In this four-part series, we will explore the responsibilities of the case manager in orchestrating patient-centered care delivery with the care team. From intake to outcomes, learn what is expected of the case manager as well as the role they play in goal setting, progress, utilization, efficiency, and satisfaction while being mindful of agency quality (more…)

The learning outcome for this education activity is to increase the hospice Registered Nurse and other participant’s understanding of hospice coding to support the terminal diagnosis in an effort to more accurately represent the plan of care and prognosis.  The learner will have increased knowledge as evidenced by positive feedback on the activity evaluation. Objectives (more…)

OASIS INSTANT Hacks Series is a unique and hands-on learning experience where attendees learn some “behind the scenes” HACKS that OAI’s experts use to organize, highlight, and quickly access key CMS guidance as we teach Blueprint for OASIS Accuracy workshops, conduct audits, and respond to provider questions through OAI’s day-to-day management of the CMS Home Health (more…)

Webinar: June 17, 2021 | 1:00pm-2:00pm EST This is sold through the North Carolina Association. The fee covers one zoom login, and the recording link can be shared within your agency. This program will provide background on the Office of National Coordinator for Health Information Technology’s (ONC) new rule prohibiting information blocking and facilitating (more…)

Program Overview The pandemic has created tremendous challenges for home health and hospice employers. This presentation will cover topics related to employment law compliance including requiring or encouraging caregiver COVID vaccinations; permissible conversations with employees about health-related issues; reasonable accommodation rules; handling leaves of absence; unique wage/hour/compensation issues; work from home and return to the (more…)

Hospice Pepper Webinar This session will take agencies through the winding road of Medicare scrutiny. While billing the Medicare benefit and getting paid relatively easy, there is always a risk of things being reviewed at some point and what can you do to avoid denials. This session will discuss PEPPER reports and other data analysis (more…)

Program Overview: Concerns and questions frequently presented to Kornetti & Krafft Health Care Solutions regarding maintenance therapy focus on proper beneficiary identification, supportive documentation, therapy utilization and billing procedures. Getting this information right is critical for any organization to ensure that the revenue generated by this arm of the benefit is soundly protected in the audit-intensive environment the (more…)

Emergency Preparedness for Home Health & Hospice in Light of COVID-19  The Emergency Preparedness CoPs include the requirement that agencies need to be able to identify and manage emerging infectious disease (EID) as part of their emergency preparedness plan. COVID-19 has put every agency to the test. Has your agency’s Emergency Preparedness plan been effective (more…)

Get updated on the latest guidance on OASIS in this quarterly offering. Lisa Selman-Holman, JD, BSN, RN, HCS-D, COS-C, HCS-O, HCS-H, has more than 30 years in home care as a RN and Attorney practicing exclusively in home care. She is the Owner of Selman-Holman & Associates, LLC & CoDR-Coding Done Right. Additionally, Lisa sits on (more…)

Realize the Benefits of Telehealth in Home Health & Hospice  As part of the CMS flexibilities to fight COVID-19, the use if telehealth and telecommunications technology is permitted in both Home Health and Hospice. CMS has gone one step further for Home Health and in the 2021 Final Rule, implemented permanent changes to the regulations regarding the use of telehealth and telecommunications. So, what does this (more…)