MASTER CLASS SERIES
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Industry specialists from across the nation lead master classes designed to take your organization to the next level.
Each master class series is designed to give you a set of practical ideas and actions to improve your organization, and you’ll also gain access to a master educator to answer your questions at the end of each session.
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Hospice Billing
$499
The CMS 2024 Hospice Final Rule updates the hospice wage index, payment rates, and aggregate cap amount. This three-part series of master classes takes an in-depth look at updates to Medicare billing and reimbursement requirements for hospices.
Two nursing contact hours are available for each class.
Save over $100 when you register for the full series. You can also choose individual classes to meet your needs.
Taught by Melinda A. Gaboury, COS-C, Co-Founder and CEO, Healthcare Provider Solutions, Inc.
Melinda has over 30 years of experience in the home care and hospice industries. She is an expert in Medicare PDGM training, billing, collections, case-mix calculations, chart reviews, and due diligence.
Class 1 | On Demand (recorded May 2024)
Hospice Billing: Regulatory Updates
This master class will examine Medicare hospice eligibility requirements, Hospice Election Statement and Addendum updates and requirements, and Notice of Election Statement updates and requirements. Also scheduled to be discussed: The Late Notice of Election and the exceptions process of appeal.
Two nursing contact hours are available for this session.
$199
Class 2 | On Demand (recorded May 2024)
Hospice Billing: Billing Process and Overview of Requirements
With numerous updates to Medicare hospice billing regulations, keeping accurate monthly records of claims and having a thorough understanding of the navigation surrounding edits and errors are key to getting paid correctly and on time. This master class will review the step-by-step billing process and provide examples of how hospices have successfully dealt with recent changes. Also scheduled: An overview of billing requirements for patients enrolled in a Medicare Advantage Plan participating in the Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) Model.
Two nursing contact hours are available for this session.
$199
Class 3 | On Demand (recorded May 2024)
Hospice Billing: HIS Transmission Requirements, PEPPER, Palliative Care
Daily reimbursement challenges — face-to-face encounters, physician billing, aggregate cap self-reporting — will be addressed in this class. Also scheduled to be discussed: Hospice Item Set (HIS) transmission requirements, the increased penalty for noncompliance, medical review denials, and how Program for Evaluating Payment Patterns Electronic Reports (PEPPER) affect your hospice. We’ll also review: Physician billing codes for palliative care and the palliative care benefit for patients in the Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) Model.
Two nursing contact hours are available for this session.
