HCCI Workshops Bring Ongoing Support and
Will Be Offered In-Person and Virtually
One of the best parts of HCCI’s Essential Elements of Home-Based Primary Care and Advanced Applications of Home-Based Primary Care workshops isn’t on the syllabus. “The workshop lays the foundation, but then also connects you to a caring faculty that wants to see each one of our learners thrive,” says Jeannine Lyons, HCCI’s director of education.

“There just aren't enough hours in the day to do the clinical work as well as program development for those who are solo trying to create successful HBPC practices, ”says workshop attendee Nichole Bateman, PA-C, MPAS, of Integris Mobile Care in Miami, Oklahoma. “Having access to HCCI's guidance and materials has been great. I look forward to networking with other program participants and will be reaching out to HCCI staff, too.”

The next HCCI workshops, first Essential Elements of HBPC in Orlando from December 2-3, then Advanced Applications of HBPC in Schaumburg, IL, from December 9-10, mark a return to in-person meetings for HCCI (subject to status of the pandemic). Though HCCI is returning to in-person meetings, the organization’s adapted virtual courses had such high engagement and participation this year they will add virtual options for some 2022 offerings.
How One Practice Is Reframing Palliative Care
One big challenge for Lightways Hospice and Serious Illness Care, an independent, nonprofit Joliet, Illinois-based practice that serves 250 seriously ill patients in their homes, was reframing serious illness and palliative care.
 
“Serious illness care is a comprehensive, long-term service for patients facing serious and chronic illness — it’s not just for end-stage patients who don’t want hospice,” says Sara Dado, LCSW, Senior Director of Clinical Programs for Lightways. “We're always faced with the challenge of educating our community, patients, and even our staff, on what palliative care is… and what serious illness care is intended to be. To overcome this, we continue to talk about what we do, and think about the services we provide, in a different way.”
Upcoming Education Opportunities
HCCI Workshops
September 23, 2021
Virtual Workshop

Designed for groups that specialize in the care of high-need, seriously ill patients to help prepare for and pursue value-based payment opportunities. Due to the nature of the topic and content covered, it is highly recommended that teams attend the workshop together.
 
Virtual Workshop Rate: $195
Earn up to 5.25 AMA
PRA Category 1 Credits™
 
Team Discount:
A discounted rate of $145 per attendee is available for teams of 3 or more from the same practice/organization. Please contact HCCI at education@hccinstitute.org for additional information or to enroll 3+ team members at the discounted rate. 

December 2-3, 2021
Live, In-person Workshop*
Orlando, FL

Designed for learners considering, or relatively new to, offering HBPC services for patients with complex medical conditions. Both clinical and practice operations topics are featured.
Workshop Rate: $625
Earn up to 13.25 AMA
PRA Category 1 Credits™
December 9-10, 2021
Live, In-person Workshop*
Schaumburg, IL

Designed for experienced HBPC providers and practice staff seeking to advance their knowledge, skills, and productivity in caring for patients with complex medical conditions. Includes hands-on training in common HBPC procedures.
Workshop Rate: $625
Earn up to 13.25 AMA
PRA Category 1 Credits™
*In-person delivery dependent on status of the pandemic
Updated Online Course Offers Strategies for Demonstrating HBPC’s Value
As an HBPC provider, if you’re working in a fee-for-service (FFS) model, you bill each time you provide a service without the opportunity to be paid on quality outcomes. Therefore, the financial resources to enhance your patients’ quality of life may be limited. Value-based payment arrangements are increasingly common in the care of homebound, medically complex patients, and the prevalence of payer contracts recognizing the value of HBPC has been a game changer. This recently updated on-demand course will help you demonstrate the value of HBPC when negotiating with payers to obtain necessary funding to be more supportive of your patients’ needs and to maintain financial sustainability for your practice.
Learn more about all HCCI online courses, which include a variety of clinical, practice operations, and leadership topics.

HCCI Consulting Services
Would you like to increase revenue through the appropriate use of available codes, proper documentation, and timely reimbursement for services provided to patients and families? Our nationally certified medical auditor can review a sample of your practice’s progress notes and offer confidential feedback that includes a comprehensive chart audit report, a summary overview of findings, and a customized education session for providers and staff. Discover how your practice can benefit from working with our team of expert consultants. Call 630-283-9222 or email help@HCCInstitute.org to learn more.
HCCIntelligence™ Update
HCCIntelligence™ Webinars
Wednesday, August 18, 2021, 4pm – 5pm Central 
 
Presenters and Moderators:
We recognize the numerous challenges that can be encountered by HBPC providers and practice staff and the value of having access to knowledgeable experts and timely guidance. We at HCCI are here to help in a variety of ways. Please visit the HCCIntelligence™ Resource Center to learn more.
HCCIntelligence™ Resource Center
From our Key Partners
Register for Respecting Choices’ summer/fall national advance care planning (ACP) virtual courses and save 10% off with the early bird discount. Click here to sign up for the following:
 
Next Steps ACP: Aug. 26 (D&I), Aug. 31 (Facilitator Certification), Sept. 1 (Instructor Certification)
This is the first time Respecting Choices is offering Next Steps ACP as a national course open to all clinicians. Next Steps ACP is for people with serious illnesses.
 
First Steps ACP: Sept. 26 (D&I), Sept. 29 or Oct. 5 (Facilitator Certification), Oct. 6 (Instructor Certification)
First Steps ACP is the foundation for weaving ACP discussions into person-centered care and preventive healthcare for all adults.
 
Advanced Steps ACP: Oct. 13 (D&I), Oct. 14 or 19 (Facilitator Certification), Oct. 20 (Instructor Certification)
Advanced Steps ACP is initiated as a component of quality end-of-life care for frail elders and those whose death in the next 12 months would not be unexpected.
HCCI education and training initiatives including HCCIntelligence™
are funded in part by a grant from The John A. Hartford Foundation.
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