National Association for Home Care & Hospice

Session : NAHC1170
101-The 2011 Infusion Nursing Standards of Practice
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The latest revision of the Infusion Nursing Standards of Practice was released in 2011. Changes include new standards and use of an evidence rating scale. Home care application will be discussed.

Objectives: Describe the scope of the Infusion Nursing Standards of Practice. Differentiate between the different levels of evidence. Discuss at least five selected standards as applicable to home care.

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

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Session : NAHC1171
102Demonstration of the Effectiveness of Care Transitions
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Through one year of data, this presentation will demonstrate the value of effective care transitioning across the continuum and the need for home care to align with both acute care and the primary physician.

Objectives: Demonstrate the value of home care, in alignment with acute care, community physicians and the payers, in decreasing readmission rates. Identify common risk factors that lead to rapid readmission based on a year-long retrospective. Discuss medication reconciliation and the pharmacist's role in effective transitioning.

Faculty: Joyce Markiewicz, RN, BSN, MBA, President/CEO, Catholic Home Health Care, Cheektowaga, NY; Madonna Kelli Rickerson, RN, BS, Director of Clinical Operations, Catholic Health Home Care, Cheektowaga, NY; Dr. Richard Kraft, PharmD, BCPS , Director, Clinical Pharmacy Services, Trinity Medical WNY, PC, Buffalo , NY.

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Session : NAHC1172
103The Start of Care: Optimizing Success with Clinical Outcomes, Regulatory Compliance, and Reimbursement
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Understanding the start of care or admission visit dynamic can put your agency at a compliance and regulatory advantage and ensure you are capturing accurate payment for services provided. During the session we will explore what happens in the home during this visit and how to better prepare your clinicians for appropriate delegation of your resources.

Objectives: Identify and explain the essential components of the admission visit. Describe educational resources available to agency leaders and clinicians. Discuss items presented with the attendees.

Faculty: Amy Hartman, BSN, RN, COS-C, Director of Clinical Services, Capstone Clinical Services, Sandy, UT; Elizabeth Jawhar-Cardenas , BSN, RN, CWCN, Registered Nurse Case Manager , Self Employed , Salt Lake City , UT.

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Session : NAHC1173
104Serving the Underserved: Young Adult Bereavement Art Group
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Learn to create an art-based bereavement group that meets the unique but unaddressed developmental needs of young adults (ages 17 to 24) and provides a successful model for changing behaviors and life direction.

Objectives: Discuss the importance of addressing the bereavement needs of the young adult population. Demonstrate a means of delivering bereavement support to young adults (ages 17 to 24). Describe the role of art therapy in young adult bereavement group work.

Faculty: Don Lewis, LCSW, Bereavement Coordinator, UC Davis Hospice Program, Sacramento, CA; Hannah Hunter, MFA, Art Therapist, UC Davis Children's Hospital, Sacramento, CA.

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Session : NAHC1174
107Minimize Reimbursement Risk: Keys to Implementing a Successful Billing Compliance Audit Process
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Providers will understand and learn to implement a billing compliance audit process, maintain compliance with government reimbursement requirements and protect reimbursement from increased scrutiny.

Objectives: Discuss the reasons for the implementation of a billing compliance audit program and how to begin this process. Describe the key elements in creating a successful billing compliance audit team. Explain the key steps in developing a billing compliance audit tool and audit process, including determination of potential reimbursement risk and implementation of specific action steps.

Faculty: Katy LaBauve, RN, BSN, COS-C, HCS-D, CHC, Director of Compliance, LHC Group, Inc., Lafayette, LA; Robin Seidman, RN, MSN, MBA, LNCC, HCS-D, Director, Compliance Consulting Division, Simione Consultants, LLC, Westborough, ME.

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Session : NAHC1175
108The Connected Home Health Care Agency
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Health care is evolving into a connected world of portals.Home health care has traditionally lagged behind the rest of health care in technology adoption because of its community care and not-for-profit roots.

Objectives: Discuss the importance of physician portals within home health care. Discuss the importance of employee portals within home health care. Understand the need of client and family portals within home health care.

Faculty: Satish Movva, MS, MIS, CEO, ContinuLink Health Technologies, Tucker, GA; Scott Brashears, BS, Executive Vice President, ContinuLink Health Technologies, Tucker, GA.

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Session : NAHC1176
109A Tale of Two Countries
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Canada and the United States are working diligently to bend the health care cost curve. Home care providers in both countries are trying to lead their businesses while living with uncertainty about the impact of new health care policies on the home care sector. This session will provide insights and information about the home care sector and trends in Canada, discuss the pros and cons of home care bidding processes and provide perspective on a system approach, including "bundling" of services and care integration.

Objectives: Describe home care in Canada, including type of patient, services provided, home care within the continuum of care, referral patterns and key metrics. Share insights into future home care trends in Canada. Explain the bidding process in Canada and discuss various initiatives to work as a system including bundling of services and multi-organization service projects.

Faculty: Patricia (Trish) Barbato, BA, CA, CGA, SVP, Home Health and Business Development, Revera Inc., Mississauga, ON, Canada.

Session : NAHC1177
110Two Sides of the Coin: Making Heads or Tails of the CMS Medical Review Process for Home Care
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Do you struggle to make heads or tails of the medical review process? Ease your fears. A real-life payer and provider use role play to illustrate record selection and request, edits, coverage decisions, documentation, reviews and appeals processes.

Objectives: Verbalize the edit types that the RHHIs/MACs utilize based on CMS's Progressive Corrective Action directives. Discuss the medical review process. Identify the top denials nationally and understand how to avoid them.

Faculty: Annette Lee, RN, M.S, HCS-D, COS-C, Founder, Provider Insights, Inc., Des Moines, , IA; Beth Noyce, RN, BSJMC, HCS-D, COS-C, Education/QA Specialist, EMR Clinical Consultant , Applegate HomeCare & Hospice, Ogden, UT.

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Session : NAHC1178
111Having an Identity Crisis? Consider Rebranding
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Learn one company's approach to and experience with a rebranding project. Presenters will identify ways to successfully manage a name change, create a new logo and redesign your website.

Objectives: Determine what qualifiers may be indicative of a rebranding project. Demonstrate the importance and elements of a strong brand. Learn about a step-by-step planning process that has proven successful for one agency.

Faculty: Brett Campbell, BS, Director of Public Relations & Fund Development, Auburn VNA, Auburn, MA; Kim Harmon, RN, BSN, President & CEO, Auburn VNA, Auburn, MA.

Session : NAHC1179
112Lean Thinking: Propel Your Private Duty Agency with Lean Business Systems Modeled on Toyota
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In the last decade, forward-thinking health care organizations have implemented "Lean" business systems with tremendous success. Learn how "Lean thinking" can help your private duty organization.

Objectives: Demonstrate how Lean methodology and a culture of continuous improvement can accelerate the success of your organization. Explain how Nurse Next Door started its Lean journey. Describe simple tools you can implement immediately to get focused on the right things, simplify your life and make money.

Faculty: Ken Sim, BComm, CA, Co-Founder, Nurse Next Door Home Healthcare Services, Vancouver, BC, Canada; Judy Brooks, RN , Nurse , Nurse Next Door Home Healthcare Services, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

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