Hospice Administration Manual

Download or read book Hospice Administration Manual written by Jean C. Syer and published by Mosby Incorporated. This book was released on 2003 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All hospices must have a current manual of policies and procedures, not only essential to the management and administration of a hospice organization, but to enable organizations to comply with regulatory and/or accreditation standards. As hospice organizations emerge and grow in this decade, they will need a current, comprehensive, and customizable hospice administration manual. Hospice Administration Manual is written in a policy format commonly used in health care organizations and includes 135 policies and procedures. In addition, it includes a CD-ROM that includes all policies and procedures in the Manual and a policy "constructor" to assist agencies in preparing new policies and procedures in the correct format. Includes 135 policies and procedures divided into two sections: Organizational Policies and Patient Service Policies Written in a policy format commonly used in health care organizations Addresses and cross references all regulatory and accreditation standards for major governing organizations: Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations (JCAHO), Community Health Accreditation Program (CHAP), National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPO), and Medicare Conditions of Participation. Includes a CD-ROM containing all policies and procedures from the Manual, plus a policy "constructor" to assist agencies in preparing new policies and procedures in the correct format.