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About
Beacon Academy™
Audio Conferences:
Each session is packed with new information, tips,
and alerts for your entire staff.
First, we present a concise update of important homecare industry
news. You’ll stay current while learning how to react to regulatory
changes.
Next, we provide a detailed presentation of the topic-of-the-month.
Staff receive the in-depth, homecare-specific guidance that only
Beacon Health delivers.
A Q&A session during the last 15 minutes addresses your specific
questions. Everyone gets an answer! If you think of a question right
after the audio conference, fax it to us for a timely reply.
Earn
CE Credits!
Beacon Health is a Division of HCPro, Inc.
HCPro, Inc. is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American
Nurses Credentialing Center Commission on Accreditation
This educational activity for 1.0 nursing contact hours is provided by HCPro, Inc.
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Audio conferences are also available on CD.
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By now, most homecare agencies have begun taking preliminary steps to prepare staff for OASIS-C. However, successful implementation requires more than teaching clinicians how to complete the revised form.
By design, many of the new OASIS data elements are process measures that affect clinical practices and focus on specific processes. OASIS-C also measures an agency’s use of evidence-based practices (EBPs). Agencies whose care delivery falls short of these standards are at risk.
How does your agency measure up?
Beacon Health’s new winter audio conference series, OASIS-C Process Measures: Best Practice Strategies that Reduce Risk, will set you on the right path of implementation with insightful tips and guidance into OASIS-C best practices. You’ll learn how to effectively review your agency’s current care practices and determine the need to establish or revise its current set of standards.
Use these sessions to:
- Provide monthly in-services
- Update key personnel
- Keep your entire staff focused on your agency’s success
- Earn CE credits
Who should participate?
- Homecare Administrators and Directors
- Clinical Managers and Educators
- Quality Managers
- Homecare Nurses
- Key Staff Members
Session 1: January 21
Prevention and Treatment of Pressure Ulcers and Other Wounds
Recording
Now that OASIS-C has been implemented, agencies must enhance their understanding of assessment, staff education, and the reporting of pressure ulcers and other wounds.
In this session you will receive:
- Guidance on effective practice for the prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers, stasis ulcers, and surgical wounds
- Practical tips for ongoing education of staff
- Competency skills for wound assessment and OASIS reporting
Session 2: February 18
Implications for PPS Payment and Public Reporting
Session Times: 1–2 p.m. Central Daylight Time (CDT)
2–3 p.m. Eastern • 12–1 p.m. Mountain • 11–12 p.m. Pacific
The submission of OASIS data is a condition for payment under the 2010 home health PPS, and CMS intends to publicly report OASIS-C outcomes on Home Health Compare (HHC) later on in the year. With the national implementation of HHCAHPS also scheduled for the third quarter of 2010, this session will set the record straight about this increased public scrutiny on your agency’s payment, operations, and image.
In this session you will discover:
- Ways to properly submit OASIS data to ensure proper payment
- The impact of public scrutiny on your agency’s operations and processes
- Strategies for protecting your agency from public examination
Session 3: March 18
A Guide to Falls, Footcare, Flu, and Heart Failure
Session Times: 1–2 p.m. Central Daylight Time (CDT)
2–3 p.m. Eastern • 12–1 p.m. Mountain • 11–12 p.m. Pacific
Although the new OASIS-C process measures are optional now, they could be a step toward a future system of pay for performance. This session will provide support to agencies as they evaluate their current practices and establish best practices for the following measures: falls assessment and prevention, diabetic foot care, flu/ pneumonia vaccination, and heart failure.
In this session you will learn:
- How to assess your agency’s current practices
- What the new process measures are and how to implement them
- Why it’s important to start using them now and ways to educate staff
- Effective evaluation measures to drive ongoing best practice
Session 4: April 15
Examining Depression, Pain, and High-risk Medications
Session Times: 1–2 p.m. Central Daylight Time (CDT)
2–3 p.m. Eastern • 12–1 p.m. Mountain • 11–12 p.m. Pacific
Implementing best practices prevents exacerbation of serious conditions, improves care received by an individual patient, and helps agencies avoid adverse events. This session will provide education and guidance to agencies as they evaluate their current practices and establish best practices for the following measures: depression, pain, and high-risk medications.
In this session you will receive insightful tips to:
- Assess your agency’s current practices
- Revamp your standard protocol into best practice
- Educate staff to ensure proper payment and improve clinical outcomes
- Analyze and evaluate effective best practice techniques
Your presenter for the series will be Laurie Salmons, RN, BSN, principal consultant and managing owner of Outcome Strategies, LLC. Laurie is a seasoned expert in outcome-based disease management, program assessment, and outcomes improvement.
To register, call our customer service department at
800/553-2041
Or download the brochure and fax your completed order form to
800/639-8511
Beacon Health is a Division of HCPro, Inc.
HCPro, Inc. is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center Commission on Accreditation.
This educational activity for 1.0 (per session) nursing contact hours is provided by HCPro, Inc.
The Presenter for this series is Laurie Salmons, RN, BSN.
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Register for the entire series and save!
Audio conferences are also available on CD.
Mix and match — live sessions and CDs!
OASIS-C, the first major overhaul of the data set since its inception a decade ago, continues to march toward a January 2010 implementation date.
OASIS-C goes beyond patient assessment and outcomes. It collects data about an agency’s use of evidence-based practices (EBP). The new data set will create major headaches for both clinicians and agencies. It’s time to corral staff, gather agency resources, and implement a plan of action.
Beacon Health’s new fall audio conference series, OASIS-C: What You Must Do Now, features acclaimed presenter Diane J. Omdahl, who will provide valuable tips and insight into OASIS-C to help agencies prepare.
Use these sessions to:
- Provide monthly in-services
- Update key personnel
- Keep your entire staff focused on your agency’s success
- Earn CE credits
Who should participate?
- Homecare Administrators and Directors
- Clinical Managers and Educators
- Quality Managers
- Homecare Nurses
- Key Staff Members
Session 1: September 17
Overview of OASIS-C and Best Practices
Audio Recording
OASIS-C will keep some data elements from OASIS-B1 while eliminating others. OASIS-C will also gather information about an agency’s use of evidence-based practices (EBP). This session will introduce OASIS-C and explain why developing agency-specific best practices is essential for success.
You will learn :
- The history of OASIS, the rationale for revisions, and the plan for change
- Data elements that won’t be missed
- Techniques to fine-tune OASIS-B1 data elements that will not change
- EBP—the basics and how an agency’s best practices fit in
Session 2: October 15
Analysis of Redesigned OASIS-C Data Elements
Audio Recording
You will discover:
- Strategies to complete OASIS-B1 data elements that have been modified and those that carry a new number
- Long-overdue changes in diagnoses and emergent care
- Revisions and new issues related to pressure ulcers, wounds, caregiving arrangements, and ADL
- EBP—vaccinations, heart failure, and pressure ulcers
Session 3: November 19
The Good and Bad about New OASIS-C Data Elements
Audio Recording
OASIS-C contains more than 30 new data elements. The purpose of most of these is obvious and understandable; however, there are some that present great risk to your agency. This session will explore both the agreeable and contentious issues in OASIS-C.
You will gain a better understanding of:
- New data elements in OASIS-C
- How to handle survey traps in OASIS-C
- Logistics for medication assessment and education
- EBP—diabetic foot care and depression
Session 4: December 17
OASIS-C and the Agency’s Operations
Session Times: 1–2 p.m. Central Daylight Time (CDT)
2–3 p.m. Eastern • 12–1 p.m. Mountain • 11–12 p.m. Pacific
One of the most controversial aspects of OASIS-C is its focus on the plan of care and physician-ordered interventions. You’ll discover what your agency should and shouldn’t do about these data elements. You’ll also strengthen your knowledge of best practices and learn how to develop a plan for meeting the OASIS-C deadline.
You will receive insightful tips on:
- Problematic concerns, such as plan of care synopsis, intervention synopsis, and parameters for physician notification
- Impact of OASIS-C on OBQI, OBQM, Home Health Compare (HHC), payment, and the agency’s burden
- EBP—fall prevention and pain
- Solutions to last-minute issues and concerns for implementation of OASIS-C
To register, call our customer service department at
800/553-2041
Or download the brochure and fax your completed order form to
800/639-8511
Beacon Health is a Division of HCPro, Inc.
HCPro, Inc. is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center Commission on Accreditation.
This educational activity for 1.0 (per session) nursing contact hours is provided by HCPro, Inc.
The Presenters for this Series are: Diane J. Omdahl, RN, MS and Pam Warmack, RN, C CHCE, HCS-D, COS-C
OASIS-C: What You Must Do Now!
Audio Conference Series
Overview of OASIS-C and Best Practices (9/17/09)
Audio Conference Session
Analysis of Redesigned OASIS-C Data Elements (10/15/09)
Audio Conference Session
The Good and Bad about New OASIS-C Data Elements (11/19/09)
Audio Conference Session
OASIS-C and the Agency’s Operations (12/17/09)
Audio Conference Session
Register for all four sessions
— LIVE —
or
— on CD —
and receive special Series-Saver Rates!
Join the Beacon Institute for even greater savings!
Can’t make it to all four sessions?
CD recordings allow you to listen anytime, anywhere … share with co-workers … train new employees … review as needed!
(CDs are available at the conclusion of each live session.)
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Register for the entire series and save!
Audio conferences are also available on CD.
Mix and match — live sessions and CDs!
Not since Operation Restore Trust (ORT) in the mid-1990s have homecare providers faced a greater source of grief.
The Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 contains a
provision that allows for the Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS) to unleash Recovery Audit
Contractors (RACs) onto homecare agencies. Because RACs work on a contingency basis, they don't get paid until they find a mistake.
How much revenue could this program generate?
The pilot program in only a few states recouped hundreds of millions of dollars in overpayments, taking away revenue from hospitals. This summer, CMS will provide information about homecare agencies to RACs...and the audits will begin.
How do you protect your agency from this scrutiny?
In this audio conference series, you will learn:
- The threats that RACs present
- What’s at risk now and what challenges may be lurking
- How to reduce exposure and eliminate the danger
- How to conduct your own internal audit
- What tools to use to defend your agency from denial
- How to survive a RAC review
- How to respond to denials and follow through on the appeal process
Session 1: RACs and Threats to Your Agency
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Audio Recording
This session will discuss:
- The CMS rationale for the RAC program and how it came to be
- The RACs objectives—who they are, how they will operate
- How to respond to a RAC request or information
- Major concerns facing homecare agencies
- Coverage, utilization, and practice issues at risk
Session 2: Preparing for RAC Scrutiny
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Audio Recording
This session will discuss:
- How the lessons we learned in ORT can
help you prepare for the RAC program
- What factors will be used to expose
target agencies
- Ways to identify your agency’s risks
- Pre-emptive strikes such as clinical
record audits, staff education, and
documentation techniques
- Home health aide and medical social
services involvement with the RAC program
Session 3: The RAC Audit: Defensive Strategies
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Audio Recording
This session will discuss:
- A primer on fraud and the role of RACs
in the CMS effort to control this abuse
- Why “reasonable and necessary care”
will be a central focus
- Strategies for nurses and therapists
to strengthen reasonable and
necessary care
- “Suspicious” practices involving ranges,
physician authorization, occupational
therapy services, and more
Session 4: After a RAC Audit: Your Rights and Appeals
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Session Times: 1–2 p.m. Central Daylight Time (CDT)
2–3 p.m. Eastern • 12–1 p.m. Mountain • 11–12 p.m. Pacific
This session will discuss:
- The penalties and punishments that
RACs and fraud investigators can
impose on agencies
- An agency’s rights
- The steps in the appeals process—how
it works, tips to consider, and the results
- An action plan for dealing with RACs
in the future
Beacon Health is a Division of HCPro, Inc.
HCPro, Inc. is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center Commission on Accreditation.
This educational activity for 1.0 (per session) nursing contact hours is provided by HCPro, Inc.
The Presenters for this Series are: Diane J. Omdahl, RN, MS and Pam Warmack, RN, C CHCE, HCS-D, COS-C
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To register, call our customer service department at
1-800-553-2041
or download the brochure and fax your completed order form to
1-800-639-8511.
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Register for all four sessions
— LIVE —
or
— on CD —
and receive special Series-Saver Rates!
Join the Beacon Institute for even greater savings!
Can’t make it to all four sessions?
CD recordings allow you to listen anytime, anywhere … share with co-workers … train new employees … review as needed!
(CDs are available at the conclusion of each live session.)
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