A Revolutionary Change is Coming to Home Health
The Patient-Driven Groupings Model, also known as PDGM, will revolutionize the payment methodology for all Medicare Home Health Agencies in the United States starting in 2020. Your agency must be prepared for the biggest change to the industry in decades. Watch this video to find the answers you need. Learn More
Early Bird Registration for FMC Ends May 31st
Join your fellow home care and hospice financial professionals in Chicago for the 2019 Financial Management Conference and Expo this July. Connect with your peers from across the country to learn key strategies, gain insights, and discover the secrets the top home health and hospice financial managers use to keep their businesses ahead of the competition. Learn More
Special Alert: What We Learned from the National Survey on Therapy in PDGM
NAHC asked and the industry answered. We received an overwhelming response on our recent survey specific to how PDGM is expected to impact therapy utilization at the agency level. Join us on Tuesday, June 4 from Noon-1:00pm ET as we dissect the results of the survey and provide tools for agencies to use for assessing their current staff as well as planning for the future. Learn more
Stop Home Health Payment Rate Cuts!
CMS is proposing deep cuts to reimbursement rates on the basis of unproven assumptions about provider behavior, but no data or evidence was used in the assumptions. These cuts will inflict considerable harm home health patients and providers. Support bipartisan legislation in Congress to stop these cuts! Take Action Now
PDGM is Coming, Are You Ready?
If you're searching for the tools needed to successfully transition to PDGM, the biggest change to the home health payment model in the 21st century, you're in the right place. Don't waste your time with superficial coverage of PDGM; our seven-part webinar series dives deeply into all the ways PDGM will impact your business. The next webinar in the series, PDGM: Coding / Documentation Review / Revenue Cycle, will occur on Thursday, June 6, 2019. Learn More
The CMS regulations have been updated this year and one of the top 5 deficiencies for home care and hospice is maintaining and updating the agency disaster plan. If your agency doesn't have a plan in place the time is now to make this your priority. Join us in June for a four-part webinar series on Emergency Preparedness. Learn More
NAHC Report
- CMS Primary Care First “High Need Population” Model Envisions Role for Hospice Clinicians May 23 at 4:46 pm
- New CMS Webinar on how to Ensure Your Agency’s Hospice Compare Data is Accurate May 23 at 3:54 pm
- CMS Finalizes Changes to the Appeals Regulations May 22 at 3:57 pm
- Veterans Administration to Require New Agreements Under Community Care Program May 22 at 3:54 pm
PDGM Roadmap to Success: Are You Headed in the Right Direction?
This year, NAHC educated thousands of home health professionals at PDGM National Summits across the country, but we are not stopping there. We’ve developed additional resources to ensure your home health agency has the tools it needs to successfully navigate the Patient-Driven Groupings Model, the biggest change to the home health payment model in the 21st century. Watch this short video to learn more!
NAHC Provides the Best Value in Home Care & Hospice
With home care being the fastest growing sector of health care, it’s essential your agency has the tools and resources needed to maintain its competitive advantage. As a member of NAHC, you receive numerous benefits to ensure your agency is on the continued path to success. Find out how NAHC provides the best value in home care and hospice today. Watch this short video to learn more!
Featured Events
Special Alert:
Therapy in PDGM:
What We Learned from the National Survey
Tuesday, June 4, 2019; 12:00-1:00 pm eastern
Program Description:
NAHC asked and the industry responded to a survey specific to how PDGM is expected to impact therapy utilization at the agency level. The end of therapy services directly contributing to episodic payment brings challenges and opportunities. Some agencies look to greatly downsize their programs while others insist they are not changing – but are either of those plans the best way to proceed?
Join us as we dissect the results of the audit and provide tools for agencies to use for assessing their current staff as well as planning for the future.
Learning Objectives:
- Articulate three strategies for assessing the current effectiveness of a therapy team
- Outline two areas in which additional education is needed to prepare therapists for PDGM
- Examine reliable sources for determining “best practice” for home health therapists
Faculty:
William A. Dombi, Esq., President, NAHC
Cindy Krafft PT, MS, HCS-O, Owner/Founder, Kornetti & Krafft Health Care Solutions
Commercial support by:
Emergency Preparedness
Four-Part Series
Overview of the Regulations
Tuesday, June 4, 2019, 1:00-2:00 pm eastern
Agencies continue to struggle with the development of a disaster preparedness plan that will not only be in compliance, but realistic in an event. Areas of weaknesses in the process have been identified by CMS and accrediting bodies. On top of that, there were changes made to regulations at the end of 2018 and appeared in the 2019 interpretive guidelines. This series of one-hour webinars will provide in-depth knowledge of the requirements that home health and hospice organizations are subject to, with specific focus on: an overview of the regulations, starting the agency-specific plan, building the plan, development of policies and procedures, communication, and testing and training.
This webinar series is in partnership with the National Association for Home Care & Hospice. NAHC members will receive a $200 discount, promo codes will be provided to members via email.
Learning Objectives:
- Regulatory changes since 2018
- Survey findings from the first year under the disaster preparedness CoPs
Faculty:
Barbara B. Citarella RN, MS NHDP-BC, RBC Limited Healthcare & Management Consultants
Pricing:
NAHC Member: $399.00 (with promotion code)
Non-member: $599.00
For more information about the other web events in the series, click here.
PDGM: Coding / Documentation Review / Revenue Cycle
Thursday, June 6, 2019; 2:00-3:30 pm eastern
Description:
Join us for the HHFMA PDGM webinar focused on the impact to documentation review, ICD-10 coding, and your revenue cycle. All three areas will be significantly impacted – documentation requirements have not changed, however there will need to be urgency in getting the orders/documentation signed. Coding will become the ONLY means of classifying your patient clinically under PDGM, and the revenue cycle has been completely upended regarding billing and collections, as billing volume will double for patients that are on service for greater than 30 days. This webinar will do a deep dive into these three critical areas, vital to a provider’s clinical and financial operations.
Learning Objectives:
Documentation Management
- Discuss the need for improved efficiencies in obtaining physician orders timely.
- Outline the process of PDGM emphasizing documentation standards.
ICD-10 Coding
- Explain the Coding requirements under PDGM.
- Review the list of codes that will be allowed as primary diagnoses of the patients.
- Outline the process of calculating a comorbidity adjustment and the categories defining low and high adjustments.
Revenue Cycle
- Explain the timelines for billing RAPs and Finals under PDGM.
- Review the calculation of the HIPPS code and how that will happen based on claims data vs. OASIS.
- Outline Cash Flow implications of PDGM.
Faculty:
Melinda Gaboury, COS-C, Chief Executive Officer, Healthcare Provider Solutions
Partnering State Association Members
REGISTER HERE
Commercial support by:
Emergency Preparedness
Four-Part Series
Starting and Building the Plan
Tuesday, June 11, 2019, 1:00-2:00 pm eastern
Agencies continue to struggle with the development of a disaster preparedness plan that will not only be in compliance, but realistic in an event. Areas of weaknesses in the process have been identified by CMS and accrediting bodies. On top of that, there were changes made to regulations at the end of 2018 and appeared in the 2019 interpretive guidelines. This series of one-hour webinars will provide in-depth knowledge of the requirements that home health and hospice organizations are subject to, with specific focus on: an overview of the regulations, starting the agency-specific plan, building the plan, development of policies and procedures, communication, and testing and training.
This webinar series is in partnership with the National Association for Home Care & Hospice.
Learning Objectives:
- Four Phases of Emergency Management
- Incident Command System
- Hazard Vulnerability Assessment
- Infection control and prevention
- Continuity of Operations (Defining Essential Function, Succession Planning, Human Resources, Alternate Location, Defining Patient Populations, and Data Management)
Faculty:
Barbara B. Citarella RN, MS NHDP-BC, RBC Limited Healthcare & Management Consultants
Emergency Preparedness
Four-Part Series
Development of Policies & Procedures
Tuesday, June 18, 2019, 1:00-2:00 pm eastern
Agencies continue to struggle with the development of a disaster preparedness plan that will not only be in compliance, but realistic in an event. Areas of weaknesses in the process have been identified by CMS and accrediting bodies. On top of that, there were changes made to regulations at the end of 2018 and appeared in the 2019 interpretive guidelines. This series of one-hour webinars will provide in-depth knowledge of the requirements that home health and hospice organizations are subject to, with specific focus on: an overview of the regulations, starting the agency-specific plan, building the plan, development of policies and procedures, communication, and testing and training.
This webinar series is in partnership with the National Association for Home Care & Hospice.
Learning Objectives:
- Patient Classification Systems
- Transportation Classifications
- Surge Capacity
- HIPAA/IT
- Tracking Patients and Staff
- Roles and Definitions
- Organizing the plan
Faculty:
Barbara B. Citarella RN, MS NHDP-BC, RBC Limited Healthcare & Management Consultants
Emergency Preparedness
Four-Part Series
Communication/Testing and Training
Tuesday, June 25, 2019, 1:00-2:00 pm eastern
Agencies continue to struggle with the development of a disaster preparedness plan that will not only be in compliance, but realistic in an event. Areas of weaknesses in the process have been identified by CMS and accrediting bodies. On top of that, there were changes made to regulations at the end of 2018 and appeared in the 2019 interpretive guidelines. This series of one-hour webinars will provide in-depth knowledge of the requirements that home health and hospice organizations are subject to, with specific focus on: an overview of the regulations, starting the agency-specific plan, building the plan, development of policies and procedures, communication, and testing and training.
This webinar series is in partnership with the National Association for Home Care & Hospice. NAHC members will receive a $200 discount, promo codes will be provided to members via email.
Learning Objectives:
- Health Care Coalitions
- Specific Hospice Requirements
- Memos of Understanding (MOUs)
- Government Emergency Telecommunications System
- Collaborative Relationships with Local, State, Federal, and Indian Tribe Nations
- Annual/Orientation Requirements
- Documentation of Training
- Types of Exercises (Tabletop, Functional, Full-scale)
- After Action Report
- Revising and Updating the Plan
Faculty:
Barbara B. Citarella RN, MS NHDP-BC, RBC Limited Healthcare & Management Consultants
Pricing:
NAHC Member: $399.00 (with promotion code)
Non-member: $599.00
For more information about the other web events in the series, click here.
Clinical Management of PDGM (Part I)
Thursday, July 11, 2019; 2:00-3:30 pm eastern
Faculty:
Karen Vance
Partnering State Association Members
REGISTER HERE
Commercial support by:
2019 Financial Management Conference & Expo
July 14-16, 2019
Join us for the premier event for home care and hospice financial managers in Chicago this July.
This is your opportunity to connect with home care and hospice leaders from across the country to learn key strategies for improving your agency’s financial performance, to gain insights into the latest legal and regulatory changes, and to discover the secrets financial managers use to remain solvent during challenging times.
Private Duty: Current Trends in Regulatory & Legal Issues: An Update on Private Duty — Jul ‘19
Thursday July 25, 2019 from 2:00 to 3:30 Eastern
This webinar for private duty members will provide regulatory, and legal updates along with other timely topics of importance.
Program Faculty:
Angelo Spinola, Esq., Shareholder, Littler Mendelson
Registration:
Live Event and Recording Registration is FREE
The Event is Free, but Registration is Required!
Clinical Management of PDGM (Part II)
Tuesday, August 6, 2019; 2:00-3:30 pm eastern
Faculty:
Karen Vance
Partnering State Association Members
REGISTER HERE
Commercial support by:
NAHC in the News
- Congress: Support legislation to defend Medicare home health May 20 at 4:37 pm
- Home Health Industry Reacts to CMS Value-Based Primary Care Initiative (NAHC Quoted) Apr 24 at 8:44 pm
- CMS to Change Hospice Election Statement for 2020 (NAHC Quoted) Apr 23 at 6:36 pm
- CMS Will Not ‘Unbundle’ Hospice Care Under Medicare Advantage (NAHC Quoted) Apr 10 at 12:53 pm
