Home Health & Hospice Week

There’s a wealth of information at your fingertips — for free.

Make sure you are as informed as possible about the coming Patient-Driven Groupings Model by using free educational resources including:

• The 2019 Home Health Prospective Payment System final rule. The 233-page final rule is in the Nov. 13, 2018 Federal Register at www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2018-11-13/pdf/2018-24145.pdf.
• Links to the model and agency impact tools, as well as other final rule materials, are at www.cms.gov/Center/Provider-Type/Home-Health-Agency-HHA-Center.html — scroll down to the CMS-1689-F entry.
• The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is holding a free 1.5-hour PDGM educational call Feb. 12 at 1:30 p.m. ET. More details and a link to registration are at www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Outreach/NPC/National-Provider-Calls-and-Events-Items/2019-02-12-PDGM.html.
• Fazzi Associates is offering a series of free PDGM-readiness webinars. Links to the webinars, as well as other free resources from the consulting firm, are at www.fazzi.com/free-resources.
• Review the comprehensive news, analysis, and expert advice offered in Eli’s Home Care Week by perusing back issues at www.aapc.com/codes/coding-newsletters/my-homecare-week-alert. You can browse issues by table of contents, or search for keywords (such as “PDGM”).
• You can also pay to attend a variety of PDGM educational sessions, including a series of in-person conferences conducted by the National Association for Home Care & Hospice. See more details about the NAHC “one-day national summits” at http://pdgm2019.nahc.org.