Build your agency the right way with Beacon Health’s Agency Start Up Kit. This economical collection provides the fundamentals for new and established agencies to develop effective and compliant processes that will solidify the organization’s structure. From staff management and training to clinical documentation best practices, the Agency Start Up Kit will help you build a concrete foundation for your agency to operate efficiently, effectively, and profitably. Plus, with the Beacon Institute™ - Basic Membership, personalized access to a regulatory expert is at your fingertips!

Purchase The Agency Start Up Kit today and save more than 15% off the regular price of ordering each resource individually. Sold separately, these products would retail for a combined price of $724, but when you take advantage of this opportunity, you will pay just $599!

Beacon Institute™ - Basic Membership
The Beacon Institute™ is a members-only resource center for homecare and hospice providers. Benefit from a wide array of time- and cost-saving educational tools, Medicare references, and training programs for you and your staff.

The Beacon Institute™ - Basic Membership includes:

• Membersave™ 20% Discount Program - save 20% on qualifying Beacon Health products, including books, webcasts, and live events
• Homecare E-News™, a weekly informative e-mail news bulletin for your entire staff
• Homecare Q&A™, an instructive e-newsletter featuring questions from Beacon Institute members and expert answers from our staff, delivered twice a month via e-mail
• Ask-an-expert™ consulting service: Receive fully researched, written answers from our homecare experts on to up to 5 questions per year, often within two business days.
  

The Homecare Administrator’s Field Guide
This must-have resource for new and veteran homecare administrators provides a strategic breakdown of the organizational structure of a homecare agency and explains the administrator’s role in operations, human resources, financial management, and regulatory compliance. Written by Beacon Health’s homecare and hospice regulatory specialist Paula Long, RN, CHCE, this one-stop guide helps you save time by covering in a clear and concise way all of the duties and responsibilities of home health administrators.

Benefits

• Comply with homecare regulations and Medicare reimbursement guidelines through easy-to-understand descriptions and analysis
• Find the office staffing level that best fits your agency’s needs
• Save time and increase productivity with chapters exclusively devoted to supervising and training staff more efficiently
• Increase referrals and generate business by implementing a management system that ensures quality and patient satisfaction
• Develop financial savvy and confidence to effectively manage budget responsibilities

The Beacon Guide to Medicare Service Delivery: 2012 Edition
Updated to reflect the 2012 PPS Final Rule, The Beacon Guide to Medicare Service Delivery: 2012 Edition helps your staff deliver and document patient care in compliance with the Medicare rules. Newly-expanded to include care planning and navigating the CMS-485, the Beacon Guide remains the industry leader in providing complete interpretation and compliance guidelines on all PPS regulations.

Benefit from this manual by:

• Giving staff a working knowledge of the current regulations
• Implementing checks to ensure services are delivered according to regulations
• Producing documentation that supports compliance and payment claims