This all day seminar will cover the nuts and bolts of establishing a Medicare certified or licensed home health agency. The session will focus on the materials, tools, and systems necessary to consider, as well as the financial, staff, and personal (think fortitude,      perseverance, patience) resources necessary for initial success. In addition, important regulatory and financial information will be presented, as well as a discussion of Medicare: 2010 and beyond in regards to HIPAA, P4P, payment rates, MAC, RAC, and ZPIC.

Participants will learn about:

• Type of Agency: Licensed, Medicare certified, Niche market
• Setting up: Financial Records, Billing, Budget, Chart of Accounts, Fiscal Period and more
• Financial Statement, Medicare Credit Balance Report and Cost Report, Tax Withholdings and   Returns, Dashboard/benchmarks and more
• Regulatory/Accreditation Requirements/Options
• Facility Requirements
• Manuals, Chart Documents, Information Systems
• Clinical Processes: Referral/Intake, Scheduling/Staffing, Patient Care System/Model, Supervision, Orientation, Documentation
• Management Processes: Governing Body, Advisory Board, Administrative Personnel, Quality Management/Improvement, Program Evaluation

This seminar would be helpful to anyone considering entry into the licensed/certified home health business, existing licensed providers thinking about expanding into Medicare certified, or agencies awaiting licensure.

Mary Lou Connolly, RN, MS
Consultant - McCoy & Connolly Consulting, Inc., Former Administrator, UCSD Home Care

Nancy McCoy, RN, MS
Consultant - McCoy & Connolly Consulting, Inc., Former Director of Clinical Services, UCSD Home Care

Thomas Boyd, BA, MBA
Principal - Boyd and Nicholas, Inc.

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• Download registration form and FAX your registration to: 916-641-5881
• MAIL your registration to:
  CAHSAH
  3780 Rosin Court, Suite 190
  Sacramento, CA 95834
• PHONE in your registration with credit card payment to: 916-641-5795 ext. 113