Home Health & Hospice Week

Information on hospice compliance, non-routine supply billing and diagnosis coding available in upcoming Eli audioconferences. • Hospice Hot Spots: Your Regulatory Compliance Guide for RIGHT NOW. Tues. Aug. 5, 3 pm ET. The Medicaid Fraud and Abuse Task forces are cracking down on providers who receive federal funds. When the feds come knocking, they’ll be looking for your compliance plan. Get a head start on your compliance plan -- and employee training -- right now by attending this audioconference with healthcare attorney Robert Markette, Jr.
• How to Gain the Non-Routine Supply Bonus Under 2008 PPS. Wed. Aug. 20, 3 pm ET. There’s a bonus waiting for you in the non-routine supply realm. Home health billing expert Judy Adams will teach the key OASIS items that translate to additional Medicare NRS reimbursement; the relationship between supply costs, charges and reimbursement; and how to bill for supplies.    • Palliative Care for Hospice: The Regulatory Possibilities and Pitfalls. Wed. Aug. 13, 1 pm ET. Hospices offering non-hospice palliative services have to make sure they know the compliance ropes, which can be tricky. Hospice expert and attorney Mary Michal will help you snip through the regulatory red tape and position your hospice as a leading provider with a full range of services for terminally ill patients and their families.    • 2009 ICD-9-CM Codes: What They Mean for Home Health. Thurs. Sept. 18, 1 pm ET. Now more than ever under the PPS changes, diagnosis coding drives home health reimbursement. Hundreds of new ICD-9 codes take effect Oct. 1 and you no longer have a grace period to transition. Make sure you’re ready to roll by tuning in to this audioconference with expert speaker Judy Adams.