Hospice Inpatient Units in Healthcare Facilities A Guide and Toolkit By Ruven Liebhaber, R.A., and Jay Koeper, M.S.

1. Overview
   Introduction
   Hospice Inpatient Settings
   Development Lifecycle & Project Management
   Getting Started
   
   
2. Exploration
   Organization Readiness: Are you ready?
   Substantiating the Need
   Selecting the Host
   Formulating a Strategy
   The Picture of Success
   
   
3. Business Planning
   The Financial Plan
   Developing and Finalizing the Contract
   The Marketing Plan
   
   
4. Design & Construction
   The Integrated Nature of Design and Construction
   Pre-design Stage
   Construction Stage
   Post-construction Stage
   
   
5. Delivering Care
   Building the Care Team
   Operations Management
   Integrating Hospice with Host Facility
   Regulatory Compliance
   Preparing for Opening
   Bringing it Home

Tools
Resources
Regulatory Requirements
Strategic Communication in Inpatient Unit Development
Palliative Care Inpatient Units
Guide to Reference Sources