Home Health & Hospice Week

Also check out Eli audioconferences on hospice discharges, CAHPS.

Get vital information on these topics from the comfort of your own office:

• RAC Audit Update for 2010. Wed. April 28, 1 p.m. ET. Don’t fall victim to the RACs -- you can prepare yourself for the arrival of Recovery Audit Contractors. Join health law and litigation expert Robert Markette Jr. to not only learn the steps you need to take when the RAC requests documentation, but also steps to take before the RAC starts asking questions. For more information go to www.audioeducator.com/conference-RAC-Audit-Update-for-2010-280410 or call 1-866-458-2965.

• Hospice Revocations, Discharges and Transfers -- Handle with Care. Tues. May 11, 1 p.m.ET. Learn from hospice industry veteran Susan Balfour the difference between a revocation and a discharge, how to initiate discharge, and the answers to other tricky questions. For more information go to www.audioeducator.com/conference-Revocations-Discharges-and-Transfers-Handle-with-Care-051110or call 1-866-458-2965.

• Home Health, Hospice and Facilities: Stay Out of the Joint Venture Red Zone. Thurs. June 3, 1 p.m. ET. Nursing facility joint ventures with home health and hospice providers are an area of special concern to the OIG and other federal and state enforcement agencies. Don’t let a good business opportunity turn into a crime -- identify and fix the most common problem areas in home health/nursing home relationships with advice from attorney Robert Markette Jr. For more information go to www.audioeducator.com/conference-home-health-hospice-facility-030610 or call 1-866-458-2965.

And order a recording or transcript of this recent popular session:

• CAHPS Overview: The Basics You Need to Know. The Medicare program soon will penalize home health agencies that do not participate in its consumer satisfaction survey and reporting program,the Home Health Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems. Get ready to take action in the third quarter with information from expert Rebecca Friedman Zuber. You need to understand the program, what the obligations and costs will be, and demands the program will make on your staff and agency. For more information go to www.audioeducator.com/conference-CAHPS-Overview-310310 or call 1-866-458-2965.