Home Health & Hospice Week

Also, check out Eli audioconference on documenting eligibility for hospice patients.

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

• Compliance Update 2015. Wed. Oct. 29, 1 p.m. ET. There are more denials than ever in home care agencies, and the conditional level deficiencies are also at an all time high. Keeping up with the latest regulations from CMS, MACs, accrediting bodies, OIG, third party auditors and more is so difficult to do in the fast changing environment. Expert speaker Sharon Litwin will simplify the meaning of the main regulatory areas causing denials and sanctions through her conference. For more information, go to www.audioeducator.com/home-health/2015-compliance-update-10-29-2014.html or call 1-866-458-2965.
• Tackling the New Medicare Requirements: NOE, NOTR and Designation of the Attending Physician. Pre-recorded. October 1st brought new Medicare requirements for hospices, and the required timeframes for filing two important notices — the Notice of Election and the Notice of Termi-nation/Revocation. This month also brought the requirement for beneficiary designation of the attending physician at the time of election, and with any change. Join expert Susan Balfour as she reviews the requirements, the intent, unanswered questions, and the factors to consider as hospices operationalize them. For more information, go to www.audioeducator.com/hospice/new-medicare-requirement-10-01-2014.html or call 1-866-458-2965.
• Until The Hospice Crystal Ball For 6 Month Prognosis Is Invented, You Have To Docu-ment Eligibility. Pre-recorded. Thanks to increasing regulatory scrutiny of the six-month prognosis, hospices have to understand, apply and document to the principles of eligibility. The clinical information has to tell the story. Hospice expert-Charlene Ross-will discuss what types of documentation of eligibility are needed not only at the certification and recertification periods, but on an ongoing basis by starting with the basic tools and building in this session. For more information, go to www.audioeducator.com/hospice/hospice-quality-reporting-program-07-31-14.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.