CGS Regulatory Updates for Hospice Providers: Elevating Provider Knowledge

  • Room: 260/267
  • Session Number: 307
Monday, October 24, 2022: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Speaker(s)

Faculty
Nykesha Scales MBA
Senior Provider Relations Representative
CGS Administrators
Faculty
Tanith Heesch RN
Sr. Provider Education Consultant
CGS Administrators

Description

This session will be presented by the J15 HHH Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC), CGS Administrators, LLC.

You definitely don’t want to miss this session if your hospice agency is in Colorado, Delaware, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, Wyoming, or the District of Columbia, or other states where CGS might be your MAC.

This education session will address recent and future changes in Medicare that have or will impact processing and reimbursement of Medicare claims to hospice agencies.  We will also discuss common billing errors and resources for preventing and resolving these mistakes.  


Methodology

Course Level: Intermediate; 1.2 Accounting CPEs (NASBA/RE) 1 Nursing CNEs contact hours

Learning Outcomes

1. Review recent or impending changes in Medicare that affect hospice agencies and common reasons
for rejected claims (or returned to providers for correction).
2. Examine documentation to support guidelines.
3. Explore resources that assist providers in resolving common billing issues and errors while improving
the customer experience.

Handout(s)


Sponsored by

National HME