Audits: What to Do

The Kansas Home Care & Hospice Association is pleased to bring you this educational program through an agreement with Elizabeth E. Hogue, Esq.

Audits:  What to Do

presented by

Elizabeth E. Hogue, Esq.

Health Care Attorney

Thursday, April 6, 2023
****12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Central Time****

Replay: Thursday, April 13, 2023
(Recorded playback available for 24 hours)

Audio-Conference Description
Home care providers of all types - including home health agencies, private duty agencies, hospices and HME companies - remain targets of audits by various regulators, including but certainly not limited to United Program Integrity Contractors (UPICs). The results of these audits can be devastating because they may threaten the ability of providers to remain in business, especially when overpayments are extrapolated to millions of dollars. Audits of all types must be taken seriously and providers must take action to close audits as quickly as possible! The first thing providers must do is to review records requested by auditors. What must providers do when reviews show deficiencies in documentation? When and how can providers amend or supplement records prior to submission to auditors? Should providers send summaries to auditors along with patient records? The purpose of this teleconference is to give providers detailed steps to follow to avoid adverse consequences of audits. Examples of common issues targeted by auditors will be provided and there will be time for questions and answers.

About the Speaker
Elizabeth Hogue is an attorney in private practice with extensive experience in health care.  Prior to becoming an attorney, she was employed as a personnel manager by a Blue Cross-Blue Shield Plan.  She studied at the University of Maryland School of Law, concentrating in health law, and gained considerable clinical experience, course work, and employment experience in this area.  Following her admission to the Bar, she developed an active practice in health law.  She represents clients all over the country.  Her clients are professional associations, managed care providers, and institutional health care providers; including hospitals, long-term care facilities, home health agencies, private duty agencies, durable medical equipment companies, and hospices.  Ms. Hogue gives numerous presentations each year on health-related topics.  Her articles are regularly included in trade association publications and other journals.  She is a member of the American Health Lawyers Association.

Continuing Education Credits:   None

How it works:  Registered locations will receive an email confirmation two days prior to the teleconference with dial-in information and handout materials and/or resources. On the day of the conference, simply join the call by dialing the toll-free number and giving your organization name and conference ID number. Gather your staff and listen via speakerphone to the presentation, following along with the handouts.

PLEASE NOTE:  Registration fees are based on each dial-in connection; multiple call-ins from your organization will be charged. We are unable to accommodate more than one organization per call-in.

Registration Fees:  This fee includes one dial-in connection - either live on April 6 or recorded playback on April 13.  Additional fees will be charged for multiple dial-ins. There are no refunds.

KHCHA Members:  $135 / call-in line  

Non-Members:  $270 / call-in line