We are holding elections to the NAHC Board of Directors, so make your voices heard! We need a strong Board to ensure the success of NAHC 2.0. Elections run from Wednesday, October 17 to 5:00 PM Eastern time on Wednesday, October 31 LEARN MORE!
A new study from NAHC and Forcura shows how and a lack of interoperability and standards is holding the industry back. Why is this happening, what can be done about it, and what does the future hold? Read the report and find out!
The devastation caused by Hurricane Florence has stunned and saddened us all. Thousands of people who work in home care and hospice in the Carolinas are dealing with terrible hardship and loss. Now is the time for us to lend a hand to those who have devoted their lives to caring for others. Please donate to the Hurricane Florence Disaster Relief Fund for Home Care & Hospice Employees. LEARN MORE.
We are excited to announce that Kornetti and Krafft, experts in the realm of therapy, are presenting a five-part series of webinars with NAHC on an area of great need in the home care area: Maintenance Therapy.
CMS has proposed a big rate cut for home health agencies in 2020, based on unproven assumptions about provider behavior. A bill in Congress would prevent CMS from using faulty assumptions to impose rate cuts. Use NAHC’s Legislative Action Center to contact your representatives in Congress and ask them to support this legislation and protect home health patients and providers today. Congress can protect home health, but we need your voice to make it happen.
The 2018 Home Care and Hospice Conference and Expo was a huge success. The best and brightest in the industry spent three days learning, networking, and becoming better leaders for the companies and their communities. Have a look at what was perhaps the best NAHC Conference ever!
NAHC Applauds Introduction of Legislation to Strengthen Medicare Home Health Reforms
NAHC and its allies are working hard to prevent a big home health rate cut by the CMS. New legislation in Congress has been introduced to stop those cuts from happening. Read our joint statement.
NAHC Report
- New Webinar on Keeping Up with New Requirements for Hospice Cost Reporting Oct 23 at 7:07 pm
- CMS Proposes Changes to Medicare Appeals Regulations Oct 23 at 6:55 pm
- Help Build NAHC 2.0 – Vote in the NAHC Board of Directors Elections Oct 22 at 7:28 pm
- Help Wanted: Nurse Procedure Writers Oct 22 at 7:28 pm
It was the Can’t-Miss Event for Home Care & Hospice Pros!
The 2018 Home Care and Hospice Conference & Expo was a huge success, with more education, more inspiration, and more networking than any event of its kind in the entire industry. We hope you made it to Grapevine, Texas from October 7-9, 2018, but if you did not, we sure hope to see you in Seattle next October. Save the date! Until then, check out this video of industry professionals talking about NAHC’s signature yearly event.
Upcoming Webinars at NAHC!
Everyone knows NAHC produces the best home health and hospice education, but it doesn’t just happen at our conferences. You can get access to our industry experts and insiders without ever leaving your home or office. Check out these upcoming webinars here at NAHC!
Don’t Miss this Crucial 5-Part Webinar Series on Maintenance Therapy!
Many home health agencies, as well as their therapy staff, have limited or no experience in addressing the issue of maintenance therapy, but getting this information right is critical for any organization to ensure that the revenue generated by this arm of the home health benefit is soundly protected in the audit-intensive environment in the industry. This webinar series will provide clear and concise information about the do’s & don’ts of home health maintenance therapy.
Improving the Accuracy of Hospice Cost Reporting: The What and The Why of Recent Changes and New Level I Edits
November 7, 2018
1 – 2:30 p.m. Eastern
A CMS overhaul of hospice cost reports means significantly greater detail of costs, as well as a breakdown by level of care, and unless a hospice’s cost report successfully passes Level I edits it will not be accepted for processing. ALL hospice cost reports should meet these minimum requirements to help ensure greater data accuracy and more informed hospice payment policy decisions.
In this webinar, a leading industry cost report expert will describe:
- The most recent cost report changes and how they will lead to more accurate financial reporting
- The rationale behind each of the new Level I edits and why all hospices should have costs applicable to these categories
- The vital importance of proper hospice accounting and cost reporting practices to future hospice payment policy decisions
More information and registration here!
Featured Events
5-Part Webinar Series on Maintenance Therapy: Session 5: Internal Reviewer
We are excited to announce that Kornetti and Krafft, experts in the realm of therapy, are presenting a five-part series of webinars with NAHC on an area of great need in the home care area: Maintenance Therapy.
Kornetti & Krafft Health Care Solutions frequently receive questions and concerns about maintenance therapy in the home health setting, particularly on issues like
- proper beneficiary identification;
- supportive documentation;
- therapy utilization; and
- billing procedures.
There are many questions and concerns in the industry about the provision of maintenance therapy – which patients qualify, what would a care plan look like, what should the documentation contain and how is it paid for – to name just a few. This 90-minute session is focused on ensuring documentation defensibility of maintenance therapy.
Improving the Accuracy of Hospice Cost Reporting: The What and The Why of Recent Changes and New Level I Edits
November 7, 2018
1 – 2:30 p.m. Eastern
A CMS overhaul of hospice cost reports means significantly greater detail of costs, as well as a breakdown by level of care, and unless a hospice’s cost report successfully passes Level I edits it will not be accepted for processing. ALL hospice cost reports should meet these minimum requirements to help ensure greater data accuracy and more informed hospice payment policy decisions.
In this webinar, a leading industry cost report expert will describe:
- The most recent cost report changes and how they will lead to more accurate financial reporting
- The rationale behind each of the new Level I edits and why all hospices should have costs applicable to these categories
- The vital importance of proper hospice accounting and cost reporting practices to future hospice payment policy decisions
Private Duty: Current Trends in Regulatory & Legal Issues: An Update on Private Duty with Bill Dombi and Angelo Spinola — Part 4
Thursday January 17, 2019 from 2:00 to 3:30 Eastern
This web event for private duty members will provide regulatory, and legal updates along with other timely topics of import.
Topics will include:
- Best practices and strategies for effective caregiver recruitment and retention• Best practices and strategies for effective caregiver recruitment and retention
- Conducting legal investigations in the midst of the #metoo movement
Program Faculty:
Brittnei Salerno, Chairman, Private Duty Home Care Association
William A. Dombi, Esq., President, NAHC
Angelo Spinola, Esq., Shareholder, Littler Mendelson
Registration:
Live Event and Recording Registration is FREE
The Event is Free, but Registration is Required!
Don’t Miss the Next Sessions:
January 17, 2019
