OASIS Alert

Get started with these expert PPS planning and training programs.

Agencies that want fast up-to-date information on the PPS final rule will find it here:

• “The Final Rule Is Here: Master Home Health PPS Changes for 2008.” Attend this in-depth overview of the drastic 2008 PPS refinements and what they mean for your HHA. Mark Sharp, CPA of BKD; Thurs. Sept. 20, 3 pm ET, 90 minutes, www.audioeducator.com/. OASIS Alert readers get $25 off by using Coupon Code SHARPPPS.
  
• “Standing on the Threshold: The PPS Rule’s Impact on Therapy Practice.” Unless you understand the radical changes to therapy reimbursement in the PPS refinements final rule, you risk the success of your agency once the changes hit in January. Cindy Krafft, MS, PT, COS-C of UHSA; Thurs. Sept. 13, 1 pm ET, 60 minutes, www.audioeducator.com/.
  
• “PPS Rule Changes -- Get the Skinny on Diagnosis Coding.” Combinations of diagnosis codes and functional domain items will make a huge difference to your reimbursement. Decipher what the changes in the final rule will mean for your diagnosis coding, including lots more primary and secondary case mix codes. Judy Adams, RN, BSN, HCS-D of LarsonAllen; Tues. Sept. 18, 1 pm ET, 60 minutes, www.audioeducator.com /industry_conference.php?id=475.
  
• “Home Health PPS Refinements: The Crucial 2008 How-To’s For Your Billing Staff.” From therapy thresholds to supplies payments to early/later episodes, you can’t afford to miss the dramatic changes CMS is making to PPS billing. And it will be critical to your bottom line for billing and clinical staff to work together. M. Aaron Little, CPA of BKD; Thurs. Sept. 27, 4 pm ET, 60 minutes, www.audioeducator.com.