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SUMMARY:Hospice Palmetto: Navigating the Essentials of Medicare for Hospice Providers
DESCRIPTION:Palmetto GBA is pleased to announce our 2026 Hospice Workshop series titled "Navigating the Essentials of Medicare." These workshops are designed to equip hospice providers with the tools they need to be successful in Medicare billing\, coverage and documentation requirements.The workshops will provide insight for hospice agency staff at all levels. However\, we do suggest 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 the page.Errors in billing and responding to additional documentation requests can be costly. During the workshop series\, Palmetto GBA will provide information related to the most common errors and why these errors occur. We will also provide 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.\nWorkshop Topics for Part I  Focusing on Length of Stayo Hospice Pre-Election Evaluation and Counseling Serviceso Useful Language for Hospice Discussionso Length of Stayo Live Discharges  Advance Care Planning  Cognitive Assessment and Care Plan Services  Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model  Improper Payments\nWorkshop Topics for Part II  2026 Final Rule Summaryo FY 2026 Routine Annual Rate Setting Changes  Hospice Updateso Editing for Outpatient Services Provided to Hospice Enrolleeso Edit to Prevent Overpayment of Long-term Stay in Hospiceo Hospice Cap  Palmetto GBA's eServices Portalo eServices' Newest Self-Service Tools and Updates  Overview of the Targeted Probe and Educate (TPE) Process  Provider Enrollment Reminderso Revalidationo Stay of Enrollment  Deactivation  CERT Overview  Educational Resources for Hospice Providers\nPricing$89 member\n$159 non member\n$350 all agency access (unlimited attendees + recording) (members only)
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><title></title></head><body aria-disabled="false"><p><meta charset="utf-8"></p><p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Times\; font-size: medium\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-align: start\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\;"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/micronetonline/image/upload/q_auto\,f_auto\,c_limit\,w_1080\,h_1350/v1774391927/tenants/b1e03dfd-66ee-4ad3-921f-c7ba3a147b0d/1ed3f38cf3124197990ff7171c9dc701/2026-Palmetto-GBA-Training-4.png" width="806" height="1008" fr-original-style="" fr-original-class="fr-draggable" style="position: relative\; max-width: 100%\; cursor: pointer\; padding: 0px 1px\;"><br></p><p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Times\; font-size: medium\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-align: start\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\;">Palmetto GBA is pleased to announce our 2026 Hospice Workshop series titled &ldquo\;Navigating the Essentials of Medicare.&rdquo\; These workshops are designed to equip hospice providers with the tools they need to be successful in Medicare billing\, coverage and documentation requirements.</p><p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Times\; font-size: medium\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-align: start\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\;">The workshops will provide insight for hospice agency staff at all levels. However\, we do suggest 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 the page.</p><p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Times\; font-size: medium\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-align: start\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\;">Errors in billing and responding to additional documentation requests can be costly. During the workshop series\, Palmetto GBA will provide information related to the most common errors and why these errors occur. We will also provide tips to avoid these errors. Palmetto GBA&rsquo\;s goal is to educate providers on the most up-to-date information and apply skillful techniques to their documentation and billing practices.</p><p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Times\; font-size: medium\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-align: start\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\;"><br></p><p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Times\; font-size: medium\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-align: start\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\;">Workshop Topics for Part I</p><p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Times\; font-size: medium\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-align: start\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\;">&middot\; Focusing on Length of Stay</p><p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Times\; font-size: medium\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-align: start\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\;">o Hospice Pre-Election Evaluation and Counseling Services</p><p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Times\; font-size: medium\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-align: start\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\;">o Useful Language for Hospice Discussions</p><p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Times\; font-size: medium\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-align: start\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\;">o Length of Stay</p><p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Times\; font-size: medium\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-align: start\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\;">o Live Discharges</p><p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Times\; font-size: medium\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-align: start\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\;">&middot\; Advance Care Planning</p><p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Times\; font-size: medium\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-align: start\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\;">&middot\; Cognitive Assessment and Care Plan Services</p><p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Times\; font-size: medium\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-align: start\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\;">&middot\; Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model</p><p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Times\; font-size: medium\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-align: start\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\;">&middot\; Improper Payments</p><p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Times\; font-size: medium\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-align: start\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\;"><br></p><p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Times\; font-size: medium\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-align: start\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\;">Workshop Topics for Part II</p><p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Times\; font-size: medium\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-align: start\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\;">&middot\; 2026 Final Rule Summary</p><p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Times\; font-size: medium\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-align: start\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\;">o FY 2026 Routine Annual Rate Setting Changes</p><p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Times\; font-size: medium\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-align: start\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\;">&middot\; Hospice Updates</p><p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Times\; font-size: medium\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-align: start\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\;">o Editing for Outpatient Services Provided to Hospice Enrollees</p><p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Times\; font-size: medium\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-align: start\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\;">o Edit to Prevent Overpayment of Long-term Stay in Hospice</p><p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Times\; font-size: medium\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-align: start\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\;">o Hospice Cap</p><p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Times\; font-size: medium\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-align: start\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\;">&middot\; Palmetto GBA&#39\;s eServices Portal</p><p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Times\; font-size: medium\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-align: start\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\;">o eServices&rsquo\; Newest Self-Service Tools and Updates</p><p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Times\; font-size: medium\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-align: start\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\;">&middot\; Overview of the Targeted Probe and Educate (TPE) Process</p><p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Times\; font-size: medium\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-align: start\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\;">&middot\; Provider Enrollment Reminders</p><p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Times\; font-size: medium\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-align: start\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\;">o Revalidation</p><p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Times\; font-size: medium\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-align: start\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\;">o Stay of Enrollment</p><p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Times\; font-size: medium\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-align: start\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\;">&sect\; Deactivation</p><p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Times\; font-size: medium\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-align: start\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\;">&middot\; CERT Overview</p><p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Times\; font-size: medium\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-align: start\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\;">&middot\; Educational Resources for Hospice Providers</p><p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Times\; font-size: medium\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-align: start\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\;"><br></p><p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Times\; font-size: medium\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-align: start\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\;">Pricing</p><p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Times\; font-size: medium\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-align: start\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\;"><meta charset="utf-8"></p><p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Times\; font-size: medium\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-align: start\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\;">$89 member<br aria-hidden="true">$159 non member<br aria-hidden="true">$350 all agency access (unlimited attendees + recording) (members only)</p></body></html>
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