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Location of Death20122013Patient. Kim Kranz, RN, MS. Kathy Baker, RN, MSN. 35 diverse, non-profit programs providing home and community based services. CHAP accredited, Medicare certified Home Health . CHAP accredited, Medicare certified Hospice. Medicare’s . Coverage of Hospice Services. F. or Those . W. ho Counsel People . W. ith Medicare. July 2015. History of Modern Hospice. 06/01/2015. Medicare’s Coverage of Hospice Services. 2. 1948. Laura S. . Meiki. , LMSW, Doctoral Student. LNHA Social Services . Designee / Director Workshop. June 21, 2012. It's . strange that they fear death.. Life hurts a lot more than death.. At the point of death, . Saint Louis University. prognostication . and updated hospice regulations in care planning for frail elders. Speaker . Disclosures. Dr. . . Little has . disclosed that . she . has no relevant financial relationship(s). . Saint Louis University. prognostication . and updated hospice regulations in care planning for frail elders. Speaker . Disclosures. Dr. . . Little has . disclosed that . she . has no relevant financial relationship(s). . Care – . . A Medical Director in the . Middle. Jerry . Bruggeman. , MD, MBA, CMD. JeffCo. – Missouri. In the . United States,. About 1.8 million . Americans. Live in ~17,000 NHs. In 2010, 1:8 people 85+ . National . Association for Home Care & Hospice . Annual . Meeting & Exposition. Orlando, FL. October . 22, . 2016. National Association for Home Care & Hospice 2016. 1. . . Theresa . Hospice defined:. Hospice services are forms of palliative medical care and services designed to meet the physical, social, psychological, emotional and spiritual needs of terminally ill individuals and their families.. Grace Varas, DO. UT Health . Division of Geriatric & Palliative Medicine, . Department of Internal Medicine. 90 million . Americans are living with serious illness, and this number is expected to more than double over the next twenty-five . June 26, 2018. Colleen C. Brown, MD. Adult and Pediatric Supportive Care Program. St. Vincent Hospital. Dr. David Mandelbaum, MD. Medical Director, Palliative Care Services. Co-Director, Franciscan VNS Hospice. Transmittals for Chapter 9Requirements GeneralCertification and Election RequirementsTiming and Contentof CertificationElection Revocation and DischargeHospice ElectionHospice ElectionStatementHospice Background Palliative care is defined as that which relieves suffering and improves quality of life for people with serious illnesses, no matter whether they can be cured. Hospice is a delivery system I. ntegrity. C. ollaboration. A. ccountability. R. espect. E. xcellence. Objectives. History of Hospice. Benefits of Hospice. Where Hospice is Provided. The Hospice Care Team. Hospice Eligibility. Hospice Myths. Enterprise Chief Medical Officer . Chapters Health System. Hospice: . A Benefit in Transition. OR . Where . It Began . And Where It’s Going. Objectives. At the completion of this activity, the participant will:.