General Inpatient Care (GIP)
- Short-term hospice care for symptom control not achieved in an outpatient setting (intractable pain, terminal agitation, IV drip)
- Daily documentation supporting the need for inpatient care
- Develop a disposition plan in advance of symptom control
- GIP is not a substitute or bridge to nursing home placement
- GIP Toolkit(PDF, 4.1 MB)
- GIP Care for the Hospice Patient