National Association for Home Care & Hospice

Session : NAHC900
101 Urinary and Central Venous Catheter Care: Best Practices for Infection Prevention
Conference : 28th Annual Meeting & Exposition
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Central venous and urinary catheters are primary sources of preventable infections. Clinical staff often under appreciate the morbidity associated with catheters and their own role in infection prevention. Research and case scenarios demonstrating implementation of evidence-based practices to reduce infection risk will be shared with participants.

Objectives: Identify risk factors for infections in home health care patients; Describe at least three evidence based interventions to reduce the risk of catheter related bloodstream infections in patients with a central venous access device; and Discuss at least three evidence based interventions to reduce the risk of UTIs in patients with an indwelling urinary catheter.

Faculty: Lisa Gorski, MS, HHCNS, BC, CRNI, FAAN, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Wheaton Franciscan Home Health & Hospice, Milwaukee, WI

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Session : NAHC901
102 Maximize the Impact of the Entire Rehabilitation Team: Strategies for Clinical and Financial Success
Conference : 28th Annual Meeting & Exposition
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An effective rehab team involves all therapy disciplines. This session will provide real life tools to ensure appropriate and cost effective utilization of physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy, and therapy assistants. Learn the positive benefits of partnerships between therapy disciplines themselves and with both nursing and home health aides.

Objectives: Examine objective clinical criteria used to make referrals to each of the therapy disciplines; Discuss challenges and benefits of utilizing therapy assistants; and Cite the positive benefits of partnerships between therapy disciplines, nursing and home health aides.

Faculty: Cindy Krafft, PT, MS, COS-C, Assistant Director of Operational Consulting, Fazzi Associates, Peoria, IL; Lisa Sholts, BS, OTR, Rehabilitation Manager, OSF Home Care, Love Park, Ill

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Session : NAHC902
108 Assess Quality and Improve Performance: Tools for Success with the New QAPI CoP
Conference : 28th Annual Meeting & Exposition
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Learn how one Hospice built their QAPI program using an electronic record to identify their quality focus, implemented tools for systematic data collection, and improved program performance.

Objectives: Discuss the progression from monitoring quality to improving outcomes; Describe how a standardized tool captures quality data and how that data is utilized for performance improvement; and Demonstrate successful utilization of quality measures, data items, and data collection.

Faculty: Richee Frias, RN, BSN, Senior Solution Designer, Cerner BeyondNow, Kansas City, MO; Maria Lawson, BA, MS, Senior Systems Analyst, Gilchrist Hospice Care, Hunt Valley, MD.

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Session : NAHC903
103 ICD-10 and Its Effect on Home Health Agencies
Conference : 28th Annual Meeting & Exposition
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ICD-10 is proposed for 2011 implementation. This session provides an introduction to the history and structure of ICD-10, how it links to ICD-9-CM and how the implementation affects an agency. While it seems far in the future, the significant differences in the two systems mean that many changes are needed prior to implementation.

Objectives: Highlight the history of ICD-10; Discuss ICD-10 impact on systems, personnel, documentation and revenue; and Identify what agencies should be doing now to prepare.

Faculty: Ann Rambusch, MSN, HCS-D, RN, President, Rambusch3 Consulting Serivces, Round Rock, TX.

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Session : NAHC904
104 Managing Your Management Time for Maximum Results!
Conference : 28th Annual Meeting & Exposition
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Your effectiveness as a manager is evaluated based on the performance of your team not on how hard you work! This presentation will teach you the questions to ask and the strategies to employ to improve your effectiveness through better management of your time. Whether you are a new manager or a seasoned leader, the information you will learn in this presentation is guaranteed to improve performance of you and your team.

Objectives: List performance traits that indicate you are not managing your management time well; Employ tools that will allow you to motivate your team and improve work performance; and Discuss how leaders spend their time to achieve improved team performance and desired results.

Faculty: Norma English, RN, BSN, MSN, Chief Operating Officer, CareSouth Homecare Professionals, Inc., Augusta, GA.

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Session : NAHC905
109 Hospice Compliance Issues
Conference : 28th Annual Meeting & Exposition
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Hospice compliance issues are identified in the OIG work plan including relationships with SNFs and utilization patterns. Presenters will examine key risk areas and discuss sample internal audit programs. This session will end with care studies designed to engage the audience in discussion of real life compliance issues.

Objectives: Integrate the elements of the OIG model compliance plan into their compliance audits; Integrate the Local Coverage Determinations into their admission assessment process; and Define the relationship with SNFs based on the contract requirements, design appropriate plans of care and discuss ethical issues.

Faculty: Terry Cichon, CPA, Sr. Mgr & Dir. of Healthcare Operations, FR&R Healthcare Consulting, Inc., Deerfield, IL; Janet Sullivan, RN, BSN, FACHE, Senior Vice President, Northshore University Healthcare Home & Hospice, Skokie, IL

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Session : NAHC906
105 Predictable Sales: A New Form of Business Intelligence
Conference : 28th Annual Meeting & Exposition
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This seminar unveils a new form of business intelligence, one that facilitates predictable revenue. Using strategy, prospecting and pipelines, the speakers provide detailed insight into the specific techniques that drive success. Successful sales people understand that the sales process follows a predictable pattern in the midst of a variable environment. Upon completion of this session, attendees will have a solid understanding of how to apply business intelligence to their own agency's sales efforts.

Objectives: Discuss the application of business intelligence to sales in the home care industry; Describe the fundamental components of home care sales business intelligence; and Cite the steps involved in using sales business intelligence to predict future admissions.

Faculty: Heather Rooney, BA, President, H2 Marketing, Seattle, WA; Hank Ross, MBA, Chairman and CEO, Ross Health Care, Chickasha, OK.

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Session : NAHC907
106 Transformation from a Paper World to a Paperless EMR Requires More Than Technology
Conference : 28th Annual Meeting & Exposition
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Conversion to a complete electronic medical record is more than just using software and computers. Determining best practices with EMR implementation and ongoing processes must demonstrate continued financial and clinical ROI in addition to proving the validity and reliability of an EMR for improved quality care and patient outcomes.

Objectives: Describe the key elements of an EMR and available technology necessary to promote interoperability, compliance with regulatory requirements, and a truly paperless environment; Discuss the key organizational elements of success in the adoption and use of technology to demonstrate true clinical and financial ROI; and Describe what a complete EMR might look like from an agency process perspective.

Faculty: Kim Wipf, RN, MS, CCRN, Senior Manager- Solution Manager, Cerner BeyondNow, Kansas City, MO; Debbie Lauer, BS, RN, Clinical Systems Supervisor, St. Joseph's Hospital Home Health Service, Chippewa Falls, WI.

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Session : NAHC908
107 Partnering with Medicare Certified Home Health Agencies and Hospices
Conference : 28th Annual Meeting & Exposition
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Learn how to develop a productive relationship with Medicare certified home health agencies and hospices. Attendees will gain insight on how to create value with home health ageinces and hospices.

Objectives: Describe key education elements needed by home health and hospice agencies to communicate value of private duty servies; Identify strategies used to partner with home health agencies and hospices. Maximize cross referrals between private duty companies that are part of a home Health or hospice organization.

Faculty: Karon Austin, MPA, RN,CHCE, Vice President of Operations, Visiting Angels, Havertown, PA.

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Session : NAHC909
201 Cutting Costs, Not Services
Conference : 28th Annual Meeting & Exposition
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This workshop will discuss ways to help organizations survive and thrive by cutting costs that will protect the business and its employees

Objectives: Review the importance of cost containment and cutting costs; Recognize different outsourcing options; and Identify ideas for dealing with vendors and suppliers.

Faculty: Thomas Boyd, BA, MBA, Principal, Boyd & Nicholas, Inc., Rohnert Park, CA; Edward Nicolas, BS, MS, CPA, Vice President/Chief Financial Officer, Visiting Nurse Services of Connecticut, Inc., Bridgeport, CT; Barry Gold, BBA, CPA , Chief Financial Officer , Mays Homecare , Paris, Texas.

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