Essential Coronavirus Tools & Resources for Home Care & Hospice
As with any other newly identified virus there is much to learn about the disease process, mode of transmission, incubation period, symptoms, and treatment. We've developed a resource page to keep you informed. Learn more
Educators Wanted for Home Care, Hospice, & Private Duty
The Call for Proposals for the 2020 Home Care and Hospice Conference and Expo is now open and we’re looking for presenters with expertise vital to the professional growth of home care, hospice, and private duty organizations. If you're an industry leaders who has extensive and diverse perspectives on a topics related to care delivery in the home, we're looking for you! Learn more
Update on NAHC Operating Status
NAHC must balance our duty to serve our members with concern for the health and safety of our staff. Accordingly, NAHC staff are now working from their homes, but they remain on call to serve you and your employees, so that you can continue to serve your patients. Read the full statement here
Virtual Town Halls on COVID-19 for Home Care & Hospice
Join NAHC for a series of six virtual town halls devoted to disseminating knowledge about COVID-19 from people in home care and hospice who have been on the front lines of this battle to the rest of the industry. Learn firsthand how it has affected their operations, staff, and patients. Register now!
PDGM: Prepare Today for Your Success Tomorrow!
Join us for these virtual, one-day summits focused on PDGM-related continuous performance improvement in financial, clinical, operations, and data analytics start soon. Receive in-depth instruction from leading industry experts who will provide you with key insights, best practices, and lessons learned based on real-time experiences and data. Learn More
Grow Your Network with NAHC
NAHC is the leading trade association for home care and hospice patients and their families – and for professionals like you – and we need your support to ensure that the home takes its rightful place at the center of American health care. Join or Renew Today
NAHC Report
- New NAHC COVID-19 Town Hall and a New CMS Open Door Forum on Telehealth Apr 7 at 6:51 pm
- CMS Issues COVID-19 Recommendations to Nursing Homes Apr 7 at 6:27 pm
- Quality Reporting Relief Only Through 2Q 2020 Apr 6 at 5:50 pm
- Hospice Provider Preview and CAHPS Survey Reports Now Available Apr 6 at 5:50 pm
Webinar Home Health and Hospice Pandemic Relief: Medicare and more
The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) presented a must-see webinar devoted to the new relief to home care and hospice providers during the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic.
March 26: Statement from NAHC President on Coronavirus
Keep up to date with the latest industry, legislative, and policy updates on COVID-19 from NAHC President William Dombi. Watch now
Essential Coronavirus Tools & Resources for
Home Care & Hospice
As with any other newly identified virus there is much to learn about the disease process, mode of transmission, incubation period, symptoms, and treatment. We’ve developed a resource page to keep you informed.
Learn more
Must Attend National Summits on PDGM
The Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM), the revolutionary new payment model, is finally here. Does your agency have the proper systems in place today to ensure its success tomorrow, and in the future? These summits are based on real-time experiences and data led by nationally-recognized expert faculty with the deepest understanding about how to achieve success in PDGM. Learn more & register today!
Featured Events
COVID-19 Legal Changes Webinar Series
Home Care Industry Update: COVID-19 Pandemic, FFCRA, CARES
and the Unemployment Dilemma
Thursday, April 9, 2020, 12:00-1:30 pm Eastern
REGISTER
The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) will be co-hosting a weekly webinar series with Littler Mendelson and the Home Care Association of America (HCAOA) on legal and regulatory changes caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The goal of the webinar series is to provide the industry with substantive updates and shed light on advocacy efforts.
This weekly webinar series will kick off on Thursday, April 9th at Noon EDT and will continue with additional webinars each Thursday at the same time for at least the next 6 weeks. These webinars will be cumulative, substantive, and free for all home care providers to attend.
This week, hosts Angelo Spinola of Littler Mendelson, Bill Dombi of NAHC, and Vicki Hoak of the HCAOA, will provide an update and analysis of the status of the health care provider exemption to the FFCRA, the unemployment dilemma under CARES Act, the industry coalition efforts associated with the fourth stimulus package and the work being done to develop industry best practices.
The registration page includes an opportunity to submit a question or topic you would like the hosts to address in this weekly series. The webinar will also feature a live Q&A session at the end to address as many questions as possible. REGISTER NOW!
You will receive a recording of the webinar if you register even if you cannot attend the webinar in real time. These webinars will be substantive in nature and cumulative, such that one will build on the other.
FREE to attend!
Faculty
- Angelo Spinola, Shareholder, Littler Mendelson
- Bill Dombi, President, NAHC
- Vicki Hoak, Executive Director, HCAOA
REGISTER
Home Care & Hospice COVID-19 Town Hall
Wednesdays, March 25 – April 29, 2020; 1:00-2:30 pm Eastern
Webinar Description:
Join us every Wednesday, for our six-part virtual town hall series devoted to increasing knowledge about COVID-19 from people in home care and hospice who have been on the front lines of this battle to the rest of the industry. Learn from those who have been dealing with the most dangerous public health crisis of our time and how it has affected their operations, staff, and patients
These home care and hospice veterans will discuss experiences and important updates in this ever-changing landscape. There will be audience Q&A, the audience is encouraged to submit questions that the weekly participants will answer. Those common questions and answers will be listed on the NAHC COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions page and the call will be recorded if you are unable to join us.
Please invite your colleagues.
FREE to attend!
Faculty
March 25
Brent Korte, Chief Home Care Officer, EvergreenHealth
Molly McDonald, Quality and Regulatory Manager, EvergreenHealth
April 1
Mary Gibbons Myers, MS RN, President/Chief Executive Officer, Johns Hopkins Home Care Group
Penny Carey, Administrator Emergency Management – Incident Commander, Johns Hopkins Home Care Group
Mitra Gavgani, PharmD, VP Pharmacy Services, Johns Hopkins Home Care Group
April 8
Topic: COVID-19: Assessing Accelerated Payments, SBA Loans and Other Available Financial Relief Options
Mark Sharp, Partner, BKD, LLP
M. Aaron Little, Managing Director, BKD, LLP
Brian Todd, Partner, BKD, LLP
Home Care & Hospice COVID-19 Town Hall
Wednesdays, March 25 – April 29, 2020; 1:00-2:30 pm Eastern
Webinar Description:
Join us every Wednesday, for our six-part virtual town hall series devoted to increasing knowledge about COVID-19 from people in home care and hospice who have been on the front lines of this battle to the rest of the industry. Learn from those who have been dealing with the most dangerous public health crisis of our time and how it has affected their operations, staff, and patients
These home care and hospice veterans will discuss experiences and important updates in this ever-changing landscape. There will be audience Q&A, the audience is encouraged to submit questions that the weekly participants will answer. Those common questions and answers will be listed on the NAHC COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions page and the call will be recorded if you are unable to join us.
Please invite your colleagues.
FREE to attend!
Faculty
March 25
Brent Korte, Chief Home Care Officer, EvergreenHealth
Molly McDonald, Quality and Regulatory Manager, EvergreenHealth
April 1
Mary Gibbons Myers, MS RN, President/Chief Executive Officer, Johns Hopkins Home Care Group
Penny Carey, Administrator Emergency Management – Incident Commander, Johns Hopkins Home Care Group
Mitra Gavgani, PharmD, VP Pharmacy Services, Johns Hopkins Home Care Group
April 8
Topic: COVID-19: Assessing Accelerated Payments, SBA Loans and Other Available Financial Relief Options
Mark Sharp, Partner, BKD, LLP
M. Aaron Little, Managing Director, BKD, LLP
Brian Todd, Partner, BKD, LLP
Home Care & Hospice COVID-19 Town Hall
Wednesdays, March 25 – April 29, 2020; 1:00-2:30 pm Eastern
Webinar Description:
Join us every Wednesday, for our six-part virtual town hall series devoted to increasing knowledge about COVID-19 from people in home care and hospice who have been on the front lines of this battle to the rest of the industry. Learn from those who have been dealing with the most dangerous public health crisis of our time and how it has affected their operations, staff, and patients
These home care and hospice veterans will discuss experiences and important updates in this ever-changing landscape. There will be audience Q&A, the audience is encouraged to submit questions that the weekly participants will answer. Those common questions and answers will be listed on the NAHC COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions page and the call will be recorded if you are unable to join us.
Please invite your colleagues.
FREE to attend!
Faculty
March 25
Brent Korte, Chief Home Care Officer, EvergreenHealth
Molly McDonald, Quality and Regulatory Manager, EvergreenHealth
April 1
Mary Gibbons Myers, MS RN, President/Chief Executive Officer, Johns Hopkins Home Care Group
Penny Carey, Administrator Emergency Management – Incident Commander, Johns Hopkins Home Care Group
Mitra Gavgani, PharmD, VP Pharmacy Services, Johns Hopkins Home Care Group
April 8
Topic: COVID-19: Assessing Accelerated Payments, SBA Loans and Other Available Financial Relief Options
Mark Sharp, Partner, BKD, LLP
M. Aaron Little, Managing Director, BKD, LLP
Brian Todd, Partner, BKD, LLP
NAHC in the News
- Home Health Industry Turns to Tattoo Parlors, Department Stores for PPE Help (HHCN) Apr 6 at 12:16 pm
- For Home Health Providers to Support Hospitals, More Federal Barriers Need to Be Lifted (HHCN) Apr 3 at 1:58 pm
- NAHC: CMS Relief Will Help Home Health Agencies (HomeCare mag) Apr 1 at 12:22 pm
- NAHC Applauds New CMS Flexibilities; At-Home Care Workers Get Pay Boosts (HHCN) Apr 1 at 12:21 pm
