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AUDIOCONFERENCE ON CD OR AUDIO ARCHIVE

Sponsored by The OASIS User’s Manual

presented on October 1, 2007

Home health agencies, do you know how you’ll get paid in 2008?

The Home Health Prospective Payment System (PPS) rule brings huge changes to home health agencies’ assessment and payment system. The final rule requires operational, clinical, and coding responses that agencies like yours must work on immediately. Is your business ready for the challenge?

With the help of our expert speakers and this SPECIAL two-hour audioconference, you will be ready. Purchase today and you can look forward to a complete understanding of the major changes in the final rule and the operational implications of these changes to Home Health PPS for your business.

Set aside two hours to:

• Understand how to operate under the PPS changes
• Continue to bring in appropriate reimbursement for your services
• Understand the OASIS coding changes that impact reimbursement
• Determine your reimbursement trend under the new system

We can offer you an edge over the competition. The health and well-being of your home health agency hangs on the comprehensive understanding and successful application of the new PPS changes. The clock is ticking . . . take two hours now to save many hours in research later.

At the conclusion of this program, participants will be able to:

1. Understand major changes in home health reimbursement
2. Understand clinical implications of changes
3. Determine how changes will affect their business operations

TAKE A LOOK AT OUR AGENDA

1. Overview of the PPS Changes
2. Operational Implications for your Home Health Agency
1. New Concepts – Adjacent Sequential Episodes and Early and Late Episodes
2. Changes in Payment Adjustments
3. Changes in LUPA Payments
4. Changes in therapy
5. Changes in diagnosis coding
6. Changes in case mix
7. Changes in non routine medical supplies
8. Changes in the OASIS
9. Additional outcome measures
3. Practical Applications
1. What do you have to do
1. Process changes and adaptations
2. Software Related Issues
3. Assessment of Financial Impact
4. Staff Training
4. Q&A

NEW PURCHASE OPTION — AUDIO ARCHIVE

In addition to the regular purchase option for HCPro audioconferences, audio CD, we are pleased to offer a new option, an audio archive. Audio archive allows you to download the program and play it back at your convenience through your computer or MP3 player.

MEET THE SPEAKERS

Terry Cichon, CPA, is the director of healthcare operations at FR&R Healthcare Consulting, Inc., in Deerfield, IL. She specializes in reimbursement, operational, and management consulting. Prior to joining FR&R, Ms. Cichon was the president and chief financial officer of a rehabilitation organization that provided staffing, durable medical equipment, and outpatient clinic services.

Sondra Enger is a senior healthcare consultant at FR&R Healthcare Consulting, Inc. Sondra specializes in regulatory and reimbursement issues, as well as operational consulting for home health, hospice, and skilled nursing facilities. Prior to joining FR&R, Sondra managed the business operations for a mid-size home health agency. She guided the agency through the transition to the home health Prospective Payment System in 2000.

WHO SHOULD LISTEN?
Administrators, consultants, owners, financial managers, some nursing and therapy staff, clinical directors, nursing supervisors, business office managers, staff nurses, therapists, and home health directors

BONUS MATERIALS INCLUDED IN YOUR MATERIALS PACKET!
In addition to the expertise and advice presented during this audioconference, you'll also receive these helpful “take-aways” provided within your materials pack:

• Tables from the Federal Register 5/4/07
• Table 2a
• Table 3
• Table 9
• Table 10
• Table 106
• Calculated Standard Base Rates per Home Health Resource Group
• Base LUPA Rates

These materials are provided with PDF links.

Purchase a CD or audio archive of the program and listen when you can. It's also a perfect training tool for new staff or as a refresher for veteran staff.

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