Home Health & Hospice Week

Check out upcoming Eli audioconferences on documenting homebound status, wage and hour laws, OASIS, HIPAA, and more.

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

• 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-conference-establish-homebound-status-for-Medicare-200411 or call 1-866-458-2965.

• We have to do what!?! The Top Employment Law Mistakes Made by Home Health and Hospice Providers. Thurs. May 5, 1 p.m. ET. Non-compliance with wage and hour laws can result in awards of back-pay, penalties, interest, and even attorneys’ fees. With Department of Labor and Equal

Employment Opportunity Commission enforcement on the rise, employers face ever growing risks. Avoiding common employment law mistakes is much cheaper (and simpler) than being found out of compliance. Join attorney Robert W. Markette Jr. for this overview. For more information, go to www.audioeducator.com/home-health/we-have-to-do-what-the-top-employment-law-mistakes-made-by-homehealth-and-hospice-providers.html.

• The Impact of Risk Adjustment on Coding for OASIS C. Wed. May 11, 11 a.m. Risk adjustment is an important part of home health and will become even more important as the industry moves toward pay for performance. With the updated overview of risk adjustment and outcome measures published in June of 2008, coding specialists need to understand the relationship between coding and risk adjustment. Join coding expert Tricia Twombly to get the big picture -- and a special coding risk adjustment tool. For more information, go to www.audioeducator.com/home-health/the-impact-of-riskadjustment-on-coding-for-oasis-c.html or call 1-866-458-2965.

• HIPAA Audits and Enforcement: HHS’s Plan and How to be Ready if You’re Selected. Tues. May 17, 1 p.m. ET. The new rule calls for audits whether or not there has been a complaint filed. This means that the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) can show up at your door and ask to perform an audit, and your organization will need to be ready. AND -- if you’re not ready, the HIPAA rules have new, significantly higher fines, including mandatory minimum fines of $10,000 for willful neglect of compliance. Join HIPAA expert Jim Sheldon-Dean as he discusses the new audit and enforcement regulations. For more information, go to www.audioeducator.com/home-health/hipaa-audits-andenforcement-hhs-s-plan-and-how-to-be-ready-if-you-re-selected.html or call 1-866-458-2965.

• • OASIS C and the Healing Status of Wounds. Tues. May 24, 1 p.m. ET. Accurate completionof the OASIS wound healing status items is imperative for the best financial and quality outcomes for home health agencies. Without understanding the correct intent of these items, HHAs can lose hundreds of dollars in the episode rate. Join OASIS expert Judy Adams to get a clear description of the guidelines for scoring the healing status of pressure ulcers, stasis ulcers and surgical wounds. For more information, go to www.audioeducator.com/home-health/oasis-c-and-the-healing-status-of-wounds.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 the “home health” or “hospice” tabs in the top blue bar. Or call 1-866-458-2965. All sessions are available via CD or transcript after taking place.