Home Health & Hospice Week

Check out Eli audioconferences on the PPS 2011’s rule many provisions and other topics.

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

• Watch Out for Fraud and Abuse Between Home Health and Long-Term Care. Thurs. March 3, On Demand. With the renewed focus on fraud and abuse, providers must be aware of risk areas and potential pitfalls, and learn how to fix identified problems. Join attorney Robert Markette Jr. to keep your home health agency in the clear. Go to www.audioeducator.com/conference-fraud-andabuse-between-home-health-and-LTC or call 1-866-458-2965.

• Home Health 2011 PPS Rule: Therapy Standards Clarification. Tues. March 8, 1 p.m. ET. Starting in April, Medicare will require functional reassessments and more detailed therapy documentation. Join therapist Karen Vance to gain a solid understanding of the therapy standards clarifications and how they affect you. Go to www.audioeducator.com/conference-conference-home-health-PPS-ruletherapy-standards-080311 or call 1-866-458-2965.

• Don’t Just Correct Your Therapy Coding for Home Health, Perfect It. Wed. March 9, 11 a.m. ET. Coding therapy in home health has always been challenging. But now, the 2011 PPS Final Rule and the increased emphasis on therapy make accurate coding absolutely vital to your agency’s success. Join home heath coding guru Trish Twombly to get the information you need tocode like a pro. Go to www.audioeducator.com/conference-therapy-coding-for-home-health or call 1-866-458-2965.

• Warning Home Health & Hospice Providers: Face-to-Face Encounter Require-ments Are In Effect. Wed. March 23, 1 p.m. ET. This new requirement for Medicare payment involves not only agency personnel, but physicians too. And there’s no time left to put it on the back burner. Join home care billing expert M. Aaron Little to get up to speed. Go to www.audioeducator.com/conference-conferencehome-health-face-to-face-encounter-230311 or call 1-866-458-2965.

• The Move from Facilities to Home: Is it All Good News for Home Health? Wed. April 6, 1 p.m. ET. The growing recognition that patients prefer to be at home has led to a growth in alternatives such as home and community based waiver services. You may assume that this is all good news for the industry, but that may not be such a safe assumption. Join attorney Robert Markette Jr. to identify what’s coming, and what you need to prepare for. Go to www.audioeducator.com/conference-conferencemove-from-facilities-to-home-care-060411 or call 1-866-458-2965.

• Diabetes Coding Essentials for Home Health -- What You Need for Accurate Reimbursement. Thurs. April 14, 11 a.m. ET. Reimbursement errors are incredibly common when it comes to coding diabetes mellitus. Worried about greater case mix points? NRS points? Applicable manifestation rules? Help is here from home care coding specialist Trish Twombly. Go to www.audioeducator.com/conference-conference-diabetes-coding-essentialshome-health-140411 or call 1-866-458-2965.

• How to Clearly Establish Homebound Status and Guarantee Medicare Coverage. Wed. April 20, 1 p.m. ET. In this era of increased home health service scrutiny, you can’t afford to miss a single point of documentation. Expert Judy Adams will review the definitions and conditions that establish homebound status -- in detail -- and its impact on home health coverage. For more information, go to www.audioeducator.com/conference-conferenceestablish-homebound-status-for-Medicare-200411 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 “Select Conference” box. Or call 1-866-458-2965. All sessions are available via CD or transcript after taking place.