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This item record pertains to an excerpt and additional resources from Hospice & Palliative Care Handbook: Quality, Compliance, and Reimbursement, Fourth Edition, which is provided free of charge by the publisher.

About this book: Hospice & Palliative Care Handbook, 4th Ed., offers updated coverage of all aspects of hospice and palliative care for the entire healthcare team who provide important care while meeting difficult multilevel regulations. This edition includes examples and strategies covering key topics related to standards, guidelines, goals, and effective care planning.

New to this edition are:

  • Expanded pediatric and geriatric clinical care guidelines
  • More robust details on symptoms and staging scales
  • Updates on frailty, age-friendly practices, and evidence-based care

Book publication date: 2024

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This item record contains the following free file attachments:

  • Book Excerpt 1 (main file): Hospice Care: An Overview of QUality and Compassionate Care: The Hospice Interdisciplinary Group: Who are they?
  • Book Excerpt 2: Documentation: An Important Driver for Care and Coverage: Hospice Documentation: The Fundamentals, and
  • Target Probe and Educate Topics table.

Notes

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Author Details

Tina M. Marrelli, MSN, MA, RN, FAAN, is an international consultant specializing in home care and hospice and is the President of Marrelli and Associates, Inc., a publishing and consulting firm working in healthcare and technology for over 25 years. She is the author of over 10 award-winning books.

Jennifer Kennedy, EdD, BSN, RN, CHC, is the Vice President for Quality, Standards, and Compliance at Community Health Accreditation Partner (CHAP) and is a nationally recognized hospice expert. She has more than 35 years of experience as a leader and nurse in diverse healthcare settings and has worked in hospice and palliative care for more than 25 years.

Sigma Membership

Non-member

Type

Book Chapter

ISBN

9781646480852

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Expert Opinion (nationally/internationally recognized)

Research Approach

N/A

Keywords:

Hospice, Palliative Care, Healthcare Quality, Nursing, Medicare, Advance Care Planning, Diagnoses and Guidelines, Documentation

Publisher

Sigma Theta Tau International

Version

Publisher's Version

Rights Holder

Copyright © 2025 by Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing - All rights reserved. This book is protected by copyright. No part of it may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without written permission from the publisher. Any trademarks, service marks, design rights, or similar rights that are mentioned, used, or cited in this book are the property of their respective owners. Their use here does not imply that you may use them for a similar or any other purpose.

Review Type

None: Professionally Edited Material

Acquisition

Publisher-submission

Date of Issue

2023-05-08

Full Text of Presentation

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Additional Files
Excerpt2.pdf (1930 kB)
Table.pdf (91 kB)
[Excerpt from] Hospice & Palliative Care Handbook: Quality, Compliance, and Reimbursement (4th ed.)

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