Essential Training At Your Finger Tips

Is your agency a box office hit or a flop? The Program for Evaluating Payment Patterns Electronic Report (PEPPER) summarizes provider-specific Medicare data statistics for target areas often associated with Medicare improper payments due to billing, coding, and admission necessity issues. To improve PEPPER scores, providers must understand how the data is analyzed and consider best practices to avoid medical review audits. This session examines each PEPPER target and discusses how to evaluate your agency's success using data.    Speaker/Course Author - Melinda Gabouy  Read More

With enrollment doubling in the past few years, Medicare Advantage is becoming the coverage of choice for Medicare-eligible people. Because of this growth, Medicare Advantage has become an integral part of home health care. This session aims to provide participants with strategies for overcoming common problems agencies face when working with Medicare Advantage plans, such as missing authorization deadlines, clean claims denials, billing and payment requirements, and reading, negotiating, and enforcing contractual terms with payers. This session will teach participants how to measure their agency's success or failure in serving Medicare Advantage patients.    Speaker/Course Author - Melinda Gaboury & Regina Wild Read More

This session will examine the fast and furious changes occurring in home care and National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) President Bill Dombi's outlook for 2023 and beyond. Find out what he is seeing in terms of national trends and the federal government’s impact on home care operations in Florida. Bill will discuss current federal legislation, the growth of Medicare Advantage, cuts to Medicare, how delivery models continue to morph and adapt, and other issues affecting home care. Don’t find yourself in a multi-car pile-up by missing this expert briefing from HCAF’s favorite Washington insider as his presentation is always a topic of continued conversation throughout HomeCareCon.    Speaker/Course Author - Bill Dombi  Read More

Clinical management of a home health agency has become increasingly complex due to all of the regulatory requirements and payment systems to manage, along with operating in the face of a pandemic. Clinical supervisors must improve their knowledge and skills in order to ensure the success of an agency clinically, operationally, and financially. As part of this workshop, Christina Crumbley, RN, MSN, will outline all the requirements for running a successful agency as well as strategies for excelling at each of them.    Speaker/Course Author - Christina Crumbley & Cara Tomlinson  Read More

Attendees will learn about the latest cybersecurity vulnerabilities, including mobile device threats, public WiFi dangers, identity theft, hacker tools, and others. This is not your typical bullet-point presentation. It is entertaining with jaw-dropping stories that will leave you with a broad knowledge of how hackers compromise businesses and individuals.    Speaker/Course Author - Keith Coker  Read More

"The Expanded Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) Model represents the most significant change to the home health sector since the introduction of the Prospective Payment System (PPS) over 20 years ago. By rewiring the home model in value-based terms, Medicare has linked payment to outcomes, rewarding providers who deliver efficient care programs.    Further complicating the Expanded HHVBP Model is the introduction of the Outcome and Assessment Information Set Version E (OASIS-E) as the data collection tool for this value-based reform. Through extensive education focused on both OASIS-E and the HHVBP structure, most providers are familiar with the changes they produce. With the introduction of OASIS-E as the data collection tool for this value-based reform, the Expanded HHVBP Model becomes even more complex. Due to extensive education on both OASIS-E and HHVBP, providers are familiar with the changes they produce. But the challenge is rewiring operations to maximize your chances of success, and most of us don't know exactly where or how to start.   Considering that six out of 10 home health agencies will fail to qualify for the HHVBP bonus, it will be imperative for providers to address the payment loss they will experience in the coming years. This progressive, interactive presentation addresses these and other essential topics for success under the HHVBP."    Speaker/Course Author - Arnie Cisneros & Kimberly McCormick Read More