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The Home Care Association of Colorado presents

“An Overview of the Medicare Cost Report”

A 90-Minute Lunch & Learn Audio-Conference
 

Thursday, April 1, 2010
11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Mountain Time


Presenter:
Thomas E. Boyd
Principal, Boyd And Nicholas, Inc.
 

An Overview...

 
Listen and get a better understanding of one of the most difficult filing procedures - Cost Reports! This program is designed to demonstrate to the participant the basic structure and understanding of the Medicare cost report. The program will review the various worksheets that make up the cost report, along with the CMS 339 questionnaire and other required attachments. This session will also help participants to understand what information can be developed from an accurate and completed cost report. The attendees can review many of the documents during the presentation.

Objectives:

  • Explain the importance of a properly prepared and completed Medicare cost report.

  • Describe different ways in which the Medicare cost report can be used for management decisions.

  • Demonstrate the process of preparing a cost report and the various related documents.

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About the Speaker...
  
Thomas E. Boyd has over thirty years of Medicare reimbursement experience including almost twelve years with one of Medicare intermediaries for home health agencies.  He is the chairperson of the NAHC/HHFMA task force committee on the HHA cost report. He has been a consultant to Medicare certified home health agencies and hospices since 1989 and has been a principal of Boyd and Nicholas, Inc. since 1993. 

Tom has a BA in Management/Accounting from Sonoma State University and a MBA in Business Administration from St. Mary's College. He is a member of the HHFMA Advisory Board of Directors, the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, and the U.S. Chess Federation.

Mr. Boyd has spoken on home health financial and compliance issues before NAHC, NHPCO and more than a dozen state and regional home health care associations

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This is how it works...
 
Complete the Registration Form for your agency and return to HCAC. Registered locations will be sent an email confirmation on Monday, March 29th, with dial-in information, conference ID number and a web link to download handout materials and/or resources. On the day of the conference, simply join the call by dialing the toll-free number and giving your agency name and conference ID number. Gather your staff and listen via speakerphone to the presentation, follow along with the handouts and participate in live, interactive Q&A.
 
PLEASE NOTE:
Registration fees are based on each dial-in connection; multiple call-ins from your agency will be charged. We are unable to accommodate more than one agency per call-in.
 
Certificates of attendance will be mailed after evaluations are received.

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Save time and travel costs and include all staff members who will benefit from this program!

  • HCAC Member Agency – $149 per call-in
  • Non-Member Agency – $249 per call-in

This fee includes one dial-in connection. Additional fees will be charged if there are multiple dial-ins. Written requests for refunds received on or before March 25th, will receive a 50% refund less a $50 processing fee. Fees are non-refundable after this date. There are no refunds for no-shows.

Please complete the Secure On-line Registration Form and submit your registration electronically to HCAC.

You can also download a printable registration form in PDF and fax it to the HCAC at 303-694-4869.

A confirmation with dialing information and handout materials will be emailed to all registered agencies on Monday, March 29th.

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The Home Care Association of Colorado
7400 East Arapahoe Road, Suite #211, Centennial, Colorado 80112-1281 U.S.A.
Phone 303-694-4728   Fax 303-694-4869   Email hcac@assnoffice.com

 

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