Home Health & Hospice Week

Plus: Learn how to protect yourself against common HIPAA pitfalls with employees' personal electronic devices.

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

• 2013 Home Health PPS Final Rule Review. Fri. Dec. 7, 1 p.m. ET. This year, Medicare's prospective payment system final rule holds some major changes for home health agencies. From alternative sanctions to case mix adjustments to therapy reassessment timing changes, agencies are in for some drastic revisions to payment and regulatory policies. In many cases, agencies will have just a few short months to prepare. Join this power packed session presented by BKD's Mark Sharp, M. Aaron Little, and Karen Vance, who will review the 2013 PPS Payment Update. For more information, go to www.audioeducator.com/coding-updates/2013-home-health-pps-final-rule.html or call 1-866-458-2965.
• Clinicians' Connection to Documentation. Wed. Dec. 5, 11 a.m. ET. Since the hospice clinician's role is to provide care to patients and families at the end of life, why be concerned about a medical review audit or survey? Payment can be denied when eligibility documentation is weak. Join this audio session presented by hospice expert Roseanne Berry, who will address the connection between documentation and successfully surviving medical review by the various Medicare contractors and the documentation connection to passing Medicare surveys. For more information, go to www.audioeducator.com/hospice/clinical-documentation-and-audits-120512.html or call 1-866-458-2965.
• HIPAA and 'BYOD'-- Understanding The Security Needs Of Your Electronic Device. Healthcare today runs more and more on information that is accessed electronically, and many healthcare professionals increasingly are using smart phones and tablets to access that information. The problem is that often these devices are not provided by the organization and are not under the control of the organization's information security management process. How can you remain in compliance with HIPAA privacy and security rules if you don't have any control over the devices accessing the information? HIPAA expert Jim Sheldon-Dean will take you through the steps necessary to configure the devices and your systems, and train your users before security problems occur. For more information, go to www.audioeducator.com/medical-coding-billing/hipaa-and-byod-compliance-012412.html.

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. Sessions are available via recording or transcript after taking place.