Common use of INTEGRATED PLAN OF CARE Clause in Contracts

INTEGRATED PLAN OF CARE. (a) The hospice core team shall develop an integrated plan of care for the new patient within 72 hours after the admission. The integrated plan of care shall be developed jointly by the employee who performed the initial assessment and at least one other member of the core team. The core team shall use the initial plan of care as a basis for team deci- sion−making and shall update intervention strategies as a result of core team assessment and planning collaboration. The care coor- dinator is responsible for ensuring that ensuing interventions by hospice employees are consistent with the initial and integrated plans of care.