Description:

Session I: "New Codes, Changed Codes and New Interpretations

October 1st begins a new coding year and your agency needs to ensure it doesn't make costly coding errors by using outdated codes on claims.  There are new codes and changed codes affecting leukemia, pressure ulcers, thromboses and emboli, fractures and more.  Find out how these codes affect billing beginning October 1st.  Some may be case mix diagnoses and some may impact your payment and plan of care in other ways.  Attachment D will also be discussed and a sneak preview of the changes in coding with OASIS C!

Session II:  "Let's See What OASIS C Is All About"

This is the first major revision to OASIS since its inception in 1999.  Changes in 2002 and 2008 do not compare with these planned changes!  The changes include an explanation of the new items, including renumbering of current items and CMS's objectives.  CMS's goal is self-explanatory descriptions with will reduce the number of questions regarding interpretation.  Best practices learned through the outcome projects have been incorporated which will improve your care plans and clinical practices.  Not just a review of the proposed changes, but also innovative ideas on readying your clinicians now for the changes.

Educational Goals:

"New Codes, Changed Codes and New Interpretations"

• Explain why codes are changed each year effective October 1;
• Explain the impact on billing RAPs and final claims;
• Identify changed and new codes that may impact home health care plans of care;
• Identify new case mix codes;
• Explain pertinent changes made to coding by Attachment D;
• Explain proposed changes to coding in OASIS-C.

"Let's See What OASIS C Is All About"

• Explain the timeline for implementation;
• Identify changed OASIS data items and implications;
• Identify new OASIS data items and implications;
• Explain possible process changes needed for implementation of OASIS C.

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Presenter:

Lisa Selman-Holman, JD, BSN, RN, HCS-D, COS-C, is a home care professional with more than 23 years of homecare experience with Medicare certified agencies, private pay and hospice.  Lisa has practiced law exclusively in the home care industry, is certified by the Board of Medical Specialty Coding as a Homecare Coding Specialist-Diagnosis, and holds the Certificate OASIS Specialist-Clinical.  She is Chair of the Home care Specialty board of the Board of Medical Specialty Coding, and a BMSC approved educator.  She is the Technical Editor of the Decision Health Complete Home Health ICD-9-CM Coding Manual.  She has participated on the OCCB Exam Review Task Force.

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