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FIND OUT IF ATTACHMENT D IS CORRECT AT LAST
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• Top 10 Home Health Survey Deficiencies: What Every Agency Should Know. Wed. March 18, 3 p.m. ET. Regularly scheduled surveyors may only come every three years, but they can knock on your door at any time with a complaint or other concern.From CoP compliance to billing issues, learn how to keep your agency survey-ready with compliance expert Rebecca Friedman Zuber. More information is at www.audioeducator.com/industry_conference.php?id=1387 or call 1-800-508-2582.
• HHAs: Get Ready for Major Process Changes. Tues. April 14, 1 p.m. ET. Newly published Attachment D revisions will force your agency to make major process changes and provide more staff education. Learn exactly what Attachment D means for your agency with home health expert Trish Twombly. More information at www.audioeducator.com/industry_conference.php?id=1426 or call 1-800-508-2582.
• How the Government’s Latest Healthcare Crisis FixAffectsYou:ACritical Guide. Tues. March 17, 1 p.m. ET. Let expert Kenneth Engel comb through the recentlypassed stimulus package and let you know how the American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct affects you. Find out about new oversight, electronic medical record incentives and penalties, and important details you might otherwise miss. More information at www.audioeducator.com/industry_conference.php?id=1454 or call 1-800-508-2582.
OASIS Alert
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FIND OUT IF ATTACHMENT D IS CORRECT AT LAST
Tune in and improve wound care outcomes. You can receive targeted up-to-date information to improve [...] - Reader Question:
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