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Past Events

FY 2022 SNF Final Rules

Wednesday, November 17, 2021 10 am Pacific / 11 am Mountain / 12 pm Central / 1 pm Eastern

Join us as a guest speaker from Polaris Group shares the key CMS changes that went into effect October 1st for SNFs, including Payment Updates, PDPM Issues, Consolidated Billing, SNF Administrative Presumption, ICD-10 Mapping Updates, SNF VBP Changes, COVID-19 Vaccine Reporting and SNF QRP 2023 Changes.

Preparing for the Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) National Expansion

Wednesday, October 20, 2021 11 am Pacific / 12 pm Mountain / 1 pm Central / 2 pm Eastern

CMS has proposed to expand the Home Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) program to all 50 states effective January 1, 2022. For those agencies not in the 9 HHVBP demonstration states, there is a lot to learn from the last five years of the demo and the new changes that CMS is proposing. Join Zeb Clayton, VP of Client Services and Chris Attaya, VP of Product Strategy as they review the components that drive the model and how you should prepare for the HHVBP expansion.

Effective Communication Systems for SNFs - Triple Check

Wednesday, October 20, 2021 12 pm Pacific / 1 pm Mountain / 2 pm Central / 3 pm Eastern

Triple check reviews are essential for successful communication within skilled nursing organizations. This webinar is open to everyone in the SNF industry and will be presented by a guest speaker. This training will assist you in preventing Additional Development Requests (ADRs), starting with identifying communication systems. This training is to help SNFs implement effective communication systems in their daily stand-up meetings, weekly Medicare meetings, and monthly meetings.

Discover SHP for Hospice

Wednesday, September 29, 2021 11 am Pacific / 12 pm Mountain / 1 pm Central / 2 pm Eastern

How can your hospice perform at its best? Join us for a free webinar June 30th to learn how SHP for Hospice can help you measure and improve quality in real-time, improve staff performance, manage CAHPS Hospice Surveys, and market your hospice to increase referrals.

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Discover SHP for Home Health Agencies

Wednesday, August 18, 2021 11 am Pacific / 12 pm Mountain / 1 pm Central / 2 pm Eastern

Nearly 5,000 home health agencies use SHP’s real-time data analytics and benchmarking software to maximize reimbursement, improve star ratings, increase referrals, motivate staff, and thrive under PDGM. We invite you to join us for a free, introductory webinar on Wednesday, August 18th to learn how SHP can help you increase efficiency, reduce errors, and achieve your reimbursement and star rating potential.

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SNF Notices

Wednesday, August 18, 2021 12 pm Pacific / 1 pm Mountain / 2 pm Central / 3 pm Eastern

Join us as special guest presenter, Cynthia Wilkins covers everything you need to know to ensure compliance with providing appropriate and timely Medicare beneficiary notices. Free SNF Webinar, August 18th.

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OASIS-D1 Risk-Adjustment Changes: What You Need to Know!

Wednesday, August 11, 2021 11 am Pacific / 12 pm Mountain / 1 pm Central / 2 pm Eastern

Early in 2021, CMS released a number of updates to the risk-models for all Home Health Improvement outcomes. Among the updates made were the removal of M1242 (Pain), M2200 (Therapy Need), M1030 (IV Therapies, and M2030 (Injectable Meds) from all risk models for improvement outcomes. To help you understand the impact of these updates, please join Zeb Clayton and Chris Attaya for a National Webinar on Wednesday, August 11th 2021 at 11am PT / 2pm ET. This webinar will dig into the specific changes that were made to the risk models and how these updates may impact your scores.

Interim Payment Assessments - In's and Out's

Wednesday, July 21, 2021 12 pm Pacific / 1 pm Mountain / 2 pm Central / 3 pm Eastern

Learning the mechanics of when an Interim Payment Assessment (IPA) should be completed under PDPM rules is essential for success. Join us as special guest presenter, Cynthia Wilkins, covers everything you need to know to monitor for IPA triggers and complete IPAs correctly.

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New COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements (QSO Memo 21-19)

Wednesday, June 30, 2021 11 am Pacific / 12 pm Mountain / 1 pm Central / 2 pm Eastern

QSO Memo 21-19 introduced new vaccine immunization requirements for residents and staff. Join us June 30th for a free webinar where industry expert Hugh Heaton will cover everything you need to know and how these new requirements effect your organization.

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Effective PDPM Huddle Tips

Wednesday, June 16, 2021 12 pm Pacific / 1 pm Mountain / 2 pm Central / 3 pm Eastern

The MDS must be accurate, diagnoses must all be identified, GG coding decided upon, all by the end of the ARD for the 5-day MDS. Monitoring for possible Interim Payment Assessments and tracking Interrupted Stays are also required. The IDT must communicate effectively. Join us June 16th, for a free webinar where Cynthia Wilkins from Polaris Group will share best practices for running an effective PDPM meeting.

BKD/SHP Top Performers Leaderboard – Analyzing Cost Trends

Wednesday, June 16, 2021 11 am Pacific / 12 pm Mountain / 1 pm Central / 2 pm Eastern

Wound care patients are the most expensive to care for in home health. Understanding the clinical picture of wound patients in comparison to patients in other PDGM clinical groups is important. Join our free webinar on June 9th for a deep dive and case examples into optimizing and managing Wound care patients under PDGM.

Optimizing and Managing Wound Care Patient Outcomes under PDGM

Wednesday, June 9, 2021 11 am Pacific / 12 pm Mountain / 1 pm Central / 2 pm Eastern

Wound care patients are the most expensive to care for in home health. Understanding the clinical picture of wound patients in comparison to patients in other PDGM clinical groups is important. Watch this free webinar on-demand for a deep dive and case examples into optimizing and managing Wound care patients under PDGM.

Waivers for COVID-19 - Impact on SNF Operations

Wednesday, April 21, 2021 12 pm Pacific / 1 pm Mountain / 2 pm Central / 3 pm Eastern

Does your team understand how Section 1135 waivers affect your facility? Understanding the waivers and how they impact the facility is critical. Join us as special guest speaker, Cynthia Wilkins from Polaris Group, shares what the waivers mean to you and how to bill Medicare during this crisis.

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PDGM – Lessons Learned from 2020

Wednesday, April 21, 2021 11 am Pacific / 12 pm Mountain / 1 pm Central / 2 pm Eastern

Now that we are more than a year past the implementation of PDGM, the timing is right to review some beneficial insights and analyses regarding PDGM and how COVID-19 is impacting the results. Join us for a free webinar April 21st. Our presenters Zeb Clayton and Chris Attaya will take a deep dive into the data, discuss lessons learned, and help you to prepare for possible changes in 2022.

Discover IntelliLogix™ for Skilled Nursing

Wednesday, March 17, 2021 11 am Pacific / 12 pm Mountain / 1 pm Central / 2 pm Eastern

In this challenging environment, skilled nursing facilities need all the support they can get to compete for referrals and maximize revenue. IntelliLogix™ by SHP can help. More than an MDS scrubber, our data analytics let you quickly identify problem areas that can negatively impact your future public scores, or future audits, allowing you to proactively improve. Join us for a free webinar March 17th to discover how SHP can help your SNF improve readmissions and star ratings, and be fully prepared for surveys.

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Emergency Preparedness Requirements for Long-Term Care

Wednesday, March 17, 2021 12 pm Pacific / 1 pm Mountain / 2 pm Central / 3 pm Eastern

Is your staff aware of the new/revised Emergency Preparedness Requirements that went into effect in 2019? Is COVID-19 part of your risk assessment? Join us for a free webinar where Cynthia Wilkins from Polaris Group, will cover the four main components of the Emergency Program. The webinar will prepare you to implement policies and procedures that are in compliance with 2019 requirements.

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Changes to the LTC Survey Process

Wednesday, February 24, 2021 11 am Pacific / 12 pm Mountain / 1 pm Central / 2 pm Eastern

What are the latest changes to LTC survey and how do they affect your facility? Join us for a free skilled nursing webinar on February 24th, where industry expert Hugh Heaton will review recent changes to the LTC survey process and procedures, and take an in-depth look at new and revised survey forms.

SNF Five Star Rating Changes and Impact

Wednesday, February 17, 2021 12 pm Pacific / 1 pm Mountain / 2 pm Central / 3 pm Eastern

What are the latest 5 star changes for nursing homes due to COVID-19, and how could they impact your star rating? Join us for a free webinar on February 17th, where we review the 5 Star Rating system for SNFs and show you strategies for improving your Star Score.

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How home health providers can use SHP Scorecards to market to referrers

Wednesday, January 27, 2021 11 am Pacific / 12 pm Mountain / 1 pm Central / 2 pm Eastern

With the latest reporting “freeze” on Medicare Home Health Compare, it is important to provide your hospitals and referrers with the quality outcome data they need to make their referral decisions. The SHP Scorecard is powerful tool to share the data that is important to them: 30-day Readmissions Rates, Timely Initiation of Care results, HHCAHPS scores and much more. Join us on January 27th to learn how customers are using the Scorecard to show their value.

Compliance with Facility-Initiated Discharge Requirements

Wednesday, January 13, 2021 11 am Pacific / 12 pm Mountain / 1 pm Central / 2 pm Eastern

Join industry expert Hugh Heaton as he covers an overview of the OIG’s investigative process into facility-initiated discharges—including helpful resources to use in determining the facility’s compliance level with facility-initiated discharges.