By: J’non Griffin, RN, MHA, HCS-D, HCS-O, HCS-H, HCS-C, COS-C Posted: June 13, 2025The plan of care is a dynamic document that directs the services provided by the hospice to meet the goals of the patient and the patient’s family/caregiver. The plan of care requires...
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Excellence in Hospice Care: The Plan of Care
By: Lisa Meadows, MSW, Senior Manager, Clinical Operations Posted: April 2, 2025Individualized, holistic support is the foundation of quality hospice care and this depends on a well-structured and continuously updated plan of care. Hospice Medicare Conditions of...
Why Your Accreditation End Date Matters
Why Your Accreditation End Date MattersAchieving accreditation is regarded as one of the key benchmarks for measuring the quality of an organization. Once initial accreditation is achieved, it is not permanent and must be maintained and renewed to ensure continued...
Why It Matters to Maintain Personnel Records
Maintain Personnel Records with Our Free Checklist Maintaining personnel records for staff members is required to achieve ACHC Accreditation and meet applicable state and federal regulations. Your organization must keep records, and keep them up to date, for all...
CMS Extends Effective Date for New Hospice Requirements
CMS Extends Effective Date for New Hospice RequirementsPosted: April 26, 2024New Medicare requirements for hospice certifying physicians will now take effect June 3, 2024, instead of the original May 1 effective date. CMS announced the action in an MLN newsletter on...
Survey Ready? New Checklist Simplifies Record Preparation
Survey Ready? New Checklist Simplifies Record Preparation Posted: April 10, 2024Required Client/Patient RecordsPatient records are a vital part of the accreditation survey process. When a Surveyor arrives for your on-site survey, your home health, hospice,...
Updated Standards for Hospice, Renal Dialysis
Updated Standards for Hospice, Renal DialysisPosted: February 14, 2024Standards for ACHC community-based accreditation programs have been released for 2024 and are now available to download from your customer portal. While most standards are unchanged, updates were...
Personnel Background Checks Enhance Safety
Personnel Background Checks Enhance SafetyPosted: October 10, 2023Clients and patients depend on you to deliver excellent services in a secure environment. Performing background checks on personnel validates your commitment to providing safe, quality care....
Preparation Key to Effectively Handling Emergencies
Preparation Key to Effectively Handling EmergenciesPosted: August 1, 2023A disaster or crisis can happen any time. These natural or man-made events often occur suddenly, creating dangerous, unexpected emergency situations that require an immediate response....
Effective Date Set for Revised ABN Form
How Office Visit Notes Support Sleep CarePosted: May 24, 2023 The revised Advance Beneficiary Notice of Noncoverage (ABN), Form CMS-R-131, is now available to download from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Affected organizations must start using...