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Effective January 2019, there are several additions, revisions, and deletions from the OASIS dataset. Gain an understanding of these changes and their impact on the Comprehensive Assessment with the OASIS-D Cheat Sheet. Topics include the influence of the IMPACT Act on OASIS changes, details regarding the new GG and J items, and a complete listing of OASIS deletions & associated changes in assessment strategies. Read more

Former PCA, now Savii CEO, Kristen Duell will guide attendees to help reduce agency turnover, boost retention, and keep growing your home care agency.  Get Savyy on our retention strategy!  Course Author: Kristen Duell Read more

This webinar will review the Home Health Agency Final Interpretive Guidelines associated with the new Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Conditions of Participation (CoPs). Clear, concise explanations will be shared along with examples from a former surveyor and someone who performs mock surveys. Join Sharon M. Litwin, RN, BSHS, MHA, HCS-D, as she shares what has been seen in actual agency surveys. Sharon will provide a clear direction to take now that the Final Interpretive Guidelines have been released. Gain a better understanding of them and what they mean to agencies during a survey. Learn what it means and what is involved to truly follow the new CoPs and Interpretive Guidelines. Course Author: Sharon M. Litwin, RN, BSHS, MHA, HCS-D Read more

Clients, family members, and other referral sources are constantly looking for the most comprehensive portfolio of service options when choosing a private duty provider.  Safety along with convenience is critical for clients and the easier it is for them to receive physician ordered tests, the better! Portable imaging services performed in a client’s home offer a convenient, fast, and reliable solution. Take a brief walk through the history of portable x-ray services and learn about the technological advances which allow hospital-grade x-ray, ultrasound, and cardiac monitoring to be performed wherever a client calls home.  Examine the regulatory differences between portable imaging and fixed-site imaging providers, to ensure accurate and appropriate client care.  Set your agency apart from your competitors by considering the value a portable imaging partnership can bring to your clients and to your business. Read more

The Home Care Association of Florida (HCAF) invites you to join us for Home Care Connect, your fall gathering of local home care professionals taking place in 11 cities, plus two webinars! Connect with industry colleagues, hear the latest industry updates and predictions on where our industry will be heading in the next year. Obtain practical information and guidance on how you can position your agency to succeed in this new era of home- and community-based services. At the top of the presentation, guest speaker and legal expert, Grant Kindrick, Esq., of Bleakley, Bavol and Denman will examine Workers’ Compensation laws, including travel-related injuries, and provide detailed information about employers’ responsibilities.Plenty of time will be allowed for questions. Additionally, HCAF Executive Director Bobby Lolley, RN, and Director of Government Affairs and Communications Kyle Simon will provide federal and state legislative and regulatory updates.   Course Author: Grant Kindrick, Esq.,  Bobby Lolley, RN, & Kyle Simon Read more

This important and informative one-hour webinar will be presented by health care attorney Lani M. Dornfeld, Esq. Lani will review the ongoing statewide moratorium in Florida on newly-enrolling home health agencies in Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP, and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) recently-revised Access Waiver Demonstration. CMS has revised the demonstration to waive certain requirements under the 21st Century Cures Act, to enable providers to receive Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP payment for items and services within the provider’s approved service area for the demonstration. Some providers not previously able to benefit from the demonstration may now qualify based on the revised provisions, and may be able to apply to CMS for the waiver. Course Author: Lani Dornfeld, Esq. Read more