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Fazzi Associates distance learning program offers highly effective, highly engaging online trainings without expensive travel costs. Each session is designed to provide state of the art skills while responding to the unique needs of the training participants.

We provide information and skill development in a manner that is fun and easy to learn. More importantly, these sessions always provide practical information and skills that participants can apply immediately. We have provided training to all levels of staff from line staff to supervisors and mid managers to executives.

Our training sessions have consistently been rated as exceptional in terms of process, content, and relevancy to the field.

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Free On-Demand Webinar on the Findings from the Delta Study to Reduce Avoidable Hospitalizations in Home Care

Recorded on Wednesday, December 7, 2011

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Home Health PPS 2012 Webinar Series: What Your Agency Must Know Before January 1st

HH PPS 2012: Sorting Out the Details

Recorded December 8, 2011

What does the new rule say about satisfying the Face-to-Face requirement?  When are Occupational Therapy services considered as dependent or qualifying services?  What is the definition of homebound status?  The PPS Final Rule for 2012 has provided  clarification to each of these questions.  While financial managers are worrying about the continued payment reductions for CY 2012, providers must protect their agencies from further loss of revenue by documenting and delivering home care to patients who meet the Medicare eligibility and payment criteria.  Take advantage of this opportunity to review and ensure that clinical staff understands these essential Medicare rules in this must attend 60 minute webinar session. 

Presented by:  Rhonda Will RN, BS, COS-C, HCS-D,
Assistant Director, OASIS Competency Institute, Fazzi Associates

Therapy Utilization: Getting it Right

Recorded December 15, 2011 

Now that PPS 2012 is final, it is essential that agencies carefully consider the potential impact that therapy utilization has on an agency’s financial viability.  Although some may say there are “incentives” to focus on particular numbers of visits, we all know that issues with this in the past have raised serious concerns regarding what drives therapy practice patterns. This session will examine the therapy related areas of PPS in detail, reaffirm best practices for reassessment compliance, and provide specific guidance to prepare for success in 2012.

Presented by:  Cindy Krafft MS, PT
Director of Rehabilitation Consulting, Fazzi Associates.

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Free Fast Facts Webinar: The HH PPS 2012 Final Rule

Recorded on November 4, 2011

CMS has released the final Home Health PPS payment rates for 2012. The rule was posted on Monday, October 31, 2011 and includes multiple changes impacting home health payments, policies, and quality initiatives. Watch this free Fast Facts Webinar to go over the Final Rule and learn what you can do now to prepare for 2012.

Click here to watch the free on-demand webinar.

ICD-9-CM Code Essentials: Preparing for October 1st

Code changes go into effect October 1, 2011.  There is no grace period. Are you ready?

Recorded on September 15, 2011

The recently released ICD-9-CM codes for FY2012 include over 300 new and revised codes as well as numerous revisions to the existing code set, all designed to provide greater specificity. With no grace period to transition, all health care providers will need to be ready to change to the new codes and avoid using the invalid ones on October 1, 2011!

This 90-minute power webinar session will guide attendees through the new and changed codes impacting home health services. We'll also discuss those codes that have received case mix designation for 2012, while reviewing the changes in the ICD-9-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting.

Presented by: Judy Adams, Consultant and Owner, Adams Home Care Consulting, Inc.

Click here to purchase the online recording online with a credit card.

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The Complete Home Care Therapy Webinar Series. Three Great Trainings… One Low Price

To Bill or Not to Bill: Handling Missed Reassessments

Recorded on July 29, 2011

Even with thorough preparation, therapy reassessments are sometimes missed. There is a learning curve for both clinicians and agencies and, as with anything new, mistakes have been made. The implications for billing are significant yet have lacked clarity.  No agency wants to lose earned revenue in error. This session will examine the clinical and billing issues surrounding missed therapy reassessments and provide specific strategies to decrease risk going forward.

They’re Back: Connecting Therapy to Outcomes and Process Measures

Recorded on August 3, 2011

The long anticipated Outcome measures utilizing OASIS-C data return this summer. After 18 months of silence on a national level, agencies will be able to once again determine how they measure up to other agencies in an accurate risk adjusted model. This session will connect therapy practice to Outcomes measures, positioning these important services to the larger issue of value based purchasing where quality is key.

Medication Management and the Home Health Therapist

Recorded on August 17, 2011

CMS has used the words “more than capable” with regard to therapy participation in drug regimen review. Yet, the issue of therapists and medications has lacked clarity and sparked much debate.  Back by popular demand, this session will address the expectations of therapist involvement, explore the implications on care planning, and discuss specific concerns that have been raised on both sides of this issue.

Presented by Cindy Krafft, MS, PT Director of Rehabilitation Consulting, Fazzi Associates

Contact Lindsay Doak to purchase a copy or click here to download a purchase form to mail in with payment.

Fast Facts ACOs Webinar

Understanding ACOs: What are they?
What do they mean for home care agencies?
What you should do about them…now!

Recorded on Wednesday, April 13, 2011.
View the free online recording of the April 13, 2011 session.
Download the handout for this session.

The national movement toward the development of Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) is moving into high gear. On March 31, 2011, CMS issued its highly anticipated draft rules (400+ pages) for Accountable Care Organizations, a Medicare Shared Savings Program.

ACOs have the potential to become the foundation for the future of all health care, including home care. According to CMS, its goal is to “create incentives for health care providers to work together to treat an individual patient across care settings – including doctor’s offices, hospitals, long-term care,” and other post-acute settings, including home care. There are financial rewards (i.e., shared savings) for ACOs that meet quality standards and penalties for those that don’t.

Where is Home Care?

ACO systems and collaborations are being formed now. Home care agencies must figure out if and how they can be involved. Will you be a true partner? A niche player? Or simply a last choice referral source? Agencies leaders need to act now, but first you need to understand what is happening. Fazzi’s Fast Facts Webinar answers three questions:

1. What are ACOs?
2. What do the formation of ACOs mean to your agency?
3. What should you do about it internally and externally?

Presented by:

Dr. Bob Fazzi, Founder and Managing Partner of Fazzi Associates, Lead researcher on ACOs.
Tim Ashe, Partner and Director of Operational Improvement, Lead for positioning agencies for ACOs.
Patty Upham, Director, FirstHealth Home Care

Home Health Maintenance Therapy Webinar

Recorded on May 5, 2011

There has been considerable confusion surrounding "maintenance therapy" since the specific G-Codes were implemented on January 1, 2011.  Now that April 1st has passed and the anxiety about reassessments is calming down a bit, it is important to regroup and ensure that all levels of staff understand what maintenance therapy is... and isn’t... and that the G-Code is being correctly utilized.  Some agencies see this as a new line of business, while others are convinced they never provide this level of care.  

This 60 minute session discusses the key components of maintenance therapy from the regulations that surround it to the documentation content that supports it as skilled care.

Objectives:

• Define the medical necessity of maintenance therapy.
• Understand the correct application of the relevant G-Codes and monitoring for compliance.
• Examine the critical documentation elements connected with maintenance therapy.

Presented by Cindy Krafft MS, PT, Director of Rehabilitation Consulting Services for Fazzi Associates. She is also the President of the Home Health Section of the American Physical Therapy Association and the Chair of the NAHC Therapy Advisory Committee.  Cindy has 15 years experience in the Home Health Industry.

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Fast Facts PPS 2011 Webinar

A free 30 minute webinar outlining the CMS Home Health PPS 2011 proposed changes to the therapy requirements. To view a copy of this session, click here. To access the proposed rule, click here.

Therapy and PPS 2011 Webinar Series Part 2

Moving Beyond Reasonable and Necessary

In 2010 we presented a series of webinars designed to help agencies understand the basic concepts of the new PPS 2011 therapy requirements.  With Part 2 we bring you a series that moves beyond the basic documentation requirements and gets to the heart of what is on the minds of agencies nationwide.  Designed for those who attended our 2010 series and those who did not, you can't afford to afford to miss these webinars!

Therapy Referrals: Is My Agency Maximizing its Potential?

Recorded on January 20, 2011

The concerns of limited financial resources has many agencies looking to therapy services to determine if utilization is at its most appropriate potential. Chronic staffing issues and historical utilization can make it difficult to determine true patient “need” for these services. In addition, the intensified scrutiny of the “medical necessity” of therapy services has some agencies holding back on referrals!  Learn how to maximize your agency’s therapy referrals in this 60 minute webinar session.  

Therapy Documentation in 2011: Qualified Therapists

Recorded on February 17, 2011

As of April 1, 2011, CMS required that initial assessments be completed by qualified therapists.  In addition, qualified therapists are now required to perform periodical reassessments with documented measurable progress toward goals at least once every 30 days. Failure to properly document these visits could mean denial of future payment.  This session will review the documentation expectations for qualified therapists while providing direct examples of applications to ensure agencies are up to date on the April 1st changes.

Therapy Documentation in 2011: Therapy Assistants

Recorded on March 10, 2011

PPS 2011 has placed specific expectations on the therapy assistants. Use of these valuable clinicians has varied throughout the country due to different supervision expectations but the fundamental issues of supervision, care direction and documentation remain universal. This session looks specifically at utilization of therapy assistants in home health and how to appropriately document these visits to ensure compliance with the PPS requirements.

Presented by Cindy Krafft, MS, PT
Director of Rehabilitation Consulting, Fazzi Associates
President, Home Health Section of the American Physical Therapy Association

Contact Lindsay Doak to purchase a copy.

Best Options for Responding to the Home Health PPS 2011 Cuts

Improve Your Revenues with OASIS and Coding

There is no doubt that accurate coding and OASIS assessments affect the financial viability of an agency.  Now more than ever it is essential that agencies ensure that their assessments are completed with the utmost accuracy.  Even a few inaccuracies could mean a significant loss of reimbursement; losses your agency can’t afford!

Objectives:

• Discuss the impact of errors in OASIS assessments and coding on home health agencies’ quality scores and profitability.
• Identify specific OASIS assessment items that are most frequently inaccurate, and what you can do about them.
• Receive proven best practice strategies for improving OASIS assessment accuracy in your agency.

Reduce Your Costs/Grow Your Business

Agencies need to act quickly to prepare themselves for the upcoming cuts.  This includes reviewing their current operations to improve efficiency while reducing costs.  It also includes better positioning themselves and improving marketing efforts for increased business.  Not doing so could mean an even smaller bottom line, and for some agencies this could mean moving into the red.

Objectives:

• Get best practice strategies for promoting services while identifying new service opportunities.
• Identify the key challenges in improving service delivery while reducing operational costs.

Contact Lindsay Doak to purchase a copy.

Preparing for the Home Health PPS Therapy Documentation Requirements

Therapy Documentation: What is Reasonable and Necessary?

Don’t leave your agency vulnerable! This 90 minute webinar training is designed to help agencies discover the components of appropriate therapy utilization. Knowing how to identify these core items in the documentation of each visit is key to determining a therapist’s “need” in the home.

What am I Looking For? A Reviewer’s Guide to Therapy Documentation

As a reviewer, especially if not a therapist, it can be challenging to assess the quality of therapy documentation. Routine review is a critical element of ensuring compliance and head of issues early on so little problems do not become larger ones. This session will dispel myths surrounding the documentation of skilled therapy and provide direction to reviewers that will increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the review process.

Therapy Documentation and PPS 2011: What Agencies Need to Know

When PPS 2011 is final, it’s implications for therapy documentation, utilization of assistants and oversight of the care plan will be presented along with strategies for implementation to ensure compliance. Preparation is key and the time to January 1 is short so don’t miss this opportunity to gain insights into the best options to consider.

Presented by Cindy Krafft MS, PT, Director of Rehabilitation Consulting Services for Fazzi Associates. She is also the President of the Home Health Section of the American Physical Therapy Association and the Chair of the NAHC Therapy Advisory Committee.  Cindy has 15 years experience in the Home Health Industry.

Contact Lindsay Doak to purchase a copy.

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