Interdisciplinary Group and IDG Meetings
Sets out the Agency's interdisciplinary groups: the four core members who must be employees of the hospice (physician, who may be contracted, registered nurse, social worker and spiritual counselor), their responsibilities, the designated IDG for each branch and for day-to-day policy, the Missouri minimum of an IDG meeting at least every 15 calendar days and the Agency's schedule that reviews every patient at least every 14 days to meet the two-week plan of care review, the medical director's routine attendance, the meeting record, and communication between meetings.
- Policy number
- MO-HSP-IDG-01
- Version
- 1.0
- Main rule
- 19 CSR 30-35.010(2)(F)
- Library
- Missouri hospice · 59 policies
- Category
- Hospice care
- Sections
- 19
In short
- The IDG must include a physician, a registered nurse, a social worker and a spiritual counselor. The nurse, social worker and counselor are hospice employees.
- The IDG meets every week, and every patient is reviewed at least every 14 days. Never let more than 15 days pass between meetings.
- The medical director routinely attends IDG meetings.
- Tell the case manager the same day about any big change in a patient, so the team can act before the next meeting.
- Record who attended, each patient reviewed and every change agreed.
What's inside
19 sections. The full text comes with the One-time Policy Pack.
- Terms of Reference
- 1. Purpose
- 2. Scope
- 3. Definitions
- 4. Policy Statement (19 CSR 30-35.010(2)(F))
- 5. Membership
- 6. Designating IDGs
- 7. Meeting Schedule
- 8. Conduct of Meetings
- 9. The Meeting Record
- 10. Communication Between Meetings
- 11. Recommending Day-to-Day Policies
- 12. Responsibilities
- 13. Records and Compliance Monitoring
- 14. Staff Training
- 15. References
- 16. Related Policies and Forms
- 17. Approval
- 18. Revision History
An inspector may ask
- Who are the members of your IDG? Are the registered nurse, social worker and spiritual counselor employees of the hospice?
- Show me the minutes of your last three IDG meetings. Was every patient reviewed within the last two weeks?
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