CMS has issued the FY 2020 Proposed Medicare Home Health Payment Rule which of course encompasses far more than the proposed payment rates. In particular, the industry has wondered what, if any, changes CMS would make to the Patient-Driven Groupings... [more]

This session will review the PEPPER for Home Health Agencies. Participants will learn the basics of the report, how it can be used to support providers’ internal compliance/auditing/monitoring efforts, and how it may be changing in the future after the... [more]

To effectively improve post-discharge outcomes, hospitals and PAC providers must be able to communicate patient information effectively with one another. Yet due to a lack of post-acute IT capabilities and of historic collaboration, most providers struggle to access and share... [more]

Finding Foundations Date: Wednesday, August 7, 6-8pm Location: Hillsborough Branch, Somerset County Library System, 379 South Branch Rd., Hillsborough, NJ 08844 Presenter: Seana Zimmer, grant expert and trainer Cost: FREE, registration required Come with your questions and your laptop and... [more]

This webinar will explore the details of the hospice final rule for fiscal year 2020; expected to be released in late July. Objectives: - Provide an overview of the changes outlined in the final rule - Update on the payment... [more]

The 2019 VNAA and ElevatingHOME Member Call schedule is now available. Member Calls are the perfect opportunity to engage with your fellow members for productive networking and idea sharing. Focusing on the areas of collaboration, public policy issues, and quality,... [more]

Meet the Funders Date: Wednesday, August 14, 6-8pm Location: Hillsborough Branch, Somerset County Library System, 379 South Branch Rd., Hillsborough, NJ 08844 Panelists: Annmarie Puleio, The Fred C. Rummel Foundation, Geraldine Flach, Valley Bank and Edward LaPorte, NJ Office of... [more]

Patients may be non-adherent to the their medication regimens for a variety of reasons. Asking the right questions may help clinicians with any level of experience identify the presence of non-adherence and the potential reason for non-adherence. Having identified the... [more]

Patty Webster, MPH, Institute for Healthcare Improvement, and Kate Lally, MD, FAAHPM, Dana Farber Cancer Institute & Institute for Healthcare Improvement, will share a variety of tools available from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement and The Conversation Project to help... [more]