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The focus of recent health care reform efforts for CMS providers is the shift from “volume to value,” including home health agencies that deliver care to homebound clients. A review of the latest program updates reveals a consistent effort to address and improve the value quotient of home care services; rebasing, value-based purchasing (VBP), Pre-Claim Review, and Alternative Payment Models (APM). In addition, other proposed refinements, such as episodic bundling for ACOs, reflect a value-based expectation from home health providers. HHSM presents the development of a value-based home health episode in this progressive presentation. By employing a chronologic, step-by-step review of the value construction of a contemporary home care program, attendees can identify opportunities to evolve their care programs in value terms. From intake to admissions, OASIS to point of care, care delivery to in-episode management, patient satisfaction to quality discharges; all aspects of the Home Health episode are addressed in terms of compliance with the Medicare Benefit Policy Manual Home Health Chapter 7. The panel of presenters will outline how they ensure the value development of home health programs, including the production of care targets and program delivery paths that lead to greater than 4.0 Star Ratings along with desired patient satisfaction scores. Case Studies and Interactive demos will be employed; don’t miss this important opportunity to gain insight into value care production. Instructors: Arnie Cisneros, Kimberly McCormick, Astrid Roeder and Melissa County of Home Health Strategic Management​   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 first performance year of the new Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Home Health Value Based Purchasing (HHVBP) initiative is over. Last year, providers made strong improvements in their HHVBP outcomes and overall Total Performance Score. This session will share insights into the HHVBP program changes and trends in performances across the first year. Additionally, operational and clinical best practices and lessons learned from agencies within Florida and from other HHVBP states will be discussed. Read more

This session is aimed at providing agencies with insight into new federal emergency preparedness requirements in connection to state-specific requirements. Other items of discussion will include the elimination of the 10-mile rule, enhancements to the online licensure program, and other regulatory updates. Time permitting, attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions. Course Instructor - Dayle Mooney Read more

Why should Florida home care agencies pay attention to clients with long-term care insurance (LTICi) policies? There are 300 Million reasons! The nation's largest long-term care insurance (LTCi) carriers pay an average of $500 million in claims benefits for home care services, with a staggering 60 percent of benefits (totaling approximately $300 million) paid to Floridians. While LTCi clients can provide your agency with valuable revenue streams, servicing them can be challenging without expertise and proper knowledge of billing procedures. Join Matt Capell to learn billing best practices for LTCi clients so as to ensure effective accounts receivable and proper cash flow. Course Instructor - Matthew Capell​ Read more

Digital marketing isn’t just a trend these days; it’s the way to get your business out in front of your audience. According to recent industry studies, searching online is the #1 way clients find home care agencies today. Getting found, however, is not so easy. How does Google even know your agency has a website? Search engine optimization (SEO) is an essential aspect of digital marketing that uses a variety of tactics to help your agency website show up in online searches. SEO is a multilayered strategy that takes commitment, research, and evaluation over time in order to be effective. This webinar will showcase how best to build an ongoing SEO strategy that gets results. Also discussed will be why pay-per-click (PPC) ads are declining in importance and shouldreceive less focus in your marketing campaigns. Due to the increased use of ad blocking technology, which effectively renders your PPC ads invisible, the smart agency owner will focus on SEO versus PPC in 2017. Read more

Join HCAF Director of Private Duty Services Kristen Wheeler on the first Friday of each month for an informal and informative chat covering hot topics affecting the private duty industry! Providentia Marketing's Jason Chagnon will be our featured speaker, chatting about Recruiting Optimization - How to get more response from active job seekers! Have you found that candidates are becoming harder to find, and that traditional recruiting methods (i.e. job posting) are no longer as effective as they used to be? Read more