VITAS® Healthcare App 3.4.1

Determine hospice eligibility quickly and efficiently through color-coded disease-specific guidelines, the palliative performance scale, and referral by uploading a patient's face sheet.

VITAS® Healthcare, a leading provider of end-of-life care in the nation, offers user-friendly hospice resources tailored for healthcare professionals.

Begin by customizing your role-based profile to cater to your specific needs as a physician, advanced practice provider, nurse (RN/LPN/LVN), case manager, social worker, healthcare administrator, PT/OT/RD/RT/SLP, or VITAS employee.

Identify your patient's hospice eligibility promptly using disease-specific guidelines and functional assessment tools that are color-coded. Seamlessly refer patients to VITAS by capturing a face sheet or submitting a form directly from your device.

Assess disease-specific hospice eligibility quickly:

• ALS
• Alzheimer’s and Non-Alzheimer’s Dementia
• Cancer
• Heart Disease
• HIV/AIDS
• Liver Disease
• Lung Disease
• Renal Disease
• Sepsis
• General hospice guidelines

Make informed eligibility/referral decisions with interactive assessment tools:

• Interactive Palliative Performance Scale (PPS) evaluates a patient’s functional status and activities of daily living, providing instant 10%-100% PPS ratings for guidance on hospice eligibility and suggesting the next steps intuitively.
• BMI calculator featuring a guide to determine the patient's BMI status.

Refer patients to hospice easily, quickly, and securely:

• Face sheet photo capture
• Mobile form submission
• Immediate confirmation of successful submission with a fast response from VITAS for a seamless transition to hospice care

Discover VITAS hospice locations or contact staff:

• Locate VITAS service areas, office locations, phone numbers, and inpatient hospice units using zip code or state maps.
• Directly call VITAS admissions staff with a simple tap or request contact via phone/email.

Expand your hospice knowledge:

• Participate in VITAS webinars on end-of-life care topics for the opportunity to earn CE/CME credits in specific roles and states; receive in-app reminders and calendar updates.
• Easily share VITAS hospice information/PDFs with patients, family members, colleagues, and non-app users.

When your seriously or terminally ill patients are ready for hospice care, securely refer them with confidence using this app to connect with VITAS professionals in 14 states and the District of Columbia.