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Educational events and certification opportunities sponsored by the Iowa Alliance in Home Care:

Two Recorded Audio Conference Sessions - Now Registering
2010 Coding Updates & OASIS C - Register Online
July 31 & August 31, 2009 Audio Conference

Video Recording of Live Event - Now Registering
Optimizing Quality, Compliance & Capacity in Medicare Home Health
July 14-15, 2009 workshop

Recording of Webinar - Now Registering
Excluded Provider Issues for Home Health Agencies - Register Online

February 11, 2010 Webinar

March 16, 2010 - Now Registering
Introduction to the Coding Manual - Register Online

Webinar

March 23, 2010 - Now Registering
Implementing Strategies to Properly Handle Payment Variances - Register Online

Audio Conference

March 25, 2010 - Now Registering
How to Get More Referrals from Physicians Without Violating the Law - Register Online

Audio Conference

March 30, 2010 - Now Registering
OASIS Round Up: Validating Accuracy, Purging the Uncertainty - Register Online

Webinar

April 7, 2010
Medicare Cost Report: It Still Matters

Webinar

April 22, 2010 - Now Registering
How to Get More Referrals from Hospitals Without Violating the Law - Register Online

Audio Conference

June 8-9, 2010
IAHC Annual Conference & Expo
The Meadows Events & Conference Center
Altoona, IA (Des Moines)

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2009 Annual Conference & Expo - Now Registering
April 7, 2009

 

Premiums and Cost Sharing in the Medicaid Program - Implementation Delayed and Comment Period Reopened
April 6, 2009

 

Spring District Meetings - Agenda Posted
April 1, 2009

 

Spring District Meetings - Now Scheduled
March 13, 2009

 

Legal Topic Audio Conference - Now Registering
February 27, 2009

 

Requests for Anticipated Payment (RAPs) in Return to Provider (RTP) With Reason Code (U538R)
February 24, 2009

 

OASIS-C and Pressure Ulcers
February 20, 2009

 

Medicaid Fee Schedule Advocacy Update and Federal Stimulus Legislation Impact
February 16, 2009

 

Notification of Error in Attachment D to Chapter 8 of the "OASIS Implementation Manual
February 2, 2009

 

OASIS NP
January 26, 2009

 

Membership Advocacy Event - Day on the Hill" (February 10)
January 15, 2009

 

Emergency Training: How to code case-mix under new CMS guidelines - Now Registering
January 15, 2009

 

Blueprint for OASIS Accuracy
January 14, 2009

 

Medicare Client Strategies Survey
January 9, 2009

 

Oasis C-1 Comment Period Deadline 1/13/2009
January 9, 2009

 

Highmark Medicare Services selected as new CMS Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) for Iowa Home Health Claims
January 8, 2009

 

OASIS Implementation Manual Chapter 8 Attachment D Reissued
January 7, 2009

 

OASIS-C Paperwork Reduction Packet
November 19, 2008

 

Implementation of New Automatic Speech Recognition Option Delayed
November 19, 2008

 

CAHABA to Discontinue Support for HOD Access to FISS for DDE
November 7, 2008

 

Required CDAC Documentation Form and Additional Training Dates
November 3, 2008

 

IAHC Website "Members Only" Password Updated
Note: All current members received their new password via email
November 3, 2008

 

ICD-10 National Provider Calls - Clarification
October 20, 2008

 

ICD-10 National Provider Calls
October 9, 2008

 

Medicaid Changes Policy Requiring Plan of Care Documentation with Claim Submission
October 8, 2008

 

Reminder - Revenue Protection Tour Registration Deadline is Friday, October 10
October 8, 2008

 

Background Checks for CDAC Providers
October 7, 2008

 

IAHC East District Meeting Scheduled for October 29th
October 2, 2008

 

CMS Issues Final Rule To Empower Medicaid Beneficiaries To Direct Personal Assistance Services
September 29, 2008

 

IAHC Northeast District Meeting Scheduled for October 30th
September 26, 2008

 

Reminder - IAHC Southwest District Meeting Re-scheduled to November 6th
September 26, 2008

 

Iowa Direct Care Worker Task Force Recommendations Report
September 25, 2008

 

Revenue Protection Tour Educational Event Announced
September 22, 2008

 

Vermeer Named Medicaid Director
September 19, 2008

 

Governor Culver names Gene Gessow Director of Human Services
September 18, 2008

 

Mona Scaletta elected IAHC Board Northwest District Representative
September 17, 2008

 

PolicyWorks named new IAHC lobbyists
September 16, 2008


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Annual Conference & Expo

Iowa Alliance in Home Care
Annual Conference & Expo - Call for Presentations Now Open

Your Central Information Source for Annual Conference Attendees, Sponsors & Exhibitors

June 9-10, 2009
Altoona, IA
(Des Moines)
The Meadows Events
& Conference Center

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Meetings & Events Calendar

March 30, 2010
Finance Committee Meeting
9:00 am - 9:30 am
Conference Call

April 6, 2010
Education Committee Meeting
10:00 am - 11:30 am
GoToMeeting

April 20, 2010
Board of Directors Meeting
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Conference Call

April 21, 2010
Central District Meeting
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Boone County Hospital (Home Care Department), Boone

April 22, 2010
East District Meeting
9:00 am - 11:00 am
St. Elizabeth Ann Seaton Church, Hiawatha

April 29, 2010
Northeast District Meeting
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Pinicon Restaurant, New Hampton

May 6, 2010
Southwest District Meeting
9:00 am - 11:00 am
CCMH Home Care, Atlantic

May 12, 2010
Northwest District Meeting
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Buena Vista Regional Medical Center, Storm Lake

May 14, 2010
Southeast District Meeting
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Pizza Ranch, Fairfield

May 25, 2010
Finance Committee Meeting
9:00 am - 9:30 am
Conference Call

June 7, 2010
Board of Directors Meeting
12:30 pm - 4:30 pm
The Meadows Events & Conference Center

July 27, 2010
Finance Committee Meeting
9:00 am - 9:30 am
Conference Call

September 15, 2010
Education Committee Meeting
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
TBD Des Moines

September 28, 2010
Finance Committee Meeting
9:00 am - 9:30 am
Conference Call

November 2, 2010
Education Committee Meeting
10:00 am - 11:30 am
GoToMeeting

November 30, 2010
Finance Committee Meeting
9:00 am - 9:30 am
Conference Call

 

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Career Center

The following Home Health positions are currently available in Iowa:

Posted: March 11, 2010

   Human Resources Director
  DeWitt

Posted: March 9, 2010

   Occupational Therapist
  Omaha

   Speech Language Pathologist
  Omaha

Posted: March 5, 2010

   Home Health RN
  Marshalltown

Posted: March 4, 2010

   Social Worker
  Scotch Grove

Posted: March 3, 2010

   Vice President-Corporate Communications/Business Development
  Des Moines

Posted: February 23, 2010

   Project Manager
  Des Moines and Quad Cities

Posted: February 19, 2010

   Home Care Administrator
  Burlington

Posted: February 17, 2010

   RN-Quality Coordinator
  Urbandale

   RN-Clinical Manager
  Urbandale

Posted: February 12, 2010

   RN-Case Manager
  Des Moines

   Home Health Aide
  Des Moines, Newton, Boone, Redfield, Perry

   Weekend Home Health Aide
  Des Moines, Newton, Boone, Redfield, Perry

 
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Iowa Department of Inspections & Appeals
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Medicaid
Iowa Medicaid Enterprise
Medicare
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MedQic (Medicare Quality Improvement Community)
Quality Improvement Organization (QIO)
Iowa Foundation for Medical Care (IFMC)