2025 Webinar Series - Admit to Discharge: A Rules, Regs, & Reimbursement Blueprint

August 20, 2025 | 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Zoom

August 27, 2025 | 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Zoom

September 10, 2025 | 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM | Zoom 

LeadingAge Kansas is proud to partner with LeadingAge Iowa & LeadingAge Illinois to bring you this webinar series. This 3-part series is packaged as a whole, and webinars cannot be purchased individually.  

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Registration for this webinar series closes August 15, 2025.

This 3-part Educational Webinar Series will highlight the "High Priority" steps and process required to meet regulations and maximize reimbursement starting with the Pre-Admission Admission process then continuing thru a resident's stay including navigating the required assessments, utilization of therapies, consolidated billing rules, and what are the other billable ancillaries and concluding with addressing payer changes and discharge notifications.

Who Should Attend
Members of your team that would benefit from an overview of the required administration and reimbursement requirements involved with Medicare, Medicare Advantage, and MedicaidMCO payers and processes.  This would be a great time to invest in building your MedicareInsuranceAdmissions SWAT (Skilled Workers with Advanced Tools) Team and their "Back-ups"!!  It is best to have representation from your OfficeBilling department, Admissions, Social Services, and a representative from nursing that knows the MDS and assessment process. 

Webinar 1 (August 20) Pre-Admission & Admission: Success Starts with a Strategic Plan & Proper Preparation

• Review of Coverage Criteria and Considerations required to navigate Medicare, Medicare Advantage, and Medicaid
• The Importance of knowing how to understand and apply the specific criteria in your Medicare Advantage and Commercial Insurance Contracts
• Knowing when you can and can't admit potential residents who have Out-of-Network Medicare Advantage and Commercial Insurance Plans 

Webinar 2 (August 27) A Plan for PDPM, Payers, & Payments: Solving the Mysteries & Myths while Modernizing & Maximizing Your Methods

• Overview of knowing what Documentation matters the most when it comes to supporting Medical Necessity for both Medicare and Medicare Advantage & Insurance Policies
• Identifying & avoiding ICD-10-CM codes that cause third party liability questionnaires, claim reviews, and denials
• Review of Payment-related components in the MDS, Admission, and Billing processes

Webinar 3 (September 10) All Those Challenges, Changes, & Completing Notifications: Creating a Comprehensive Plan to Cover All the Contingencies

• Overview of the process required for Level of Care & Payer Changes  
• Managing Therapy Services for all payer types
• Other Required Payment & Billing Processes
• Understanding your EHR software & importance to using its capabilities to the fullest

Faculty | Jeri Lewis, Continuum Health Care Services

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Continuing Education
This educational event has been approved for up to 3.5 continuing education hours in the core of Administration for Licensed Adult Care Home Administrators, Adult Care Home Operators and Dietitians by the Kansas Department of Aging and Disability Services. Health Occupations and Credentialing approved provider number (LTS A0009).

LeadingAge Kansas is approved as a provider of continuing nursing education by the Kansas State Board of Nursing. This course offering is approved for 3.5 contact hours applicable for APRN, RN or LPN relicensure. Kansas State Board of Nursing provider number: LT0102-1116.

*Continuing education hours are subject to change.
*Dates and Times are subject to change.

LeadingAge Kansas Webinar/Workshop Registration Policy

This webinar series is hosted by LeadingAge Iowa, and is therefore subject to the policies and procedures of their organization. As such, registration for this webinar includes digital handouts and tools, one connection to the live webinar, and instructions for receiving CE credit/ attendance certificate for one person. A recording of this webinar is NOT included in the registration fee. 

LeadingAge Kansas Cancellation Policies

Substitutions for events are always welcome. These individuals can be anyone employed on your campus, board members, resident family members, or residents. Substitutes must be made for the whole event.

Virtual Event Cancellations: 

• Five or more business days prior to the event start, a 50% refund will be issued. 
• Four or fewer business days prior to the event start, no refund will be issued.