Determining Relatedness in Hospice: What Should Be Covered & How to Communicate & Document

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Relatedness decisions affect every part of hospice care.

Gain a clear, defensible framework for determining, documenting, and communicating what is related to the terminal illness while meeting today’s Medicare hospice benefit requirements.

KEY WEBINAR TAKEAWAYS

• Medicare’s expectations for determining what is and isn’t related to the terminal illness and related conditions
• A practical, patient-specific approach to relatedness decisions involving diagnoses, medications, treatments, services, and supplies
• FY 2027 changes to the hospice election statement addendum and why relatedness decisions, documentation, and communication will become even more important
• Opportunities to strengthen interdisciplinary decision-making and documentation so the clinical record supports what the hospice covers — and what it does not