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Top professionals in home health & hospice will gather in Seattle this October 13-15 for the 2019 Home Care and Hospice Conference and Expo! This theme for this year’s conference is Foresight: Care for the Future, and it will ask attendees to find the pioneer within themselves and embark on a path of discovery that will enrich their agencies, their careers, and even their personal lives. Be inspired by motivational speakers, gain insights from industry experts and leaders, network with colleagues, learn about new products and services in the Expo, and surround yourself with others who are forging new paths. Learn More
Specialized Training for PDGM Gatekeepers
PDGM will have a huge impact on the clinical side of your business. Are you ready for that? The next session in our PDGM Webinar Series, Clinical Management of PDGM (Part II), on Tuesday, August 6, will provide you with the tools you need to identify clinical risks and assess your agency's readiness for PDGM. Purchase the series and you'll have on-demand access to the webinars for your entire staff, all for one low price. Register Now
A Revolutionary Change is Coming to Home Health
The Patient-Driven Groupings Model, also known as PDGM, will revolutionize the payment methodology for all Medicare Home Health Agencies in the United States starting January 1, 2020. Preparation is key to your success! NAHC has developed a series of resources designed to prepare you and your staff for the biggest change to the industry in decades. Learn More
Become an Advocate Today!
If you’ve been involved with NAHC for a while, you’re probably familiar with the Legislative Action Center. Well, we’ve revamped our grassroots advocacy tool, made it even easier to use, and given it a new name, the NAHC Advocacy Center. NAHC is proud to be the unifying voice for home care and hospice but we need your help to extend our reach and spread the word to lawmakers across the nation. Become an Advocate Today!
NAHC Report
- Abuse & Neglect in the Medicare Population: A Recent OIG Report Jul 19 at 4:57 pm
- Critical Webinar on Legal Risks for Private Duty Home Care Jul 19 at 4:57 pm
- Louisiana Attorney General Wowed By Home Care Visit with Veteran Jul 18 at 5:16 pm
- Submissions Using Health Insurance Claim Number Will Be Rejected January 1 Jul 18 at 5:16 pm
Everything You Need to Know About the 2020 Proposed Home Health Rule
The 2020 Proposed Home Health Rule will have a big impact on your business. NAHC President Bill Dombi and VP for Regulatory Affairs Mary Carr explain what the rule means for you and what NAHC is doing to protect home health agencies in this can’t-miss new webinar. Get the Recording and Handout Here!
PDGM Roadmap to Success: Are You Headed in the Right Direction?
This year, NAHC educated thousands of home health professionals at PDGM National Summits across the country, but we are not stopping there. We’ve developed additional resources to ensure your home health agency has the tools it needs to successfully navigate the Patient-Driven Groupings Model, the biggest change to the home health payment model in the 21st century. Watch this short video to learn more!
Featured Events
Private Duty: Current Trends in Regulatory & Legal Issues: An Update on Private Duty — HIPAA and Texting
Thursday July 25, 2019 from 2:00 to 3:30 Eastern
The webinar will be hosted by Littler attorneys Angelo Spinola and Zoe Argento. Compliance with HIPAA and the laws regulating text messages has become an increasingly key priority for home care companies. With Medicare Advantage now covering a range of in-home care services for the first time, more and more agencies may be subject to HIPPA. Simultaneously, the home care industry has rushed to adopt text messaging as a cheap and effective means of communication. Although distinct areas, both HIPAA and text messaging are fraught with legal risk.
The webinar will provide a detailed overview of HIPAA, including, but not limited to, the scope of HIPAA, patient rights, restrictions on use and disclosure of PHI under the HIPAA Privacy Rule, required safeguards for PHI, HIPAA breach obligations, and enhanced HIPAA enforcement. With regard to text messaging, the webinar will discuss how to comply with the strict, consent-based rules of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. Zoe and Angelo will also cover how home care agencies can reduce risks related to wage-hour laws and device reimbursement laws when text messaging their employees.
Program Faculty:
Angelo Spinola, Esq., Shareholder, Littler Mendelson
Zoe Argento, Esq., Shareholder, Littler Mendelson
Registration:
Live Event and Recording Registration is FREE
The Event is Free, but Registration is Required!
Clinical Management of PDGM (Part II)
Tuesday, August 6, 2019; 2:00-3:30 pm eastern
Learning Objectives:
- Identify clinical risk areas under PDGM and strategies for managing the risks
- Assess your agency’s readiness for PDGM
- Describe the skills necessary for a clinical manager to be an effective ‘PDGM Gatekeeper’
- Explain how interdisciplinary care management can mitigate the risks
- Outline steps to more appropriately use therapy services
Faculty:
Karen Vance
Partnering State Association Members
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PDGM: Electronic Medical Record Readiness
Thursday, August 15, 2019; 2:00-3:00 pm eastern
Description:
Is your Electronic Medical Record ready for PDGM? What should you be expecting from your EMR? What education and training has been provided to help you and your staff prepares for January 2020, and what should your expectations be of your EMR provider?
Learning Objectives:
- Explain what you should expect from your EMR.
- Outline the EMR education required from your EMR provider for your staff to be successful.
Faculty:
Matt Garcia
Partnering State Association Members
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2019 Home Care & Hospice Conference and Expo
October 13-15 2019
Foresight: Care for the Future
Americans have always been pioneers and explorers and nowhere is that more true than in the Pacific Northwest, where countless ambitious dreamers boldly set out on a path of discovery, from Lewis and Clark to the titans of the tech industry who are building the world of tomorrow right now.
Join us in Seattle, Washington, this October as the National Association for Home Care & Hospice explores “Foresight: Care for the Future.”
Explorers are leaders and risk takers. They have a vision for the future, and they help others see and believe their vision. Our role as pioneers and explorers is to help others understand that home care and hospice are “Care for the Future.”
Join NAHC and hundreds of your peers to explore the pioneering spirit of home care and hospice providers.
Private Duty: Current Trends in Regulatory & Legal Issues: An Update on Private Duty — Oct ‘19
Thursday October 24, 2019 from 2:00 to 3:30 Eastern
This webinar for private duty members will provide regulatory, and legal updates along with other timely topics of importance.
Program Faculty:
Angelo Spinola, Esq., Shareholder, Littler Mendelson
Registration:
Live Event and Recording Registration is FREE
The Event is Free, but Registration is Required!
Private Duty: Current Trends in Regulatory & Legal Issues: An Update on Private Duty — Jan ‘20
Thursday January 23, 2020 from 2:00 to 3:30 Eastern
This webinar for private duty members will provide regulatory, and legal updates along with other timely topics of importance.
Program Faculty:
Angelo Spinola, Esq., Shareholder, Littler Mendelson
Registration:
Live Event and Recording Registration is FREE
The Event is Free, but Registration is Required!
NAHC in the News
- PDGM Encourages Home Health Agencies to ‘Game the System’ (NAHC Quoted) Jul 19 at 3:25 pm
- CMS Finding New Ways to Penalize Home Health Providers (NAHC Quoted) Jul 18 at 12:46 pm
- NAHC’s Dombi: CMS Needs to ‘Back Off’ RAP Proposal, PDGM Assumptions Jul 16 at 1:22 pm
- Hospice Leaders Question Value of Medicare Advantage Hospice Carve-In (NAHC Quoted) Jul 16 at 1:19 pm
