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Home health, private duty, and hospice are the answers that hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, and other post-acute care providers need to help patients manage the disease process at home. Learn how to get a seat at the table, how to present your data, and how to establish your agency as the provider of choice.​ Course Instructor - Melanie Stover PT credits awarded for course completions are approved for 1 year and expire at the end of the calendar year unless otherwise stated. For a complete list of courses offering PT credits for this year, click here. Read more

The number of certified HHAs decreased last year for the first time since IPS. Private Duty competition intensifies every month. Your survival is not guaranteed, even though there are more elderly Americans than ever. However, there are at least a half dozen tools you should put in place – all of which more than pay for themselves – that will profoundly increase your chances of thriving, no matter what Congress and your competition do. Tim Rowan will explore six new innovative technologies he has found through his work researching and writing Home Care Technology Report. One will protect you from payment denials, ADRs and MAC/ZPIC/RAC takebacks. Another will drastically reduce your hospital readmission rate. A third will solve your F2F problems. Tim will describe these and others in detail, accompanied by instructions on how to use his newsletter to continue researching the dozens he will not have time to cover. PT credits awarded for course completions are approved for 1 year and expire at the end of the calendar year unless otherwise stated. For a complete list of courses offering PT credits for this year, click here. Read more

In recent years, the Office of the Inspector General at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has called for tightened oversight of home health agencies. The implementation of additional sanctions for non-compliance has created a sense of urgency for agencies to develop and implement a compliance program to protect their operations from fraud and abuse. An understanding of the PEPPER report can guide auditing and monitoring activities. Attend this session for a deep dive into the PEPPER report and how it can improve your agency's integrity in the eyes of policy makers. PT credits awarded for course completions are approved for 1 year and expire at the end of the calendar year unless otherwise stated. For a complete list of courses offering PT credits for this year, click here. Read more

Investigations and lawsuits against home care companies continue to rise, while the new political administration’s policy agenda remains in flux. Join Angelo Spinola from Littler Mendelson, PC to learn more about the new Department of Labor and the pay practices most commonly targeted by lawsuits and government investigations. Then discuss how companies can proactively reduce their risk of liability by formulating a prioritized compliance plan. PT credits awarded for course completions are approved for 1 year and expire at the end of the calendar year unless otherwise stated. For a complete list of courses offering PT credits for this year, click here. Read more

Discover how one home health agency, while still cautiously navigating downed powerlines and debris, survived this catastrophic event - rebuilding its vision and renewing its commitment to being a difference-maker in the home health community. Participants will also learn the importance of leveraging resources from peers and third party experts in the field to successfully manage before, during, and after the storm. Read more

This program is the second phase of the educational effort by HCAF and the National Association for Home Care & Hospice to prepare home health care leaders for the brave new world of value-based payment. In 2016, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) initiated a demonstration program testing out the impact of a value-based purchasing program in Medicare home health services. With just over a year of experience in home health value-based purchasing (HHVBP), home health agencies need to evaluate what the early outcomes are and what best practices have emerged to improve HHVBP scores and qualify for bonus payments. This program combines an early data analysis of the changes in HHVBP measured outcomes with real life successes by clinicians and financial operations professionals that show the pathways to improved patient outcomes, higher achievement scores and a winning year in HHVBP. Read more