Current
Resources
Find Current Resources from 2024 below.
NOTE: Summer Conference links can be found in JUNE; Winter Workshop in DECEMBER.
December 2024
2024
Winter Workshop
November 2024
Subscriber Webinar
November 2024
The Home Health Final Rule: The 2025 Updates and Ask the Compliance Corner
Speaker:
Annette Lee, RN, MS, HCS-D, COS-C
October 2024
Subscriber Webinar
October 2024
TBD
Speaker:
RACHEL HOLD-WEISS, ESQ.
September 2024
Subscriber Webinar
September 2024
Survey Survival
Speaker:
Annette Lee, RN, MS, HCS-D, COS-C
August 2024
Subscriber Webinar
August 2024
The Proposed Rule for HHA Payment
Each year during the height of summer CMS releases their Proposed Payment rule for HHAs. This rule typically includes the changes to payment, as well as changes in the quality reporting program and other new CMS guidance. We look forward to dissecting the proposals, reviewing areas of concern for comments, and strategies for preparing to implement the changes.
Speaker:
Annette Lee, RN, MS, HCS-D, COS-C
July 2024
Subscriber Webinar
July 2024
Spice up Your Agency Focus with PEPPER
Every July CMS provides a new PEPPER report for HHAs to review their own data. This data is based on payment issues and may have an impact on your risk for oversight and audits- from the MACs to the RACs or even UPIC. Monitoring your own PEPPER data and making changes as necessary is the proactive step a Prudent Home Health Agency will definitely want to do.
Speaker:
Annette Lee, RN, MS, HCS-D, COS-C
June 2024
Subscriber Webinar
June 2023
How YOU Impact the HHVBP Score
The Vital Role of the Field Clinician
Speaker:
Annette Lee, RN, MS, HCS-D, COS-C
2024
Summer Conference
May 2024
Subscriber Webinar
May 2024
Key Elements for a Record Review for Compliance and Payments
You will survive your survey! This webinar will assist you to avoid survey deficiencies and provide you with keep elements for a successful survey.
Speaker:
Maribeth Freland RN, CHFS
April 2024
April FYI
FYI 24.4 Home Health State Operation Manual (SOM) Updated!
CMS updated the SOM last month and on April 14, 2024 has FINALIZED the CHANGES and CORRECTIONS.
April TOT
TOT 24.4 Interpretive Guidelines Final Changes
CMS finalized the updated State Operation Manual (SOM) and Interpretive Guidelines (IG) in April 2024. This tool will provide the major changes in the IGs at a glance!
Subscriber Webinar
April 2024
Assessment of Organizational Health and Worker Retention
Inspired by the recent CDC report on the negative health outcomes for healthcare workers.
Speaker:
Barbara Ivanko, LCSW
March 2024
March FYI
FYI 24.3: Home Health State Operation
Manual Updated!
CMS updated the State Operations Manual (SOM) and Interpretive Guidelines for the first time in FOUR
YEARS!
March TOT
TOT 24.3 How to Calculate your CAHPS Top Box Score
This tool simplifies how the responses in your Home Health CAHPS surveys are categorized—and when the responses impact your CAHPS Five Star score and your Home Health Value Based Purchasing (HHVBP) positively or negatively.
Subscriber Webinar
March 2024
Don’t leave your ADRs to Luck
Why are we still having poor audits? We will provide tools and strategies to ensure that your documentation is ready and will protect your payment.
Speaker:
Annette Lee, RN, MS, HCS-D, COS-C
February 2024
February FYI
FYI 24.2
OIG Compliance Updates and Resources
Get your Compliance Programs Ready! The OIG updated their General Compliance Program Guidance late in 2023 and promised that in 2024, we would start to see the provider specific guideline updates.
February TOT
TOT 24.2
Compliance Program Self Assessment
The OIG updated the General Compliance Program Guidance late in 2023. This guide is to be used by all health care entities, including Home Health and Hospice agencies to ensure their agencies are mitigating potential risks to compliance. This tool provides an overview that can provide tasks for self-assessment of your agency’s current compliance program.
Subscriber Webinar
February 2024
Are you STILL Struggling with F2F?
We will review samples of accurate F2F encounters and show you how to train your staff to know the difference.
Speaker:
Annette Lee, RN, MS, HCS-D, COS-C
January 2024
January FYI
FYI 24.1 – OASIS-E1 Draft Published and other OASIS updates
MS published the OASIS E-1 draft, along with several other OASIS updates!
January TOT
TOT 24.1 – Example of Performance Improvement Plan for Acute Care Hospitalizations
QAPI regulations mandate at least one Performance Improvement Plan (PIP) yearly. This example looks at one of our toughest areas to improve- rehospitalizations.
Subscriber Webinar
January 2024
Where are we NOW with HHVBP
We will review the updated HHVBP in detail and help you assess your agency’s process.
Speaker:
Annette Lee, RN, MS, HCS-D, COS-C
