January 25, 2024

Did you find navigating the intricacies of home-based medical care billing, coding, and CMS documentation requirements for the 2024 Physician Fee Schedule final rule challenging or maybe even exhausting? Don’t worry, HCCI did it for you! Look no further than our HCCIntelligence™ Premier Tools & Tip Sheets, which will provide you with valuable and timely answers from experts in home-based medical care in a way that’s quick, convenient, and well within your budget.

Over 4,000 of your colleagues have already used the resources, which helped HCCI’s core clients grow their practices by 25% on average?

HCCI recently updated the resources for 2024 and also introduced new ones, addressing areas such as Telehealth and Social Determinants of Health (SDoH). Plus, we’ve added a new Revenue Cycle Management bundle, which together with our All-Access Bundle are available at introductory pricing through February 16.

Resources can be purchased individually or in these convenient, affordable bundles:

• All-Access Bundle (includes all three bundles below) $399 *Introductory price, available through February 16 (includes exclusive access to HCCI "Office Hours” series on maximizing revenue)

• Revenue Cycle Management Bundle $299 *Introductory price, available through February 16 (includes exclusive access to HCCI "Office Hours” series on maximizing revenue)

• Practice Operations & Leadership Bundle $169

• Clinical Bundle  $99

Designed by our industry experts and utilizing information from key sources such as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), these resources provide valuable insight and timely answers for those interested in expanding their knowledge and skills in home-based medical care. All resources reflect 2024 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) updates.

There are many ways Confer Analytics™, our business intelligence platform, can help you drive revenue growth for your house call business. In our new series of individual videos below, you’ll find a brief overview of the platform and five ways you can use the platform to drive growth (more videos will be added to the series playlist soon):

Confer Analytics™ Use Case Video Series

• Overview

• Referral dashboards

• Home health dashboards

• Market share dashboards

• Scorecard dashboards

• High-needs patients

To see the platform in action, attend “Payers: Build & Optimize Your Care Network for Complex Patients,” a free use-case Demo and Discussion session on Tuesday, January 30, at 3pm CT. The session will focus on how payers can use Confer Analytics™ to build and optimize care services for their most complex patients and evaluate their performance and market penetration against other payers. Register here.

In case you missed our recent webinar Unlocking Revenue Streams in the Year Ahead: Navigating the 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for Home-Based Medical Care — one of our most popular sessions of the year — it’s now available to watch online on the HCCI Learning Hub, along with being able to view the webinar’s presentation deck and transcribed Q&A. During the webinar, Paul Chiang, MD (Senior Medical and Practice Advisor, HCCI; Medical Director, Northwestern Medicine HomeCare Physicians), Tammy Browning, PA-C (Founder & President, Grace At Home), and Kera Holmes, CPC (Manager, Practice Development, HCCI), reviewed the coding, reimbursement, and policy impacts specific to home-based medical care as a result of the CY 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule (MPFS).

Due to the significant interest shown by many of your colleagues, the deadline has been extended to Friday, January 26, for Illinois practices to be considered for exclusive early access, or to nominate another practice, for applying to the second cohort of the ILHCP.

The second cohort, launching early this year, will include highly qualified Illinois medical practices (e.g., independent entities, those affiliated with hospital systems, specialty groups, and hospice and palliative care programs). Each selected practice will designate up to three “Home Centered Care Champions” to lead their work. HCCI will provide the Champions with expertise, guidance, and comprehensive resources. The first cohort, launched in 2022, is well on its way to exceeding its three-year goal.

For questions about the ILHCP, please contact Karly Denes at 630-283-9210 or KDenes@HCCInstitute.org.

Meet Tammy Browning, PA-C, HCCI’s newest consulting team member. Browning served as the founder, president, and chief patient champion of Grace At Home, a successful home-based primary care practice, for over 14 years. Grace At Home stands as a testament to her unwavering commitment to transforming healthcare through innovative home-based primary care practices.

She most recently served as Director of New Market Launch, Strategy & Acquisitions at Village Medical at Home. In addition, Browning serves as a member of the HCCI education faculty and HCCI Practice Advisory Group. With a foundation as a physician assistant, she boasts an impressive 24-year career dedicated to providing exemplary primary care. Her journey from a hands-on clinician to a strategic leader has equipped her with a deep understanding of the healthcare landscape and a unique perspective on the evolving needs of patients.

Join our in-person event in the Crossroads of Care series for Illinois hospice and palliative care programs, Crossroads of Care: Contracting with Payers to Demonstrate the Value of Home-Centered Care, on Thursday, March 7, 4-6 pm CT, in Schaumburg, IL. Our expert faculty will discuss the various payer types relevant to home-based primary care and home-based palliative care, identify key individuals to connect with when negotiating contracts, and how to demonstrate the value of your home-centered care services through the presentation of quality-of-care metrics, utilization and outcomes data, and compelling patient stories. A light supper will be provided during the session. 

Register by Friday, March 1, and receive a free resource, Key Metrics for Demonstrating the Value of HBPC Programs ($40 value).

Learn more about the Crossroads of Care series and view recordings of the previous sessions.

Over 5.9 million homebound and medically complex patients cannot access the care they need at home. As a national nonprofit, HCCI is working to address this critical gap and rely on philanthropy to help us do so. Join our mission of making house calls available to those who need them by doubling your impact with a tax-deductible contribution. Increasing access to house call programs is easy ─ give online, contact our Development Team, or mail contributions here. Your support is key to turning our vision for home-based healthcare into reality. Thank you.

We at HCCI are here to help in a variety of ways. 

Please visit the HCCIntelligence™ Resource Center to learn more.