On this episode, the panel discusses the 2025 home health PPS proposed rule.

This episode's panel includes:

• Jan Milliman, HCS-D, Director of AHCC

• Sharon Harder, President of C3 Advisors, LLC

On this episode, the panel discusses coding for cardiac conditions.

This episode's panel includes:

• Jan Milliman, HCS-D, Director of AHCC
• Elise Christensen, RN, HCS-D, HCS-H, HCS-O, COS-C, Coding Manager, Hartford Healthcare
• Kelly Kavanaugh, RN, HCS-D, HCS-H, HCS-O, BCHH-C owner, The OTB Group, Inc.

During this special Q&A from DecisionHealth, host Marci Geipe (Senior Manager of Product & Content for DecisionHealth) and Ashley Benson (RN, COQS, CHHCM, HCS-D, LSSGB, home health and hospice consultant) discuss the steps you can take to invest in quality and documentation to quickly earn financial rewards for your agency.

Ashley Benson will be covering more on this topic and more at the Home Health Quality Outcomes & Documentation Conference in Charlotte, NC from September 16 - 18, 2024. You can register here.

On this episode, the panel discusses proposed changes to the ICD-10 code set and recent survey guidance updates.

This episode's panel includes:

• Jan Milliman, HCS-D, Director of AHCC
• Nanette Minton, RN, HCS-D, HCS-H, HCS-O, Senior Clinical Coding Manager with MAC Legacy
• Sharon Harder, President of C3 Advisors, LLC

CMS' Revisions to Home Health Agencies (HHA) – Appendix B of the State Operations Manual: https://www.cms.gov/files/document/qso-24-07-hha.pdf

On this episode, the panel discusses the top denials in home health and hospice coding, as well as how to prevent them at your agency.

This episode's panel includes:

• Jan Milliman, HCS-D, Director of AHCC
• Robert Markette Jr., JD, CHC, HCS-C, Attorney with Hall, Render, Killian, Heath & Lyman, P.C.
• Claudia Baker, RN, MHA, HCS-D, HCS-O, Senior Manager with SimiTree

On this episode, the panel discusses the Department of Labor's new independent contractor rule and how is applies to the home health industry.

This episode's panel includes:

• Jan Milliman, HCS-D, Director of AHCC
• Robert Markette Jr., JD, CHC, HCS-C, Attorney with Hall, Render, Killian, Heath & Lyman, P.C.

On this episode, the panel discusses hospice coding per listener request.

This episode's panel includes:

• Jan Milliman, HCS-D, Director of AHCC
• Kelly Kavanaugh, RN, HCS-D, HCS-H, HCS-O, BCHH-C, Quality Assurance Specialist for Riverside Home Health and Hospice
• Nanette Minton, RN, HCS-D, HCS-H, HCS-O, Senior Clinical Coding Manager with MAC Legacy

On this episode, the panel discusses the 2024 ICD-10 changes to respiratory conditions that have been confusing to coders.

This episode's panel includes:

• Jan Milliman, HCS-D, Director of AHCC
• Kelly Kavanaugh, RN, HCS-D, HCS-H, HCS-O, BCHH-C, Quality Assurance Specialist for Riverside Home Health and Hospice
• Nanette Minton, RN, HCS-D, HCS-H, HCS-O, Senior Clinical Coding Manager with MAC Legacy