Discharge planning has become more than just the movement of the patient out of the hospital. It is a “process” that starts at the point of admission and follows beyond discharge and through the continuum of care. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have proposed more “teeth” to the process, with updates to the discharge planning section of the Conditions of Participation. This program will review the most recent reimbursement challenges from the Medicare program as well as strategies for safely transitioning your patients across the continuum of care. Effective discharge plans can improve your hospital’s value-based reimbursement. We will review how to engage other members of the interdisciplinary care team in the process of planning for the patient’s movement across the continuum including verbal and written hand-off communication. Discharge planning is no longer a destination but a process! Learn how to be certain that your processes address the complexities of the new healthcare environment.

Areas Covered:-

• CMS’s discharge planning rules
• Case management transitional and discharge planning
• Admission assessments
• Social work triggers
• Home care triggers
• Influences on discharge planning
• Latest changes in discharge planning from CMS
• Communicating across the continuum of care
• Next level of care providers
• Hand-off communication
• The interdisciplinary impact on discharge planning
• Transitions time-outs
• How to hard-wire your processes

Learning Objectives:-

After this webinar attendees will be able to:

• Understand discharge planning as a process, not an outcome
• Discuss the new CMS changes related to transitional and discharge planning and how they can impact your practice
• Identify best practice strategies for transitioning patients across the continuum of care

Who Should Attend:-

• RN Case Managers
• Social Workers
• Directors of Case Management
• Directors of Social Work
• Physician Advisors
• Vice Presidents of Case Management
• Discharge Planners
• Utilization Managers