Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) Trainings and Forums

Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) Trainings and Forums As a reminder, EVV requirement deadlines are January 1, 2021 for Personal Care Services (PCS) and January 1, 2023 for Home Health providers delivering services under Section 40. With these EVV deadlines quickly approaching, we continue to offer weekly provider and aggregator trainings and forums. All trainings and forums are online via Microsoft Teams. NOTE:  The Absorb training system has been updated to allow providers to register for trainings and/or forums more than once. Training Topics Training topics include, but are not be limited to: Accessing the Sandata EVV portal via the Health PAS Online Portal Performing EVV administrative functions such as creating and editing information for employees who will use the system Navigating through the Sandata EVV system Entering and editing visit records Recording visit data using other devices Accessing and reviewing reports  Avoiding EVV visit exceptions Training Schedule Training - Provider Date Time December 23, 2020 1:00-4:00 December 30, 2020 9:00-12:00 January 7, 2021 1:00-4:00 January 14, 2021 9:00-12:00 January 21, 2021 1:00-4:00 February 4, 2021 9:00-12:00 February 11, 2021 1:00-4:00 February 18, 2021 9:00-12:00 March 4, 2021 1:00-4:00 March 11, 2021 9:00-12:00 March 18, 2021 1:00-4:00   Training - Aggregator Date Time January 28, 2021 9:00-10:00 February 25, 2021 1:00-2:00 March 25, 2021 9:00-10:00 You can register for these courses through the Absorb training platform. EVV Forums The purpose of the forums is to answer technical questions regarding the State EVV system and Alternate EVV System Integration process. If you are interested in implementing an Alternate EVV System, please invite your vendor partners to join the aggregator forums as well. Forum Schedule Forums - Provider Date Time December 22, 2020 1:00-2:00 January 5, 2021 1:00-2:00 January 19, 2021 1:00-2:00 February 2, 2021 1:00-2:00 February 16, 2021 1:00-2:00 March 2, 2021 1:00-2:00 March 16, 2021 1:00-2:00 March 30, 2021 1:00-2:00   Forums - Aggregator Date of Training Time of Training December 15, 2020 1:00-2:00 January 12, 2021 1:00-2:00 January 26, 2021 1:00-2:00 February 9, 2021 1:00-2:00 February 23, 2021 1:00-2:00 March 9, 2021 1:00-2:00 March 23, 2021 1:00-2:00 You can register for the forums through the Absorb training platform. Forum Questions Please prepare questions in advance. Once the forum has started, questions can be submitted for review through the Teams chat feature at any time. Instructions on how to submit questions will be reviewed during the beginning of the forum. If you wish to submit questions, please be sure to use your computer to access the Teams chat. IMPORTANT: During the forum, please submit questions in the following format. NPI Contact Name Contact Phone Number/Email Address Question This information will help State and DXC staff to follow up with answers to your questions. The team will work to answer as many questions as possible during the call, but, due to time constraints, some questions may need to be addressed after the forum. If we cannot answer your question during the call, we will record your contact information and question(s), and follow-up afterward. Absorb First Time Users If you have not registered with the Absorb training platform, see the First Time User Guide for assistance. To access the guide, go to the Health PAS Online Portal and log into your TPA (Trading Partner Account). Next, click on the section called "Trading Partner User Training," and you will see the link to the First Time User Guide. Questions? See the EVV webpage for more information, including Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ). Please contact Provider Services with questions: Email MaineCare's EVV email box Call Provider Services at 1-866-690-5585, option 3 Update your subscriptions, modify your password or email address, or stop subscriptions at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page. You will need to use your email address to log in. If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please visit subscriberhelp.govdelivery.com. This service is provided to you at no charge by Maine Department of Health & Human Services. This email was sent to stevenmagallanes520.nims@blogger.com using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: Maine Department of Health & Human Services · 109 Capitol St · Augusta, ME 04333