Palmetto GBA Update
Friday, May 30
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Thrive with Medicare in 2025
This session is designed to equip hospice providers with the tools they need to be successful in Medicare billing, coverage and documentation requirements. Errors in billing and responding to additional documentation requests can be costly. Palmetto GBA will provide information related to the most common errors and why these errors occur while also providing tips to avoid these errors. Palmetto GBA’s goal is to educate providers on the most up-to-date information and apply skillful techniques to their documentation and billing practices.
Workshop Topics for Part I
- Improper Payments
- Comprehensive Error Rate testing
- Medical Review/ Targeted Probe and Educate (TPE)
- Hospice Utilization
- Average Length of Stay
- Non cancer length of Stay
- Hospice Performance Scales
- Case Studies/Patient Scenarios
Workshop Topics for Part II
- 2025 Final Rule Summary
- FY 2025 Routine Annual Rate Setting Changes
- Hospice Updates
- Hospice Certifying Physician Billing Instructions and Claim Editing
- Termination of the Hospice Benefit Component of the VBID Model
- Quarterly Credit Balance Reports No Longer Required
- Palmetto GBA’s eServices Portal
- eServices’ Newest Self-Service Tools and Updates
- Overview of the Targeted Probe and Educate (TPE) Process
- Provider Enrollment Updates
- Revalidation Reminders
- Stay of Enrollment
- CERT Overview
- Educational Resources for Hospice Providers
These workshops will provide insight for hospice agency staff at all levels. However, Palmetto GBA suggests that providers who are new to Medicare, or have new staff, attend our online learning courses for beginners at www.PalmettoGBA.com/hhh. Basic billing and other online educational resources can be found by accessing the Events and Education topic at the top of that page.