2023 Home Health Coding Summit

Monday, August 14—Wednesday, August 16, 2023 | Phoenix, AZ

Stay ahead of coding, OASIS, and documentation challenges

Now in its 20th year, the 2023 Home Health Coding Summit is the can’t-miss coding event of the year. The 2023 Home Health Coding Summit is your one-stop shop to get intermediate and advanced code training led by the nation’s top home health coding and OASIS trainers.

Join us and get a first look at the FY2024 code, guideline, and OASIS changes! We will set you up with the tools and resources you need to succeed so you can sit for your coding credential, earn CEUs, and advance your career. It’s no wonder coders across the nation consider the Coding Summit a priority investment year after year.

Here’s what we have in store for you in 2023:

• 20+ hours of intermediate and advanced code training, including interactive scenario sessions in which you’ll work with expert instructors.
• Specialty code training for advanced coders – Delve into the most complicated home health cases and work through actual patient documentation to find the right codes.
• Disease-specific code training, including how to accurately assign the new mental health codes, as well as COVID-19, circulatory, respiratory, wound, fracture, and joint replacement codes, and much more!
• HCS-D class to help you prepare for the certification exam.
• Documentation collection and QA best practices – A can’t-miss training for those who want to achieve competence and efficiency in OASIS, coding, and documentation QA.
• Access to the nation’s leading home health & hospice coding experts – Learn from a lineup of the industry’s most trusted and forward-thinking trainers.
• AHCC Achievement Awards – Join us in recognizing the home care coding and compliance professionals who go above and beyond their daily duties to advance the profession, help their colleagues, and improve accuracy and compliance in their organization.
• Welcome and networking reception – Connect with others who share your passion.
• Fun coding games and exciting door prizes!

IMPORTANT: The 2023 Home Health Coding Summit is intended to provide home health coding education at an intermediate and advanced level. It is not intended for beginner coders. You are at an intermediate level if you have been coding in home health for at least one year and either plan to sit for your HCS-D credential immediately following the conference or became credentialed in the past year. The Summit’s intermediate track is also appropriate for coders who have completed the Ultimate Training Coding Basics course. You are at an advanced level if you are an HCS-D certified coder with three or more years in home health coding and consider yourself an expert, and/or are an experienced QA/QI specialist who is dual-certified (HCS-D, HCS-O).

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Pre-Conference — Monday, August 14, 2023

Coding, OASIS, & Documentation QA Boot Camp
The role of the seasoned HCS-D certified coder has expanded to include OASIS review—an emerging job function. This is your opportunity to get expert training and demonstrate to your current and future employers that you are competent and efficient in OASIS, coding, and documentation QA. A 50-question post-test will be administered after the pre-conference, and a certificate of competency delivered once you pass the post-test.

As a coding and OASIS reviewer, you must also know what’s required for compliant face-to-face encounter documentation, how to check whether planned interventions support the primary need for skilled care and the primary and secondary diagnoses, and how the data reported in the OASIS matches up to documentation elsewhere in the record.

Audience: Experienced HCS-D certified coders, coding supervisors, coding educators and trainers, clinicians responsible for coding, experienced QA/QI staff who are dual-certified (HCS-D, HCS-O) or want to become dual-certified, clinical supervisors, directors of nursing, quality managers, quality assurance/performance improvement staff, compliance officers, OASIS coders/reviewers, OASIS chart reviewers.

7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.
REGISTRATION & CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

8:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
Get Set: Accurate Coding Begins at Intake
Brandi Whitemyer, RN, CDIP, COS-C, HCS-D, HCS-O, Consultant, Home Health and Hospice Coding Expert
A sound intake process builds the foundation for quality care and airtight documentation, which helps prevent ADRs and denied claims. This session will provide the framework for establishing a sound intake process, including how to understand what information should be gathered, establish homebound status, determine eligibility and coverage, and secure compliant start of care and referral orders. It will also cover best practices for following a compliant query process, including how to write a compliant query, how to query clinicians and providers, and how to track and analyze query data.

9:25 a.m. – 10:40 a.m.
Check All the Boxes: What You Need for a Compliant Face-to-Face
Brandi Whitemyer, RN, CDIP, COS-C, HCS-D, HCS-O, Consultant, Home Health and Hospice Coding Expert
Securing documentation of a valid face-to-face (F2F) encounter is an essential part of establishing eligibility. If the F2F documentation doesn’t cover all the requirements, even the most accurate diagnosis coding and OASIS documentation won’t prevent a claim denial. This session will help you ensure each F2F covers all the bases, including timing, performing practitioner, supporting documentation, homebound status, encounter certification, and signature requirements.

Tools: F2F checklist and flowchart

10:40 a.m. – 10:55 a.m.
NETWORKING & REFRESHMENT BREAK

10:55 a.m. – 12:10 p.m.
Connect the Dots: Plan of Care Review and Diagnosis Coding
Brandi Whitemyer, RN, CDIP, COS-C, HCS-D, HCS-O, Consultant, Home Health and Hospice Coding Expert and Sharon Harder, President - C3 Advisors, LLC
If the plan of care (POC) doesn’t align with other documentation and the diagnosis codes you report, the claim won’t stand up under scrutiny. Understand how the POC relates to diagnosis coding and how to make sure documentation meets the mark. Learn how to conduct a thorough POC review, including support for diagnoses not on the F2F, connection of interventions and diagnoses, and defensible diagnosis code sequencing.

12:10 p.m. – 1:10 p.m.
LUNCH—Provided

1:10 p.m. – 2:25 p.m.
Tie It All Together: Documentation That Gets the Story Right
Sharon Harder, President - C3 Advisors, LLC
Thorough coding and OASIS review includes reconciling documentation from several sources. If all the documentation doesn’t tell the same story, your claims could be jeopardized. Learn what should be included in patient-specific visit documentation, what needs to match across documentation sources, and what to do when there are inconsistencies between the following: referral order/F2F, F2F/assessment findings/focus of care, assessment and POC/interventions/goals, and diagnoses/skilled interventions.

2:25 p.m. – 2:40 p.m.
NETWORKING & REFRESHMENT BREAK

2:40 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Build Your OASIS & Coding Review Checklist
Sharon Harder, President - C3 Advisors, LLC
A strong coding and OASIS review process will ensure you catch issues before they cause ADRs and claim denials. Learn best practices for doing this work and for adapting to the changing focus of outside reviewers.

We’ll cover the following:

• What should be on your checklist as you do a review?
• What information is relevant?
• What are the current issues identified under medical review?
• How should you organize your work?
• What’s a sound process for coding and OASIS review?
• How do you monitor your review program in real time?
• How should you approach quality assurance?
• How does care planning factor in?
• How can you ensure skill and medical necessity align with diagnoses?

Tool: Sample coding policy

4:00 p.m.
Pre-conference concludes

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Agenda

Main Conference Day 1 — Tuesday, August 15, 2023

7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.
REGISTRATION & CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
2023 AHCC Achievement Awards Presentation, Jan Milliman, AHCC Director
Join us as we celebrate and honor home care professionals who have demonstrated a commitment to excellence. All AHCC Achievement Award winners have made measurable improvements in their organization and have gone above and beyond to advance the interests and best practices of the industry.

8:45 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Opening Remarks

9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
FY2024 Code and Guidance Updates, OASIS and PDGM Changes, and More!
Brandi Whitemyer, RN, CDIP, COS-C, HCS-D, HCS-O, Consultant, Home Health and Hospice Coding Expert
Get a high-level overview of all the key code and guidance changes that will impact your home health coding starting October 1, 2023. Also get an update on PDGM, OASIS, Review Choice Demonstration (RCD), and other regulatory changes that will affect your coding and QA.

10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
NETWORKING & REFRESHMENT BREAK

10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Lessons Learned From RCD: Ensure Claims Stand Up to Government Scrutiny
Sharon Harder, President - C3 Advisors, LLC
Avoid ADRs and post-payment reviews to get claims paid. Learn strategies from agencies that have participated in the RCD on how to conduct effective self-assessments to spotlight coverage criteria and ensure your claim has everything needed to stand up against any kind of government review. Examine the five most common reasons for non-affirmation of pre-claim reviews and what can be learned from these errors.

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
NETWORKING LUNCH—Provided

J'non Griffin, RN, MHA, HCS-D, HCS-H, COS-C, Sr. Vice President/Principal-Coding and OASIS Department at SimiTree Healthcare Consultants


Main Conference Day 2 — Wednesday, August 16, 2023

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Speakers

	Robbi D. Funderburk James, BSN, RN, HCS-D, HCS-O, HCS-H, is the director of coding and OASIS review at Healthcare Provider Solutions. She is an RN with over 15 years of home health and hospice experience as a field nurse, clinical director, and QAPI director. Funderburk James assists and educates home care and hospice agencies in providing quality care, achieving compliance, understanding ICD-10 and face-to-face regulations, and optimizing outcomes, including value-based purchasing and star ratings.
	J'non Griffin, RN, MHA, HCS-D, HCS-H, COS-C, Sr. Vice President/Principal-Coding and OASIS Department at SimiTree Healthcare Consultants. Griffin brings over 34 years of experience as an RN in home healthcare. She has served as a field nurse, director of staff development and appeals, and executive with multiple home health and hospice agencies. She has also worked as the regional director of operations and served as the acting compliance officer. Griffin is a seasoned educator, published author, and national speaker. She has been a frequent contributor to industry publications, including DecisionHealth’s Diagnosis Coding Pro. She has published several manuals and assisted with the composition of several online modules for coding and OASIS instruction.
	Sharon Harder is president of C3 Advisors, LLC. Harder oversees all home health and hospice client projects, the majority of which are focused on compliance issues including scheduled Medicare/Medicaid compliance audits, acquisition due diligence, preparation of responses to investigations, and labor/compensation issues. In addition, Harder founded a successful pediatric healthcare company providing center-based extended care to medically fragile patients along with home health, medical equipment, and infusion services offered in partnership with major children’s hospitals. She is a frequent speaker on home health and hospice regulatory issues and has authored numerous articles on key industry topics, including recent contributions on value-based purchasing, emergency preparedness, and the PDGM.
	Nanette Minton, RN, CHPCA, HCS-D, HCS-H, is the senior clinical coding manager at MAC Legacy. Serving in a leadership capacity for more than 20 years, Minton has held a variety of roles in the home care and hospice industry, including clinical, administrative, consulting, education, and agency startup and development. She provides day-to-day coding and quality support to the home care and hospice agencies receiving coding services. She also serves as a consultant for quality and regulatory issues that arise due to the complex and integrated nature of coding. Minton’s experience in the industry gives her a unique perspective and allows her to provide coding and audit knowledge firsthand to clients.
	Sherri Parson RN, HCS-D, HCS-O, COS-C, BCHH-C, HSC-H, is the chief compliance officer/director of operations for Infusion Health. Parson, who has more than 25 years of healthcare experience, has been an in-home provider of skilled nursing services and has developed expertise in quality assurance, diagnosis coding, OASIS review, and regulatory compliance. Her other accomplishments include serving as an adjunct professor and developing a college home health coding course. Parson has authored numerous articles and is frequently sought after for her expertise by publications such as Home Health Line, Diagnosis Coding Pro for Home Health, AAPC Home Care Weekly, and OASIS & Outcomes Solutions. She currently serves on the AHCC’s Board of Medical Specialty Coding & Compliance HCS-H Certification Committee.
	Lynn Speckels, BSN, RN, HCS-D, CMCO, is a home care veteran of more than 25 years and is an RN with an accounting background. She has been an administrator/director for Hendrick HouseCalls, a hospital-based home health agency, for the past five years. She is also the president/owner of Medical Coding Answers LLC, providing home care and hospice coding and consulting services. Her experience in ICD-10 coding, OASIS, finance and billing, compliance, and rules and regulations allows Speckels to provide guidance and education to home care industry clients as well as a realistic portrait of day-to-day agency operations.
	Brandi Whitemyer, RN, CDIP, COS-C, HCS-D, HCS-O, has expertise in ICD-10 coding, post-acute billing, and coding education, along with OASIS and outcomes management. She has more than 18 years of experience in post-acute healthcare as the previous owner of a full-service coding and consulting company, along with experience in the development of coding, billing/revenue cycle, and clinical education resources for post-acute care. Whitemyer has worked for the past 12 years as a consultant and home health and hospice coding expert, providing agencies nationally with survey compliance, medical reviews and appeals of Medicare denials, corrective action plans, policy development, revenue cycle and billing compliance management, coding and quality assurance processes, and coding and OASIS education. She has also contributed to and created multiple print and electronic resources focused on coding, billing, quality management, and clinical best practices, including multiple DecisionHealth publications. Whitemyer is a member of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) and the AHCC.

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Location

Hilton Phoenix Resort at the Peak
7677 N 16th Street
Phoenix, AZ 85020

• Room rate: $149/night plus taxes and fees
• Hotel cut-off date: Monday, July 24, 2023. Hotel rooms may sell out earlier than the cut-off date, so book early!
• Reservation Center: 1-800-445-8667 and reference the DecisionHealth Home Health Coding Summit room block.
• Reservations URL: click here
• Hotel website: https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/phxsppr-hilton-phoenix-resort-at-the-peak/

Simplify Compliance/DecisionHealth has no affiliation with any third-party companies or travel assistance providers. Rooms should be booked directly with the event hotel using the official information provided, reservations will be taken on space and rate availability.

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Pricing

Main Conference – Tuesday, August 15 – Wednesday, August 16, 2023

• Retail price: $1,295.00
• Early bird price: $1,195.00 – Early bird expires Tuesday, June 6, 2023
• PreCon+Main Con (Kit): $1,769.00
• PreCon+Main Con (Kit) Early bird price: $1,669.00 – Early bird expires Tuesday, June 6, 2023

Preconference – Monday, August 14, 2023

• Retail price: $599.00

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Continuing Education

Pre-Conference

BMSC
This program is preapproved by the Board of Medical Specialty Coding & Compliance (BMSC) for the following CEUs: Preconference: 6 HCS-D, 6 HCS-O, 6 HCS-C CEU’s.

If you’re interested in becoming credentialed (HCS-D, HCS-H, HCS-O), learn more here.

ANCC
HCPro is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation: Preconference: 6.25 contact hours for nurses are available for this activity.

Main Conference

BMSC
This program is preapproved by the Board of Medical Specialty Coding & Compliance (BMSC) for the following CEUs: Main Conference: 13 HCS-D, 13 HCS-H, 5 HCS-O, 5 HCS-C CEU’s.

If you’re interested in becoming credentialed (HCS-D, HCS-H, HCS-O), learn more here.

ANCC
HCPro is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation: Main Conference: 12.45 contact hours for nurses are available for this activity.

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