Find the time in your busy schedule this month to boost your industry knowledge and find new products and services to help you survive and thrive in today's challenging environment. We encourage you to attend some of the upcoming education programs geared specifically for home health professionals. Kinnser is proud to exhibit at, and be a sponsor of, several key home health industry events across the country in February 2012. Read this article for a quick overview of these events…

Do you know which rates to use when calculating payments for episodes that cross over from 2011 to 2012? When you receive your final payments for episodes that cross calendar years, you may not receive what you are expecting. Why might this occur? Case mix weight changes outlined in the recent annual update for 2012 are a likely reason why your episode payment calculations are inaccurate. Read this article to learn how payments are calculated based on these changes…

Are you switching to a new Point of Care (POC) software solution? Are you concerned about the implementation process? Training is your key to a successful implementation; a full and visible leadership commitment to the implementation is critical. The process will fail without administrative and medical staff leaders participating in implementation efforts. Read this article for tips from software implementation experts on how you can foster learning both during and after POC software training…

February is a great month to brush up on your home health knowledge and find new products and services to help you survive and thrive in today's challenging environment. We encourage you to attend some of the upcoming education programs geared specifically for home health professionals. Kinnser is proud to exhibit at, and be a sponsor of, several key home health industry events across the country in February 2012. Read this article for a quick overview of these events…

Don't forget to submit a completed Medicare Credit Balance Report, Form CMS-838, to your fiscal intermediary (FI) by January 30. This report is due to your FI within 30 days after the close of each calendar quarter. If you do not submit this report, CMS may suspend your Medicare payments, and it may affect your eligibility to participate in the Medicare program. Read this article to learn more…

I am having the following conversation with too many people lately, and wanted to make sure I was able to pass on the same recommendations to you. The question is something like, "Mike, with all of the cuts, competition, and uncertainties out there, how should I budget for sales and marketing?" Read this article for the answer and steps you can take in 2012 to make it your biggest year for growth…

Registration is now open for the second annual Kinnser User Conference, May 15-17, 2012, at the Hilton Austin in vibrant Austin, Texas. If you are a Kinnser user, don’t miss this momentous event! Register today. Read this article for more details…

Home health agencies are feeling the pain of the 2011 changes, and certainly most are not looking forward to 2012 changes. Right now smaller agencies are particularly feeling the burden of new regulations, and many have considered reducing employee work hours or even enforcing layoffs. Despite these trying times, home health organizations can continue to make the best of a difficult situation. Read this article to find out how…

Are you looking for information to help you survive and thrive in today's challenging environment? If so, please join us for upcoming education programs geared specifically for home health professionals. Kinnser Software is proud to exhibit at, and be a sponsor of, several key of these home health industry events across the country in January 2012. Read this article for a quick overview of these events and more…