Description
This program is the second phase of the educational effort by HCAF and the National Association for Home Care & Hospice to prepare home health care leaders for the brave new world of value-based payment. In 2016, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) initiated a demonstration program testing out the impact of a value-based purchasing program in Medicare home health services. With just over a year of experience in home health value-based purchasing (HHVBP), home health agencies need to evaluate what the early outcomes are and what best practices have emerged to improve HHVBP scores and qualify for bonus payments. This program combines an early data analysis of the changes in HHVBP measured outcomes with real life successes by clinicians and financial operations professionals that show the pathways to improved patient outcomes, higher achievement scores and a winning year in HHVBP.
Objectives
• Identify the changes in outcomes for HHVBP measures during 2016
• Compare 2016 outcomes to date with the 2015 performance benchmarks.
• Outline the impact of changes in HHVBP measures in relation to the value-based payment determination.
• Identify areas most susceptible to patient outcome improvement.
• Recognize best practices in clinical operations that impact HHVBP scores.
• Identify practical steps towards successful implementation of HHVBP best practices.
• Identify the standards used to determine what brings the best returns on clinical investments.
• Recognize best practices for integrating HHVBP clinicians with financial operations.
• Determine which HHVBP measures agencies should target to achieve the highest overall score.
• Identify the characteristics of Advanced Payment Models (APMs).
• Determine the legal and regulatory standards applicable to various APMs.
• Understand early outcomes of APMs.
• Identify factors to consider in determining which types of APMs are best suited for attendees’ organizations.
• Recognize the needed clinical and financial tools, data and performance measures to work within an APM.
• Determine the crucial factors for evaluating the role of a home health organization in an APM.
Certificate
By completing/passing this course, you will attain the certificate HCAF Course Certificate
Learning Credits
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