Kansas Home Care & Hospice Association upcoming events

Home Health Hot Topics: HH Proposed Rule 2027 (Tuesday, August 11, 2026)

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 16:00:00 GMT

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

How Outcome Programs Impact Reimbursement

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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August's Hot Topic:

Home Health Proposed Rule 2027

Tuesday, August 11, 2026 (11:00 AM - 12:00 PM) (CDT) - Login at 10:45

Description

2027 is set to be a year of changes in Home Health. This webinar will provide a detail review of the 2027 Proposed Rule in Home Health. Any changes that are set to be implemented for 2027 will be reviewed with best practices for implementation.

Meet the Speaker

Melinda A. Gaboury, with more than 35 years in home care, has over 24 years of executive speaking and educating experience, including extensive day to day interaction with home care and hospice professionals. She routinely conducts Home Care and Hospice Reimbursement Workshops and speaks at state association meetings throughout the country. Melinda has profound experience in Medicare PDGM training, billing, collections, case-mix calculations, chart reviews and due diligence. UPIC, RA, ADR & TPE appeals with all Medicare MACs have become the forefront of Melinda’s current impact on the industry. She is currently serving as Chair of the Alliance/HHFMA Advisory Board and Work Group and is serving on the board of the Home Care Association of Florida and the Tennessee Association for Home Care. Melinda is also the author of the Home Health OASIS Guide to OASIS-E2 and Home Health Billing Answers, 2025.

Registration Fees

Registration fees per session for this series are as follows:

KHCHA Members: FREE
Non-Members: $50

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).

Volunteer Coordinators Roundtable (Thursday, August 13, 2026)

Thu, 13 Aug 2026 13:30:00 GMT

After a successful May meeting, we will be meeting again in August!

The Volunteer Coordinators Roundtable brings together volunteer coordinators from KHCHA member hospices for quarterly virtual meetings. These sessions provide a forum to share best practices, exchange ideas, and strengthen volunteer programs that support patients, families, and caregivers.

Please note the link will be emailed to all who have expressed interest in participating. Please email kada@kshomecare.org if you would like to be added to the list.

Hospice Hot Topics: HQRP (Thursday, August 13, 2026)

Thu, 13 Aug 2026 15:00:00 GMT

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

Hospice Quality Reporting Program

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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August's Hot Topic:

Hospice Quality Reporting Program (HQRP)

Thursday, August 13, 2026 (10:00 - 11:00 AM) (CDT) - Login at 9:45

Description

This session will be updated for 2027 and touch on the impact of HOPE on the HQRP outcome measures. This will include any updates to the CAHPS Hospice Survey.

Meet the Speaker

Melinda A. Gaboury, COS-C, is Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Healthcare Provider Solutions. With more than 30 years in home care, has over 22 years of executive speaking and educating experience, including extensive day-to-day interaction with home care and hospice professionals. She routinely conducts home care and hospice reimbursement workshops and speaks at state association meetings throughout the country. Melinda has extensive experience in Medicare Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) training, billing, collections, case-mix calculations, chart reviews, and due diligence. Medicare appeals (UPIC, RA, ADR, and TPE) with all the Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) have become the forefront of Melinda’s current impact on the industry. She is currently serving as the Chair of the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) Home Care and Hospice Financial Managers Association (HHFMA) Advisory Board and Work Group, Treasurer of the Home Care Association of Florida Board of Directors and serves on the Tennessee Association for Home Care Board. Melinda is also the author of the Home Health OASIS Guide to OASIS-E and Home Health Billing Answers 2024.

Registration Fees

Registration fees per session for this series are as follows:

KHCHA Members: FREE
Non-Members: $50

Medicare Bootcamp for Clinicians - Hospice & HH - On Demand Recordings (Tuesday, September 01, 2026)

Tue, 01 Sep 2026 05:00:00 GMT

7.5 hours of training!

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Note: The series dates listed to the left and on the registration page are the last days to register/purchase the on-demand recordings. Hospice -- last to day to register is September 1 (with recording available through September 30. Home Health -- last day to register is December 1 (with recording available through December 31).

2026 KHCHA Annual Conference (Tuesday, September 15, 2026)

Tue, 15 Sep 2026 05:00:00 GMT

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Invitation to Exhibit

EXHIBITOR - 2026 KHCHA Annual Conference (Tuesday, September 15, 2026)

Tue, 15 Sep 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Invitation to Exhibit

Medicare Bootcamp for Clinicians - Hospice & HH - On Demand Recordings (Tuesday, December 01, 2026)

Tue, 01 Dec 2026 06:00:00 GMT

7.5 hours of training!

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