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2024 Virtual Annual Conference
Wednesday, November 13, 2024, 9:00 AM to Tuesday, December 31, 2024, 11:59 PM EST
Category: Conference

VAHC/WVCHCH 2024 VIRTUAL Annual Conference

Available online 24/7 from 11/13/24 through 12/31/24

Join us for this year’s VIRTUAL Annual Conference.   All sessions will be accessible virtually 24/7 beginning November 13, 2024 and available through December 31, 2024, allowing for plenty of time to view the many sessions on your schedule!

*KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Tracy Gendron, MS, PhD, “Ageism Unmasked”

          Dr. Tracey Gendron serves as Chair for the Virginia Commonwealth University Department of Gerontology, as Director for the Virginia Center on Aging and is the author of the book Ageism Unmasked: Exploring Age Bias and How to End It. With over 25 years of experience as a grant- funded researcher and nationally recognized speaker, Tracey is dedicated to raising awareness and ending ageism through education. Tracey has a Master’s degree in Gerontology, a Master’s degree in Psychology, and a Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology.


* Responding Appropriately to a Critical Incident, Jonathan Joseph, Partner, Christian & Barton, LLP

          Despite worthiest efforts, critical incidents- including data breaches, patient injury or death, child or elder abuse- affect even the best run organizations.  This program will highlight required time-sensitive actions; legal obligations; applicable laws and regulations; provider and vendor obligations and duties; and risk self-assessment steps.

 

* Home Health Final Rule 2025, Melinda Gaboury, CEO, Healthcare Provider Solutions

          2025 is set to be a year of major changes in the Home Health arena.  This session will provide a detail review of the 2025 Final Rule in Home Health.  Any changes that are set to be implemented will be reviewed with best practices for implementation. This session will include the most recent update on the Value Based Purchasing Expansion, which has already had numerous changes finalized for 2025 implementation.

 

* Home Health Emergency Preparedness, Victoria Barron, MBA, BSN, Clinical Consultant, Healthcare Provider Solutions

          Is your agency prepared for an emergency?  This session discusses testing, training activation, implementation and evaluation of your emergency program to ensure agency readiness before, during AND after an emergency to protect patients, staff, business continuity and agency assets.  Discussion will include resources, tools, scenarios and guidance to ensure your agency is emergency prepared at all times. 


* How Well Do You Know GG Items: Digging in the Details, Jennifer Osburn, RN, Clinical Consultant, Healthcare Provider Solutions

          The 2025 HHVBP Discharge Function Score relies on OASIS GG items rather and impacts a whopping 20% of the Total Performance Score.  Although home health agencies have had GG0130 and GG0170 OASIS items for five years, clinicians and clinical leadership staff often remain unable to accurately assess and score (code) the GG items.  This session will briefly overview the Discharge Function Score calculation and then deep dive into guidance and tips for accuracy coding the GG items.  Meaningful, real-world scenarios and attention to the most misunderstood aspects of the GG items are included to make this information actionable immediately.


* The Art of Mastering Triage: Reduce Stress, Elevate Patient Care and Alleviate Staff, Laurie Nelson, RN, BSN, Sr. Director of Clinical Services, CareXM

          Triage doesn't have to be a source of stress.  Whether you outsource triage or have an internal triage team, technology can simplify workflows, enhance communications and enable faster patient response.  This session will reveal strategies to alleviate staff, improve efficiency and create a smoother, more connected care experience foe both patients and providers.


* The Americans with Disabilities Act as Amended and Reasonable Accommodations in the Workplace, Jamie Hasty, Vice President, SESCO Management Consultants

          Are you clear on what is covered under ADA? What are your legal obligations? What is Reasonable Accommodation? What is not required of employers?  This session will discuss examples and review your employer responsibilities.

 

* Eliminating the Consulting on FMLA, Jamie Hasty, Vice President, SESCO Management Consultants

         Who is covered?  What are valid reasons for requesting leave? What are the "5 Rules of Thumb"? and What are the 8 common mistakes made by employers concerning FMLA?  This session will answer all these questions and set you on the right path to handling FMLA requests without issue.


* Navigating the 2025 Home Health Final Rule, Brian Harris, VP of Financial Consulting, SimiTree

           Industry leaders anticipate the release of the 2025 Home Health Final Rule will continue the saga of rate cuts, case mix recalibrations and regulatory updates that we have seen in the past few years, including the 2025 Proposed Rule.  This session aims to break down the most important components of the Final Rule at an operational, financial and quality level and supply attendees with the information needed to effectively navigate the Medicare landscape in 2025 and beyond.   

 

* Current Workforce Trends in Home Care and Hospice, Barbara Hodgdon, PhD, and Yetty Shobo, PhD, VA Dept. of Health Professions, Healthcare Workforce Data Center

          This presentation describes trends in the workforce of healthcare professionals in the home care and hospice fields.  This presentation also showcases the demographics, employment factors (e.g. FTE's, geographic distribution, job satisfaction) and future plans of this workforce.  The data presented has implications for workforce planning in Virginia's home care and hospice fields.

 

* Forewarned is Forearmed- Know Before They Go! The Act of Keeping Clinicians Safe in Patients Homes, Arlene Maxim, RN, HCS-C, Axxess and Officer Mike Manis, SWAT Team Educator, Gallatin Police Dept., Gallatin, TN

          Healthcare workers face increasing violence, particularly in homecare and hospice settings, where safety measures are limited.  Workforce shortages are driven by safety concerns.  To mitigate risks, organizations must prioritize staff safety through education, pre-visit information gathering, and self-defense training.  Ensuring clinician safety improves care quality and meets ethical responsibilities.


* Navigating Home Health Value-Based Purchasing: Maximizing Clinical Performance and Financial Success, Michael Brents, PT, DPT, MHA, Managing Director of Technology Consulting, SimiTree , Heather Weeks, Director Home Health, Centra Home Health and Lindsey Worsham QAPI Manager Centra Home Health

          This session will focus on providing home health leaders with a better understanding of the Home Health Value-Based Purchasing model.  We will discuss the implications of the release of the first Annual Performance Reports and what that means for the future revenue impact.  There will also be a focus on the new scoring for Discharge to Community, replacement of the TNC measures with Discharge Function Score and now focusing on Potentially Preventable Hospitalizations.  Attendees will gain practical insights to better navigate these updates and optimize their financial and operational performance.

 

* Palliative Care Programs: Where to Start and How to Maintain, Rachel Carey, Counsel, Whiteford, Taylor & Preston, LLP

          This session will go into how to establish standalone palliative programs by addressing essential program elements, different program models, care setting and organizational structure.  For the different models, we will go through the different regulatory and license considerations such as corporate practice of medicine issues, licensing requirements for new entities and individual practitioners and scope of practice considerations.  Enrollment and credentialing payor considerations such as Medicare enrollment, Medicaid enrollment and possibly touch on commercial payor enrollment.  The session will also go over federal and state fraud and abuse considerations when setting up a new palliative program to supplement existing business.  Finally, we will discuss recent news and trends on palliative care programs and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and Virginia Department of Medicaid Assistance Services (DMAS) to promote increased opportunities for reimbursement for these services.


* Creating a Culture of Growth, Kurt Kaznowski, Hospice Advisors

          Most organizations aspire to serve more people, grow and increase profitability, but many do not know the steps to take or believe growth is solely the sales team's responsibility.  It is critical to evaluate where your agency is at today and determine the strength of your growth culture.  Learn to recognize' the signs and symptoms of invisible factors that impede growth and most importantly, how to blow through these barriers and bolster your growth culture.  Learn practical strategies and actions that can be applied immediately, then fasten your seat belt and hold on!  This presentation will challenge traditional thinking and open new doors to accelerate business growth.


* How to Develop a High-Performing Hospice Sales Team, Kurt Kaznowski, Hospice Advisors

          The days of Muffin Marketing and making "howdy" sales calls are over! Having a high performing sales team that drives referrals is just as important as having high performing clinical team.  For an organization to exist it requires a steady, predicable and healthy flow of clients/patients.  In health care, having a team of professionals with skill set, abilities, tools and supportive structures in place are critical to the overall health of an organization.  This session will provide all the essential elements required to develop and sustain a high-performing sales team.  Walk away from this session with practical tools and techniques to either start or improve a sales team.

Multiple registration opportunities are available including an All-inclusive Agency rate!!!

All of all your employees can participate virtually for one low fee.  

Member rates:                                                                                  Non-member rates:

Individual:                                                       $199.00                         $299.00

SuperSaver (3 attendees)                              $449.00                         $799.00            

Agency Rate (unlimited virtual attendees)  $599.00                         $1199.00

There are no refunds however substitutions are permitted and encouraged (prior to opening day).

If you select the SuperSaver or Agency rate, you must email [email protected] with a list of names and email addresses of those staff you would like to have access.

 CLICK HERE to register today!