Home Health & Hospice Week

Bone up on all the new compliance dangers.

From new sanctions for noncompliant home health agencies to new HIPAA penalties facing all types of providers, you have a lot to fear. But you can get up-to-speed on how to avoid these pitfalls, right from the comfort of your own office.

• 2013 Survey Sanctions — Is Your Agency At Risk? Thurs., March 28, 1pm ET. HHAs now have a myriad of sanctions to worry about (see story on page 34). And although some sanctions won’t take effect until 2014, they all will impact the surveys you encounter today. Join expert speaker Arlene Maxim, RN for this information-packed, 60-minute audio session, where you’ll learn how to protect your HHA from devastating sanctions, such as civil money penalties of up to $10,000 per day, suspension of all or part of your Medicare payments, and much more.
• HIPAA Compliance 101 — Fundamental Principles and Changes for HITECH. Wed., March 6, 1pm ET. Yet another area where you’re at risk for hefty penalties is in your HIPAA compliance. Join HIPAA expert Jim Sheldon-Dean for this one-hour session in which you’ll learn the ins and outs of HIPAA regulations and new security-breach mandates, as well as the new penalties for noncompliance. Learn about the role of risk analysis, ways to evaluate and mitigate risk, a correct security-policy framework, special considerations for portable and personal computing devices, and much more.
• HIPAA Final Rule: Get Ready for Surprises from HITECH. Thurs., March 21, 1pm ET. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services just released a comprehensive rule that solidifies and finalizes the new HIPAA requirements in the HITECH Act. Are you in compliance? Find out in this 60-minute audioconference with attorney Wayne J. Miller, Esq., where you’ll understand all the changes and how you can come out clean during audits and investigations.