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Changes to the Medicare Hospice Regulations have occurred over the past few years and continue. Is your hospice thriving? Has Medical Review been an issue for your focus? How has the Value-Based Insurance Design model (VBID) impacted your hospice? Are you affected by the Hospice Cap calculation?

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January 2025 brings even more changes with the updates to the Value-Based Purchasing Expansion. Agencies must develop and implement plans to continue to succeed under the current reimbursement model, PDGM. This workshop will discuss key areas, strategies and processes in assisting an agency with continued success in 2025. This workshop will have a focus on best epidsode management and process improvement practices including the referral, intake and scheduling processes, timely documentation, physician and patient communication strategies, all of which are required to more tightly manage care within the 30-day payment period. The data utilized in determining impact of medical review and top denials resulting from medical review will be detailed. Lastly, the workshop will include a session on being successful with Medicare Advantage contracting and implementation.

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The OASIS-E1 is a minor revision to the data set but includes deletions, revisions and a new item for COVID vaccination status. This webinar will catch you up on the changes in items, their associated guidance and teach best practices for accurate OASIS data collection for 2025.

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A New Year's Challenge worth doing! Transform your recruitment strategies for 2025 in just three lunchtime webinars. HCANYS and PHA are excited to bring you the "Recruitment Transformation Challenge" this January. Leigh Davis, "The Mad Scientist of Recruitment" will offer some of his magnetic recruitment strategies uncovered through decades of experimentation and practice as a home care provider. Pssst: If you complete the three webinar challenge you get a FREE bonus session in February! What are you waiting for? Let's commit to 2025 being the year of workforce satisfaction! Are you ready to revolutionize your recruitment process and secure top-tier talent for your team? This engaging four-part webinar series is designed to transform the way you attract, engage and onboard candidates. Led by our industry expert, these sessions will provide actionable strategies to enhance your hiring success.

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Cash flow is a key to thriving in the home health industry in light of all the changes and challenges. This session will provide insight into the current best practices on improving the efficiencies for your agency's revenue cycle process.

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Do you struggle with writing an individualized home health plan of care? This webinar will provide you tools and insights on how to develop interventions and goals to meet the needs of your patients and to ensure you are ready for your next home health survey.

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GG items are front and center for 2025 value-based purchasing measures, and accurate data collection is key. In this session, we will look at the fine print details of guidance and the discharge function score measure's calculation.

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Medical review scrutiny in home health is ramping up and agencies are struggling to know where to focus in avoiding denials. This webinar will highlight the current top denials and specific documentation tweaks that if implemented will assist in avoiding denials if the chart is medically reviewed.

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Join us for this webinar tailored for home health providers. Learn effective strategies to enhance operations and boost financial performance. Discover best practices for building provider relationships and navigating challenges in the managed care landscape. Don't miss this chance to gain valuable insights that can help your organization thrive!

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A robust emergency preparedness program will guide your agency through all possible emergencies. This session will discuss the emergency preparedness standards and provide tips to ensure your emergency preparedness program is current and ready to activate at all times.

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It's that time again! Annual updates to the ICD-10 code set impact documentation, billing, and payment. Learn which codes are added, which are expanded, and which are deleted in the 2026 update to decrease the burden of corrections due to diagnosis coding mishaps.

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This session is designed for health care providers looking to navigate the complexities of managed care contracts. We will share practical tips and strategies to help you kickstart your negotiation process, understand key contract terms, and build strong relationships with payers. Don't miss this opportunity to equip yourself with the knowledge and tools necessary for successful contract negotiations in today's dynamic health care landscape!

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This session is a MUST attend! It will highlight all of the updates for 2026 and best practices for implementing any changes that agencies may see as a challenge.

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