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• In-Home Aide Monthly Newsletter Subscription 2025

  • Start
    Wednesday, January 01, 2025
  • End
    Monday, December 01, 2025
  • Schedule
    12 sessions
  • Location
    Monthly Newsletter

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  The Kansas Home Care & Hospice Association is pleased to bring you this educational program through an agreement with the Association for Home & Hospice Care of North Carolina…

  
  

  Description:  For years, AHHC of NC has published the Partners In Quality Care newsletter for in-home aides. This popular publication includes an informative newsletter, post-test, answer key and certificate. It is designed for one hour of educational credit that includes: 1. Review of Objectives; 2. Reading of educational material from the Partners in Care Newsletter; and, 3. Satisfactory completion of a test. The monthly newsletter serves as an adjunct to satisfy your CMS requirement within the Medicare Conditions of Participation, and the newsletter topics are timely, relevant to home care and can help enrich your in-home aides’ knowledge base.
  
  

  Feedback from KHCHA subscribers:

  • We find these newsletters very insightful and relevant for our home health aides and homemakers.
    
    
  • I'd like to renew - this format worked beautifully to keep our HHA up to speed, and our JCAHO surveyor was very happy with the documentation of the training. Thanks!
    
    

  • Just want to let you know that our employees love this format of education. They even comment on how informative the materials are and how much they enjoy the topics. We really appreciate that KHCHA provides this program at such a reasonable cost.
    
    

  • This training series was well received by our last JCAHO surveyor--it definitely serves the purpose very well!
    
    

  Annual Subscription Fee:

  KHCHA Members:  $120 / agency
  Non-Members:  $240 / agency

  With your annual subscription, you will receive a monthly newsletter and accompanying materials every month January - December 2025. 

  Join anytime and receive all back issues for 2025.
  
  

  2025 Topics:
  

  • January- Home Safety
  • February- Infection Control
  • March- Dementia
  • April- Stroke
  • May- Personal Care
  • June- Challenging Behaviors
  • July- Home Environment
  • August- Nutrition
  • September- Communication Concepts
  • October- End of Life Care
  • November- Emergency Preparedness
  • December- Mental Health

  Cancellations: 

  Fees will be refunded only if written cancellation is received prior to the January 2025 issue being sent to your agency. In the event of a written cancellation, KHCHA will retain, or charge, $25 of the initial registration fee, per registrant, to cover administrative overhead.

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• AI in Home Care: Transformation & Implementation

  • Start
    Thursday, February 27, 2025
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  • End
    Thursday, May 15, 2025
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  • Schedule
    4 sessions
  • Location
    Virtual Workshop Series

  Registration is closed

  The Kansas Home Care & Hospice Association is pleased to bring you this educational program through an agreement with the Maryland-National Capital Homecare Association.
  

  

  Are you intrigued by the potential use of AI in your home care operations as a driver of capacity and efficiency, but you don't know exactly where to start or what tools to trust? Do you want to automate certain processes and systems to better support and retain your team members? Are you looking for a meaningful way to more consistently engage your clients, patients, family members, and referral sources? If your answer to any [or all] of these questions is "yes." then this workshop series is for you!

  Who Should Attend: CEOs, agency directors, clinical managers, HR and recruitment leads, operations & scheduling managers, sales & marketing managers. This workshop is geared towards all home care segments - home health, DME, personal care & private pay, hospice, and private duty nursing.

  Registrants should plan to invest some additional time in between sessions for practical application of the tools presented.

  Register by Tuesday, February 25.
   

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• KHCHA Spring Clinical Conference

  • Start
    Tuesday, April 08, 2025
  • End
    Wednesday, April 09, 2025
  • Location
    Bluemont Hotel, Manhattan, KS

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• Home Health Hot Topics: OASIS GG Items

  • When
    Tuesday, April 08, 2025
  •  
    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (CDT)
  • Location
    Webinar

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  The Kansas Home Care & Hospice Association is pleased to bring you this educational program through an agreement with the Home Care Association of Florida. 

  OASIS GG Items: The Fine Print!

  
  Join us for this monthly webinar series designed to provide you with valuable insights quickly and efficiently. As a valued benefit of your KHCHA membership, this informative program delves into the latest hot topics within the Medicare home health sector and is offered for free to KHCHA members!

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  April's Hot Topic: 

  Effective Interventions & Goals on the Plan of Care
  

  Tuesday, April 8, 2025 (11:00 AM - 12:00 PM) (CDT) - Login at 10:45

  Description

  GG items are front and center for 2025 value-based purchasing measures, and accurate data collection is key. In this session, we will look at the fine print details of guidance and the discharge function score measure’s calculation.

  Meet the Speaker

  Jennifer Osburn, RN, HCS-D, COS-C is a Clinical Consultant with Healthcare Provider Solutions (HPS). With over 30 years of home health experience, Jennifer brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise which includes education and training, agency management, quality, clinical case management, and software technology. She is also a credentialed OASIS and ICD-10 Coding expert.

  Jennifer began her home health career in a large privately owned agency after transitioning from Medical-Surgical Urology hospital nursing; however, she has worked for all types of agencies in multiple states. Her love for sharing knowledge and experience led her to clinical consulting, where she enjoys translating technical guidance into information that the busy home health professional can deploy to improve the efficiency and quality of care being delivered to the patients they serve.

  Jennifer Osburn has led numerous home health educational seminars for state and national associations as well as specifically designed education training plans for agencies for the past 12 years. In addition to consulting across the US, she has trained staff for The Joint Commission and ACHC, has authored numerous industry blogs and articles, and has assisted home health software companies with solutions that ensure compliance with Medicare guidelines. Her areas of expertise and firsthand experience include OASIS, ICD-10-CM Coding, Case Management, Medicare Home Health Conditions of Participation, Billing Requirements, Documentation Compliance for Quality and Payment, Emergency Preparedness, Agency Operations, and PDGM.

  Registration Fees

  Registration fees per session for this series are as follows:

  • KHCHA Members: FREE
  • Non-Members: $25

  An additional registration fee will be charged for each additional non-member login. Participants are encouraged to log in at least 15 minutes before the program begins. Following the webinar, a link to the recording will be emailed to all registrants (typically within a week).   

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• Hospice Hot Topics: Eligibility Documentation

  • When
    Thursday, April 10, 2025
  •  
    10:00 AM - 11:00 AM (CDT)
  • Location
    Webinar

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  The Kansas Home Care & Hospice Association is pleased to bring you this educational program through an agreement with the Pennsylvania Home Care Association. 

  Hospice Eligibility Documentation
  
     

  Join us for this monthly webinar series designed to provide you with valuable insights quickly and efficiently. As a valued benefit of your KHCHA membership, this informative program delves into the latest hot topics within the Medicare hospice sector and is offered for free to KHCHA members!

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  April's Hot Topic: 

  Hospice Eligibility Documentation

  Thursday, April 10, 2025 (10:00 - 11:00 AM) (CDT) - Login at 9:45

  Description
  
  Does your clinical documentation truly support the eligibility for Hospice services? Understanding the impact of skilled documentation is crucial to your agency’s success under medical review. Join us to learn the critical foundations of how to appropriately document hospice eligibility as well as recognize common mistakes to avoid them. In this session, we will take a deep dive into documentation requirements and best practices to support Hospice eligibility.

  Meet the Speaker

  Tammy Stewart, RN, CPHQ, COS-C, is a Clinical Consultant for HPS. She is a member of the National Association for Healthcare Quality and holds a Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) certification. As a part of the HPS clinical consulting team, Tammy provides support and solutions to home health and hospice agencies across the country to achieve regulatory compliance.  Tammy’s commitment to service and compassionate nursing care started 30 years ago as a home health nurse. Her experience includes successfully starting a Hospice QAPI program and serving as a Hospice Quality Manager. Tammy has experience as a Home Health Clinical Manager as well as case management of home health patients. Tammy has provided education and leadership for home health, hospice, and acute care settings throughout her nursing career. Her knowledge of Federal and State Regulations along with her clinical experience motivates her to continually seek solutions to the barriers of healthcare in all settings. Tammy’s experience includes developing and implementing quality and performance improvement programs for home health and hospice in addition to performing data analysis, clinical chart reviews, onsite billing audit reviews and provider education.

  Registration Fees

  Registration fees per session for this series are as follows:

  • KHCHA Members: FREE
  • Non-Members: $25

  An additional registration fee will be charged for each additional non-member login. Participants are encouraged to log in at least 15 minutes before the program begins. Following the webinar, a link to the recording will be emailed to all registrants (typically within a week).   

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• Monthly Member Roundtable - April

  • When
    Thursday, April 17, 2025
  •  
    11:00 AM (CDT)
  • Location
    Zoom
  • Spaces left
    67

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  Join us as we take a look at productivity including:

  • Ways to track productivity
  • Importance of productivity tracking
  • Steps to improve productivity

  Hosted by:

  Ashley Boles, RN-BSN, COS-C

  KHCHA President and District 2 Rep

  Senior Implementation Consultant

  Axxess

  Eureka, KS

  
  

  Registration is required in order to receive the Zoom link.

  
  

  All KHCHA members are invited to participate in our Monthly Member Roundtables at 11:00 am CT on the third Thursday of every month. Each month will cover a different topic and will be hosted/facilitated by a different KHCHA District or At-Large Representative. Join us!!

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• Building Home-Based Palliative Care: A Starter Series

  • Start
    Wednesday, April 23, 2025
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  • End
    Wednesday, June 25, 2025
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  • Schedule
    3 sessions
  • Location
    Webinar Series

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  The Kansas Home Care & Hospice Association is pleased to bring you this educational program through an agreement with the Home Care Association of Florida.
  

  
  

  Series Schedule

  
  Part 1: April 23, 2025 | 12:00 - 1:00 pm CDT

  Palliative Care – Business Case and Start Up Considerations
  Explore the financial rationale and initial steps for establishing effective palliative care services

  Part 2: May 28, 2025 | 12:00 - 1:00 pm CDT
  Palliative Care – Staffing Models
  Discover optimal team compositions and staffing approaches for diverse care settings

  Part 3: June 25, 2025 | 12:00 - 1:00 pm CDT
  Palliative Care – Growth, Documentation & Coding
  Learn strategies for program expansion and proper documentation practices

  
  Participate in the full series or purchase individual webinars!

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• Documentation to Avoid Malpractice

  • When
    Wednesday, April 30, 2025
  •  
    12:00 PM - 1:30 PM (CDT)
  • Location
    Audio Conference

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  The Kansas Home Care & Hospice Association is pleased to bring you this
  educational program through an agreement with Elizabeth E. Hogue, Esq.

  

  Documentation to Avoid Malpractice

  presented by

  Elizabeth E. Hogue, Esq.

  Health Care Attorney

  Wednesday, April 30, 2025
  ****12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Central Time****

  Replay: Wednesday, May 7, 2025
  (Recorded playback available for 24 hours "on demand")

  
  

  Audio-Conference Description
  

  Home care nurses, including those providing hospice and palliative care and private duty services, are the most vulnerable to professional liability claims of all nursing specialties. Recent examples of malpractice cases focus on failure to communicate pertinent health information with other providers and/or patient/family members, failure to monitor patients, and failure to document or falsifying documentation. What are some recent examples of malpractice cases filed against providers of services to patients in their homes? What concrete steps can post-acute providers take to avoid malpractice claims? What role does complete, accurate documentation play in many malpractice cases? How can providers achieve it? Join us to help ensure that your company is not at the top of the malpractice “hit list.”

  
  

  About the Speaker
  Elizabeth Hogue is an attorney in private practice with extensive experience in health care. Prior to becoming an attorney, she was employed as a personnel manager by a Blue Cross-Blue Shield Plan. She studied at the University of Maryland School of Law, concentrating in health law, and gained considerable clinical experience, course work, and employment experience in this area. Following her admission to the Bar, she developed an active practice in health law. She represents clients all over the country. Her clients are professional associations, managed care providers, and institutional health care providers; including hospitals, long-term care facilities, home health agencies, durable medical equipment companies, and hospices. Ms. Hogue gives numerous presentations each year on health-related topics. Her articles are regularly included in trade association publications and other journals. Ms. Hogue is a member of the American Health Lawyers Association.

  Continuing Education Credits:   None

  How it works:  Choose to join the call live or on the day of the recorded playback. Registered locations will receive an email confirmation two days prior to the teleconference with dial-in information and handout materials and/or resources. On the day of the conference, simply join the call by dialing the toll-free number and giving your organization name and conference ID number. Gather your staff and listen via speakerphone to the presentation, following along with the handouts.

  PLEASE NOTE:  Registration fees are based on each dial-in connection; multiple call-ins from your organization will be charged. We are unable to accommodate more than one organization per call-in.

  Registration Fees:  This fee includes one dial-in connection - either live on April 30 or the recorded playback on May 7. Additional fees will be charged for multiple dial-ins. There are no refunds.

  KHCHA Members:  $135 / call-in line  

  Non-Members:  $270 / call-in line

  Registration Deadline: Noon, April 29, 2025  

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• Getting Ready for the Hospice HOPE Assessment

  • When
    Wednesday, May 14, 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 11:00 AM (CDT)
  • Location
    Webinar

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  Getting Ready for the
  Hospice HOPE Assessment 

  presented by

  Katherine Morrison, MSN, RN, CHPN, CCS-HH
  Director Advisory Services
  WellSky

  Wednesday, May 14, 2025
  9:00 to 11:00 a.m. Central Time

  (Recording available through June 13)

  The HOPE standardized assessment will be hitting hospice providers in the near future.  Will you and your team be ready for this major change?  The HOPE tool will be designed to collect specific information about the patient’s hospice experience by capturing patient and family care needs in real-time and throughout the hospice stay with the flexibility to accommodate patients with varying clinical needs. CMS has deployed standardized hospice tools for other provider types and hospice can learn from these tools to prepare their organization and team for utilization of HOPE. 

  Objectives

  • Discuss the HOPE assessment to date and CMS plans for utilization.
  • Compare and contrast Hospice Item Set (HIS) and HOPE.
  • Describe components of CMS standardized tools for other provider types.
  • Identify target areas for hospice provider focus in preparation for HOPE deployment, including inclusion of HOPE in comprehensive assessment and care planning.

  
  

  About the Speaker
  

  Katherine Morrison, Director Advisory Services for WellSky, is an RN and holds a Master of Science in Nursing with a major in Nursing Informatics. She has served in advancing levels of hospice leadership within large, multi-site health systems both in the Midwest and on the eastern seaboard and has extensive expertise in regulatory, compliance, and operational issues. As the subject matter expert for WellSky, Ms. Morrison monitors the changing economic and regulatory changes that impact all areas of hospice. Katherine holds a certificate in hospice compliance from the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization and is a Certified Hospice and Palliative Care Nurse (CHPN) and an End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) trainer. An expert hospice and palliative care practitioner, effective educator and practical operator, Ms. Morrison brings high credibility to her efforts to advance hospice practice and patient/family advocacy across the country.  

  
  

  Continuing Education Credits

  WellSky/TCG Media, LLC is approved as a provider of continuing education by the Kansas State Board of Nursing. This course offering is approved for 2.0 contact hours applicable for RN, LPN or LMHT re-licensure. Kansas State Board of Nursing Provider Number:  LT0270-0111.

  
  

  Registration Fees

  Per our agreement with WellSky, the registration fee is PER PERSON. Additional fees will be charged for multiple log-ins from an agency. There are no refunds for cancellations.

  KHCHA Members:  $120 / PERSON

  Non-Members:  $240 / PERSON

  Registration Deadline: Noon, May 13, 2025  

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• 2025 KHCHA Annual Conference

  • Start
    Tuesday, September 16, 2025
  • End
    Thursday, September 18, 2025
  • Location
    DoubleTree by Hilton, Lawrence, KS

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Exhibitor Registration Now Open!*

  
  

  Call for Presentations

  
  

  *Please download prior to form completion. 

  Exhibitor registrations may be returned to khcha@kshomecare.org. 

  
  

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