Hospice and palliative care handbook : quality, compliance, and reimbursement
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Hospice and palliative care handbook : quality, compliance, and reimbursement
Mosby, c2005
2nd ed
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Includes index
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Description
"Hospice and Palliative Care Handbook, 2nd Edition" includes everything hospice and palliative care professionals need to know to effectively provide and document quality care based on accepted professional standards. Presented in an easy-to-use handbook style, this is the only guide that offers clinicians complete coverage of all hospice-related conditions. Numerous hospice-related clinical problems are detailed, including standards and guidelines, services skills, outcomes and goals, and specific tips for reimbursement and quality. ICD-9 codes are presented for each condition. This new edition has been updated with the latest information about hospice and palliative care and emphasizes trends, such as bereavement services, the role of the volunteer, and pain. The major differences between hospice and home care documentation are distinguished.
Table of Contents
Part 1: Hospice: a Unique Practice Specialty Part 2: An Overview of Hospice Documentation Part 3: Planning and Managing Care in Hospice Part 4: Medical-Surgical Care Guidelines: Special Patients and Families Part 5: Hospice Care of Children: Special Patients and Families Part 6: Planning and Implementing Nutritional Care Part 7: Pain: Assessment and Management Resources Part 8: Hospice Definitions, Roles, and Abbreviations Part 9: Directory of Resources Part 10: NANDA-Approved Nursing Diagnoses Appendixes
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