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Hospice Interdisciplinary Team (IDT) FAQs

Written by Marcia Levetown, MD, MMM, HMDC®, FAAHPM, and CEO of HealthCare Communication Associates

The interdisciplinary team (IDT) is fundamental to the care-planning process. Because of this, IDT meetings should be as well-organized as possible, which can help save time and money, and improve collaboration and communication.


Renowned hospice physician and educator Marcia Levetown, MD, MMM, HMDC®, FAAHPM, and CEO of HealthCare Communication Associates, recently presented a webinar where she explored the role of the IDT and provided practical strategies to improve the hospice team’s interdisciplinary function. This webinar is now available to watch on-demand. Now, in a new tip sheet, Dr. Levetown answers the most frequently asked questions about the hospice IDT.

You'll get answers to these questions and more:

  • Do you have a suggested maximum number of patients that should be reviewed during a single team meeting?
  • How do you more effectively utilize the social worker and chaplain roles in the hospice IDT?
  • Are virtual IDT meetings still allowed?
  • If a staff nurse is off on the day of the IDT meeting, how should the team review the patients assigned to that nurse? How should the IDT note look for that patient?


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Marcia Levetown, MD, MMM, HMDC, FAAHPM
CEO, HealthCare Communication Associates

Marcia Levetown, MD, MMM, HMDC®, FAAHPM, was one of the first physicians in the U.S. to be certified in hospice and palliative medicine in 2008. She has been a pioneer in the field since 1994 and has held professorships in internal medicine and pediatrics; served as the Inaugural Chair of the Institute of Palliative Care at the Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas; served as Regional Medical Director for Vitas; and served as a member of an IOM Committee. She is a highly sought-after speaker, author of two books, several chapters in leading palliative care textbooks, and many articles and national policies on ethics and palliative care topics.

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People who choose a life of caring — and the organizations and communities they serve — deserve a special kind of support. So we help them to care smarter. Liberating them to focus on the people they serve. Providing solutions that make work flow, integrate insights, and update effortlessly.

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People who choose a life of caring — and the organizations and communities they serve — deserve a special kind of support. So we help them to care smarter. Liberating them to focus on the people they serve. Providing solutions that make work flow, integrate insights, and update effortlessly. So they're able to anticipate — and exponentially increase — the impact of care.