From time to time,
GHPCO has the opportunity to work with business partners who offer products
or services, sometimes at discounted cost, to our members.
Check
back often as new options may be available periodically!
Documentation and Compliance Solutions
- Hospice Contract Templates from the Association of Home and Hospice Care of North Carolina
- Compliant with the new Conditions of Participation, these contract templates are completely customizable and include:
- Nursing Facilities
- Hospitals
- Medical Director
- Therapy Services
- A complete detailed list of all COP requirements for contracts
- Click here to download the order form!
Research and Marketing Solutions
- Strategic Marketing Toolkit
- Covering topics as diverse
as Measuring Patient & Family Satisfaction, Writing a Strategic
Marketing Plan, Building Effective Referral Networks, Hospice Branding, Staff
Training, Fundraising, Volunteers, Internet Marketing for Hospice and more,
the Strategic Marketing Toolkit is an invaluable tool for all hospices,
whether they're large enough to have a dedicated Marketing staff or
not! Written in a direct, compelling style, with a wealth of real-world
examples and illustrations, the Toolkit provides specific strategies
that can be used to raise awareness of hospice, better allocate hospice
resources, and increase the quality of care hospices provide to both
patients and their families. The "Strategic Marketing Toolkit:
Success Strategies for Hospice" was published by and made available
through the HOPE of Wisconsin, the state organization of hospices in
WI, and you can read the introduction, see the cover and table of contents,
find out more about the author, as well as order your very own copy
at HOPE's website, http://www.wisconsinhospice.
org ! We believe the Toolkit will make an important contribution to making your own hospice stronger, better, more competitive, and more compassionate as well, and we look forward to helping you take your organization to the next level!
- Georgia Market Data Report
- DO YOU KNOW YOUR HOSPICE SERVICE AREA? Introducing the GHPCO Market Report. Your hospice organization now has access to detailed, county-level and hospice data for your select service area based on the latest Medicare 100% Hospice Analytic file (claims data) from 2007 (the most current year available). You can now compare your program to others in your service area including invaluable details on patients served, length of stay, diagnosis, patient demographics, revenue per patient, and much more. Perfect for developing QAPI programs, marketing and strategic plans. Your ring-bound, 40+ page report presents data in understandable full-color charts and graphs, and includes a PowerPoint CD for easy presentations to board members, community leaders, staff and political representatives. You will also receive the complete data tables for developing your own charts and graphs. This critical data will provide insight into who is served by hospice in your geographic area and help your organization identify under-served patient populations. (Does not include Medicaid or private insurance claims data)
- Understand who is served by hospice in your area
- Compare yourself to other hospices in revealing detail
- Easy to follow colorful charts and graphs for presentations
- Comes complete with a prepared PowerPoint presentation CD
- Includes all data tables for your own internal research
Click here for the order form, or
Contact Jennifer Hale at GHPCO for
more information
or to place your order.
jennifer@ghpco.org or 877-924-6073.
Reference, Education and Group Purchasing
Options
- GHPCO and The American Hospice Foundation are pleased to offer a set of two educational tools for use by providers and the lay public. These tools are offered at a 30% discount for members of GHPCO!
- Coordinating Care at the End of Life
This self-study course offers 6.5 hours of continuing education credits for nurses and social workers and can be used for professional development of hospice staff and for marketing to hospice referral sources. The content focuses on communication skills to help clinicians discuss end-of-life issues with their patients and families. Offered on a CD-ROM, the course can be taken by any professionals on their personal computer at their leisure.
The course is offered in nine modules:
- Extraordinary Care by Extraordinary People
The second tool is a 6-minute DVD designed for the lay public and is ideal for viewing in the patient's home, a hospice IPU, hospital or a nursing home setting. This DVD can be used in community education programs to supplement onsite presentations or as a feature in exhibit booths. Hospices have marketed this DVD to local television stations and to hospitals for their closed circuit channels. (Permission for this type of use must be requested from American Hospice Foundation)
Price and Ordering Instructions:
The price for these two tools including shipping is $66.00
for GHPCO members, which is a 30% discount from the usual price of
$94.00
To order, go to: www.americanhospice.org and select “pay by check/money order”.
Please indicate in the comments field that you are a GHPCO member. The
online order will not accurately reflect your 30% discount so
please do not pay by credit card. We will invoice you for the
discounted order. If you prefer to pay by credit card you may do so
over the phone by calling 1-800-347-1413.
- Hospice GPO
Hospice GPO is a Group Purchasing
Organization that has worked with external vendors to create unique,
deeply discounted access to 3 different services based on membership
within the GPO. ONLY Georgia Hospice and Palliative Care provider
members may participate in this offer. The services available
are:- Medical Supplies Agreement: This agreement provides deep discounts on medical supplies. This service allows a member hospice to purchase medical supplies at up to 70% off retail prices.
- Pharmaceutical Agreement: This agreement provides discounts of 20% or more on your prescription costs without switching your local pharmacies or sacrificing patient care. It also ensures appropriate drug use, reduction of drug errors, reduction of medication waste and FREE med reviews for patients.
- Training Agreement: This agreement provides a series of training seminars designed to improve individual job related skills. This service allows a member hospice to participate in management, marketing, and interpersonal skills seminars for $25 per session.
- The best part of becoming a Hospice GPO member is the membership fee can be deducted from the savings realizes through purchases made. Therefore, there is no out-of-pocket cost to begin taking advantage of these significant savings. Following are the benefits to hospice provider members of The Georgia Hospice Organization:
- Exceptional value – The average savings a member can realize from the combination of services provided is $800 to $1000 per month.
- Flexibility and freedom of choice – Members are free to select service areas that meet their unique needs and provide genuine patient care. Members can purchase any amount of medical supplies or pharmaceuticals needed. There are no purchase minimums and no contracts. Members can also select as many training seminars as are needed or as their budget will allow. There are no curriculum requirements or seminar prerequisites.
- Ease of access – All transactions can be handled on-line or via fax. There are no additional charges or hidden costs for any service provided.
- You may contact Joe Chimera, Director of Sales, by phone at 623-935-5965 or via email at joec@hospicegpo.com to learn how to maximize this benefit for your organization. For additional details or information about participating, visit their web site www.hospicegpo.com