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Join your state home care association and industry colleagues this fall at a Home Care Connection event near you! This series is designed to provide you with valuable networking opportunities and ensure you stay informed and ahead of the game in the ever-changing field of home health. One of the highlights of this series is a special presentation by Healthcare Provider Solutions CEO Melinda Gaboury, COS-C, who will delve into every crucial aspect of the 2025 Medicare Home Health Prospective Payment System Final Rule. In addition, you'll hear from HCAF Executive Director Denise Bellville, RN, BS, COS-C, and Senior Director of Policy, Advocacy & Communications Kyle Simon. They will bring you the latest updates from Congress, give you a sneak peek into what to expect during the 2025 Florida Legislative Session, and explore the emerging trends that are shaping the industry. Speakers/Course Authors - Melinda Gaboury; Denise Belville; Kyle Simon Read more

Beginning November 2024, a covered entity’s obligations under the Affordable Care Act’s nondiscrimination provisions have expanded, per recently published regulations from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).    Join us for this 60-minute webinar to learn whether the nondiscrimination provisions of the Affordable Care Act (known as Section 1557) apply to your agency and what steps your agency must take to comply with these new regulatory requirements. Topics to be covered include conduct prohibited by Section 1557, types of health care services and provider types governed by Section 1557, and requirements of the new Section 1557 regulations such as policies and procedures, notices, multi-lingual documentation, appointment of a Section 1557 grievance coordinator, and staff training. The speakers also will discuss the status of lawsuits that have enjoined certain provisions of the new Section 1557 regulations pertaining to discrimination on the account of a patient or client’s sexual orientation.   Speaker/Course Author - Lani M. Dornfeld, Esq; Jay Sabin, Esq. Read more

The Open Enrollment Period that allows patients the time to make changes to their Medicare coverage can be one of the most frustrating times for home health agencies.  The most uncertain times are in the aftermath of the enrollment period when agencies are faced with ensuring that they are billing the appropriate plan.  This session will review steps to ensure that you are doing everything possible to ensure that the patient payer is correct.   Speaker/Course Author - Regina Wild, LPN Read more

Don’t leave revenue on the table due to a coding error after October 1, 2024! Be sure you are prepared to submit your Pre Claim Review episodes of care with the correct primary diagnosis and the corresponding provider progress note. Join us for this webinar to learn about the 2025 ICD-10-CM updates for FY 2025. These 2025 ICD-10-CM codes are to be used for patient encounters starting from October 1, 2024, through September 30, 2025, regardless of whether you are billing Medicare, Medicaid, TRICARE, or a commercial payer. The latest update includes 252 new codes, 36 code deletions, and 13 code revisions. Learn how to use the 2025 Conversion Table which identifies the ICD-10-CM codes that are inactive as of October 1, 2024, and their replacement codes. Timely correction of inactive codes is essential to avoid claim rejections for October 2024 billing. To get it right from the beginning, your intake staff must know what to prioritize and what documentation you will need. As part of this program, we will also discuss any clinical grouping or comorbidity changes associated with those codes. Speakers/Course Authors - J'non Griffin, RN, MHA, HCS-D, HCS-C, HCS-H, COS-C Read more

This webinar will include the most recent update on the Value Based Purchasing Expansion, which has already had numerous changes finalized for 2025 implementation. We will highlight the most recent Interim Performance Reports (IPRs) and provide feedback on where agencies are struggling the most. Speakers/Course Authors - Jennifer Osburn Read more

With recent changes to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Appendix B survey process and heightened regulatory scrutiny, it's crucial for home health leaders to prioritize survey readiness, particularly in avoiding condition-level deficiencies and immediate jeopardy. This webinar will focus on CMS State Operations Manual Appendix Q – Immediate Jeopardy (IJ), providing an overview of the current survey landscape, common IJ findings, and the IJ determination process, including its timeline and impact on home health agencies. We’ll also discuss specific strategies that home health leaders can implement to ensure compliance with survey requirements and mitigate the risk of IJ citations. Speakers/Course Authors - Kimberly Skehan, RN, MSN, HCS-D, COS-C Read more