Be an “Early Bird” with Your OASIS-C Preparations

OASIS-C goes beyond patient assessment and outcomes. Besides collecting outcome data for quality improvement and Home Health Compare, it gathers data about an agency’s use of evidence-based practices (EBP). An understanding of the data set is essential for proper payment.

See all of our OASIS-C manuals and tools online at www.beaconhealth.org/oasis-c

OASIS-C in Action—Newly Revised
Edition: 3.0; Release date: October 2009; Run-time: 35 min.

This comprehensive video (DVD) and study guide provide an overview of the OASIS and an analysis of the OASIS-C data elements.

Perfect for the classroom or individual study, staff will:

• Discover how the OASIS can benefit their agency
• Test their overall knowledge of the OASIS
• Get helpful assessment tips for using the OASIS
• Review the different types of data elements (e.g., case-mix/risk adjustment, outcome, and process)
• Learn about OASIS-C—what did and did not change from the previous data set
• Pinpoint the main areas of concern and how to address them
• Identify OASIS-C data elements that closely resemble the previous ones and avoid great risk to their agency

Ideal for:

• New staff who require an introduction to OASIS in homecare
• Experienced clinicians who want to fine-tune their assessments
• Agency staff who need to enhance their understanding of important concepts in OASIS-C using EBP and process measures

VOASDVD:  $99
WILD PRICE: Only $79!

Don’t “Horse Around” with the Coding Process

Diagnosis Coding in the Home Health PPS (DVD)
Edition 4.0 coming early 2010 • Reserve your copy now!

Good coding skills are vital to your agency. This DVD and companion study guide explain the coding process, including clinical, coding, and payment factors. It integrates coding with compliance and clarifies the roles of the clinician and the coder.

Through numerous examples, your staff will learn:

• How the principal reason for service drives diagnosis coding
• The impact of the diagnosis code and OASIS-C on payment
• What to do when you’d like to use a V code
• How to handle surgical wounds
• Coding standards that fit PPS requirements
• Appropriate use of important codes
• Traps to avoid, and more

VDCHH4DVD:  $249.95  
WILD PRICE: Only $189!

Keep Your Agency “Buzzing” with Proven, Regulatory Guidance

Beacon Health® Homecare Agency Reference Set
Coming February 2010 – Reserve your copy now!

Protect your agency from payment denials, survey citations, fraud investigations, and
More! Written specifically for homecare agencies, each manual in the set (below) helps clarify the scope of Medicare home health services through practical hints and easy-to-understand, expert advice.

BEST VALUE! Homecare Agency Reference Set
pkBARS2:  $245
Wild Price: Only $196

The Beacon Guide to Medicare Service Delivery: 2010 Edition

Updated for the new regulations, the Beacon Guide will help your staff understand how to deliver and document patient care in compliance with the Medicare rules.

Use it to:

• Give staff a working knowledge of the current regulations
• Implement checks to ensure services are delivered according to regulations
• Produce documentation that supports compliance and payment claims

BGMSD10:  $150  
WILD PRICE: Only $135!

The 485 Primer and Elements of Content (Edition 8.0)

This unique two-in-one manual promotes consistent, organized, individualized completion of the CMS 485. Includes samples of wording for locators, completed forms, rules for locator use, plus much more!

• The 485 Primer helps you train staff to use the CMS forms properly
• The Elements of Content helps staff complete the forms correctly

P485EC8:  $70  
WILD PRICE: Only $63!

The Conditions of Participation and Interpretive Guidelines
(Edition 3.7)

Here’s a concise, current set of the rules to simplify staff training and provide guidance for care delivery. Updated with the latest changes to the CMS’s Homecare Interpretive Guidelines, this manual:

• Is easier to use, maintaining the three-column format
• Includes a comprehensive index to help you find information quickly

CPARTIG37:  $50
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“Whoooo” Needs Good Documentation Skills? You Do!

Home Health Documentation: Proven Strategies for Clinicians
Pages: 177; ISBN: 978-1-60146-071-4

Effective documentation is critical in the homecare setting. It proves medical necessity and:

• Helps you properly code the OASIS
• Ensures proper payment
• Provides legal protection

Written from a manager’s point of view, this manual and CD-ROM provide general standards of practice, industry guidelines, electronic records, and legal requirements in an easy-to-follow format. You’ll learn strategies to ensure that quality care is provided and that high-risk patients are properly identified.

• Explore real-life case studies
• Get comprehensive regulatory information from the CMS and The Joint Commission
• Learn strategies for completing the OASIS
• Receive legal and risk management tips

HHD:  $129
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Finding Time for Aide Training Really “Stinks”
Will your home health aides meet their 12-hour in-service requirements by the end of the year?

Home Health Aide On-the-Go™ In-service series

Each one-hour, self-study lesson analyzes a critical issue in home health care. Aides can complete their training on their own and at their own pace. Lessons include a clearly written fact sheet and illustrative case study about a timely homecare topic, a 10-question post-test, and an instructor’s lesson plan with tips, quiz answers, supplemental learning activities, and more.

Each volume fulfills Medicare’s annual requirement of 12 in-service hours. Comes with single-site reproduction rights for your agency to use again and again. Includes a tabbed binder for convenient storage.

Regulary  $360
WILD PRICE: Only $270! (each volume)

Choose from Nine Complete Volumes:

Volume I (pkHHAIS1): MRSA • HIPAA • Aides and Surveys • Patients in Pain • Preventing Falls • Observing/Reporting • Colostomy/Ileostomy • Elder Abuse • Alzheimer’s Disease • Diabetic Patients • Cultural Diversity • Skin Breakdown

Volume II (pkHHAIS2): Violence in the Workplace • Urinary Tract Infections • Bowel Incontinence • Dyspnea • Patients and ADLs • Urinary Incontinence • Aphasia • Behavior Problems • Hip Surgery • Depression • Workplace Injury • Patient Rights

Volume III (pkHHAIS3): The Aide Assignment Sheet • Patients w/ Arthritis • Personal Protective Equipment • Wound Care • Patient Complaints • Parkinson’s Disease • Multiple Sclerosis • Seizure Disorders • Terminal Illness • Fire Safety • Renal Disease • HIV Infection

Volume IV (pkHHAIS4): Patients with Feeding Tubes • Compression Fractures • Hepatitis • Knee Surgery • Peritoneal Dialysis • Sleep Apnea • Infusion Therapy • Spinal Surgery • Hypertension • Quadriplegic Patients • Patients with Casts • Adult Asthma

Volume V (pkHHAIS5): Safe Driving for the Aide • Dry Skin • Congestive Heart Failure • Vision Loss • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease • Aide/Patient Conflicts • Heart Surgery Patients • Updated Nutrition Practices • Safe Transfers • Oral Hygiene • Patients Undergoing Chemo. Treatment • Hearing Loss

Volume VI (pkHHAIS6): Home Health Aide Professionalism • Vital Signs Basics and Update • Home Health Social Workers • The Aide’s Role with Therapy Patients • Management of the Home Environment • Overview: Medicare and Home Health • The Patient with Tuberculosis • Protecting Your Patients During Flu Season • Effective Documentation • Pain Management Update • Caring for the Terminally Ill • Personal Wellness

Volume VII (pkHHAIS7): Foot Care • Restless Legs Syndrome • Hand Hygiene • Injuries Related to Summer Heat • Ethics and the Home Health Aide • Early Dementia • Comfort Measures for the Terminally Ill Patient • Patient’s Pets • Patient with a Urostomy • Meal Planning Tips for the Elderly Patient • Pressure Ulcers • Light Housekeeping Tips

NEW! Volume VIII (pkHHAIS8): Myths about Aging • Deep Vein Thrombosis • Joint Replacement • Caring for the Obese Patient • Lung Cancer • Disaster Planning • Dealing with an Angry Patient • The Patient with Shingles • Personal Safety • Blind Patient • The Homecare Team • The Patient with Gout

Volume IX* (qoHHAIS9): Coming Soon—Reserve Your Copy Now! The Heart Patient • Infection Control • The Patient with Anemia • Constipation • Stasis Ulcers • The CVA/Stroke Patient • Documentation • Catheter Care • Creating a Safe Home Environment • The Noncompliant Patient • Calling 911 • Incident Reporting

*  Volume IX will ship in two parts: The first six lessons and storage binder will ship in January 2010. The remaining six lessons will ship in April 2010. You will not be billed nor charged for the lessons until we ship. (This also will occur in two parts.)

Get the Hospice Reference Set Other Providers “Flock” to!

Medicare Hospice Management: Structure, Process, and Service Delivery, Second Edition

This comprehensive manual is a core resource for every Medicare-certified hospice provider. Each chapter integrates Medicare’s regulatory requirements, clearly explaining the issues and requirements for compliance and payment. An essential guide, reference, and tool for teaching new professionals the theories and practices of hospice care.

MHMS2:  $169
WILD PRICE: Only $129!

The CMS Hospice Conditions of Participation and Interpretive Guidelines, Second Edition

This concise manual brings together Medicare’s many rules governing hospice, simplifying staff training and providing an up-to-date ready reference. The first chapter includes an easy-to-read format of Medicare’s Conditions of Participation for Hospice Care, while the second chapter focuses on the Interpretive Guidelines used by State Hospice Surveyors.

HCOPG2:  $60
WILD PRICE: Only $45!

Order Both Manuals and Save!
pkBHRS2 (Includes MHMS2 and HCOPG2):  $199
WILD PRICE: Only $149!

Provide “Purrrrfect” Training for Your Hospice Aides

Hospice Aide On-the-Go™ In-service series

Every year, hospice aides must satisfy 12 hours of in-service training. Beacon Health’s new series is created specifically for hospice aides and delivers the education they need. Each lesson focuses on care for the terminally ill hospice patient.

Regularly  $360
WILD PRICE: Only $270! (each volume)

Choose from Two Complete Volumes:

Volume I (pkHAOTG01): BONUS LESSON: Introduction to Hospice • Moving the Patient • Cultural Diversity • Respiratory Changes in the Terminally Ill • The Patient in Pain • Comfort Measures • Oral Hygiene for the Dying Patient • Infection Control Primer • Maintaining Skin Integrity • Advanced Directives Primer • The Patient’s Right to Choose • Anticipatory Grief • The Actively Dying Patient

Volume II* (qoHAOTG2): Coming Soon—Reserve Your Copy Now! Falls Prevention • Hand Hygiene • Communicating with Hospice Patients • Alzheimer’s Disease • HIPAA • Depression • Feeding the Hospice Patient • Abuse and Neglect • Bathing the Ambulatory Patient • Proper Bed Pan Usage • Choking • Dementia and Confusion

*  Volume II will ship in two parts: The first six lessons and storage binder will ship in January 2010. The remaining six lessons will ship in April 2010. You will not be billed nor charged for the lessons until we ship. (This also will occur in two parts.)