Rachel Hold-Weiss, a Partner in Benesch's Healthcare+ Group, was recently quoted in Hospice News in an article titled, "3 Strategies for Hospice GIP Compliance."
In the article, Rachel emphasized the importance of thorough documentation, stating, The documentation must demonstrate and justify each day that the patient continues to need general inpatient care. It must identify any precipitating events and circumstances, changes in patient’s condition, updates to the care plan, as well as visit and documentation frequency. All members of the interdisciplinary team must document to “paint a complete picture of the patient,” Hold-Weiss indicated. This includes any symptoms that clinicians can’t effectively manage outside of GIP.
Read th full article here.