailored to meet each client’s individual needs. As Weatherbee’s owner, Carrie is responsible for ensuring Weatherbee is positioned to assist hospices with the ever-changing regulatory hospice environment. Carrie’s excellent rapport with executives and staff alike – coupled with her regulatory and clinical acumen, and knowledge of best practices – assures excellent consulting outcomes. Carrie’s regulatory expertise and extensive consulting experience includes forensic clinical record auditing, baseline compliance audits/mock surveys, customized client education, interim management, clinical due diligence, and executive coaching. Carrie and her team frequently work directly with clients’ legal counsel to address a wide range of hospice matters including the defense of clients under payment-related scrutiny by various entities; Carrie frequently serves as an expert witness. Weatherbee also works extensively with clients who are under a Corporate Integrity Agreement (CIA) with the Office of Inspector General (OIG); Carrie and her team execute the Independent Review Organization (IRO) audit activities required by the OIG. Under Carrie’s leadership, Weatherbee has assisted hundreds of clients under investigation by various Medicare contractors including Targeted Probe and Educate (TPE), Unified Program Integrity Contractors (UPIC), Supplemental Medical Review Contractors (SMRC), Benefit Integrity Support Centers (BISC), Recovery Auditors (RA), the Department of Justice (DOJ), Assistant United States Attorneys (AUSA), and the OIG. As a member of Weatherbee’s Speaker’s Bureau, Carrie teaches a broad range of hospice, regulatory, and leadership-related topics nationally and is a member of the faculty for Weatherbee’s renowned Hospice Regulatory Boot Camps. Carrie also frequently speaks at state and national hospice conferences on compliance-related topics. Carrie is a registered nurse and holds a master’s degree from Samford University with a specialty in nursing leadership and healthcare finance.
Nursing: HPCAI will provide a certificate of attendance upon completion of the program evaluation and strongly encourages nurses to retain a program brochure as documentation of their participation. Nurses determine whether course content meets the Iowa Board of Nursing’s criteria for appropriate continuing education.
Pricing
This webinar has group pricing. When registering multiple people for this webinar, please register one person completely and pay the fee, then register additional attendees in a separate transaction for no charge.
Contact Autumn McGill with questions about this event.
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