The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) new health related social needs (HRSN) screening—at the hospital inpatient level and with physicians—are providing Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs), and community-based organizations (CBOs) with opportunities to expand partnerships with health clinicians to better serve clients and caregivers. The opportunities also require agencies to manage social determinant of health data and technology standards and workflow realities that exist when sharing care between health, post acute and social care eco-systems. This webinar series will provide information about the new opportunities to partner with health clinicians, and the related data, information exchange and related billing/payment models being advanced by CMS.
Part One: New CMS Rules on Health-Related Social Needs Screening
November 13, 2023
3:00-4:00 PM ET
The first webinar in this series will focus on new CMS reporting measures related to screening for health-related social needs that will impact (and likely increase) referrals for assessments and services from hospitals and health systems to social care organizations. Speakers will discuss what the rules mean for AAAs, CBOs and networks, how they create new opportunities for contracting with health care providers and payers, and what CBOs need to know to work with hospitals and health systems.
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Part Two: Data, Coding & Information Exchange 101
Friday, February 23, 2024
1:00-2:00 PM ET
Watch this webinar to learn about the basics of billing codes, data sets and information exchange critical to working in the integrated care landscape, including key terms and actors in the coding and data exchange space. Experts in the data and standards world will explain why these issues are critical for AAAs, CBOs and networks addressing health-related social needs through contracts with health care entities.
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Part Three: The Medicare Physician Fee Schedule: Opportunities for AAAs, CBOs and Networks
Thursday, February 29, 2024
2:00 -3:00 PM ET
Join this webinar for a deeper dive into the 2024 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. This rule creates new codes to address health-related social needs and encourages CBO collaboration with health care partners. Speakers will discuss what this means for AAAs, CBOs and networks; their systems, workflows and professional teams; and how the changes create opportunities for contracting.
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