Ballot Now Open for Election to NAHC Board of Directors!
Elections for the NAHC Board of Directors are now taking place for Home Health, Hospice, and Business Solution Partners. We need you to make your voices heard! Learn more.
We Need Your Advocacy Now!
NAHC’s Summer Advocacy Campaign is under way and we need you to join us in fighting for your agency and your patients. It takes literally seconds for you to send a powerful message of support for home care and hospice to your members of Congress. Take action now!
FMC 2021 Digital: Video on Demand + Live Webinars. Learn more about FMC 2021. Learn more about the live webinars.
Provide Reimbursement for Telehealth Services
We need your help! Please take a moment to urge your congressional representative to support coverage of telehealth services in the Medicare Home Health benefit. Take Action Today!
Legal Trends in Home Care & Hospice Webinar Series
From May through December, NAHC will bring together the top experts in the industry to examine the most important legal topics in home care and hospice. This 10-part webinar series offers an in-depth analysis of the key legal topics every home care and hospice executive should understand. Learn more
Latest COVID-19 News & Resources for Home Care & Hospice
While the information on COVID-19 remains fluid, we have developed a resources page that includes the latest news, tools, and guidance to keep you, your staff, and your patients informed. Learn More
Your Support is Crucial to Home Care & Hospice!
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, now and in the future. Join or Renew Today!
Support Diversity & Inclusion in Home Care & Hospice
In our mission to embrace diversity and promote a culture of inclusion for the home care and hospice community, we are taking the next steps. Visit our new Diversity & Inclusion webpage today to learn more about our new Task Force and the actions we are taking. Learn More
NAHC Report
- NAHC to Congress: Support Patient Access to Home Infusion Therapy Sep 16 at 12:38 pm
- Home Care & Hospice News Review Sep 16 at 12:37 pm
- Process Revisions for Changes of Information for Medicare Certified Providers Sep 15 at 2:25 pm
- What Home Health, Home Care & Hospice Providers Must Know about the OSHA COVID-19 Standards Sep 15 at 2:24 pm
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COVID-19 Resources for Home Care & Hospice
As we continue to deal with the effects of the COVID-19 public health emergency, 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 developed an extensive resource page to keep you informed and up-to-date.
Resources Page | Vaccine Resources | Communications Guide | PPE Supplier Listing
Featured Events
Home Care Vaccine Mandate Discussion with Industry Leaders and Legal Experts
Monday, September 20, 2021 ; 2:00-4:00pm Eastern
Description:
COVID-19 continues to have an impact on the home care and hospice communities across the United States. Now, conversation is swirling around vaccinations. Some organizations and states have already implemented requirements for employees to be vaccinated or face weekly testing. We ask you to join us and other industry leaders as well as legal experts from Polsinelli for an open conversation about vaccine mandates and the impact they could have and are already having on our industry.
Faculty:
- Angelo, Spinola, Esq. Polsinelli
- Will Vail, Esq. Polsinelli
- David J. Totaro, Chief Government Affairs Officer- BAYADA Home Health Care
- Neal Kursban, CEO Family and Nursing Care
- Susan Ponder-Stansel, President & CEO, Alivia Care, Inc.
- William A. Dombi, ESQ President, NAHC
- Emilie R. Bartolucci, Ed.D., MPA, CPXP, Executive Director, Private Duty Home Care at NAHC
Registration Fees
Members: Free
Non-members: Free
HHFMA/NAHC Innovations Webinar: Palliative Care Across the Home and Community-Based Continuum
Tuesday, September 21, 2021; 2:00-3:00pm Eastern
Description:
On this HHFMA Innovations Series webinar, experts will provide an overview of the key operational and process considerations for developing or maturing a community-based palliative care program. Panel discussion will focus on the market and policy trends underlying the growth in palliative care, and how best to position your organization for success in this important space.”
Faculty:
- Todd Montigney (SimiTree) – moderator
- Maureen Kelleher (SimiTree) – presenter/panelist
- Davis Baird (NAHC) – panelist
- Tammi Leonard (Interim Healthcare) – panelist
- Keith Crownover (Delta Health Technologies) – panelist
Registration Fees
Members: Free
Non-members: $99.00
Emerging Legal Trends in Home Care & Hospice
Part 6: Wage & Hour Law
Wednesday, September 22, 2021 ; 2:00-3:00pm Eastern
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Please join Polsinelli Shareholder Angelo Spinola for a comprehensive overview of the most common pay practices utilized by home-based care providers that are targeted by the DOL and plaintiffs’ attorneys. This presentation will include a review of the common challenges and best practices related to live-in and extended shift care programs, pay per visit and salary plus compensation structures for skilled clinicians, on-call, travel time, utilizing multiple pay rates and other common wage hour issues. Mr. Spinola will also review the status of the litigation seeking to reinstate the prior overtime exemptions available to home care providers and other litigation and legislative developments.
Information on the Series
Beginning in May and continuing through December, NAHC will bring together the top experts in the industry to examine the most important legal topics in home care and hospice.
Home care and hospice is a highly regulated industry, as such, it forces providers to maintain a strong working knowledge of a bewildering array of legal issues just to stay in business — fortunately, NAHC has a solution. This 10-part webinar series offers an in-depth and practical analysis of the key legal topics every home care and hospice executive should understand.
Every part of your organization is impacted by legal and regulatory trends, that’s why we provide insight and guidance for every part of your organization from clinical to finance to legal. These webinars will help your entire organization stay ahead of the curve.
Faculty
- Angelo Spinola, Shareholder, Polsinelli
Pricing
Individual Webinar
$29/member | $50/non-member
10-part Series
$199/member | $350/non-member
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Webinars in the Series
May 6: Patient Acceptance and Discharge
May 19: Government Audits and Investigations
Jun 9: HIPAA 101: Back to Basics
Jul 14: Fraud and Abuse: Stark and Anti-kickback Law
Aug 11: Employment Law Issues
Sep 22: Wage & Hour Law
Oct: Survey and Certification: Terminations, Sanctions, Appeals
Oct: Payment Audits and Appeals
Nov: Managed Care Contracting
Dec: Legal Considerations in Mergers and Acquisitions
OSHA COVID -19 Standards: What Home Health, Home Care, and Hospice Providers Need to Know
COVID-19: OSHA places Home Care and Hospice Workers at Increased Risk of Exposure
Thursday, September 23, 2021 ; 3:00-4:00pm Eastern
Description:
As per President Biden’s Executive Order to protect health care workers from COVID-19 exposure, OSHA has promulgated an extensive and comprehensive standard for employers. The Emergency Temporary Standard for all health care workers which was released on 6/21/2021 is a heavy hitter. Do not let the word TEMPORARY fool you. The home care and hospice industry should expect inspections and enforcement. This standard intersects with three other OSHA standards and OSHA is prepared to deliver financial penalties for non-compliance.
Join us and listen to the latest information.
Faculty:
Barbara B. Citarella RN, BSN, MS, CHCE, NHDP-BC
Subject Matter Expert for Health and Human Services ASPR TRACIE
National Healthcare Disaster Professional
Mary Carr, RN, MPH
V.P. for Regulatory Affairs
National Association for Home Care & Hospice
Registration Fees
Members: Free
Non-members: Free
NAHC in the News
- Older Americans Overwhelmingly Support Choose Home Care Act Sep 15 at 1:33 pm
- New Public Opinion Poll Finds Strong Support for Home Health, Choose Home Care Act Sep 15 at 12:26 pm
- Hospices Find Greater Clarity in Revised Election Statement Addendum Rule Sep 11 at 2:25 pm
- Biden Vaccine Mandate Risks Worsening Home Health Staffing Woes Sep 10 at 8:13 pm
