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Reading the Tea Leaves | Top Ten Risks Your Home Health Agency / Hospice will Face in 2023?
[3651] Reading the Tea Leaves | Top Ten Risks Your Home Health Agency / Hospice will Face in 2023?
A 2022 TAHC&H Member Webinar - Now Available to All!
Presentation Info:
TAHC&H Virtual Event | 2022 Monthly Member Webinars | Recorded for On-Demand Access
Presentation Date | December 7, 2022
Program Description: There are likely challenges and risks facing your home health agency
and / or hospice in the upcoming year. What are the chances that your agency will be audited? What are the administrative enforcement remedies currently
being pursued by CMS program integrity contractors? How should your agency respond? In this webinar, attorneys Richard Pecore and Leonard Schneider will
discuss ways your agency can reduce its level of risk.
HCSSA Topic(s) Addressed:
§558.259[d][4]agency responsibilities
§558.260[a][3]basic principles of management in a licensed health-related setting
§558.260[a][6]risk assessment and management
§558.260[a][7]financial management
Education-Training Credits:
TX HCSSA Administrator/Alternate Continuing Education
1.0 Clock Hr(s)
Texas HCSSA CE Approval Statement
This program meets continuing education requirements for Administrators and Alternates under Texas HCSSA licensing regulations.
TAHC&H Faculty/Presenter(s): Richard Pecore and Leonard Schneider | Liles Parker Attorneys & Counselors at Law
About the Presenter(s):
Richard Pecore is a licensed Texas attorney with over 20 years of experience. Mr. Pecore is a graduate of the University of Texas
and South Texas College of Law Houston. Mr. Pecore joined Liles Parker as an associate attorney in January 2012 and became a partner with the firm in February 2016. Mr. Pecore has worked
on a variety of health care related matters, and the past 6 years focusing on Medicare and Medicaid administrative provider appeals and creating provider regulatory compliance plans.
Since joining Liles Parker, Mr. Pecore has focused on “big box” Medicare and Medicaid overpayments. He has successfully defended overpayment cases ranging in value from $15,000 to
$6 million dollars. Mr. Pecore is a Certified Medical Compliance Officer with PMI, is a member of the American Health Lawyers Association. Mr. Pecore lives in Kingwood, Texas.
About the Presenter(s):
Leonard Schneider ’s practice focuses on complex commercial litigation. He has also been selected to serve as
City Attorney for a number of cities and municipalities. In this capacity, he has performed a wide range of legal services, ranging from contract drafting and administration to
affirmative civil litigation on behalf of his municipal clients. Mr. Schneider has extensive experience ensuring that applicable statutory and regulatory requirements are met
by municipalities. Since joining Liles Parker, Mr. Schneider has expanded his practice to also include a wide variety of health law matters and cases. Mr. Schneider also served
as the Assistant District Attorney for Galveston County in Texas. In this role, he prosecuted both felony and misdemeanor criminal cases and honed his litigation skills with
significant time before a judge and jury. While he seldom prosecutes criminal cases in his current role, his experience in this field has afforded him a strong skill set in
working with criminal law. Mr. Schneider is also responsible for litigation brought by or against the cities he represents, often managing teams of attorneys brought in
specifically for each case. In this way, he keeps his litigation skills fresh. His criminal and civil litigation trial experience allows him to give practical and timely
advice to clients in civil matters, including business litigation, contracts, breach of contracts, collections, elections, and economic development. In addition to
practicing law, he has authored and presented papers on corporate law issues, landlord/tenant arrangements, evictions, economic development, and city council meetings.
He also currently instructs business students on ethics and business law as an adjunct professor at two universities.
[3651] Reading the Tea Leaves | Top Ten Risks Your Home Health Agency / Hospice will Face in 2023?
- Speaker
- Liles Parker Attorneys
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$30.00
Buying and Selling Home Health & Hospice Agencies
[W3642] Buying And Selling Home Health & Hospice Agencies
A 2022 TAHC&H Member Webinar - Now Available to All!
Presentation Info:
TAHC&H Virtual Event | 2022 Monthly Member Webinars | Recorded for On-Demand Access
Presentation Date | April 6, 2022
Education-Training Credits:
TX HCSSA Administrator/Alternate Continuing Education
1.0 Clock Hr(s)
CE Approval Statements:
· This program meets continuing education requirements
for Administrators and Alternates under Texas HCSSA licensing regulations.
HCSSA Topic(s) Addressed:
§558.259[d][4]agency responsibilities
§558.260[a][3]basic principles of management in a licensed health-related setting
§558.260[a][7]financial management
Program Description: Are you in the market to buy or sell your agency?
What are the various concerns you need to address when engaging in this type of business transaction? What steps
can you take to reduce your level of risk? Join attorneys Jennifer Papapanagiotou and Heidi Kocher as they discuss
these important issues.
TAHC&H Faculty/Presenter(s): Jennifer Papapanagiotou and Heidi Kocher | Liles Parker Attorneys & Counselors at Law
About the Presenter(s):
Jennifer Papapanagiotou Ms. Papapanagiotou’s practice focuses on compliance, regulatory
and transactional matters for a wide array of health care providers, including home health and hospice agencies. She has extensive experience in analyzing proposed
and existing business arrangements for compliance with federal and state fraud and abuse laws, and drafting a wide variety of legal agreements. Ms. Papapanagiotou
is knowledgeable in all aspects of state licensing for home health and hospice providers, and in Medicare and Medicaid enrollment, including initial enrollment,
changes of ownership and appeals of revocation actions. Finally, she assists clients with compliance plans, forming new businesses, and addressing Medicare and
Medicaid program coverage and reimbursement issues.
About the Presenter(s):
Heidi Kocher is a partner with Liles Parker and has over 20 years of experience in health
care legal and compliance-related issues, including serving as a chief privacy officer and interim chief compliance officer at a medical device manufacturer. She
is currently serving as an outside compliance expert to a hospital and a clinical laboratory that are under Corporate Integrity Agreements. She has significant
reimbursement experience, responding to and defending audits from Medicare, addressing coverage policy issues, challenging denials, recoupments, and loss of
billing privileges, obtaining HCPCS codes, and other reimbursement related issues. Her experience also includes implementing Corporate Integrity Agreements,
guiding clients through voluntary self-disclosures and seeking advisory opinions from the OIG. Ms. Kocher is licensed in Texas and Maryland.
[W3642] Buying And Selling Home Health & Hospice Agencies
- Speaker
- Liles Parker Attorneys
- Model
- W3642
$30.00
Value-Based Purchasing | Where Does Your HHA / Hospice Fit In Delivery System Reform?
[W3640] Value-Based Purchasing | Where Does Your HomeHealth Agency Or Hospice Fit In Delivery System Reform?
A 2022 TAHC&H Member Webinar - Now Available to All!
Presentation Info:
TAHC&H Virtual Event | 2022 Monthly Member Webinars | Recorded for On-Demand Access
Presentation Date | February 2, 2022
Program Description: Value-based payments(“VBP”) and alternative payment methodologies (APMs) are
becoming more prevalent both in the public programs and private insurance. Additionally, the HHS has recently published new safe harbors
that directly affect these payment mechanisms. The session will discuss some of the various VBPs and APMs that may affect home health
agencies and hospices, the new safe harbors related to these payment mechanisms, how you can participate, and the pitfalls of which
to be aware. In this presentation attorneys Michael Cook and Heidi Kocher discuss these important developments.
HCSSA Topic(s) Addressed:
§558.259[d][4]agency responsibilities
§558.260[a][3]basic principles of management in a licensed health-related setting
§558.260[a][6]risk assessment and management
§558.260[a][7]financial management
Education-Training Credits:
TX HCSSA Administrator/Alternate Continuing Education
1.0 Clock Hr(s)
Texas HCSSA CE Approval Statement
This program meets continuing education requirements for Administrators and Alternates under Texas HCSSA licensing regulations.
TAHC&H Faculty/Presenter(s): Michael Cook and Heidi Kocher | Liles Parker Attorneys & Counselors at Law
About the Presenter(s):
Michael Cook has more than 38 years’ experience representing health clients of all kinds in regulatory, reimbursement,
fraud and abuse, compliance, business, strategic planning,and public policy matters, with a strong emphasis on post-acute providers. At the beginning of his career, Michael also was an
attorney with the Office of General Counsel at the United States Department of Health and Human Services where he represented the federal regulators of the Medicare and
Medicaid programs on matters of the highestlegal and political senstivity. He recently received the honor of Fellow from the American Health Lawyers Association.
In addition to his health care practice, Michael serves as a strategic health care advisor to a start-up company that has developed a health care related product to
protect seniors from fractured hips. He was appointed by Governor McAuliffe to serve on the Board of the Department of Medical Assistance Services that advises Virginia’s Medicaid program,
has served as a health care advisor to a number of candidates for state and national office, and recently received the Albert Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award fromMarquis Who’s Who.
He frequently lectures on topics of interest to health care providers and earlier this year presented on the topics of “Internal Investigations” for health care companies at the
2019 American Health Lawyers Association conference on Medicare and Medicaid Payment Issues and moderated a panel of State Medicaid Directors on the changing face of their
Medicaid programs in post-acute care for the AHLA Long-Term Care and the Law conference.
About the Presenter(s):
Heidi Kocher Esq., MBA, CHC, is a partner with the law firm of Liles Parker. She has over 20
years of experience advising and defending health care clients on legal and regulatory matters affecting providers of all sizes. She is an expert in all aspects of
compliance and privacy programs, including developing and deploying policies, procedures and training. Her experience includes serving as a Chief Compliance Officer
and a Chief Privacy Officer, implementing the various requirements and aspects of Corporate Integrity Agreements, and responding to and defending audits from
Medicare, Medicaid and private insurers up through the ALJ level. She received her J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center. She is licensed in Texas and
Maryland, and admitted to the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. She is Certified in Health Care Compliance.
[W3640] Value-Based Purchasing | Where Does Your HomeHealth Agency Or Hospice Fit In Delivery System Reform?
- Speaker
- Liles Parker Attorneys
- Model
- W3640
$30.00
TPE Audits, ADRs Prepayment Reviews, Postpayment Audits and Suspensions
[3643] TPE Audits, ADRs Prepayment Reviews, Postpayment Audits and Suspensions | The Impact of these Administrative Enforcement Tools on Home Health and Hospice Agencies
A 2022 TAHC&H Member Webinar - Now Available to All!
Presentation Info:
TAHC&H Virtual Event | 2022 Monthly Member Webinars | Recorded for On-Demand Access
Presentation Date | May 4, 2022
Program Description: Effective September 2021, Target, probe and Educate (TPE) audits were reimplemented by most
Medicare Administrative Contractors around the country. TPE audits are merely the latest iteration of prepayment reviews being conducted by CMS contractors.
While the government has placed some restrictions on their use, contractors continue to exercise great latitude in their scope and the length that they are
imposed. Similarly, contractors remain in control of postpayment audits conducted and suspension actions recommended to CMS. In this webinar,
attorneys Lorraine Rosado and Lester Johnson will discuss these enforcement actions and outline the adverse impact each action can have on your
home health or hospice agency.
HCSSA Topic(s) Addressed:
§558.259[d][4]agency responsibilities
§558.260[a][3]basic principles of management in a licensed health-related setting
§558.260[a][6]risk assessment and management
§558.260[a][7]financial management
Education-Training Credits:
TX HCSSA Administrator/Alternate Continuing Education
1.0 Clock Hr(s)
Continuing Education for Nurses
1.0 Contact Hr(s)
This program awards CNE until 05.04.2024
Texas HCSSA CE Approval Statement
This program meets continuing education requirements for Administrators and Alternates under Texas HCSSA licensing regulations.
Nurse CE Approval Statement
Texas Association for Home Care & Hospice is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by Louisiana State Nurses
Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. LSNA Provider No. 4002151
Requirements for Successful Completion
To receive continuing education credits for this online presentation participant must view the entire online presentation, complete an evaluation, and post-test attestation.
Reporting of Perceived Bias
Bias, as defined by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation (ANCC COA/LSNA) is the “tendency or inclination to cause partiality, favoritism, or influence.”
Commercial bias may occur when a CNE activity promotes one or more product(s) (drugs, devices, services, software, hardware, etc.). This definition is not all inclusive and participants may use
their own interpretation in deciding if a presentation is biased. The ANCC COA is interested in the opinions and perceptions of participants at approved CNE activities, especially in the presence
of actual or perceived bias in continuing education. Therefore, ANCC invites participants to access their “ANCC Accreditation Feedback Line” to report any noted bias or conflict of interest in the
education activity. The toll free number is 1(866) 262-9730.
TAHC&H Faculty/Presenter(s): Lorraine Rosado and Lester Johnson | Liles Parker Attorneys & Counselors at Law
About the Presenter(s):
Lorraine Rosadois a key member of Liles Parker’s healthcare team and has been an attorney at the firm for
nearly six years. She defends healthcare providers facing overpayment claims and counsels clients nationwide on compliance with healthcare statutes, regulations, and contract matters.
She has represented providers in panel qualification and termination matters. She has extensive experience working on complex cases involving both Federal and State violations of the
False Claims Act, including whistleblower cases. She is skilled in administrative litigation and appeals.
Lorraine has handled claims disputes involving most major healthcare payors, including Medicare, Medicaid, TRICARE, various BlueCross BlueShield entities,
and UnitedHealthcare. She is experienced working on large, complex administrative appeals of extrapolated alleged overpayments assessed by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
(CMS) contractors, including Zone Program Integrity Contractors (ZPICs), Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs), Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs), and Medicaid Integrity
Contractors (MICs).
About the Presenter(s):
Lester Johnson is a Partner at Liles Parker PLLC and is the Supervising Attorney for the
Firm’s Baton Rouge office. In addition, Les also serves as Co-Leader of the Firm’s Health Law Practice Group. Les helps clients navigate the myriad of regulatory,
compliance and business issues facing today’s health care providers and practitioners. Core areas of Les’s practice include handling Medicare & Medicaid appeals;
Medicare and Medicaid participation and compliance; Stark and Anti-kickback law compliance, state self-referral prohibitions and any other regulatory issues a client
may face. Les assists clients with operational and business issues involving hospital/medical staff relations, practitioner credentialing, health care contracting
issues, mergers and acquisitions, antitrust hurdles, joint ventures, and practice formation and restructuring.
Les is a frequent presenter on regulatory compliance, fraud & abuse, and business issues facing health care providers and practitioners.
He was named a Health Care Hero by New Orleans City Business Magazine, and was also recognized by the Gillis Long Poverty Law Center for his work to help open the
Lower 9th Ward Health Clinic, a free clinic opened in early 2006 in New Orleans’ flood ravaged Lower 9th Ward neighborhood.
[3643] TPE Audits, ADRs Prepayment Reviews, Postpayment Audits and Suspensions | The Impact of these Administrative Enforcement Tools on Home Health and Hospice Agencies
- Speaker
- Liles Parker Attorneys
- Model
- W3643
$30.00
Revised Safe Harbors & Exceptions to Stark for VB Payments & Alternative Payment Methodologies
[W3645] The Revised Safe Harbors for the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) and Exceptions to Stark for Value-Based Payments and Alternative Payment Methodologiess
A 2022 TAHC&H Member Webinar - Now Available to All!
Presentation Info:
TAHC&H Virtual Event | 2022 Monthly Member Webinars | Recorded for On-Demand Access
Presentation Date | June 22, 2022
Program Description: The move to value-based payments has been increasing since the enactment of the ACA in 2010.
These developments turned the enforcement of the AKB and Stark on its head, often requiring individual waivers in these programs, and failing to accommodate
programs that the public programs would encourage. To account for these changes and the dramatic movement away from volume and towards value and alternative
payment mechanisms, in December 2020, CMS and OIG published a new set of safe harbors to the AKB and exceptions to Stark. These changes are highly
technical in nature, but absolutely critical for home health agencies and hospices to understand if the wish to play in this venue – especially with
the upcoming implementation of the Medicare VBP demonstration project nationwide and expansion of VBPs and alternative payment systems by other payors.
Join Michael Cook and Heidi Kocher as they describe the new safe harbors and exceptions and demystify them so that the attendees will understand both the
need and how to comply with them and participate safely in these programs.
HCSSA Topic(s) Addressed:
§558.259[d][4]agency responsibilities
§558.260[a][3]basic principles of management in a licensed health-related setting
§558.260[a][6]risk assessment and management
Education-Training Credits:
TX HCSSA Administrator/Alternate Continuing Education
1.0 Clock Hr(s)
Continuing Education for Nurses
1.0 Contact Hr(s)
This program awards CNE until 06.22.2024
Texas HCSSA CE Approval Statement
This program meets continuing education requirements for Administrators and Alternates under Texas HCSSA licensing regulations.
Nurse CE Approval Statement
Texas Association for Home Care & Hospice is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by Louisiana State Nurses
Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. LSNA Provider No. 4002151
Requirements for Successful Completion
To receive continuing education credits for this online presentation participant must view the entire online presentation, complete an evaluation, and post-test attestation.
Reporting of Perceived Bias
Bias, as defined by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation (ANCC COA/LSNA) is the “tendency or inclination to cause partiality, favoritism, or influence.”
Commercial bias may occur when a CNE activity promotes one or more product(s) (drugs, devices, services, software, hardware, etc.). This definition is not all inclusive and participants may use
their own interpretation in deciding if a presentation is biased. The ANCC COA is interested in the opinions and perceptions of participants at approved CNE activities, especially in the presence
of actual or perceived bias in continuing education. Therefore, ANCC invites participants to access their “ANCC Accreditation Feedback Line” to report any noted bias or conflict of interest in the
education activity. The toll free number is 1(866) 262-9730.
TAHC&H Faculty/Presenter(s): Michael Cook and Heidi Kocher | Liles Parker Attorneys & Counselors at Law
About the Presenter(s):
Michael Cook has more than 38 years’ experience representing health clients of all kinds in regulatory, reimbursement,
fraud and abuse, compliance, business, strategic planning,and public policy matters, with a strong emphasis on post-acute providers. At the beginning of his career, Michael also was an
attorney with the Office of General Counsel at the United States Department of Health and Human Services where he represented the federal regulators of the Medicare and
Medicaid programs on matters of the highestlegal and political senstivity. He recently received the honor of Fellow from the American Health Lawyers Association.
In addition to his health care practice, Michael serves as a strategic health care advisor to a start-up company that has developed a health care related product to
protect seniors from fractured hips. He was appointed by Governor McAuliffe to serve on the Board of the Department of Medical Assistance Services that advises Virginia’s Medicaid program,
has served as a health care advisor to a number of candidates for state and national office, and recently received the Albert Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award fromMarquis Who’s Who.
He frequently lectures on topics of interest to health care providers and earlier this year presented on the topics of “Internal Investigations” for health care companies at the
2019 American Health Lawyers Association conference on Medicare and Medicaid Payment Issues and moderated a panel of State Medicaid Directors on the changing face of their
Medicaid programs in post-acute care for the AHLA Long-Term Care and the Law conference.
About the Presenter(s):
Heidi Kocher is a partner with Liles Parker and has over 20 years of experience in health
care legal and compliance-related issues, including serving as a chief privacy officer and interim chief compliance officer at a medical device manufacturer. She
is currently serving as an outside compliance expert to a hospital and a clinical laboratory that are under Corporate Integrity Agreements. She has significant
reimbursement experience, responding to and defending audits from Medicare, addressing coverage policy issues, challenging denials, recoupments, and loss of
billing privileges, obtaining HCPCS codes, and other reimbursement related issues. Her experience also includes implementing Corporate Integrity Agreements,
guiding clients through voluntary self-disclosures and seeking advisory opinions from the OIG. Ms. Kocher is licensed in Texas and Maryland.
[W3645] The Revised Safe Harbors for the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) and Exceptions to Stark for Value-Based Payments and Alternative Payment Methodologiess
- Speaker
- Liles Parker Attorneys
- Model
- W3645
$30.00
Preventing The Revocation Of Your Agency From The Medicare Program
[3647] Preventing The Revocation Of Your Agency From The Medicare Program | Tips on Avoiding an Adverse Action and on Responding to Such an Event
A 2022 TAHC&H Member Webinar - Now Available to All!
Presentation Info:
TAHC&H Virtual Event | 2022 Monthly Member Webinars | Recorded for On-Demand Access
Presentation Date | August 3, 2022
Program Description: Two years ago, the number of reasons that CMS can cite when revoking a Medicare
provider’s billing privileges was greatly expanded. Since that time, CMS contractors have been aggressively revoking providers on a near-constant basis.
How can your agency avoid being revoked? How should your agency respond if your billing privileges are terminated or revoked? What impact can these
actions have on a home health or hospice agency? In this webinar, attorneys Jennifer Papapanagiotou and Ashley Morgan will discuss the current
revocation actions being pursued by the government how your agency can reduce its risk of being subjected to such an adverse action.
HCSSA Topic(s) Addressed:
§558.259[d][4]agency responsibilities
§558.260[a][3]basic principles of management in a licensed health-related setting
§558.260[a][6]risk assessment and management
§558.260[a][7]financial management
Education-Training Credits:
TX HCSSA Administrator/Alternate Continuing Education
1.0 Clock Hr(s)
Continuing Education for Nurses
1.0 Contact Hr(s)
This program awards CNE until 08.03.2024
Texas HCSSA CE Approval Statement
This program meets continuing education requirements for Administrators and Alternates under Texas HCSSA licensing regulations.
Nurse CE Approval Statement
Texas Association for Home Care & Hospice is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by Louisiana State Nurses
Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. LSNA Provider No. 4002151
Requirements for Successful Completion
To receive continuing education credits for this online presentation participant must view the entire online presentation, complete an evaluation, and post-test attestation.
Reporting of Perceived Bias
Bias, as defined by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation (ANCC COA/LSNA) is the “tendency or inclination to cause partiality, favoritism, or influence.”
Commercial bias may occur when a CNE activity promotes one or more product(s) (drugs, devices, services, software, hardware, etc.). This definition is not all inclusive and participants may use
their own interpretation in deciding if a presentation is biased. The ANCC COA is interested in the opinions and perceptions of participants at approved CNE activities, especially in the presence
of actual or perceived bias in continuing education. Therefore, ANCC invites participants to access their “ANCC Accreditation Feedback Line” to report any noted bias or conflict of interest in the
education activity. The toll free number is 1(866) 262-9730.
TAHC&H Faculty/Presenter(s): Jennifer Papapanagiotou and Ashley Morgan | Liles Parker Attorneys & Counselors at Law
About the Presenter(s):
Jennifer Papapanagiotou's practice focuses on compliance, regulatory and transactional matters for
a wide array of health care providers, including home health and hospice agencies. She has extensive experience in analyzing proposed and existing business arrangements
for compliance with federal and state fraud and abuse laws, and drafting a wide variety of legal agreements. Ms. Papapanagiotou is knowledgeable in all aspects of state
licensing for home health and hospice providers, and in Medicare and Medicaid enrollment, including initial enrollment, changes of ownership and appeals of revocation
actions. Finally, she assists clients with compliance plans, forming new businesses, and addressing Medicare and Medicaid program coverage and reimbursement issues.
About the Presenter(s):
Ashley Morgan is an Associate Attorney in Liles Parker’s Washington, DC office where she focuses her
practice on regulatory health care compliance matters, fraud and abuse, and reimbursement issues. Ashley represents health care providers across the country in connection
with a wide variety of health law issues including coverage disputes, documentation concerns, compliance, medical board complaints, and exclusion / termination issues.
Ashley has worked with an assortment of providers including dentists, home health companies, hospice agencies, primary care and specialty physicians, mental health professionals,
physical therapists, and licensed acupuncturists.
Ashley has handled claims disputes with major payors including Medicare, Medicaid, various BlueCross BlueShield entities, and UnitedHealthcare. She has extensive experience
working on administrative appeals of large alleged extrapolated overpayments assessed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) contractors including,
Zone Program Integrity Contractors (ZPICs), Unified Program Integrity Contractors (UPICs), and Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) and by private payors. Ashley
has also successfully defended providers against medical board and nursing board complaints.
Ashley is a Certified Medical Compliance Officer and helps clients implement effective compliance programs and provides counsel on mandatory state and industry-specific
policies and procedures. In this capacity, Ashley provides on-site walk-throughs to review OSHA compliance and performs training for staff members on HIPAA and other
mandatory compliance regulations. Ashley is also a Certified Professional Coder in addition to a Certified Medical Reimbursement Specialist and conducts GAP Analyses
of provider’s medical record documentation to determine areas for improvement with any CMS or private payor documentation requirements.
[3647] Preventing The Revocation Of Your Agency From The Medicare Program | Tips on Avoiding an Adverse Action and on Responding to Such an Event
- Speaker
- Liles Parker Attorneys
- Model
- W3647
$30.00
Medicare Telehealth and Telecommunications Technology in Home Health and Hospice
[3648] Medicare Telehealth And Telecommunications Technology In Home Health And Hospice
A 2022 TAHC&H Member Webinar - Now Available to All!
Presentation Info:
TAHC&H Virtual Event | 2022 Monthly Member Webinars | Recorded for On-Demand Access
Presentation Date | September 7, 2022
Program Description: Unfortunately, COVID-19 has now been with us for two years and isn’t expected to fade away any time soon.
In the wake of COVID-19, CMS has taken a number of steps to make it easier for patients to be treated remotely, using telehealth. Many home health and hospice agencies
have expressed interest in this treatment approach and are still evaluating whether or not to implement its use in their agency. Unfortunately, there is still a lot of
confusion with regard to the use of telehealth when providing home health or hospice care. During this webinar, we will try to address a number of your questions in this regard.
Join attorneys Ashley Morgan and Jennifer Papapanagiotou for a discussion of the current home health and hospice telehealth environment and the risks that your agency
may face should you choose to employ this type of care.
HCSSA Topic(s) Addressed:
§558.259[d][4]agency responsibilities
§558.260[a][3]basic principles of management in a licensed health-related setting
§558.260[a][6]risk assessment and management
§558.260[a][7]financial management
Education-Training Credits:
TX HCSSA Administrator/Alternate Continuing Education
1.0 Clock Hr(s)
Continuing Education for Nurses
1.0 Contact Hr(s)
This program awards CNE until 09.07.2024
Texas HCSSA CE Approval Statement
This program meets continuing education requirements for Administrators and Alternates under Texas HCSSA licensing regulations.
Nurse CE Approval Statement
Texas Association for Home Care & Hospice is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by Louisiana State Nurses
Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. LSNA Provider No. 4002151
Requirements for Successful Completion
To receive continuing education credits for this online presentation participant must view the entire online presentation, complete an evaluation, and post-test attestation.
Reporting of Perceived Bias
Bias, as defined by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation (ANCC COA/LSNA) is the “tendency or inclination to cause partiality, favoritism, or influence.”
Commercial bias may occur when a CNE activity promotes one or more product(s) (drugs, devices, services, software, hardware, etc.). This definition is not all inclusive and participants may use
their own interpretation in deciding if a presentation is biased. The ANCC COA is interested in the opinions and perceptions of participants at approved CNE activities, especially in the presence
of actual or perceived bias in continuing education. Therefore, ANCC invites participants to access their “ANCC Accreditation Feedback Line” to report any noted bias or conflict of interest in the
education activity. The toll free number is 1(866) 262-9730.
TAHC&H Faculty/Presenter(s): Jennifer Papapanagiotou and Ashley Morgan | Liles Parker Attorneys & Counselors at Law
About the Presenter(s):
Jennifer Papapanagiotou's practice focuses on compliance, regulatory and transactional matters for
a wide array of health care providers, including home health and hospice agencies. She has extensive experience in analyzing proposed and existing business arrangements
for compliance with federal and state fraud and abuse laws, and drafting a wide variety of legal agreements. Ms. Papapanagiotou is knowledgeable in all aspects of state
licensing for home health and hospice providers, and in Medicare and Medicaid enrollment, including initial enrollment, changes of ownership and appeals of revocation
actions. Finally, she assists clients with compliance plans, forming new businesses, and addressing Medicare and Medicaid program coverage and reimbursement issues.
About the Presenter(s):
Ashley Morgan is an Associate Attorney in Liles Parker’s Washington, DC office where she focuses
her practice on regulatory health care compliance matters, fraud and abuse, and reimbursement issues. Ashley represents health care providers across the country in
connection with a wide variety of health law issues including coverage disputes, documentation concerns, compliance, medical board complaints, and exclusion / termination
issues. Ashley has worked with an assortment of providers including dentists, home health companies, hospice agencies, primary care and specialty physicians, mental health
professionals, physical therapists, and licensed acupuncturists.
[3648] Medicare Telehealth And Telecommunications Technology In Home Health And Hospice
- Speaker
- Liles Parker Attorneys
- Model
- W3648
$30.00
Risks Facing Your Agency if You Hire Someone on the OIG Exclusion OR CMS Preclusion Lists
[W3644] Risks Facing Your Agency If You Hire Someone On The OIG Exclusion OR CMS Preclusion Lists
A 2022 TAHC&H Member Webinar - Now Available to All!
Presentation Info:
TAHC&H Virtual Event | 2022 Monthly Member Webinars | Recorded for On-Demand Access
Presentation Date | June 1, 2022
Education-Training Credits:
TX HCSSA Administrator/Alternate Continuing Education
1.0 Clock Hr(s)
CE Approval Statements:
· This program meets continuing education requirements
for Administrators and Alternates under Texas HCSSA licensing regulations.
HCSSA Topic(s) Addressed:
§558.259[d][4]agency responsibilities
§558.260[a][3]basic principles of management in a licensed health-related setting
§558.260[a][6]risk assessment and management
Program Description: At the outset, it is important to keep in mind that there
are significant differences between the OIG Exclusion List and the CMS Preclusion List. The presenters will discuss
your obligations, as a Medicare home health or hospice provider, to ensure that your employees, agents, contractors, and
vendors have not been excluded from participation in Federal health care programs. They will also discuss the impact of the
CMS Preclusion List on your employment and contracting practices. Both OIG and CMS contractors are actively on the lookout
for violations. In this webinar, attorneys Paul Weidenfeld and Robert W. Liles will discuss the importance of exclusion
screening, how to screen and which exact databases must be screened – according to both Federal and state regulations,
how often and which employees providers must screen, and how providers must document their exclusion screening efforts
in order to comply with the law. We will also go over the purpose and nature of the CMS Preclusion List.
TAHC&H Faculty/Presenter(s): Paul Weidenfeld and Robert W. Liles | Liles Parker Attorneys & Counselors at Law
About the Presenter(s):
Paul Weidenfeld brings a unique perspective to False Claims Act cases, Fraud Investigations and Qui Tam, or whistleblower,
lawsuits which is partly the result of his rare combination of having BOTH extensive litigation experience (more than 50 trials and 25 appellate) AND subject matter expertise
(10 years as a fraud prosecutor, 2 years as the DOJ Healthcare Fraud Coordinator, and experience as a partner in a major healthcare law firm). Virtually every litigation
decision in these complex cases requires an understanding of the persons and agencies involved, an understanding of the law, and an ability to predict how the litigation
will actually evolve in the legal system — and there is no one better suited to help in this process. Finally, Paul’s experiences have taught him that there is no
one-size-fits-all in the world of settlement or conflict resolution, and he is well known for his ability to find innovative solutions to difficult litigation problems.
About the Presenter(s):
Robert W. Liles' background is somewhat unique. In addition to a law degree, he holds a Master’s in
Health Care Administration. Robert has worked on the provider side, as a federal prosecutor and now represents home health and hospice agencies around the country in
connection with Medicare and Medicaid audits and investigations. While working as a federal prosecutor, he was asked to serve as the first National Health Care Fraud
Coordinator for the DOJ’s, Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys. In this capacity, he advised prosecutors around the country regarding health care fraud statutes,
schemes, investigative tools, privacy concerns, and compliance issues. Robert is a nationally-recognized speaker and educator on health law regulatory issues.
He has taught and lectured at regional and national conferences, seminars and webinars to federal and state prosecutors, auditors, industry representatives,
providers and suppliers on a variety of regulatory issues.
[W3644] Risks Facing Your Agency If You Hire Someone On The OIG Exclusion OR CMS Preclusion Lists
- Speaker
- Liles Parker Attorneys
- Model
- W3644
$30.00
Hospice | Long Length of Stay (LLOS) Compliance
[3587] Hospice | Long Length Of Stay (LLOS) Compliance
A 2021 Hospice Academy Presentation
Presentation Info:
TAHC&H Virtual Event | Hospice Academy 2021 | Recorded for On-Demand Access
Presentation Date | August 12, 2021
Program Description: Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs), Unified Program Integrity Contractors (UPICs) and
Supplemental Medical Review Contractors (SMRCs) are busy in the hospice industry right now. As CMS and contracted agencies improve their use of data to evaluate
outliers in the hospice community, it’s crucial for providers to understand how data is used, where to find provider information, and how to evaluate documentation
in cases in Long Length of Stay (LLOS) cases. This session will cover the basic factors that contribute to LLOS and identify the proper tools providers can
utilize for tracking decline. The session will also cover the process of completing documentation reviews, what to consider in determining ongoing decline
and terminality, and how to respond to a request for additional review.
HCSSA Topic(s) Addressed:
§558.259[d][4]agency responsibilities
§558.260[a][3]basic principles of management in a licensed health-related setting
§558.260[a][7]financial management
Education-Training Credits:
TX HCSSA Administrator/Alternate Continuing Education
1.0 Clock Hr(s)
Texas HCSSA CE Approval Statement
This program meets continuing education requirements for Administrators and Alternates under Texas HCSSA licensing regulations.
TAHC&H Faculty/Presenter(s): Dee Geray, RN, Senior Clinical Consulting Manager, McBee
About the Presenter(s):
Dee Geray, Senior Clinical Consulting Manager at McBee, has more than 30 years
clinical and operational experience, including 6 years of military service and 20 years of hospice experience in a variety of roles with not-for-profit,
for-profit, independent and corporate structured environments. Her expertise includes operationalizing CMS regulatory requirements, providing compliance
and due diligence oversight, and implementing best operational and clinical practices. Dee works with hospice providers and investment firms nationwide
on several project scopes and oversees a team of consultants who perform audits that include billing compliance reviews, state and accreditation survey
plan of correction support, pre and post-claim reviews, mock surveys, and appeal support. She has presented in both State and National conferences
on current hospice topics and industry trends.
[3587] Hospice | Long Length Of Stay (LLOS) Compliance
- Speaker
- Geray, Dee
- Model
- 3587
$30.00
Hospice | QAPI - Meaningful Insight for Hospice Leaders
[3586] Hospice | QAPI - Meaningful Insight For Hospice Leaders
A 2021 Hospice Academy Presentation
Presentation Info:
TAHC&H Virtual Event | Hospice Academy 2021 | Recorded for On-Demand Access
Presentation Date | July 15, 2021
Education-Training Credits:
TX HCSSA Administrator/Alternate Continuing Education
1.25 Clock Hr(s)
CE Approval Statements:
· This program meets continuing education requirements
for Administrators and Alternates under Texas HCSSA licensing regulations.
HCSSA Topic(s) Addressed:
§558.259[d][4]agency responsibilities
§558.260[a][3]basic principles of management in a licensed health-related setting
§558.260[a][5]quality improvement
Program Description: Culture is the character of an organization. It touches every part of a business, the service
it provides, the clients it serves and, ultimately, affects its financial performance. While quality elements are defined and regulated in hospice and palliative
care, it is easy for the associated reporting to become just that, a report. What if quality became a member of your team, with a clear job description and
introduced to every new team member on day one? With a clear understanding of how a culture of quality can positively impact patient care, improve employee
satisfaction, regulatory and financial performance, hospice and palliative care leaders can take their quality programming from mundane to meaningful.
TAHC&H Faculty/Presenter(s): Zaundra Ellis | Hospice Product Manager, Axxess
About the Presenter(s):
Zaundra Ellis leverages her many years of expertise in the hospice industry to create a software
that is easy to use and allows clients to be clinically, administratively and financially compliant. Prior to joining Axxess, Zaundra served as the Executive Director and
Regional Director for Kindred Hospice and Heart to Heart Hospice agencies across Texas. In this role she oversaw an inpatient hospice facility, created and implemented a
companywide QAPI program for an organization that served more than 2,500 patients, and used her experience to create operations that improved compliance and maximized
reimbursements. Zaundra is an active member of the Texas Association of Home Care and Hospice and has served on multiple committees including the Education, Hospice and Medicare/Medicaid committees.
[3586] Hospice | QAPI - Meaningful Insight For Hospice Leaders
- Speaker
- Ellis, Zaundra
- Model
- 3586
$37.50
Hospice | Intake and Eligibility
[3585] Hospice | Intake And Eligibility
A 2021 Hospice Academy Presentation
Presentation Info:
TAHC&H Virtual Event | Hospice Academy 2021 | Recorded for On-Demand Access
Presentation Date | November 11, 2021
Education-Training Credits:
TX HCSSA Administrator/Alternate Continuing Education
1.25 Clock Hr(s)
CE Approval Statements:
· This program meets continuing education requirements
for Administrators and Alternates under Texas HCSSA licensing regulations.
HCSSA Topic(s) Addressed:
§558.259[d][4]agency responsibilities
§558.260[a][3]basic principles of management in a licensed health-related setting
§558.260[a][7]financial management
Program Description: We will look at the different types of hospice patients we admit
during intake and the questions to ask. We will look at how to pull their eligibility and then focus on where the patient is coming
from to tell us what type of NOE we should bill for each particular patient.
TAHC&H Faculty/Presenter(s): Petria McKelvey, CEO, Precision Medical Billing
About the Presenter(s):
Petria McKelvey is CEO and Founder of PMB, with 30 years of experience in the medical billing industry.
Petria's expertise runs wide and deep. She has helped hundreds of private practitioners and healthcare organizations solve their billing challenges and recover millions of dollars
in lost revenues. She personally has performed over 1000 audits.
[3585] Hospice | Intake And Eligibility
- Speaker
- McKelvey, Petria
- Model
- 3585
$22.50
Hospice | Seeing Volunteer Programming Through the Lens of 2021
[3584] Hospice | Seeing Volunteer Programming Through The Lens Of 2021
A 2021 Hospice Academy Presentation
Presentation Info:
TAHC&H Virtual Event | Hospice Academy 2021 | Recorded for On-Demand Access
Presentation Date | June 10, 2021
Education-Training Credits:
TX HCSSA Administrator/Alternate Continuing Education
1.25 Clock Hr(s)
CE Approval Statements:
· This program meets continuing education requirements
for Administrators and Alternates under Texas HCSSA licensing regulations.
HCSSA Topic(s) Addressed:
§558.259[d][4]agency responsibilities
§558.260[a][3]basic principles of management in a licensed health-related setting
§558.260[a][9]community resources
Program Description: Volunteers are an important part of a hospice organization’s operations, compliance,
and quality performance. Where would we be without our volunteers? In a world where technology is an important part of everyday life, successful
volunteer professionals leverage technology to develop a volunteer recruitment and retention strategy. Gone are the days of posting volunteer
opportunities at the local coffee shop, library, or the current volunteer recruitment websites. To stand out, volunteer professionals need to
understand how to develop a volunteer recruitment and retention strategy that includes an analysis of the current volunteer program to identify
what is working well and not so well. Using that information and leveraging what we will be discussing in this session, your volunteer program
will grow in ways that you may have never imagined.
TAHC&H Faculty/Presenter(s): Zaundra Ellis | Hospice Product Manager, Axxess
About the Presenter(s):
Zaundra Ellis leverages her many years of expertise in the hospice industry to create a software
that is easy to use and allows clients to be clinically, administratively and financially compliant. Prior to joining Axxess, Zaundra served as the Executive Director and
Regional Director for Kindred Hospice and Heart to Heart Hospice agencies across Texas. In this role she oversaw an inpatient hospice facility, created and implemented a
company wide QAPI program for an organization that served more than 2,500 patients, and used her experience to create operations that improved compliance and maximized reimbursements. Zaundra is an active member of the Texas Association of Home Care and Hospice and has served on multiple committees including the Education, Hospice and Medicare/Medicaid committees.
[3584] Hospice | Seeing Volunteer Programming Through The Lens Of 2021
- Speaker
- Ellis, Zaundra
- Model
- 3584
$37.50
Hospice | Levels Of Care – A Team Effort
[3583] Hospice | Levels Of Care – A Team Effort
A 2021 Hospice Academy Presentation
Presentation Info:
TAHC&H Virtual Event | Hospice Academy 2021 | Recorded for On-Demand Access
Presentation Date | May 20, 2021
Education-Training Credits:
TX HCSSA Administrator/Alternate Continuing Education
1.25 Clock Hr(s)
CE Approval Statements:
· This program meets continuing education requirements
for Administrators and Alternates under Texas HCSSA licensing regulations.
HCSSA Topic(s) Addressed:
§558.259[d][4]agency responsibilities
§558.260[a][3]basic principles of management in a licensed health-related setting
§558.260[a][7]financial management
Program Description: In this session, the four levels of care will be examined to include how the interdisciplinary team determines
the appropriate level of care for each patient. This discussion will include detailed descriptions of each of the hospice team members and how each member influences the quality
of hospice care and ultimately the appropriate level of care. There will be a thorough discussion on how to meet the Interdisciplinary Group Conditions of Participation and how
effective engagement of the team members leads to improved patient and family satisfaction and ethical practices. This session will explore ideas on how to handle situations when
the team doesn’t agree on the appropriate level of care, and how to deal with live discharges incorporating licensure and Conditions of Participation compliance requirements for
these important, potentially life-changing decisions.
TAHC&H Faculty/Presenter(s): J Robert Parkey, MD MTS HMDC CMD,Board Certified in Family Medicine & Hospice and Palliative
Medicine, Certified Hospice Medical Director, Certified Post-Acute and Long-Term-Care Medical Director, Healing Hands Healthcare, LLC- Wichita Falls, Texas
About the Presenter:
J. Robert Parkey is a sixth-generation native of the Wichita Falls area, and
received his Doctorate in Medicine from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, and then completed his residency in Family Medicine
at the University of Oklahoma campus in Tulsa, where he served as Chief Resident. In 2010, he completed a Masters degree in Theological Studies
from the University of Dallas in Irving, with a personal emphasis in Biomedical Ethics.
Dr. Parkey practiced rural medicine in Henrietta, Texas for 17 years, but found a special love for the care of the elderly,
those with dementia, and for patients with terminal and life-limiting illnesses, expanding his medical specialization and joining the medical staff of
Hospice of Wichita Falls in 2008, then closing his rural practice in 2013. He is a member of numerous medical societies, including the American Academy
of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, the Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care, the American Geriatrics Society, the American Society for
Bioethics and Humanities, and the Catholic Medical Association.
His “spare time” is filled caring for his family ranch in Clay County, and trying to keep up with his wife Katie
(a Registered Nurse who helps him run his private practice and who serves in a number of volunteer capacities in the area) and their three
daughters. His hobbies include fishing and literature, and he is a member of the Wichita Falls Poetry Society, the Texas Poetry Society, and
the Academy of American Poets.
Dr. Parkey holds board certifications in Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Family Medicine, and board
certification by the Hospice Medical Director Certification Board. He also holds board certification from the American Board of
Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine.
[3583] Hospice | Levels Of Care – A Team Effort
- Speaker
- Parker, Robert
- Model
- 3583
$37.50
Hospice | Breathing Life into Bereavement Services
[3582] Hospice | Breathing Life Into Bereavement Services
A 2021 Hospice Academy Presentation
Presentation Info:
TAHC&H Virtual Event | Hospice Academy 2021 | Recorded for On-Demand Access
Presentation Date | April 14, 2021
Program Description: As hospice professionals, we comfort family members suffering through
the sadness and grief related to the death of a loved one. The bereavement program we provide helps them cope and eventually thrive
in their new normal. It is hard but fulfilling work. All too often, bereavement services are not seen as a vital role of hospice care.
What if the bereavement program is reevaluated, along with the role of the bereavement coordinator? What if bereavement services can
be viewed in a new way? The concepts provided in this webinar will help your bereavement program to thrive and grow while serving
those dealing with death in a meaningful way. In this session, we will discuss the role of the bereavement program and adding the
bereavement coordinator as a member of the hospice team, what regulations say about bereavement services, and how to breathe
new life into bereavement services by viewing it from a different perspective.
HCSSA Topic(s) Addressed:
§558.259[d][4]agency responsibilities
§558.260[a][3]basic principles of management in a licensed health-related setting
§558.260[a][8]skills for working with clients, families, and other professional service providers
Education-Training Credits:
TX HCSSA Administrator/Alternate Continuing Education
1.25 Clock Hr(s)
Texas HCSSA CE Approval Statement
This program meets continuing education requirements for Administrators and Alternates under Texas HCSSA licensing regulations.
TAHC&H Faculty/Presenter(s): Zaundra Ellis | Hospice Product Manager, Axxess
About the Presenter(s):
Zaundra Ellis leverages her many years of expertise in the hospice industry to create a software
that is easy to use and allows clients to be clinically, administratively and financially compliant. Prior to joining Axxess, Zaundra served as the Executive Director and
Regional Director for Kindred Hospice and Heart to Heart Hospice agencies across Texas. In this role she oversaw an inpatient hospice facility, created and implemented a
companywide QAPI program for an organization that served more than 2,500 patients, and used her experience to create operations that improved compliance and maximized
reimbursements. Zaundra is an active member of the Texas Association of Home Care and Hospice and has served on multiple committees including the Education, Hospice and Medicare/Medicaid committees.
[3582] Hospice | Breathing Life Into Bereavement Services
- Speaker
- Ellis, Zaundra
- Model
- 3582
$37.50
Hospice | Palliative Care: Expanding Our Reach Across Providers
[3581] Hospice | Palliative Care: Expanding Our Reach Across Providers
A 2021 Hospice Academy Presentation
Presentation Info:
TAHC&H Virtual Event | Hospice Academy 2021 | Recorded for On-Demand Access
Presentation Date | March 11, 2021
Program Description: Do you see the words "palliative care" and think Hospice?
Many do, but that would be the furthest from the truth! Palliative care applies to a multitude of providers in the Home Care
Industry. Join Dr Linda Tavel in this insightful webinar as she delves into the definition and history of palliative care,
guidance on how to start a palliative program and palliative care best practices all while she applies this across the continuum of providers.
HCSSA Topic(s) Addressed:
§558.259[d][4]agency responsibilities
§558.260[a][3]basic principles of management in a licensed health-related setting
Education-Training Credits:
TX HCSSA Administrator/Alternate Continuing Education
1.25 Clock Hr(s)
Texas HCSSA CE Approval Statement
This program meets continuing education requirements for Administrators and Alternates under Texas HCSSA licensing regulations.
TAHC&H Faculty/Presenter(s): Linda Tavel, MD MBA FAAHPM, Hospice Medical Director
Texas Home Health and Hospice, AccentCare/Seasons Hospice
About the Presenter(s):
Dr. Linda Tavel serves as National Hospice Medical Director for Accentcare Hospice and Hospice Medical Director
for Texas Home Health and Hospice in Houston, Texas. She graduated from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, and completed a residency in Family Medicine at
Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital, where she trained alongside chaplain trainees at the Clinical Pastoral Education program. She obtained an MBA from University of Houston a
t Clear Lake in 1999. She has practiced hospice and palliative medicine since 2001—full time since 2004. Her interests are in performance improvement, patient safety as it pertains
to the care of hospice and palliative care patients, and in decision making tools for advance care planning. She also has passions for creating a healing environment. Dr. Tavel is
a proud native Houstonian and lives with a Geriatrician, a Web Designer, and a cat.
[3581] Hospice | Palliative Care: Expanding Our Reach Across Providers
- Speaker
- Tavel, Linda Dr
- Model
- 3581
$37.50
Hospice | Conditions For Payment – You Do Want to Keep Your Monies, Don’t You?
[3580] Hospice | Conditions For Payment – You Do Want To Keep Your Monies, Don’t You?
A 2021 Hospice Academy Presentation
Presentation Info:
TAHC&H Virtual Event | Hospice Academy 2021 | Recorded for On-Demand Access
Presentation Date | January 14, 2021
Education-Training Credits:
TX HCSSA Administrator/Alternate Continuing Education
1.25 Clock Hr(s)
CE Approval Statements:
· This program meets continuing education requirements
for Administrators and Alternates under Texas HCSSA licensing regulations.
HCSSA Topic(s) Addressed:
§558.259[d][4]agency responsibilities
§558.260[a][3]basic principles of management in a licensed health-related setting
§558.260[a][7]financial management
Program Description: This session will outline and detail specific methods, backed up by regulatory references
that can ensure your hospice bills accurately for the care you plan and provide. The emphasis will be on how to ensure that the clinical activities including
eligibility criteria and on-going documentation requirements such as the face to face encounters, the physician narratives, and necessary orders for changes
in condition are included in the billing audit procedures. The speaker will also include information you need to know about transfers to and from your hospice,
billing for contracted physicians, inpatient and respite stays and conditions for payment. This discussion will include principled practices that must be included
in a hospice’s billing policies and procedures in order to mitigate possible implications of fraud and abuse.
TAHC&H Faculty/Presenter(s): Melinda Gaboury, COS-C, Chief Executive Officer, Healthcare Provider Solutions, Inc.
About the Presenter(s):
Melinda, with more than 28 years in home care, has over 18 years of executive speaking and educating experience,
including extensive day to day interaction with home care and hospice professionals. She routinely conducts Home Care and Hospice Reimbursement Workshops and speaks at state association
meetings throughout the country. Melinda has profound experience in Medicare PDGM training, billing, collections, case-mix calculations, chart reviews and due diligence. UPIC, RA, ADR
&TPE appeals with all Medicare MACs have become the forefront of Melinda’s current impact on the industry. She is currently serving on the NAHC/HHFMA Advisory Board and Work Group
and is Associate Director on the Home Care Association of Florida Board of Directors. Melinda is also the author of the Home Health OASIS Guide to OASIS-D1.
[3580] Hospice | Conditions For Payment – You Do Want To Keep Your Monies, Don’t You?
- Speaker
- Gaboury, Melinda
- Model
- 3580
$37.50
Infection Control | 2021
[3573] Infection Control
Presents the current regulatory requirements for infection control for home health and hospice agencies.
Presentation Info:
TAHC&H Event | HCSSA Administrator Conference | Recorded for On-Demand Access
Presentation Date | November 16, 2021
Program Description: A presentation on the current regulatory requirements for infection control for home health and hospice agencies, as well as practical
implementation of the regulations within your agency. The presentation offers tips and tools for you to use as you tackle the ongoing challenge of educating staff,
patients and caregivers about this ever-important requirement: §558.259(d)(8)
HCSSA Topic(s) Addressed:
§558.259[d][4]agency responsibilities
§558.259[d][8]infection control
§558.260[a][3]basic principles of management in a licensed health-related setting
Education-Training Credits:
TX HCSSA Administrator/Alternate Continuing Education
1.5 Clock Hr(s)
Texas HCSSA CE Approval Statement
This program meets continuing education requirements for Administrators and Alternates under Texas HCSSA licensing regulations.
TAHC&H Faculty/Presenters: Colleen Bryan, RN, JCC Consulting
About the Presenters:
Colleen Bryan has worked in the home care industry since 1996, holding various
positions in both home health & hospice agencies including field nurse, case manager, educator, QA manager, DON and Administrator. Colleen is
currently a senior consultant and lead educator with JCC Consulting, and services home health and hospice agencies in Texas.
Colleen enjoys helping agency leaders navigate the constant changes and challenges in the current home health and hospice industries.
She enjoys assisting in the incorporation of meaningful and impactful changes into their agency’s operations – both administrative and clinical, in order to
provide high quality care that is both sustainable while maintaining regulatory requirements and promoting excellent patient care.
[3573] Infection Control
- Speaker
- Woods, Colleen
- Model
- 3573
$45.00
New Reporting Requirements | SB809 & Rider 143 | COVID-19 Funds Reporting
[3576] New Reporting Requirements | SB809 & Rider 143 |COVID-19 Funds Reporting
Details of this important new reporting requirement affecting all HCSSAs.
Presentation Info:
TAHC&H Event | HCSSA Administrator Conference | Recorded for On-Demand Access
Presentation Date | November 17, 2021
Education-Training Credits:
TX HCSSA Administrator/Alternate Continuing Education
1.50 Clock Hr(s)
CE Approval Statements:
· This program meets continuing education requirements
for Administrators and Alternates under Texas HCSSA licensing regulations.
HCSSA Topic(s) Addressed:
§558.259[d][4]agency responsibilities
§558.260[a][3]basic principles of management in a licensed health-related setting
§558.260[a][7]financial management
Program Description: The 87th Texas Legislature directed the Health and Human Services Commission
(HHSC) to report federal COVID-19 funding from specific health care institutions, and certain costs those providers have spent related to COVID-19 public health emergency.
This presentation features Amy Knight, CPA and Texas HHSC Senior Financial Analysts who present and discuss the details of this important new reporting requirement affecting all HCSSAs.
TAHC&H Faculty/Presenter(s): Amy Knight, CPA, Knight CPA Group; Mohib Nawab, CPA, Senior Financial Analyst – Acute Care and Tori Ponson, Senior Financial Analyst - Hospital
| Provider Finance Department, HHSC
About the Presenter(s):
Amy Knight is a CPA, originally from Oklahoma and now based in Austin, Texas with over 20 years
experience almost exclusively in home health and hospice. Her CPA firm, Knight CPA Group, has extensive experience with all financial issues pertaining to home health,
hospice and other healthcare providers including cost reporting, accounting & payroll issues that are specific to healthcare providers.
[3576] New Reporting Requirements | SB809 & Rider 143 |COVID-19 Funds Reporting
- Speaker
- KnightA, NawabM, PonsonT
- Model
- 3576
$45.00
MCO Claims Issues
[3578] MCO Claims Issues
What, When, Where, and How to address Provider complaints and inquiries against your Managed
Care Organization.
Presentation Info:
TAHC&H Event | HCSSA Administrator Conference | Recorded for On-Demand Access
Presentation Date | November 17, 2021
Education-Training Credits:
TX HCSSA Administrator/Alternate Continuing Education
1.00 Clock Hr(s)
CE Approval Statements:
· This program meets continuing education requirements
for Administrators and Alternates under Texas HCSSA licensing regulations.
HCSSA Topic(s) Addressed:
§558.259[d][4]agency responsibilities
§558.260[a][3]basic principles of management in a licensed health-related setting
§558.260[a][7]financial management
Program Description: In this presentation HHSC Senior Manger of Managed Care Compliance and Operations Michael Osborne
describes the What, When, Where, and How to address Provider complaints and inquiries against their Managed
Care Organization.
TAHC&H Faculty/Presenter(s): Michael Osborne, Sr. Manager, Managed Care Compliance and Operations, HHSC
About the Presenter(s):
Michael Osborne is the Sr. Manager Managed Care Compliance and Operations for HHSC. He has 25 years of
State Service with The Texas Department of Health and the Health and Human Services Commission; 17 years with the Vendor Drug Program, assisting with pharmacy providers with Point of Sale claims and software issues;
and 8 years with Managed Care Compliance and Operations, Senior manager of Research and Resolution. Coordinate complaints, from various stakeholders, against the MCOs to ensure the timely delivery of
contracted services and benefits to members and reimbursement to the providers.
[3578] MCO Claims Issues
- Speaker
- Osborne, Michael [HHSC]
- Model
- 3578
$30.00
State Survey Readiness for All HCSSAs
[3577] State Survey Readiness for All HCSSAs
Understand the importance of preparing ahead and compliance with federal and state requirements.
Presentation Info:
TAHC&H Event | HCSSA Administrator Conference | Recorded for On-Demand Access
Presentation Date | November 17, 2021
Program Description: This session will enhance the knowledge of the Administrator or Alternate Administrator in the area of state survey
readiness. This activity will provide data and insight gained through survey experience to help the attendee implement education, tools and processes in their practice.
This ensures the attendee will understand the importance of preparing ahead and compliance with federal and state requirements.
HCSSA Topic(s) Addressed:
§558.259[d][4]agency responsibilities
§558.260[a][3]basic principles of management in a licensed health-related setting
§558.260[a][5]quality improvement
Education-Training Credits:
TX HCSSA Administrator/Alternate Continuing Education
1.75 Clock Hr(s)
Texas HCSSA CE Approval Statement
This program meets continuing education requirements for Administrators and Alternates under Texas HCSSA licensing regulations.
TAHC&H Faculty/Presenter(s): Valerie Cornett, MS, Chief of Strategy and Innovation, MAC Legacy
About the Presenter(s):
Valerie Cornett is the Chief of Strategy and Innovation for MAC Legacy. Valerie has been in
the home health and hospice industry since 1995, and brings many distinctive qualities to the team. She has served in many roles over the years spanning from education
to operations to finance. Her leadership experience will help agencies not only meet their goals, but also solve a myriad of challenges. Valerie looks forward to
building relationships with providers and other vendors to strengthen the industry.
[3577] State Survey Readiness for All HCSSAs
- Speaker
- Cornett, Valerie
- Model
- 3577
$52.50
