Time's Running Out – Keep the Best Value in Home Care & Hospice
If you have not renewed your NAHC membership it will be cut off on March 31. Don’t let this happen! In 2018 alone, NAHC advocacy saved the industry more than $28 billion over the next decade, and as a NAHC member you get access to the best education, quick and easy access to experts who can answer your legal and regulatory questions, as well as discount rates to the best conferences in home care and hospice. Don’t lose your membership – Renew Today
Join Us on Capitol Hill
The 2019 March on Washington is now just weeks away. Home care and hospice leaders from across the country will have the opportunity to discuss the latest issues affecting our community with members of Congress who can make a difference. Help protect our community— and your agency— and build long-lasting relationships with lawmakers that have our best interests at heart. Learn More
Prepare Now for PDGM
PDGM will revolutionize the way your business operates. By attending one of the 12 PDGM National Summits, a series of intensive, one-day sessions, you will receive the in-depth knowledge and strategies you need to succeed in 2020 and beyond! Learn More
March 21 Webinar: Top 5 Survey Deficiencies & How To Avoid Them
Most of the top home health survey deficiencies are related to how thoroughly and accurately a home health agency completes assessments and develops, updates, and delivers services of the plan of care. This webinar is free to members and only $100 for non-members. Register Today
Special Alert for All Home Health Operators!
An extremely serious issue involving Medicare home health has surfaced and requires immediate attention. NAHC is advocating to CMS for a broad-scale, efficient remedy to be implemented given the widespread oversight by home health agencies. Read More
Help NAHC Stop the CMS Home Health Rate Cut
CMS is proposing a 6.42% rate reduction for home health services in 2020. A bill in Congress would prevent CMS from using faulty assumptions to impose rate cuts. Ask your representatives in Congress to support this legislation and protect home health patients and providers today. Spread the word now using the NAHC Legislative Action Center. Get Started Today!
NAHC Report
- Cost Report Submission Reminders & Updates for Home Health and Hospice Providers Mar 19 at 5:51 pm
- Administration Budget Calls for Spending Cuts, Prior Authorization, Unified Post-Acute Payment System Mar 19 at 5:51 pm
- Home Health Saves Medicare Money Despite Slightly Higher Readmissions than SNFs Mar 18 at 8:10 pm
- MedPAC Calls for Home Health Rate Cut, NAHC Objects Mar 18 at 8:08 pm
Stay Engaged & Informed All Year Long with NAHC Education
For years, NAHC has been the leader in education for home care and hospice professionals through our annual meetings and conferences. Now, we are pleased to offer 30+ webinars, throughout the year, on timely topics that matter most to our community. Watch this short video to learn more about what’s in store for 2019.
The Home Health Payment Revolution is Coming! Will You Be Ready?
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 in 2020. Your agency must be prepared for the biggest change to the industry in decades. Watch this video to find the answers you need.
Featured Events
PDGM SUMMIT LOS ANGELES:
Preparing Home Health Agencies for 2020 and Beyond
MEDICARE PATIENT-DRIVEN GROUPINGS MODEL:
A REVOLUTION IN MEDICARE HOME HEALTH PAYMENT
ONE-DAY INTENSIVE EDUCATIONAL SUMMITS
The most consequential changes to impact home health in decades are coming in 2020 — are you ready? The Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) was created by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and is slated to debut on January 1, 2020. PDGM will revolutionize the payment methodology for all Medicare Home Health Agencies (HHAs) in the United States.
For more information and registration visit http://pdgm2019.nahc.org
Top 5 Survey Deficiencies & How To Avoid Them: Assessment and Care Planning
Thursday, March 21, 2019; 2:00-3:00 pm eastern
Program Description:
Most of the top home health survey deficiencies are related to how thoroughly and accurately a home health agency completes assessments and develops, updates, and delivers services of the plan of care. This webinar reviews the top five survey deficiencies for home health agencies in 2018 and provides suggestions and tips for not just avoiding these deficiencies, but how best to approach, document, and use the assessment and plan of care to deliver high quality care while cementing compliance with the most frequently cited conditions of participation.
PDGM SUMMIT DALLAS:
Preparing Home Health Agencies for 2020 and Beyond
MEDICARE PATIENT-DRIVEN GROUPINGS MODEL:
A REVOLUTION IN MEDICARE HOME HEALTH PAYMENT
ONE-DAY INTENSIVE EDUCATIONAL SUMMITS
The most consequential changes to impact home health in decades are coming in 2020 — are you ready? The Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) was created by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and is slated to debut on January 1, 2020. PDGM will revolutionize the payment methodology for all Medicare Home Health Agencies (HHAs) in the United States.
For more information and registration visit http://pdgm2019.nahc.org
Branch Offices/Multiple Locations/Corporate Entities: Survey Implications for Home Health and Hospices
Thursday, March 28, 2019; 2:00-3:00 pm eastern
Program Description:
Survey deficiencies have increased in both home health and hospice, a trend related to branch offices/multiple locations and how operations are handled. There are also increased survey deficiencies related to how home health agencies and hospices with corporate entities, whether large or small, are handling daily operations.
These deficiencies are often at the condition level and can come as a surprise to the provider, since many have been operating in much the same way for years without deficiencies. This webinar will review the practices that are causing the deficiencies, discuss why they are now being viewed as a deficient practice, and tell you how to revise practices to minimize the risk of survey deficiencies. Examples from actual surveys will be shared.
2019 March on Washington
April 1-2, 2019
Join the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) in the fight to advocate for home care and hospice patients and providers across the country. We invite you to come to Washington, DC for two days and make a difference for our community. Lending your voices to ours is the key to our shared success.
Take Action!
You are the best advocate for the home care and hospice community and you and your staff are the hard-working people delivering invaluable services to millions of Americans in their homes each and every day. Your representatives care what you think and your message is extremely powerful.
The time is now to step up and become a home care and hospice leader. Help protect our community— and your agency— and build essential relationships with the lawmakers who will serve as NAHC ambassadors. Be our champions!
We look forward to having you join us in Washington, DC where we will be beside you every step of the way and will provide you the tools you need to make your day of advocacy on Capitol Hill a tremendous success.
More Information and Registration
Private Duty: Current Trends in Regulatory & Legal Issues: An Update on Private Duty — Apr ‘19
Thursday April 11, 2019 from 2:00 to 3:30 Eastern
This web event for private duty members will provide regulatory, and legal updates along with other timely topics of import.
Program Faculty:
Angelo Spinola, Esq., Shareholder, Littler Mendelson
Registration:
The Event is Free, but Registration is Required!
2019 Financial Management Conference & Expo
July 14-16, 2019
Join us for the premier event for home care and hospice financial managers in Chicago this July.
This is your opportunity to connect with home care and hospice leaders from across the country to learn key strategies for improving your agency’s financial performance, to gain insights into the latest legal and regulatory changes, and to discover the secrets financial managers use to remain solvent during challenging times.
Private Duty: Current Trends in Regulatory & Legal Issues: An Update on Private Duty — Jul ‘19
Thursday July 25, 2019 from 2:00 to 3:30 Eastern
This web event for private duty members will provide regulatory, and legal updates along with other timely topics of import.
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 — Oct ‘19
Thursday October 24, 2019 from 2:00 to 3:30 Eastern
This web event for private duty members will provide regulatory, and legal updates along with other timely topics of import.
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 web event for private duty members will provide regulatory, and legal updates along with other timely topics of import.
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
- Trump Administration Calls for Medicaid Overhaul, $846 Billion in Medicare Cuts (NAHC Quoted) Mar 12 at 12:54 pm
- NAHC’s Dombi: PDGM Discriminates Against Community Referrals, RCD Could Haunt Home Health Providers Mar 12 at 12:51 pm
- Trump Admin Looking to Cut Dialysis Costs with Home Focus (NAHC Quoted) Mar 5 at 1:13 pm
- Legislation Introduced to Improve Home Health Behavioral-Based Payments Feb 13 at 3:40 pm
