Home Health & Hospice Week
MASTER THE PPS FINAL RULE BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE
Register for these audioconferences on PPS refinements, therapy and billing.
• “The Final Rule Is Here: Master Home Health PPS Changes for 2008.” Oct. 15, 1 pm ET, 90 minutes, www.audioeducator.com/.
• “Standing on the Threshold: How the Final 2008 PPS Rule Impacts Your Therapy Practice.” Thurs. Oct. 25, 1 pm ET, 60 minutes, www.audioeducator.com/.
• “Home Health PPS Refinements: Crucial 2008 How-to’s Your Billing Staff Must Know Now.” Date to be announced following CMS issuance of billing software and guidelines, 60 minutes, www.audioeducator.com/industry_conference.php?id=620.
To browse and register for Eli home care audioconferences, go to www.audioeducator.com, select “healthcare” from the industry menu and choose “home health” from the healthcare specialty box. Or call 1-800-508-2582.
Home Health & Hospice Week
- Prospective Payment System:
DON'T LET PAYMENT CHANGES TAKE YOU BY SURPRISE
Get ready for a totally revamped reimbursement process starting Jan. 1.
Big money changes are coming [...] - Reimbursement:
FIND YOUR NEW PAYMENT CATEGORIES WITH THIS CHART
More steps may mean more equitable reimbursement.
To get started calculating your payments under the new [...] - Prospective Payment System Tool:
CALCULATE YOUR PPS PAYMENTS -- HERE'S HOW
Here's an example from Mark Sharp of BKD in Springfield, MO of how you should [...] - Quality Improvement:
MAKE QUALITY YOUR BUSINESS -- OR PAY THE PRICE
The buck stops with the board of directors, study says.
You have a new reason to [...] - Compliance:
ASK THESE 3 QUESTIONS TO KEEP QI ON TRACK
Small players aren't exempt from this task.
Oversight and more oversight: That's the role that health [...] - Hospice:
PLAN NOW TO KEEP NEXT YEAR'S BILLING ON TRACK
Delay is possible, but don't count on it.
Big changes in hospice billing are on their [...] - WE NEED YOUR HELP -- LAST CHANCE!
We need your input to be sure each issue of Eli's Home Care Week continues [...] - Education:
MASTER THE PPS FINAL RULE BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE
Register for these audioconferences on PPS refinements, therapy and billing.
• “The [...] - Industry Notes:
KEEP WATCH FOR THE NEXT BUDGET THREAT
One assault down, probably more to go.
Home care providers heaved a sigh of relief when [...]
