Home Care Tech Report

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You should have received the announcement that our Home Care Technology Buyer's Guide opened this week. Quite a number has tried it out alreadyso far. This free service will continue to evolve and improve so be sure to come back from time to time and see how we are making it easy for you to streamline your software selection process.

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Have you installed Google Analytics on your web site? Guest author Roger McManus, MBA, continues his series of tips to improve your online reputation with a step-by-step primer on installing and understand this free tool. Click below on "Google Analytics: Grab a Geek and Get on Board."

Home Health
In this week's "CMS News" column, we reprint two announcement about regulatory changes. The ABN deadline has been extended because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and home health star ratings have been republished because of an error in the June 25 version.

We interviewed a startup tech company this week that has developed a communications system to help your patients get their prescriptions for Home Medical Equipment delivered within two days. Delays have been known to cause severe consequences, up to and including hospital readmissions. their service could make you look good and they charge the payer, not you. Read about Tomorrow Health in "Startup Tech Company Seeks to Improve DME Relationships"

Everybody
In Part 3 of our series about Extraordinary Women in Home Care, meet Raizy Weiss, the COO of Preferred Home Care of New York.

Lastly, don't miss the three announcement in this week's Vendor Watch column. eSolutions and Homecare Homebase are working together. Netsmart talks about the rush of hospices recently contracting for its software. And telehealth company Aloe Health is bending over backward with a 50% discount on its new monitoring system to help providers that have COVID patients.

Upcoming Events

FREE WEBINAR: How Technology Enhances Home Care in an Increasingly Remote World *
Sponsored by: Care Connect
Moderator: Tim Rowan
Panelists: Mike Gelman, President COO, CareConnect; Jim Rolla, SVP, VNSYNY Partners in Care; Steve Pellito, SVP, Provider Sales, Sandata
Date: November 12
Time: 1:00 pm EDT
Register

Virtual Conference: Southwest Homecare and Hospice

A collaborative online conference by the home care associations of:
Arizona
Colorado
Louisiana
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Utah
and the Arizona Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
Date: November 18-19
Information and Registration
Experience recognized experts and thought leaders as they share their insights, actionable strategies, and relevant tools and resources.

The 2021 Home Health Final Rule

Insights to position your agency for success
Sponsored by: WellSky
Featuring: Sharon Harder, president, C3 Advisors; Jill Dyer, BSN, RN, HCS-D, HCS-O, president, JID Consulting and Coding, LLC
Date: November 18
Time: 1:00 - 2:00 EST
Attendees will learn:
How to prepare for and implement the operational changes imposed by the final rule, including submission of no-pay RAPs within five calendar days of the start of care and changes to the types of non-physician practitioners who can order home health services
The impact of CMS’s decision to retain the PDGM behavioral adjustment
The status of proposed legislation aimed to allow home health agencies to bill for telehealth services during public health emergencies and how this change would affect care planning and delivery

FREE WEBINAR: CY2021 Home Health Final PPS Rule
Presented by: HealthRev Partners
Featuring: John Reisinger, CPA
Date: November 19
Time: 2:00 EST
Fee: Free
Register
CMS released the Final Home Health Prospective Payment System Rule for CY2021, which will impact all Medicare-certified home health agencies. In this webinar, John Reisinger, CPA, will discuss the various updates and the projected impact on home health, all the way down to the agency level. He’ll review: – Significant issues and changes in the final rule – Home health payment rates – Telehealth provisions for home health – Requirements for home health infusion therapy suppliers – Preparation tips for upcoming changes
For more than 20 years, John Reisinger, CPA, Principal of Innovative Financial Solutions, has been an industry leader in education about the CMS rule-making process. His diverse background includes Medicare auditor, home health financial executive, and he currently serves as a highly in-demand home health and hospice consultant and turnaround specialist.

FREE WEBINAR: RAP Changes in 2021 – Learn and Prepare!

Sponsored by: HealthCare Synergy
Featuring: Mike Deck, Synergy EMR Project Manager

Date: Thursday, November 19
Time: 11:00 am PST / 2:00 pm EST

Information and Registration
Overview:

CMS continues to drive new rules for home health care, and January 1, 2021 brings a change that will directly effect both your intake process and budgets.

Objectives:
How to avoid penalties, including loss of payment for a full billing period starting on Jan 1, 2021
What changes HealthCare Synergy has made to the software to alleviate concerns

FREE WEBINAR: Why it is All About Cash-Flow in 2021

Sponsored by: KanTime
Featuring: Kristi Bajer, RN, COSC VP clinical Operations @OperaCare, LLC; Michael McGowan, Founder, President @OperaCare,LLC
Date: November 24
Time: 1:00 EST; 10:00 PST
Register
AGENDA:
Quick overview of the final rule and Review Choice Demonstration (RCD) We will review everything your agency needs to know about the final rule and RCD
Deep dive into the RAP in 2021 History and future of the RAP What you need and don’t need to file a RAP in 2021 How does the RAP penalty work? What if the RAP is late? Exceptional circumstances, Cancelled RAPs and low utilization patients How to ensure HIPPS codes for RAP and final match
Home health cash flow in 2021 Why flying blind financially is not an option for successful agencies How RAP timing is crucial for financial management Why controlling compliance and utilization is necessary for your agency’s health How to use your OASIS as your Medicare Pre-authorization
Learn how OperaCare Clients submit their RAPs in 4-24 hours by utilizing "Live Interactive QA."

VIRTUALLY UNSTOPPABLE

The 2020 Annual Conference of the South Carolina Home Care & Hospice Association
Virtual Conference: December 9-10
This year's conference will be presented online
Information and Registration
Keynote Speakers:
David Rendall, Author of "Pink Goldfish"
Bill Dombi, President, NAHC, "The View From Washington"

*The Rowan Report will see you there.

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