21st Century Home Care HealthCare Consultants

Learn How to Open a Home Care Business

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Learn How to Open a Home Care Business

Se habla Español

Learn How to Open a Home Care Business

Se habla Español

Day One

8:00 am to 8:30 am Registration
8:30 am to 9:30 am Introductions
9:30 am to 10:30 am Section 1: Let’s Get Started
Section 2: Home Care 101
  • History
  • Definition
  • Eligibility for Medicare
  • Homebound criteria
  • Skilled services
  • Reasonable and Necessary
15 minute break
10:45 am to 12:30 pm Section 3: Compliance with the Rules
  • Accrediting Organization Standards
  • Crosswalk
  • Conditions of Participation (CoPS)
  • Private Duty Differences
Section 4: OASIS Overview
  • Defined
  • Why
  • How
  • When
  • C1 specifics
12:30 pm to 1:00 pm Lunch Break (Lunch Provided)
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm Section 5: Completing Required Documents
  • What is the POC/485
  • Compliance
  • Development
  • Interim orders
  • Face to Face (F2F)
  • Notice of Medicare Non Coverage (NOMNC)
  • Home Health Change of Care Notice (HHCCN)
  • Advanced Beneficiary Notice (ABN)
3:00 pm to 5:00 pm Section 6Group breakout sessions for creating a 485

Day Two

8:30 am to 12:30 pm Section 7
  • What I learned Day 1
Section 8: Admitting Patients
  • Obtaining Patients for survey
  • Admission Packet/Patient Information Booklet
  • Admission Process and creating the Patient chart
  • Checking Medicare eligibility and PECOS
  • Insurance payer requirements
Section 9
  • Documentation of Care
Section 10
  • Breakout session for Case Study “Iam Needy”
12:30 pm to 1:00 pm Lunch Break (Lunch Provided)
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm Section 11: Presentations
  • Accreditation Commission for Health Care Presentation (ACHC)
3:00 pm to 4:00 pm Section 12
  • So you are Accredited. What is next?
Section 13: Getting Started
  • Policy Manuals
  • USB
Section 14: Agency Operational Office Requirements
  • Webinar
  • Getting Ready
4:00 pm to 5:00 pm Billing Software Presentation

Day Three

8:30 am to 12:30 pm Section 15
  • What I learned Day 2
Section 16Getting Paid Correctly
  • Lynn Labarta- Imark Consulting
Section 17: Personnel Files
  • Requirements
  • Common survey deficiencies
Section 18: Committees, Meeting and Minutes
Section 19
  • Infection Control
  • HIPAA
  • Ethics
12:30 pm to 1:00 pm Lunch Break (Lunch Provided)
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm Presentation
Section 20: The Power of People / Business Beginnings
  • Taking Ownership
  • Hiring Protocol
  • Interview Process
  • Being the Boss
  • Change
  • Functions of Management
  • Leadership
3:00 pm to 5:00 pm Section 21: Accounting Overview / Insurance Presentation
  • Doug Walters – CPA
  • Kevin Byrne

Day Four

8:30 am to 12:30 pm Section 22
  • What I learned Day 3
Section 23: Business Development / Marketing Development
  • Integrating Marketing and Branding
  • Set up your Book of Business
  • Identifying key referral sources
  • Website/SEO
Section 24: Business Opportunities
  • Med Waiver
  • Medicaid
  • Insurance
  • Worker Compensation
  • VA Program
  • IV therapy
12:30 pm to 1:00 pm Lunch Break (Lunch Provided)
1:00 pm to 5:00 pm Section 25: Presentations / Wrap up
  • Presentations
  • Wrap up questions
  • Meet with Licensing Staff