Nurse Practitioner Documentation Clinic - December 2024

Includes a Live Web Event on 12/13/2024 at 11:00 AM (EST)

Focusing on enhancement of the Nurse Practitioner’s clinical assessment and documentation of the Face-to-Face Encounter (F2FE), this one-day course delineates the roles of the nurse practitioner and the hospice physician. This course will include an in-depth review of disease trajectories, Local Coverage Determination (LCD) guidelines, and hospice assessment tools and how to include these elements in the F2FE documentation to assist the certifying physician in making a strong prognostication decision. This course is designed to share best practice documentation tips to ensure F2FE documentation enhances the patient’s clinical record and serves as a great tool for the recertifying physician.

Log in or account creation is required for all registrants (LEARNER'S email / regardless of payment method / company address requested).

This Education Portal and user's My Dashboard will be used to access Zoom link, workbook download, evaluation, continuing education certificate, and recordings.

DATE: Friday, December 13, 2024

TIME: 11am to 4pm ET

REGISTRATION FEE: $395 per person includes:

  • PDF workbook
  • Zoom link & sign-in
  • Continuing education (nurse practitioners)
  • Recordings
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DISCOUNTS:

  • 5% for groups of 5 or more from same hospice organization
  • 10% for Hospice Compliance Network / HCN members
  • Call (866) 969-7124 or email info@weatherbeeresources.com
  • Discounts cannot be combined

SPACE: unlimited registrants

CANCELLATION POLICY: Cancellation must be made prior to start time. Transfer or substitution of another person from your hospice for same event is no charge. No shows are non-refundable.

WORKBOOK: An email will be sent to all registrants when the workbook is ready for download. Or, log into your education portal account one week prior to start date for this event and click on the Workbook tab. Save to a device or print (recommend 2-sided printing, coil or three-ring binding). A color version and black & white version are available. Color is not required.

ZOOM: Log into the Education Portal 15 minutes or less prior to start time. Click on My Dashboard and event bold title / link and Join Event / access Zoom link.

CONTINUING EDUCATION: for nurse practitioners is included. Log into the Education Portal after event completion. Click on My Dashboard and event bold title / link to access evaluation and certificate (available only after completing the evaluation).

ACCESS: recordings, workbook download, evaluation, and certificate access available through February 1, 2025.

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In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Relias LLC and Weatherbee Resources. Relias LLC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCNE), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

• 3.75 ANCC contact hours will be awarded to participants who meet the criteria for successful completion.

Criteria for Judging Successful Completion: Participants will only receive CE credit if they sign-in and remain present for the entire conference. Partial credit will not be given. Once the conference is over, the participant will be required to complete an online evaluation. Once the participant completes the conference evaluation, a certificate will automatically generate for the participant to print/save.

Please be advised that the List of Attendees for each event is forwarded to accrediting bodies for verification in the event of a continuing education audit.

Hospice Compliance Network |  LCD Pocket Pal

Our Continuing Education Sponsor

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Carrie Cooley, RN, MSN

Principal, Weatherbee Resources

Weatherbee Resources

Carrie Cooley is the Principal of Weatherbee Resources. Carrie joined Weatherbee in 2009 as an Associate Consultant and was hired as the Consulting Coordinator in 2012. In 2014, Carrie was promoted to Director of the Consulting Division and in July 2015, she assumed the COO position. In 2021 Carrie assumed sole ownership of Weatherbee Resources. Her operational, clinical, and regulatory expertise has been instrumental in her professional growth with Weatherbee and in serving Weatherbee's clients. 

As the Principal of Weatherbee Resources, she leads the strategic growth initiatives for Weatherbee, providing invaluable expertise to individual hospices and the entire field. Carrie's mission is to prepare and support hospices navigating the ever-changing regulatory hospice environment. Carrie and the Weatherbee team focus on delivering consulting services and education that is specifically tailored to meet each client's individual needs. 

Carrie's regulatory expertise and extensive consulting experience includes forensic clinical record auditing, baseline compliance audits/mock surveys, interim management, clinical due diligence, and executive coaching. Carrie also works directly with clients' legal counsel in preparation for arbitration and other hearings; she serves as an expert witness. Weatherbee also works extensively with clients who are under a Corporate Integrity Agreement (CIA); Carrie and the Consulting team manage the Independent Review Organization (IRO) audit activities required by the Office of Inspector General (OIG). Carrie's excellent rapport with executives and staff alike – coupled with her regulatory and clinical acumen, and knowledge of best practices – assures excellent consulting outcomes. 

Under Carrie's leadership, Weatherbee has assisted hundreds of clients under investigation by Zone Program Integrity Contractors (ZPIC), Benefit Integrity Support Centers (BISC), Recovery Auditors (RA), the Department of Justice (DOJ), and OIG.  

As a member of Weatherbee's Speaker's Bureau, Carrie teaches a broad range of hospice, regulatory, and leadership-related topics nationally and is a member of the faculty for Weatherbee's renowned Hospice Regulatory Boot Camps. Carrie also frequently speaks at state and national hospice conferences on compliance-related topics.

Carrie is a registered nurse and holds a Master's degree from Samford University with a specialty in nursing leadership and healthcare finance.

This speaker has nothing to disclose.

Lauren Templeton, DO FAAHPM HMDC

Physician Consultant

Weatherbee Resources

Dr. Lauren Templeton has been a Physician Consultant with Weatherbee Resources since 2017. As a physician since 2009 and a hospice and palliative medicine physician since 2012, Dr. Templeton began her career in internal medicine, but soon thereafter was drawn to end-of-life care due to its overall philosophy and her passion for ensuring a dignified death for her patients. As a hospice medical director and Hospice Medical Director Certified physician, she is perfectly positioned to assist your hospice physicians with compliance education!

Dr. Templeton currently works in hospice as the medical director for a medium size not-for-profit hospice based in Texas. In this role, she assists with compliance, quality improvement and documentation review. She continues to participate in clinical care managing hospice patients in both the home care and inpatient setting.

She also serves as associate medical director for the Palliative Care Department at a local medical center, as well as, serving on the foundation board, medical executive committee, and ethics committee for the same facility.

Dr. Templeton’s mission is to help support hospices by educating on the role of the hospice medical director from a regulatory and clinical perspective. She has served as a task force member and item writer for the Hospice Medical Director Certification Board from which she is certified. She continues a robust educational program within her own hospice program and is a regular speaker with the Texas New Mexico Hospice Organization.

As an advocate of the hospice benefit and speaks to groups such as the Alzheimer’s Association about hospice care and currently serves as a member of the NHPCO Regulatory Committee assisting in advocating for hospice providers across the country.

This speaker has nothing to disclose.

Working Agenda - Subject to Change

None of the planners and presenters for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

Weatherbee Resources / Relias, LLC will be transparent in disclosing if any sponsorship or joint providership is present prior to the learner completing the course.

FOR THOSE SEEKING CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT:  Criteria for Judging Successful Completion - Participants will only receive CE credit if they sign in and remain present for the entire educational event. Partial credit will not be given.

Once the conference is over, the participant will be required to complete an online evaluation. Once the participant completes the evaluation, a certificate will be available for the participant to print/download/save.

TARGET AUDIENCE: The target audience for this course is: Executive Directors, Hospice Medical Directors and Team Physicians, Clinical Managers, Corporate Compliance Officers, QAPI Coordinators, the Interdisciplinary Group, and others.

DISABILITY STATEMENT: If you require special accommodations to complete this training, please contact Weatherbee Resources by calling (866) 969-7124 or emailing info@weatherbeeresources.com or contact a faculty or staff member.

GRIEVANCES: Weatherbee Resources / Relias, LLC have a grievance policy in place to facilitate reports of dissatisfaction. Weatherbee Resources / Relias, LLC will make every effort to resolve each grievance in a mutually satisfactory manner. To report a complaint or grievance, please contact Weatherbee Resources by calling (866) 969-7124 or emailing info@weatherbeeresources.com or contact a faculty or staff member.

All courses offered by Weatherbee Resources / Relias, LLC are developed from a foundation of diversity, inclusiveness, and a multicultural perspective. Knowledge, values and awareness related to cultural competency are infused throughout the course content.