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Medicare margins have increasingly been a subject of consternation by policy makers in recent years. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and Medicare Payment Advisory Commission calculate and present margins to Congress year after year, ultimately resulting in reduced reimbursement for providers through cuts and rebasing. How have profit margins been presented historically and more recently? How are they calculated? How have they been driving reimbursement rates? This session is a 'must' for any home health industry professional who wants to understand how Congress reacts to government reports about profit margins. Course Instructor - John M. Reisinger 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

Join HCAF’s Private Duty Director, Kristen Wheeler on the first Friday of each month for an informal and informative chat covering hot topics affecting the private duty industry.  This month's topic: Creating Holiday Meal Memories for Happier and Healthier Clients Do you often hear complaints about your caregivers’ cooking skills? This webinar will focus on turning those complaints into opportunities to strengthen the bond between the client and caregiver.  As we head into the holiday season, it can be a time of joy and great memories.  For many of our clients, the holidays are a time of loneliness and even depression. Meals are a wonderful opportunity to create meaningful experiences and help elders get nutrition that vital for their health and well-being.  Learn some simple strategies for honoring an elder’s food culture and traditions, using favorite meals to prompt pleasant memories from years past and allowing elders to enjoy favorites even in the case of chronic conditions like diabetes or heart disease.Course Author: Chef Beth Scholer, CC, CDM, CFPP Read more

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is aggressively targeting home care agencies with wage and hour compliance audits. This informative and interactive session will teach you how to prepare for and successfully defend a DOL audit. From how to deal with the investigator, preparing documents, and through a checklist of the DOL's hot button topics, this seminar will allow you to not only survive but thrive in your audit. Bring your wage and hour questions and get answers and tactics to prevail if the DOL comes calling. Course Authors: Bob King, Esq. Read more

This program will be an in-depth look at agencies' client service agreements. These agreements allow an agency to get paid and help protect the agency from liability. They are used in every transaction and are the foundation of an agency's business. This presentation will provide a comprehensive list of provisions to include in the agreements -- including sample language for attendees to use -- as well as problem areas to avoid. The program is very interactive and leaves ample time for audience questions. Course Instructor - Bob King, Esq. Read more

This session will provide an update of recent accounting pronouncements that impact the financial statements of home care agencies. Course Authors: Charity Hathorne, Gregg Hathorne Read more

Does your agency provide the flu vaccine or are you depending on outside practitioners to administer the vaccine to your patients? Take control of the flu vaccine OASIS item by developing your own vaccine program. Whether it be for individual patients, or a mass flu shot clinic, this session will give you all the tools needed to develop and manage your own vaccination program. Protocols to obtain the vaccine, managing a flu shot clinic, and billing the vaccine will be presented. Course Instructor - Christina Crumbley RN, MSN, HCS-D, HCS-O, Greystone Health Network  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