Palmetto GBA is pleased to announce its 2012 Home Health workshop series. This series is designed for home health providers, billers, administrative staff and clinicians to equip them with the tools they need to be successful with Medicare billing and documentation.

Home Health Billing topics will include:

• Medicare Updates
• HIPAA 5010 and Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
• Billing Changes as a result of 5010
• Home Health 2% Reduction
• Data Analysis

§         Top Web site Searches

§         Top Billing Issues

§         Top Provider Telephone & Written Inquiries

§         Top Comprehensive Error Rate Testing (CERT) Billing Errors

• J11 Home Health Provider Enrollment Revalidation Initiative
• The Internet-based Provider Enrollment Chain and Ownership System (PECOS)
• Questions and Answers

Home Health Clinical topics will include:

• Aggregate Length of Stay Data
• Wound Documentation
• Home Health Denials to Include:

§         Homebound

§         Plan of Care

§         Medical Necessity

§         Orders

§         Non-response to a Request for Records

§         Therapy

• Fraud and Abuse
• Questions and Answers

This workshop series is recommended for:

• Home health providers, administrators, billers, nurses and other healthcare professionals that submit claims to Medicare. This workshop will provide insight for new, intermediate or advanced staff; however, we suggest that providers who are new to Medicare attend online learning courses for beginners.

Workshop Location:

Embassy Suites

4914 Constitution Avenue

Baton Rouge, LA 70808

Phone: 225-924-6566

Workshop Fees:

Before May 1, 2012 - $95.00 member and non-member

After May 1, 2012 - $135.00 member and non-member