Eli's Hospice Insider

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 home health prospective payment system final rule holds some major changes for hospices as well as home health agencies. Quality data submission is required starting in January, and hospices will have just a few short months to prepare. Join this power packed session covering the HHA and hospice provisions of the final rule presented by BKD's Mark Sharp, M. Aaron Little, and Karen Vance. 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.

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.