Complete Conference
Pre-Conference
This program provides an introduction to the basics for financial management for home care and hospice providers. Whether a rookie or a veteran, this program will establish or refresh your financial management foundation. With this program, attendees will gain an understanding of the healthcare indu...
If you must submit a Medicare cost report, you might as well just do it right. Analysis of existing filed Medicare home health cost reports indicates that their accuracy is in doubt. Nevertheless, Congress and the Administration continue to make payment-rate judgments based upon cost report data. Ad...
Sessions
Throughout the country, enrollment in Medicare Advantage (MA) plans is increasing. At this point, many home health agencies must decide whether to get in or stay in the MA game. This program offers essential information about the changing makeup of MA plans, the standards they must operate under rel...
To achieve financial success in home care and hospice, the most important elements are revenue and costs. With limited opportunities to increase revenue through higher prices, home care and hospice providers must rely upon the ability to achieve cost efficiencies. This panel presentation, involving ...
Technology's contribution to home care and hospice continues to grow – in the back office, care planning, and direct service in patients' homes. An expert technology panel will bring attendees to the cutting edge, setting out what is available today and what is coming in the near future.
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With the unabated growth in hospice services across the country, the financial management of these programs has become more sophisticated and complex. From the integration of numerous lines of hospice related business to the myriad of financial and business relationships involving hospices, a new ag...
The world of home care and hospice has been flooded with new "information" derived from endless inputs of raw data into analytical formats. However, what in the explosion of data is useful information that will help guide your business to success? This program focuses on the essential comp...
There has seldom been a more active time in the home care and hospice market place. What are the deals that are being made and why may they matter to you? Should you consider expansion of your operation or
the sale to another party? This workshop gives you insights into the state of mergers and ac...
Do you use strategic financial planning, reporting and ratio analysis to develop, manage and assist in financial decision-making in your organization? If not, this program is a "must attend" session. If you do, this program will help you sharpen your game.
Objectives:
1. Describe how t...
Action driven by intuition can achieve some tremendous successes. However, a deliberative process involving strategic planning maximizes the likelihood that a multi-faceted organization will achieve its goals in developing and implementing new opportunities. This program delivers guidance on home ca...
The most important asset of any home care and hospice organization is its staff. Confident, well-qualified staff is the root cause of many successes. This program provides a discussion and analysis of creative alternatives home care and hospice companies are using to recruit and retain the best staf...
Compliance brings stability and security to home care and hospice organizations. It is not a simple task, nor does it come without a cost. Return on a compliance investment is truly known only after a crisis is avoided or averted. In 2007, the compliance challenges continue. This workshop offers str...
Advanced budgeting concepts can effectively drive your organization to financial success. Concurrently, proper recognition of costs is an essential tool in achieving the financial outcomes of an organization. This program addresses modern budgeting concepts and sophisticated methods for recognition ...
The business of home care and hospice includes continual negotiations. Whether involving staff compensation, the purchase of an information technology system, or establishing the agreed-upon price for a sale of services to a managed care organization, every day brings another round of negotiations. ...
National Update
This traditional opening of the Annual Financial Management Conference provides an up-to-the-minute analysis of the issues affecting home care and hospice in Congress, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and beyond. In 2007, with a significantly-altered Congress, the ear...
Objectives:
1. Identify the most critical factors impacting the current and future status of community based car.
2. Discuss the impact "baby boomers" and technology will have on home care and hospice.
3. Site short and long term strategies being implemented into the business mod...