Home Health & Hospice Week

Also, check out Eli audioconferences on hospice diagnosis coding and OASIS-C1 changes.

You can receive vital information on these topics from the comfort of your own office:

• Government Scrutiny Is Increasing: Home Health And Hospice Compliance Is More Im-portant Than Ever. Wed. March 26, 1 p.m. ET. Fraud investigations, whistleblower actions, audits and recoupments have been rising rapidly the last few years. In this environment, it is more important than ever to prevent non-compliance and/or to catch non-compliant activity and fix it before the government does. Join legal expert Robert Markette Jr. to learn about compliance programs, including the most common risk areas for providers, methods for preventing non-compliance, identifying non-compliance and steps to take when non-compliant activity is identified. Go to www.audioeducator.com/home-health/home-health-hospice-03-26-14.html or call 1-866-458-2965.
• Face to Face — Impossible Task or a Silent Opportunity. Thurs. April 24, 1 p.m. ET. Denial rates for face-to-face reasons are sky-high, with many providers no closer to compliance than when the requirement was implemented. Join clinical consultant Arlene Maxim to discuss ways to guard your money and prevent ongoing ADRs and denials based on face-to-face, while developing even stronger relationships with your physicians and getting the documentation you need. Go to www.audioeducator. com/home-health/face-to-face-04-24-14.html or call 1-866-458-2965.

 You also can order recordings or transcripts of these recent audio conferences:

•  Hospice Coding Update — 2014. Hospices must deal with the double whammy of CMS’s increased scrutiny of diagnosis coding and the ICD-10 transition coming in October. Single diagnosis codes on hospice claims should be a thing of the past and CMS will start banning the commonly used primary diagnoses of ‘debility’ and ‘adult failure to thrive’ this fall. Get the details on new coding requirements for hospice and advice on how to comply with them from coding expert Judy Adams. Go to www.audioeducator.com/hospice/2014-oig-work-plan-02-06-14.html or call 1-866-458-2965.
• OASIS-C1 and Process Outcome Changes. OASIS is the single most important document used in Medicare home health today, and big changes to it are coming up fast. The new OASIS-C1 tool is scheduled for implementation on Oct. 1, 2014. Join OASIS pro Judy Adams for an item-by-item review of the new OASIS document and to learn about the revision’s impact on payment and outcomes. Go to www.audioeducator.com/home-health/oasis-c-1-2014-01-22-14.html or call 1-866-458-2965.

Note: To browse and register for Eli home care and hospice audioconferences, go to www.audioeducator.com and select "home health" or "hospice" from the blue bar at the top. Or call 1-866-458-2965. All sessions are available via CD or transcript after taking place.