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Home Health & Hospice Week

Education:

Use These Resources To Become A PDGM Expert

There’s a wealth of information at your fingertips — for free.

Make sure you are as informed as possible about the coming Patient-Driven Groupings Model by using free educational resources including:

  • The 2019 Home Health Prospective Payment System final rule. The 233-page final rule is in the Nov. 13, 2018 Federal Register at .
  • Links to the model and agency impact tools, as well as other final rule materials, are at — scroll down to the CMS-1689-F entry.
  • The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is holding a free 1.5-hour PDGM educational call Feb. 12 at 1:30 p.m. ET. More details and a link to registration are at .
  • Fazzi Associates is offering a series of free PDGM-readiness webinars. Links to the webinars, as well as other free resources from the consulting firm, are at www.fazzi.com/free-resources.
  • Review the comprehensive news, analysis, and expert advice offered in Eli’s Home Care Week by perusing back issues at www.aapc.com/codes/coding-newsletters/my-homecare-week-alert. You can browse issues by table of contents, or search for keywords (such as “PDGM”).
  • You can also pay to attend a variety of PDGM educational sessions, including a series of in-person conferences conducted by the National Association for Home Care & Hospice. See more details about the NAHC “one-day national summits” at .

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