Home Health & Hospice Week

Also, check out Eli audio conferences on hospice basics, CAHPS, payment reform, and more.

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

• Understanding the Medicare Hospice Benefit. Wed. Sept. 30, 1 p.m. ET. Use this presentation, which sheds light on the Medicare Hospice Benefit, as a tool in starting a new hospice program, training hospice clinical staff, providing information to hospice marketing staff, clarifying for insurance case managers the specific indicators for hospice eligibility, and understanding Medicare guidelines for reimbursement — including Medicare caps — to ensure financial viability. Join expert speaker Bonnie Morgan to examine the history of hospice in the United States and discuss the current Medicare Conditions of Participation. For more information, go to www.audioeducator.com/hospice/understanding-the-medicare-hospice-benefit-09-30- 2015.html or call 1-866-458-2965.
• Home Health PPS 2016 Final Rule and Other Regulatory Developments — Here We Go Again! Wed. Oct. 14, 1 p.m. ET. Once again it is that time of year when the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issues the Final PPS Rule for the coming year. We already know the big issue in the proposed rule is Value Based Purchasing. Find out whether CMS will adopt the VBP proposal as-is, or make changes based on industry comments (particularly the reward/penalty pool amount). Also see whether CMS relents on rebasing, sticks to its OASIS submission deadlines, and more with attorney Robert Markette Jr. For more information, go to www.audioeducator.com/home-health/home-healthpps-2016-final-rule-10-14-2015.html or call 1-866- 458-2965.
• Understanding the New CAHPS Survey and Its Importance for Setting Your Hospice Agency Apart. Tues. Oct. 20, 1 p.m. ET. Join expert speaker Colleen McGreevy to understand the importance of the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) in enhancing quality, growth and financial performance of your hospice agency. Hospices with excellent satisfaction scores are positioned to secure preferred provider status with hospitals and ACOs and may benefit from higher levels of reimbursement from CMS and other payers in the future. Consumers are more likely to choose providers with high satisfaction rates which could impact admissions and census. Hospice agencies that master the use of the CAHPS survey have the competitive edge. For more information, go to www.audioeducator.com/hospice/new-cahpssurvey-10-20-2015.html or call 1-866-458-2965.

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

• OASIS–C1 — A Complex Assessment Easily Explained. Listen to expert Sharon Litwin’s August conference to learn how to properly answer OASIS-C1/ICD-10 items and review challenging M items to reinforce your skills, before the Oct. 1 deadline. Understanding the changes is critical, since OASIS is key to improving case mix — and your reimbursement. For more information, go to www.audioeducator.com/home-health/oasisc1-08-18-2015.html or call 1-866-458-2965.
• The FY 2016 Hospice Wage Index Final Rule — What Do We Need to Do Now? How will the changes in routine home care payment impact your hospice? What’s the latest “clarification” on diagnosis coding on hospice claims? What changes will need to be implemented by Oct. 1, 2015? Get the latest on these questions and more from industry veteran Susan Balfour. For more information, go to www.audioeducator.com/hospice/2016-hospicewage-index-final-rule-08-26-2015.html or call 1- 866-458-2965.
• Unraveling Wound Care Coding in ICD-10-CM. Join coding expert Judy Adams to learn about the changes in ICD-10-CM related to coding wound care. Wound care coding has always been a challenging topic in home and hospice care. Learn the guidelines and codes for an array of normal, routine healing, and complicated wounds through case examples. For more information, go to www.audioeducator.com/icd-10/wound-care-coding-inicd-10-cm-07-02-2015.html or call 1-866-458-2965.
• Key Concepts in ICD-10-CM Coding for Hospice. The ICD-10 transition is just days away, with no grace period. Join coding expert Judy Adams for an overview of what’s different in ICD-10-CM, sample common hospice diagnosis scenarios, and get a checklist of actions needed to be ready for ICD-10-CM. For more information, go to www.audioeducator.com/hospice/icd-10-cm-coding-forhospice- 05-28-2015.htm 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.