2005 Teleconference Schedule

Proposed Medicare Hospice Benefit Conditions of Participation: What's New?
June 28th, 2005, No Archive Available

Expanding the Continuum of Services:
How to Become a Medicare Part B Physician Provider

Part I - The Needs Assessment and Application Process
June 9, 2005, Archived
Part II - Operations and Practice Management
June 23, 2005, Archived

Continuing Education for Nurses and Accountants

NAHC is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be addressed to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, 150 Fourth Avenue North, Nashville, TN. 37219-2417. Website: http://www.nasba.org. Field of Study codes (FOS) appear following the CPE information for all accounting accredited programs. The Field of Study Codes are:

AA Accounting and Auditing
CS Consulting Services
M Management
PD Personal development
SKA Specialized Knowledge and Applications
T Taxation

Application for approval for continuing education for this conference has been applied for through Maryland Nurses Association, accredited as an approver of continuing education for nurses by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. MNA approval is pending. Many states have reciprocity agreements and will accept the contact hours approved by Maryland Nurses Association. In addition, some accrediting organizations representing other disciplines have reciprocity agreements. Questions can be directed to the Maryland Nurses Association.

NAHC has also been issued continued education provider number CEP 10810 by the state of California Department of Consumer Affairs, Board of Registered Nursing. Most states have reciprocity agreement and will accept the contact hours approved by the California Board of Nursing.

The National Association for Home Care & Hospice Presents the Spring 2005 Teleconference Series

NAHC Teleconferences offer a low-cost way to provide your staff with timely, effective educational programs in the most convenient location - yours. Each teleconference is accredited and an unlimited number of attendees can participate on each line. All attendees are eligible to receive either nursing or accounting Continuing Education Unit credits (CEUs). NAHC teleconferences are lead by industry experts who are available to answer questions and offer suggestions.

Why choose NAHC Teleconferences?

  • Eliminate travel time and expenses
  • Have an unlimited number of participants via speaker phone toll-free
  • Receive seminar materials prior to the broadcast
  • Ask questions of the experts
  • Receive Continuing Education Units for nurses and accountants

How to Register

To register to attend any of the up-coming teleconferences, simply download a registration form by clicking the registration form button below the teleconference you wish to attend. Please complete the form and fax it to (202) 547-3660 at least two business days prior to the teleconference. If you wish to mail in your registration form, we suggest you allow at least two weeks for the form to arrive and be processed. Completed registration forms and either checks or credit card information, can be mailed to NAHC Teleconferences, P.O. Box 91486, Washington, DC 20090.

Missed a Teleconference?

If you were unable to attend the live teleconference and would like to listen the archived session, please complete the PDF registration form for archived teleconferences and fax it back to NAHC at (202) 547-3660.

Archives of teleconferences are available any time beginning three business days after the date of the original teleconference and are available for 80 days.Ý Registration allows for dial-in one time at one site.Ý If you need additional dial-ins or additional sites, please complete a separate registration form for each.Ý

Questions?

If you have any additional questions, please call the NAHC Meetings Office at (202) 547-7424 or e-mail meetings@nahc.org.

Expanding the Continuum of Services:
How to Become a Medicare Part B Physician Provider

Home health and hospice agencies are establishing Part B physician practices as part of the services they offer. Physician and Advanced Practice Nurses can be utilized to provide primary care to the homebound and frail elderly as well as palliative care consultation services in a variety of settings. This two-part audio teleconference is designed to give you the hands on detail needed to evaluate whether you should establish a physician practice. In Part I, we will cover the items you need to address in establishment of the practice model and the application process for Medicare Part B. Part II shares hands-on approaches to running a practice including office management, medical records systems, and billing options. If you are considering expansion of your mission into being a physician provider, these very hands-on audio teleconferences will provide you with answers on how to proceed. Presenters have been running their own successful Part B physician practices for several years.

Part I - The Needs Assessment and Application Process
June 9, 2005, 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm EST

Learn how to do a needs assessment and navigate the application process. This session will include:

  • Introduction and definitions,
  • Needs assessment,
  • Rationale for Part B provider status,
  • Legal and contractual considerations,
  • Budget,
  • Staffing,
  • Medical Equipment,
  • Different models of care, and
  • Section-by-section steps of the application process.

Objectives: Participants will be able to:

  1. Discuss the rationale for Part B provider status.
  2. Discuss the legal and contractual considerations required to start a Part B practice.
  3. List the elements of a Part B application.

Faculty: Carla Braveman, RN, M.Ed, CHCE, Executive Director, VNA & Hospice of Cooley Dickinson, Northampton, MA; Mary Sheehan, BSN, MSN, MBA, Vice President of Clinical Services, Hospice & Palliative Care of the North Shore, Evanston, IL.

Course Level: Intermediate; 1.8 Nursing CEs (MNA Approval Pending); 1.0 Accounting CPE (NASBA/SKA)

Expanding the Continuum of Services:
How to Become a Medicare Part B Physician Provider

Part II - Operations and Practice Management
June 23, 2005, 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm EST

Learn from the experts how to structure your Part B operations for efficiency and profitability. This session will include:

  • Medical records systems,
  • Documentation,
  • Staffing and scheduling,
  • Billing,
  • Office supplies,
  • Insurance,
  • Medications - vaccines, tb, samples,
  • On-call coverage,
  • Admitting privileges at local hospital, and
  • Contracting with other insurers.

Objectives: Participants will be able to:

  1. Discuss necessary documentation to provide Part B services.
  2. List the staffing, medications, supplies and equipment required.
  3. Discuss effective billing procedures.

Faculty: Carla Braveman, RN, M.Ed, CHCE, Executive Director, VNA & Hospice of Cooley Dickinson, Northampton, MA; Mary Sheehan, BSN, MSN, MBA, Vice President of Clinical Services, Hospice & Palliative Care of the North Shore, Evanston, IL.

Course Level: Intermediate; 1.8 Nursing CEs (MNA Approval Pending); 1.0 Accounting CPE (NASBA/SKA)

Proposed Medicare Hospice Benefit Conditions of Participation: What's New?

June 28th, 2005, 12:30 - 2:00 pm EST

The new proposed Hospice Conditions of Participation (CoP) are expected to be printed in the Federal Register at the end of May 2005 under the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to allow for a 60-day comment period. It is very important for all Hospices to review the proposed CoPs, analyze the potential impact of these changes and comment within that time period (end of July 2005). The Hospice CoPs have not been rewritten since the beginning of the Medicare Hospice Benefit in 1983; the opportunity to impact the Hospice CoPs may not occur again for another 20+ years. To help hospices understand the proposed changes, the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) has asked the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) staffers responsible for rewriting the CoPs to do a presentation and discuss the reasoning behind the changes being proposed. This workshop will review the proposed changes and compare them with the current regulations to explore how they will impact a hospice's day-to-day operations. Presenters will emphasize the areas where CMS is particularly looking for input. It is important for Hospices to understand that changes to the proposed CoPs are anticipated based on the comments CMS receives from Hospice providers.

Workshop Objectives At the conclusion of the workshop, participants will be able to:

  • Identify differences between the old and new CoPs.
  • Discuss the impact of the new CoPs on hospice operations.
  • Identify the specific areas where CMS is seeking hospice input.

Faculty: Mary Rossi-Coajou, MS, RN, Nurse Consultant, Office of Clinical Standards and Quality, CMS, Baltimore, MD; and Danielle N. Shearer, Health Insurance Specialist, Office of Clinical Standards and Quality, CMS, Baltimore, MD.

Course Level: Intermediate; 1.8 Nursing CEs (MNA Approval Pending); 1.0 Accounting CPE (NASBA/SKA)

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