Essential Training At Your Finger Tips

The long-expected Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) was issued by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) on November 4, 2021, requiring all employers with 100 or more employees to ensure their workers are either fully vaccinated or submit to weekly testing and maintain mask-wearing at all times in the workplace. Along with the OSHA ETS, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published the Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination Interim Final Rule, which requires all home health agencies that are Medicare- or Medicaid-certified ensure that all staff is fully vaccinated by January 4, 2022, with no testing alternative.   Speakers/Course Authors - Greg Henderson  Read More

The Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) was implemented as a replacement for the Medicare Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) in January 2020. This webinar will take a deep dive into the PDGM lessons learned to date, how COVID-19 affected the rollout, and what we may be seeing in 2022. SimiTree Healthcare Consulting's Nick Seabrook and John Rabbia will provide data assessments and suggested improvement plans as your agency plans for the future.  Speakers/Course Authors - Robert Simione; John Rabbia  Read More

During this event, Healthcare Provider Solutions’ Melinda Gaboury will tackle all aspects of the 2022 Home Health Prospective Payment System final rule, including the planned nationwide expansion of the Home Health Value-Based Payment (VBP) program, changes to the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM), and tweaks to the Conditions of Participation (CoPs). Melinda will also assess the continued rollout of the Medicare Review Choice Demonstration (RCD).    Speakers/Course Authors - Melinda Gaboury, Bobby Lolley, Kyle Simon  Read More

HCAF's 4th Annual Private Care Symposium Live Recording! This session explains the legal differences between W2 employees and 1099 independent contractors, including the types of relationships, common law rules, financial and behavioral control, and more. Read More

HCAF's 4th Annual Private Care Symposium Live Recording! This session defines servant leadership, discusses techniques to implement servant leadership, and educates attendees about how to mentor future leaders.    Speakers/Course Authors - John E. Dalton  Read More

Now is the time to prepare your holiday hiring strategy. This webinar is built for recruiters, owners, and anyone involved in the hiring process of front-line caregivers in a home care or senior living setting. We'll explore: Latest holiday hiring trends and what to expect How different age groups search for work around the holidays What matters most to job seekers when applying for a job in November and December Fresh ideas to activate more candidates How to apply new ideas to recruit in the real world   Speakers/Course Authors - Melissa Mann  Read More