AHCC Talk

AHCC Talk

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AHCC Talk episodes

  • Digging into potentially preventable hospitalizations (PPH)

    On this episode, the panel discusses potentially preventable hospitalization (PPH) and the questions and concerns they've heard related to PPH and value based purchasing.

    This episode's panel includes:

    Jan Milliman, HCS-D, Director, AHCC
    Sherri Parson, RN, HCS-D, HCS-O, HCS-H, COS-C, CEO, Infusion Health
    Kelly Kavanaugh, RN, HCS-D, HCS-H, HCS-O, BCHH-C, Independent Home Health and Hospice Consultant, owner of the OTB Group
    Reference links provided on 26:47

    Home Health Within-Stay Potentially Preventable Hospitalization (PPH) https://www.superiorhealthqa.org/wp-content/uploads/Home_Health_PPH_508-1.pdf

    Specifications for the Home Health Within-Stay Potentially Preventable Hospitalization Measure for the Home Health Quality Reporting Program - July 2023 https://www.cms.gov/files/document/hh-qrp-specificationspotentiallypreventablehospitalizations.pdf

    Specifications for the Home Health Within-Stay Potentially Preventable Hospitalization Measure for the Home Health Quality Reporting Program - June 2021 https://www.cms.gov/files/document/proposed-pph-measure-specifications-cy22-hh-qrp-nprm.pdf

    Technical Expert Panel Summary Report: Development of Home Health Within-Stay Potentially Preventable Hospitalization Measures for Home Health Agencies (HHAs) https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Initiatives-Patient-Assessment-Instruments/MMS/Downloads/PPH-TEP-Summary-Report-Final-101019.pdf

    Tool: COPD Zones for Management https://www.va.gov/files/2022-12/44457%20COPD%20Management%20Flyer%201-12-17%20Final.pdf

    Tool: Self-Check Plan for HF Management https://www.heart.org/-/media/files/health-topics/heart-failure/hf-symptom-tracker.pdf

    Health Quality Innovation Network https://hqin.org/resources/

    30 min
  • Special Episode: 2024 Year-End Wrap-Up

    On this special episode of AHCC Talk, the panel does a year-end wrap-up of the home care industry's coding and compliance changes, including OASIS E1, COVID-19 vaccination status, coding and hospice-specific updates, GG items, and a face-to-face refresher.

    This episode's panel includes:

    • Jan Milliman, HCS-D, Director, AHCC
    • Apryl Swafford, RN, BSN, COS-C, HCS-D, HCS-H, HCS-O, QA Manager, SimiTree Healthcare Consulting
    • Nanette Minton, RN, HCS-D, HCS-H, HCS-O, Senior Clinical Coding Manager, MAC Legacy
    • Kelly Kavanaugh, RN, HCS-D, HCS-H, HCS-O, BCHH-C, Independent Home Health and Hospice Consultant, owner of the OTB Group
    • Christine Mickel, PTA, HCS-D, HCS-O, HCS-H, Manager, OASIS and Coding, McBee Associates
      • 38 min
    • How HHVBP will change in 2025

      On this episode, the panel discusses how home health value based purchasing (HHVBP) will change in 2025.

      This episode's panel includes:

      • Jan Milliman, HCS-D, Director, AHCC
      • Sherri Parson, RN, HCS-D, HCS-O, HCS-H, COS-C, CEO, Infusion Health
      • Lisa McClammy, BSN, RN, COS-C, HCS-D, HCS-O, Senior Clinical Education Consultant, MAC Legacy


        • You can see the slides featured during this episode on our YouTube channel via this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLoRzTeYgyY


        42 min
      • What you need to know about the HOPE instrument

        On this episode, the panel discusses how the hospice outcome and patient evaluation (HOPE) instrument will affect hospice coding and compliance.

        This episode's panel includes:

        • Jan Milliman, HCS-D, Director, AHCC
        • Claudia Baker, RN, MHA, HCS-D, HCS-O, Senior Manager with SimiTree
        • Elise Christensen, RN, HCS-D, COS-C, Inpatient Coder, Hartford Healthcase
          • 22 min
        • Rundown of the FY2025 coding updates

          On this episode, the panel discusses the FY2025 coding 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
          • Apryl Swafford, RN, BSN, COS-C, HCS-D, HCS-H, HCS-O, QA Manager, SimiTree

            • 34 min
          • OASIS GG Items

            On this episode, the panel discusses the OASIS GG items.

            This episode's panel includes:

            • Jan Milliman, HCS-D, Director of AHCC
              • Kelly Kavanaugh, RN, HCS-D, HCS-H, HCS-O, BCHH-C, OTB Group Inc.

                • 27 min
              • Home health coding for cardiac conditions

                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.
                  • 25 min
                • Special Episode: How to Invest in Quality & Documentation Today to Earn Financial Rewards Tomorrow

                  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.

                  14 min
                • Proposed ICD-10 code set changes and survey guidance updates

                  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

                    30 min

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                  Join advisory board members from the Association of Home Care Coding & Compliance for a monthly update on diagnosis coding, OASIS and HOPE assessment data collection, and the documentation issues that matter most in home health and hospice.