Home Health & Hospice Week

HHA surveys, Attachment D, and hospice hot spots addressed in upcoming sessions.

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

• Top 10 Home Health Survey Deficiencies: What Every Agency Should Know. Wed. March 18, 3 p.m. ET. Regularly scheduled surveyors may only come every three years, but they can knock on your door at any time with a complaint or other concern. From CoP compliance to billing, learn how to keep your agency survey-ready with home health compliance expert Rebecca Friedman Zuber. More information is at www.audioeducator.com/industry_conference.php?id=1387 or call 1-800-508-2582.

• Providing Continuous Care In Hospice: Should You or Shouldn’t You? Tues. March 24, 1 p.m. ET. There are many reasons why not to start developing the Medicare continuous care level of care-- high costs, tough staffing and scheduling management, and critical documentation requirements. But continuous care has many potential advantages for your organization. Let management expert Barbara Gray help you weigh the benefits and the pitfalls of providing continuous care in your hospice. More information is at www.audioeducator.com/industry_conference.php?id=1390 or call 1-800-508-2582.

• 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 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 hospice 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 or call 1-800-508-2582.