5/19/2022 Jurisdictions K and 6 Home Health POE Advisory Group Meeting
Meeting Minutes
Meeting Time: 2:00 p.m. ET
Member Attendees: Mildred Anderson, Jade Anderson, Gina Balkus, Donna Beaudin, Laurie Belden, Kim Bischel, Patrick Conole, Craig DeVoe, Nancy Grissom, Mary Lord, Katie Monasteriere, Jill Olson, Colleen Pierro, Cindy Vanyi, Katie Wehri, Maritza Handal, Mary Ruppert
National Government Services Associates: Shelly Dailey, Christa Shipman, Jan Wood, Erin Musumeci, Mike Davis
Agenda
- Welcome/Introductions/Agenda
- NGS Self-Service/Provider Experience Team Update
- NGS Jurisdiction Affairs Update
- NGS HH+H Education
- Updates/Reminders/Open Discussion
I. Welcome/Introductions/Agenda
Shelly Dailey/Mike Davis, NGS
Shelly opened the meeting, welcomed everyone and reviewed the agenda. All attendance for this meeting was captured via GoToWebinar.
II. NGS Self-Service/Provider Experience Team Update
Alicia Forbes, NGS
No new updates from the Self-Service PEX Team.
III. NGS Jurisdiction Affairs Update
Michael Dorris was unable to attend. However, the following jurisdiction affairs information was forwarded and shared with attendees:
- DIAL Help with COVID-19 vaccination and testing for people with disabilities:
- Phone: 888-677-1199 Monday thru Friday from 9:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m. ET
- Email: DIAL@usaginganddisability.org
- Website: Disability Information and Access Line | ACL Administration for Community Living
- COVID-19 Test to Treat: Test To Treat (hhs.gov)
IV. Education
Christa Shipman/Shelly Dailey, NGS
Shelly reviewed information regarding routine HH webinars, articles, email updates, job aids, YouTube Videos and the new HH+H on-demand video library:
Advisory group members were reminded of the home health webinars scheduled through June:
- Home Health Billing Basics
- Lunch and Learn: Home Health Billing Q&A
- Home Health Top Billing Errors
- Orientation to Medicare Home Health + Hospice
- Understanding the Levels of Appeal
- Home Health Eligibility Criteria: Documenting Homebound Status and the Need for Skilled Services
Home Health Articles/Emails and Job Aids
- HH+H On-Demand Video Library Email Updates sent in December and January
Home Health YouTube Videos
- The New Home Health and Hospice On-Demand Video Library
- Clinical Documentation Videos
- Billing Videos
Christa reviewed the following information regarding Twitter, Medicare University, the POE AG Meeting Schedule and upcoming ACTs:
- Increase in Followers
- Recent HH+H and Other Related Tweets
Medicare University
- Home Health Computer Based Trainings
JK/J6 HH+H 2022 POE Advisory Group Meeting Schedule
- Next meeting: 10/20/2022 at 2:00 p.m.
JK/J6 HH 2022 POE ACT Schedule
- 9/8/2022
Shelly then reviewed the upcoming JK/J6 Collaborative Home Health and Hospice Live Event Schedule
- CAHSAH ADR Workshops (Virtual) 2/2022 (Completed)
- NHPCO's 2022 Leadership and Advocacy Conference (DC) 3/2022 (Completed)
- Data Soft Logic MAC HH+H Event (Southern CA) 4/2022 (Completed)
- MI State Home Health and Hospice Annual Conference (Traverse City, MI) 5/2022 (Completed)
- CAHSAH 2022 Annual Conference and Expo (Rancho Mirage, CA) 5/2022 (Completed)
- Wisconsin Association (The Dells, WI) 6/2022
- CHAPCA Conference (Orange, CA) 6/2022
- AAHC AHPCO (Phoenix, AZ) 6/2022
- Data Soft Logic HH+H MAC Event (Las Vegas, AZ) 7/2022
- NAHC (St. Louis, MO) 9/2022
Shelly shared information regarding the upcoming HH+H MAC Collaborative Summit, 9/13-15/2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada at the The Rio Resort and Conference Center. The three-day schedule includes 30 courses from all three MACs, 40+ speakers, including the CMDs, NAHC, NHPCO, CMS and DOJ. Members were reminded to monitor their email updates and the NGS Twitter account for further information and early bird registration.
V. Updates/Reminders/Open Discussion
All, NGS
The Advisory Group members suggested increased education regarding physician signatures, as well as TPE education for home health. These educational webinars and/or articles will be offered by the end of 2022. TPE education will also be offered at the Summit.
Members were reminded to send any suggestions for future home health education topics, YouTube videos, computer-based trainings, webinars and tweets to Shelly Dailey (shelly.dailey@anthem.com) and/or Christa Shipman (christa.shipman@anthem.com).
The next meeting will be hosted 10/20/2022 at 2:00 p.m.
Meeting Adjourned