Home Health & Hospice Week

Attachment D, PPS billing land mines, wound therapy addressed in upcoming sessions.

Get vital information on these topics from the comfort of your own office:

• HHAs: Get Ready for Major Process Changes. Tues. April 14 1 p.m. ET. Just when you’ve finished your staff training on OASIS, you now need to prepare for a curve ball. CMS’s new Attachment D revision will force your home health agency to make major process changes and another round of significant staff education. Expert Tricia Twombly will share the inside information on this substantial revision.More information is at www.audioeducator.com/industry_conference.php?id=1426.

• 2009 PPS Refinements: Troubleshooting Tips for Your Home Health Agency’s Billing Processes. Thurs. April 16, On Demand. Learn how to stop throwing away money on billing errors and claims adjustments. Home health billing expert Aaron Little will show you how to spot and handle common trip-ups in the PPS billing process. More information is at www.audioeducator.com/industry_conference.php?id=1300 or call 1-800-508-2582.

• Your Biggest Hospice CoP Compliance Problems --Addressed. Thurs. April 30, 1 p.m. ET. If you’re facing a plethora of compliance challenges relating to the new hospice CoPs, you’re not alone.The new--and complex--Conditions of Participation have left even the most diligent compliance staff with the nagging feeling that they’re missing something. Join attorney Mary Michal, who will reveal the biggest issues facing CoP compliance and identify areas that could get your organization into hot water. More information is at www.audioeducator.com/industry_conference.php?id=1417.

• Negative Pressure Wound Therapy: Cost Effective and Clinically-Sound Best Practices. Wed. May 20, 1 p.m. ET. You know that negative pressure wound therapy is a powerful tool for managing complex wounds. But do you know for sure when you should really be using it -- and how much it can cost your organization if you’re using it inappropriately? Learn key strategies for optimizing both clinical AND fiscal outcomes with wound care expert Dorothy Doughty. More information is at www.audioeducator.com/industry_conference.php?id=1455 or call 1-800-508-2582.

• ADRs and Appeals: Protect Your Hospice from Claims Denial Disasters. Wed. June 24, 1 p.m. ET. If your hospice has ever been subject to a probe edit or an ADR, you know the time, energy, and aggravation that goes along with them. So your cash flow doesn’t suffer, get armed to deal with them effectively with expert Mary Michal. More information is online at www.audioeducator.com/industry_conference.php?id=1480 or call 1-800-508-2582.

Note: To browse and register for Eli home care and hospice audioconferences, go online to www.audioeducator.com and select “home health” from the Industry box. Or call 1-800-508-2582. To receive 15 percent off online orders, use discount code PUBSUB09 during check-out.