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  • 1.  Newbie question - how many and who?

    Posted 01-21-2023 19:36
    For those of you who create LCPs and are fiercely independent, what is the critical mass you've found that makes an effective collaborative team?

    For example, I am sure there are people who do it all but I think I would benefit from an economist.

    So, if anyone is bored on a Saturday night, I would love to hear descriptions of what small, collaborative, independent teams look like and best practices.

    Thanks,

    Brandon

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    Brandon Goff
    Life Care Planner
    drgoff@physicianmlc.com
    Boerne, TX United States
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  • 2.  RE: Newbie question - how many and who?

    Posted 01-21-2023 22:18

    Hi, Brandon-  Congratulations on the new credential!  As to collaborative team, it seems to me that this is another one of the several sides of our practices that is very region-specific.  In some parts of the country, including in Florida, attorneys usually hire both- an economist and a life care planner, particularly on big cases.  Another part of some of some of the teams I'm familiar with is a pricing researcher, often someone with medical background, such as RN.  Be well.

     

    -Steve Bast, MHS, CVE, CDMS, FVE, CCM, IPEC, ABVE/F, EA

    Westwind Consulting, Inc.

     

     




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  • 3.  RE: Newbie question - how many and who?

    Posted 01-23-2023 14:36
    Brandon,
    Interesting question that you raise. I think (and hope) that even fiercely independent life care planners realize that it takes more than one person to create the life care plan. A life care planner can only give recommendations that are within his/her scope of practice. Although we usually recognize the kinds of future care that will be needed, we need to have other experts who would be able to order that care in real life. The kind and number of others than you need will depend on the nature of the evaluee's problems, so it is case-by-case.

    I refer you to two sources to help with operationalizing this:
    1. The 4th edition of Standards of Practice for Life Care Planners has a section on scope of practice, and the standards delineate the need for collaborative work.
    2. JLCP issue 17(1), which is available online here, has articles written by the most common professions doing life care plans that identify their scope of practice. At the end are a set of charts for reference on specific scope and exclusions.


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    Karen Preston
    Consultant
    kpreston@rns-hcc.com
    Sacramento, CA United States
    (916) 929-6506
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  • 4.  RE: Newbie question - how many and who?

    Posted 01-23-2023 14:59

    Brandon,

     

    This sounds like it would be great article – take that specific guideline and write about it.

     

     




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