Essential Training At Your Finger Tips

In this post-pandemic world, we can assume that regulatory agencies will continue, and indeed increase, the execution of their broad and ambitious agendas. We can expect increases in the frequency, intensity, and scope of supervision, enforcement, and investigations under both old and new regulations. At the same time, as our organizations struggle to grow and thrive in this environment, the need to be creative and innovative grows more urgent every day. While creativity and innovation are admirable qualities in any organization, they can be risky. Managing that risk is much easier with guidance from and collaboration with a well-appointed and active compliance department. Compliance is not just about regulatory and policy enforcement or stifling creativity and innovation. It is about connecting positively with our employees to stabilize their complex and changeable environment and help them move forward with positivity and optimism. It matches creativity and innovation with responsibility and accountability. Achieving this balance requires developing a strong ethics and compliance culture based on trust, transparency, and consistency. This presentation relates how one compliance team attempted to achieve this balance and offers ideas on how compliance is the companion you never realized you had. Read more

Thanks to HCAF's advocacy efforts, the Florida Legislature passed legislation in 2020 (HB 607) that allows certified nursing assistants (CNAs) and home health aides to take on expanded duties under the supervision of a registered nurse (RN). Now that the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) has completed its rulemaking process, we would like to know how your agency ensures compliance and implements the new rules. Join Heather Curren, RN, BSN, COS-C, HCS-D, HCS-H, Director of Education at SimiTree, as she outlines the specifications of the medication administration program requirements, training, and RN delegation of tasks. Additionally, she will provide an overview of HCAF's six (6) hours of training scheduled for the week following HomeCareCon (please refer to the advertisement included in this welcome guide for additional details), as well as how the upcoming live and on-demand training could benefit an agency's CNAs and home health aides. Read more

As Medicare and Medicaid managed care enrollment increases, providers who are unfamiliar with contract negotiation face uncharted, rough waters and challenges, like Tom Hanks in his 2009 film about his hijacked ship. If you do not cover the costs associated with providing quality care to patients and clients, your ship is sunk. Therefore, contract reimbursement rates must reflect actual provider costs. This session introduces participants to steps for evaluating your business' bandwidth and tolerance for risk when negotiating contracts. The speakers will also discuss negotiation strategies, such as how to defend your position and obtain better reimbursement terms and agreements.  Read more

Home care providers are responsible for ensuring the safety and well-being of patients, clients, and maintaining continuity of care for them. However, when disasters compromise routine infrastructures, home care providers may not have the tools they need to provide the quality of care possible in everyday settings. When patients and clients, especially seniors, are forced to evacuate, providers may not be notified where they go and if they have the medical documents with them to receive appropriate care   Speaker/Course Author - Kim Davis-Allen Read more

Leadership and management are two different things. Leadership is a lifestyle, and management is a title. Talented directors guide actors to award-winning performances. Similarly, a strong manager uses leadership to guide their staff towards a common goal. This session identifies desired leadership qualities that can be learned and perfected to achieve your goals.  Read more

Over the last two decades, clinicians have had difficulty completing the Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) accurately and on time. A majority of OASIS-E items can be collected in 15 minutes or less by teaching clinicians clues to observe during the "show me" walk. When clinicians focus on their star — the patient — their key performance indicators will improve significantly. This session will provide attendees with a roadmap to success. Read more