AHCC Talk

About AHCC Talk

Join advisory board members from the Association of Home Care Coding & Compliance for a monthly update on diagnosis coding, OASIS and HOPE assessment data collection, and the documentation issues that matter most in home health and hospice. https://ahcc.decisionhealth.com/

Publisher

Association of Home Care Coding and Compliance

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

3 Nov 2023

Latest episode

7 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

39 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   7 Oct 2026

   How an ICD-10-CM Code Proposal Becomes a Code

   How does a new ICD-10-CM diagnosis code make its way into the code set? On this episode of AHCC Talk, AHCC Advisory Board member Sherri Parson, RN, HCS-D, HCS-O, HCS-H, COS-C, and Sue Bowman, MJ, RHIA, CCS, FAHIMA, Senior Director, Coding Policy and Compliance with AHIMA, join the discussion to explain the ICD-10-CM code proposal and approval process. Learn what makes a strong proposal, what evidence submitters should provide, how proposals move through the ICD-10 Coordination and Maintenance Committee process, and why public comments can have a meaningful impact on the final outcome. The presentation emphasizes clinical validity, documentation, statistical and public health needs, and technical considerations when evaluating a proposed code or revision. Then, AHCC Advisory Board member Lisa Selman-Holman, JD, BSN, RN, HCS-D, Vice President of Clinical Services with McBee, walks through the answer and rationale to the latest coding and OASIS scenario, including how code sequencing can change a patient's PDGM clinical grouping, functional category, and payment. ✅ Jan Milliman, HCS-D, Director, AHCC ✅ Sue Bowman, MJ, RHIA, CCS, FAHIMA, Senior Director, Coding Policy and Compliance AHIMA® ✅ Sherri Parson, RN, HCS-D, HCS-O,HCS-H, COS-C, Owner, Parson Coding/Consulting LLC, and Regulatory Advisor, LSHERA ✅ Lisa Selman-Holman, JD, BSN, RN, HCS-D, HCS-H, HCS-O, COS-C, Vice President of Clinical Services, McBee Links Mentioned In The Episode 🔗 ICD-10-CM Coordination & Maintenance Committee (https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/icd/icd-10-maintenance/index.html) 🔗 ICD-10-CM code files, addenda, and guidelines (https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/icd/icd-10-cm/files.html) 🔗 CMS ICD-10 website (cms.gov/medicare/coding-billing/icd-10-codes) 🔗 AHA Coding Clinic (codingclinicadvisor.com) 🔗Federal Register (https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/06/2026-13602/calendar-year-2027-home-health-prospective-payment-system-hh-pps-rate-update-requirements-for-the-hh) 🔗⁠ (https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/06/2026-13602/calendar-year-2027-home-health-prospective-payment-system-hh-pps-rate-update-requirements-for-the-hh)Send completed proposal template by the submission deadline to nchsicd10cm@cdc.gov (nchsicd10cm@cdc.gov) ⬇️ Downloadable slides from this discussion: https://ahcc.decisionhealth.com/media/1807/ahcc-talk-episode-95-handouts.pdf (https://ahcc.decisionhealth.com/media/1807/ahcc-talk-episode-95-handouts.pdf) 📧Have a question, episode request, or suggestions for a future panel guest? Email Jan at jan.milliman@decisionhealth.com (mailto:jan.milliman@decisionhealth.com)

2. 

   21 Jul 2026

   Coding & OASIS: How Small Decisions Affect Reimbursement

   On this episode of AHCC Talk, Christine Mickel joins Jan Milliman to examine the connection between physician documentation, clinical assessment, coding, OASIS responses, and reimbursement under PDGM. Learn how clinical grouping is established, when comorbidities may affect payment, why the same functional score can produce different results, and what to reassess at recertification. Plus, work through the latest AHCC scenario spotlights involving hospice symptom follow-up requirements and proposed CY 2027 PDGM changes. ✅ Jan Milliman, HCS-D, Director, AHCC ✅ Christine Mickel, PTA, HCS-D, HCS-O, HCS-H, Manager, OASIS and Coding, McBee Associates Links Mentioned in the Episode 2026 Home Health Payment & Compliance Virtual Summit: https://store.decisionhealth.com/hh-payment-compliance Calendar Year 2027 Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) Rate Update: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/06/2026-13602/calendar-year-2027-home-health-prospective-payment-system-hh-pps-rate-update-requirements-for-the-hh Learn more about AHCC credentials: https://store.decisionhealth.com/ahcc-credentials ⬇️ Downloadable slides from this discussion: https://ahcc.decisionhealth.com/media/1795/ahcc-talk-episode-93-handouts-final.pdf 📧Have a question, episode request, or suggestions for a future panel guest? Email Jan at jan.milliman@decisionhealth.com

3. 

   17 Jun 2026

   HOPE After Eight Months: Workflow, Timing, and Submission Lessons

   On this episode of AHCC Talk, Jan Milliman, HCS-D, Director of AHCC, is joined by AHCC Advisory Board member Lisa Selman-Holman, JD, BSN, RN, HCS-D, HCS-H, HCS-O, COS-C, Vice President of Clinical Services with McBee, for a look back at the first eight months of using the Hospice Outcomes and Patient Evaluation — HOPE — tool. Jan and Lisa discuss how the transition from HIS to HOPE has affected hospice workflows, documentation, visit timing, symptom follow-up visits, data integrity, and compliance risk. They also review common submission issues, rejection patterns, warning vs. error distinctions, and practical ways teams can improve acceptance rates and HOPE accuracy.✅ Jan Milliman, HCS-D, Director, AHCC✅ Lisa Selman-Holman, JD, BSN, RN, HCS-D, HCS-H, HCS-O, COS-C, Vice President of Clinical Services, McBee Links Mentioned in the Episode Medicare Program; FY2027 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Update and Hospice Quality Reporting Program Requirements: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/06/2026-06604/medicare-program-fy-2027-hospice-wage-index-and-payment-rate-update-and-hospice-quality-reporting (https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/06/2026-06604/medicare-program-fy-2027-hospice-wage-index-and-payment-rate-update-and-hospice-quality-reporting) Hospice Outcomes and Patient Evaluation (HOPE) Guidance Manual v1.01: https://www.cms.gov/files/document/hope-guidance-manual-v1-01.pdf (https://www.cms.gov/files/document/hope-guidance-manual-v1-01.pdf) Hospice Quality Reporting Program: https://www.cms.gov/medicare/quality/hospice (https://www.cms.gov/medicare/quality/hospice) Learn more about AHCC credentials: https://store.decisionhealth.com/ahcc-credentials (https://store.decisionhealth.com/ahcc-credentials) ⬇️ Downloadable slides from this discussion: https://ahcc.decisionhealth.com/ahcc-talk-episode-92-eight-months-of-the-hospice-hope-tool/ (https://ahcc.decisionhealth.com/ahcc-talk-episode-92-eight-months-of-the-hospice-hope-tool/) 📧Have a question, episode request, or suggestionsfor a future panel guest? Email Jan at jan.milliman@decisionhealth.com

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• Jan Milliman
• Sherri Parson
• Christine Mickel

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