As the health care industry’s most comprehensive library of customizable policy and procedure templates, MCN Healthcare’s Hospice Policy and Procedure Manual includes this customizable template, Psychosocial Services. MCN’s policy library helps you meet compliance with Joint Commission and federal regulations including CMS, CDC, OSHA, OIG, HIPAA and more.

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Here is some sample content from Psychosocial Services:

	PURPOSE: To ensure Hospice patients, families or caregivers receive appropriate psychological services. POLICY: Hospice provides psychosocial services by a qualified social worker or chaplain. These services are provided according to the interdisciplinary team plan of care. PROCEDURE: Hospice provides psychosocial services in the patient's home or in the hospital. Each new Hospice patient receives a Psychosocial and Bereavement Assessment. The social worker, chaplain or other interdisciplinary team member may offer counseling to every patient, family and/or caregiver. Hospice offers...
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	...counseling. The patient, family or caregiver will receive information about referrals to additional community support services. Hospice documents psychosocial interactions in the patient's medical record and includes: Goals of care Observations of the psychosocial needs or problems of the patient, family or caregiver including counseling needs, assistance with planning for wills, funeral arrangements, financial planning, etc. The provided interventions that address the...