April 1, 2014 is just around the corner and there are MASSIVE changes to the Medicare Hospice Billing Regulations. Is your hospice ready? Is your software ready? Be among the elite group of billers that are current on updated claims requirements for Hospice Medicare claims. It is critical that agencies are prepared for these changes in order for cash flow to not be effected. The 2014 Claims Requirements will be detailed including changes to GIP visits, Inpatient Facility Identification, Post-Mortem Visits, Drugs (Injectable & Non-Injectable) and Infusion Pumps. This session will prepare for questions that need to be addressed with software vendors and pharmacies. If you are part of the billing cycle in hospice this webinar is a must. Course instructor - Melinda Gaboury Read more
Home care agency owners know that marketing, branding, and networking are all important activities needed to grow a business. But who has time to do everything? Attend this webinar and learn the strategies that successful home care agencies nationwide already know: how to make your website work FOR you 24/7/365. Generating qualified leads is easier when they come from your own website. Learn how! Course Instructor - Valerie Vanbooven Read more
This recording of a 2.5 hour workshop will take an in-depth look at the Medicare home health benefit, admissions and comprehensive assessment documentation requirements, including Medicare documentation, face to face mandates, therapy reassessments and OASIS-C1 changes for 2015. Receive clarity on the face to face requirements including the 2015 Final Rule, recent changes, content criteria and CMS examples. Learn the difference between good and poor documentation of therapy reassessments including the details on timing and medical review issues. Melinda will also highlight the OASIS-C1 changes, including the M items that were deleted or PT credits awarded for course completions are approved for 1 year and expire at the end of the calendar year unless otherwise stated. For a complete list of courses offering PT credits for this year, click here. edited and those changes that had an effect on reimbursement. Course Instructor - Melinda Gaboury Read more
Medicare’s scrutiny of home health care providers continues to ramp up with more intensive claim audits. With the number of Medicare-certified HHAs growing exponentially over the past decade (more than 12,000 operating today compared to 7,528 in 2001!), the rise of claims review is inevitable. This webinar, which is presented by two leading Medicare consultants, will help you gain an understanding of home health-related audits (RACs, ZPICs, etc.), teach you how to develop a sound compliance program to prevent denials, and give strategies for appealing denials to ensure that your business stays compliant and out of the crosshairs! Course Instructor - Pam Meliso & Cheryl Leslie Read more
This session is geared to home health nurses and therapists. Rhonda will address some of the challenges presented to home health agencies in maintaining compliance with OASIS items, ICD coding and Plan of Care documents. She will provide guidance for overcoming some of these challenges per authoritative information deemed appropriate by CMS. Course Instructor - Rhonda Crawford PT credits awarded for course completions are approved for 1 year and expire at the end of the calendar year unless otherwise stated. For a complete list of courses offering PT credits for this year, click here. Read more
CMS’ Value-Based Purchasing Model demonstration is “pay-for-per-formance” on steroids and it is coming to a state near you! Are you ready if Florida is chosen? This demo will be implemented in 5 to 8 states effective Jan 1, 2016. John will discuss the demo’s theory and premise, what we currently know and what we can reasonably project for 2016 and beyond. Many believe Florida will be selected and that it will be a controversial and potentially catastrophic provision for those states selected. Even if Florida is not selected, the Value-Based Purchasing Model will become a national program in a short period of time and there’s no better time to prepare for its implementation than the present. Course instructor - John Reisinger, CPA PT credits awarded for course completions are approved for 1 year and expire at the end of the calendar year unless otherwise stated. For a complete list of courses offering PT credits for this year, click here. Read more
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