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Register: https://hospice.eewebinarnetwork.com/hospice-2023-final-payment-rule-quality-update
Get up to speed with the latest changes to the Hospice Final Wage Index and Payment Rule for 2023.
Ensure your agency is ready for implementation before the rule takes effect on October 1, 2022. All hospice staff will benefit from learning this must-know information.
AFTER THIS WEBINAR YOU’LL BE ABLE TO:
- Define the rate changes for all levels of hospice reimbursement effective 10/1/2022
- Outline the Hospice Quality Reporting Program (HQRP) changes that are finalized for 2023 and those for future implementation
- Avoid penalties for noncompliance with the HQRP, which are increasing from 2 to 4%
- Review the progress being made with the HOPE (Hospice Outcomes and Patient Evaluation) tool and TEP report findings
- Outline the health equity comments requested by CMS
WEBINAR DETAILS
The Hospice Final Wage Index and Payment Rule is packed full of changes for 2023 and this webinar will provide a detailed analysis of the changes and implementation specifics. Preparation for these changes is necessary, not optional! The changes include rate adjustments, numerous HQRP modifications, and an update to the HOPE tool. This webinar should be required for all hospice staff to ensure compliance and adequate preparation.
THIS WEBINAR WILL BENEFIT THE FOLLOWING AGENCIES:
- Hospice
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
This informative session is designed for administrators, directors, field staff, billing and collections staff, intake and admission team members, quality review personnel, and clinicians.
TAKE-AWAY TOOLKIT
- HQRP penalty calculation details and how to prevent penalties
- Training log
- PDF of slides and speaker’s contact info for follow-up questions
- Attendance certificate provided, however there are no pre-approved CEs associated with this webinar
NOTE: All materials are subject to copyright. Transmission, retransmission, or republishing of any webinar to other agencies or those not employed by your agency is prohibited. Print materials may be copied for eligible participants only.
Presented By
HEALTHCARE PROVIDER SOLUTIONS, INC.
We often think of people – or even ourselves – as leaders or managers, but not both.
Learn what it means to blend the two styles and how doing so creates a strong team and improves outcomes. Take ownership of daily opportunities to both lead and manage, first ourselves, and then to serve those around us.
AFTER THIS WEBINAR YOU’LL BE ABLE TO:
- Explain the difference between leadership and management
- Adapt your approach to each situation to benefit the team and agency mission as a whole
- Win the respect and affection of colleagues and employees
- Amplify your influence and impact at work using a clear and consistent relational style
WEBINAR DETAILS
Leadership is a daily choice in life, work, and relationships. Professionals who are tasked with managing projects and teams and are held accountable for the supervision of others must learn to lead and manage. This session will clarify the differences between leadership and management in order to better understand how each can be used in helpful (and harmful) ways. When good leadership and management are prioritized and demonstrated by all — not just discussed or put on a poster — the office culture and agency can become life-affirming, healthy, creative, and inspiring. Learn to turn words into actions and put new tools/information to work with this success-focused webinar!
THIS WEBINAR WILL BENEFIT THE FOLLOWING AGENCIES:
- Hospice
- Home Health
- Home Care
- Palliative Care
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
This informative session will benefit administrators, executive staff, management, board members, human resources personnel, intake and admission staff, chaplains, social workers, clinical liaisons, and volunteers. All team members who work in patient care or customer service will benefit from attending.
TAKE-AWAY TOOLKIT
- Leader-Manager pocket guide
- Training log
- PDF of slides and speaker’s contact info for follow-up questions
- Attendance certificate provided, however there are no pre-approved CEs associated with this webinar
NOTE: All materials are subject to copyright. Transmission, retransmission, or republishing of any webinar to other agencies or those not employed by your agency is prohibited. Print materials may be copied for eligible participants only.
Presented By
LEGACYKEPT
WSHPCO & OHPCA Hospice Medical Directors’ Networking Call, 3rd Tuesday of the month from 12-1p. June 2022 meeting CANCELLED.
Monthly Provider member conference call for Hospice Medical Directors to ask questions, share information, discuss new regulations, etc. Please call or email Barb Hansen or Meg McCauley for call details:
Barb: 541.231.2440, hansen@wshpco.org or hansen@oregonhospice.org
Meg: 503.890.7027, mccauley@wshpco.org or mccauley@oregonhospice.org
What happens once your agency has been successfully licensed, certified, and accredited?
Now you must focus on achieving your goals and staying in compliance. But what are the next steps? This jam-packed webinar will help you dovetail marketing with operations, explore educational opportunities, and understand the necessary elements to build and maintain a successful program.
AFTER THIS WEBINAR YOU’LL BE ABLE TO:
- Identify referral source opportunities in your community
- Define how community outreach and education builds brand awareness, agency census, and market share
- Explain the critical steps required to create a positive marketing presence with referral sources
- Discuss why marketing and operations should work together
WEBINAR DETAILS
Your agency has been licensed and accredited, now what? This webinar will lay out the necessary steps to successfully thrive after licensing, including the preparation needed to launch new services in the community. It will demonstrate how to create a brand name and build your agency’s reputation. You’ll learn how to construct a marketing plan and strategy while pinpointing areas of opportunity and potential growth. Programs and methods that enhance an agency’s community outreach will be discussed. Whether you have a new agency or your current one could use a fresh start post-pandemic, this webinar will kickstart an implementation plan to increase brand awareness, presence, census, market share, and community outreach!
THIS WEBINAR WILL BENEFIT THE FOLLOWING AGENCIES:
- Hospice
- Home Health
- Home Care
- Palliative Care
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
This informative session is designed for agency owners, administrators, CEOs, board members, directors of business development/marketing/contracts, intake and admissions staff, clinical leadership, and community liaisons.
TAKE-AWAY TOOLKIT
- Useful links and additional tools, including:
- Basic marketing 101 plan
- A Health System Guide to 8 Healthcare Marketing Tips That Get Results
- Sample plan: Community Outreach Plan Development
- Training log
- PDF of slides and speaker’s contact info for follow-up questions
- Attendance certificate provided, however there are no pre-approved CEs associated with this webinar
NOTE: All materials are subject to copyright. Transmission, retransmission, or republishing of any webinar to other agencies or those not employed by your agency is prohibited. Print materials may be copied for eligible participants only.
Presented By
ALECC, INC.
Is your agency ready to elevate counseling approaches and raise the bar for hospice bereavement care?
Learn how to create a strong program that enhances services and can withstand whatever the future brings. The ideas discussed will add value and increase quality care without adding costs.
AFTER THIS WEBINAR YOU’LL BE ABLE TO:
- Cite the Medicare definition of bereavement counseling
- Provide examples of qualifications for bereavement counseling supervision
- List risk factors that require a skilled bereavement counseling approach at admission
- Explain the use of three theoretical counseling frameworks to provide grief counseling, specifically in complex situations
- Identify three uses for e-counseling to reach people who are socially isolated or prefer e-communication
WEBINAR DETAILS
Do you ever feel that people who are grieving need more than your agency can provide? We are not talking about psychotherapy, but instead referring to higher levels of counseling, specifically related to the hospice death. This webinar will distinguish the differences between supportive measures and counseling. It will also cover how today’s hospice bereavement programs can raise the bar for current services without additional costs.
THIS WEBINAR WILL BENEFIT THE FOLLOWING AGENCIES:
- Hospice
- Palliative Care
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
This informative webinar is designed for bereavement professionals and the leadership team. Anyone that provides bereavement counseling will benefit from attending.
TAKE-AWAY TOOLKIT
- E-counseling bereavement services list
- Bereavement program evaluation checklist
- List of ways to increase services by using volunteers and professional volunteers
- Sample “check-in” scripts
- Extensive handout with lecture notes, references, and additional learning opportunities
- Training log
- PDF of slides and speaker’s contact info for follow-up questions
- Attendance certificate provided, however there are no pre-approved CEs associated with this webinar
NOTE: All materials are subject to copyright. Transmission, retransmission, or republishing of any webinar to other agencies or those not employed by your agency is prohibited. Print materials may be copied for eligible participants only.
Presented By
GARY GARDIA INC.
Register: https://hospice.eewebinarnetwork.com/OASIS-E-Everything-Home-Health-Providers-Need-to-Know
OASIS-E will take effect on January 1, 2023, as part of the nationwide expansion of the Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) Model.
Home health providers must prepare for this significant update to ensure their success. Ongoing education will be crucial to keep staff informed and your agency running smoothly. This timely webinar will review everything you need to know to build and execute an effective plan.
AFTER THIS WEBINAR YOU’LL BE ABLE TO:
- Understand why CMS is updating to OASIS-E
- Identify the differences between OASIS-D and OASIS-E
- Define social determinants of health and new OASIS items
- Assess cognitive function and mental status to meet OASIS items
- Implement necessary steps to prepare for the update
WEBINAR DETAILS
CMS has approved an identified OASIS-E implementation date for home health providers. This major OASIS overhaul includes a new format, sections, and scoring that will potentially impact agency quality performance and reimbursement. This webinar will review the new OASIS-E item sets, including the social determinants of health, a cognitive functioning assessment tool, and depression screening requirements. This training will ensure your agency is prepared for the January 1st roll out.
THIS WEBINAR WILL BENEFIT THE FOLLOWING AGENCIES:
- Home Health
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
This informative session is designed for nursing directors, QAPI nurses, staff educators, RNs, and therapy staff.
TAKE-AWAY TOOLKIT
- OASIS-E preparation checklist
- Training log
- PDF of slides and speaker’s contact info for follow-up questions
- Attendance certificate provided, however there are no pre-approved CEs associated with this webinar
NOTE: All materials are subject to copyright. Transmission, retransmission, or republishing of any webinar to other agencies or those not employed by your agency is prohibited. Print materials may be copied for eligible participants only.
Presented By
ALECC, INC.
From entry-level salespeople to senior marketing executives, the ability to write powerfully and persuasively makes all the difference.
Sales Writing Simplified will build a solid foundation and finetune current skills to write quickly, confidently, and effectively to achieve the desired marketing results from readers and customers. As a bonus, participants can submit a writing sample for review after the webinar!
AFTER THIS WEBINAR YOU’LL BE ABLE TO:
- Submit one brief writing sample to the speaker for professional review, see below for details*
- Create powerful, persuasive sales and marketing materials with purpose
- Compose with precision, using appropriate tone and language, correct grammar, and effective style
- Write in plain English that any reader can understand
- Use a clear, convincing, and conversational voice
- Write for results and persuade even the most difficult readers to act
- Focus on readers’ needs: sales stars always put the customer first
- Start — and stay — strong with attention-getting headlines and leads
- Motivate electronic readers to open and act upon email, attachments, and posts
- Promote and position the organization’s strengths, services, and products
- Bolster your brand, creating a distinction between you and your competitors
WEBINAR DETAILS
Can you write sales and marketing materials that are so powerful they convince even the most reluctant readers to act? Is your writing so persuasive it helps motivate patients and sell healthcare services? Can you quickly compose compelling, grammatically correct documents that help open doors and close sales? If the answer to any of these questions is no, then you need this program. Don’t let ineffective writing muddle your messages, confuse decisionmakers, or derail your career. Designed for those seeking real and immediate improvement in their sales writing, this program teaches you how to focus on readers, deflect potential objections, anticipate questions, overcome challenges, encourage prospects to read your entire document, eliminate mechanical mistakes that undermine credibility, and motivate readers to act.
*Bonus: Within two weeks of viewing the live or on-demand webinar, each participant may submit one brief sales/marketing writing sample (five pages maximum) to writing coach Nancy Flynn for professional review, critique, and comments. This is a one-of-a-kind opportunity to receive individual guidance from a leading writing instructor!
THIS WEBINAR WILL BENEFIT THE FOLLOWING AGENCIES:
- Hospice
- Home Health
- Home Care
- Palliative Care
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
This informative session is a must for marketing and advertising personnel, public relations staff, social media managers, brand managers, sales professionals, and anyone who communicates with external and internal audiences.
TAKE-AWAY TOOLKIT
- Fact Sheet: Sales Writing Simplified
- Tip Sheet: Great Grammar in Seven Steps
- Whitepaper: Use Pronouns to Support Diversity & Inclusion
- Professional review and critique of your own writing sample
- Training log
- PDF of slides and speaker’s contact info for follow-up questions
- Attendance certificate provided, however there are no pre-approved CEs associated with this webinar
NOTE: All materials are subject to copyright. Transmission, retransmission, or republishing of any webinar to other agencies or those not employed by your agency is prohibited. Print materials may be copied for eligible participants only.
Presented By
EPOLICY INSTITUTE
OHPCA QAPI/Regulatory Call – meets second Wednesday of the month from 12-1 (except June; meeting 6/9/22 instead)
Monthly Provider member conference call which will focus on Regulatory/QAPI/Billing issues. This call will be a forum for managers and staff to ask questions, share information, discuss new regulations, etc. Please call or email Barb Hansen or Meg McCauley for call details, 541.231.2440 (Barb))m hansen@oregonhospice.org or 503.890.7027 (Meg), mccauley@oregonhospice.org.
WSHPCO & OHPCA Hospice Medical Directors’ Networking Call, 3rd Tuesday of the month from 12-1p. June 2022 meeting CANCELLED.
Monthly Provider member conference call for Hospice Medical Directors to ask questions, share information, discuss new regulations, etc. Please call or email Barb Hansen or Meg McCauley for call details:
Barb: 541.231.2440, hansen@wshpco.org or hansen@oregonhospice.org
Meg: 503.890.7027, mccauley@wshpco.org or mccauley@oregonhospice.org
OHPCA’s annual fall conference. Watch for information as it becomes available! The programs originally scheduled for September 2020 & August 2021 have been rescheduled to September 2022 due to COVID-19.
OHPCA QAPI/Regulatory Call – meets second Wednesday of the month from 12-1 (except June; meeting 6/9/22 instead)
Monthly Provider member conference call which will focus on Regulatory/QAPI/Billing issues. This call will be a forum for managers and staff to ask questions, share information, discuss new regulations, etc. Please call or email Barb Hansen or Meg McCauley for call details, 541.231.2440 (Barb))m hansen@oregonhospice.org or 503.890.7027 (Meg), mccauley@oregonhospice.org.
WSHPCO & OHPCA Hospice Medical Directors’ Networking Call, 3rd Tuesday of the month from 12-1p. June 2022 meeting CANCELLED.
Monthly Provider member conference call for Hospice Medical Directors to ask questions, share information, discuss new regulations, etc. Please call or email Barb Hansen or Meg McCauley for call details:
Barb: 541.231.2440, hansen@wshpco.org or hansen@oregonhospice.org
Meg: 503.890.7027, mccauley@wshpco.org or mccauley@oregonhospice.org
OHPCA QAPI/Regulatory Call – meets second Wednesday of the month from 12-1 (except June; meeting 6/9/22 instead)
Monthly Provider member conference call which will focus on Regulatory/QAPI/Billing issues. This call will be a forum for managers and staff to ask questions, share information, discuss new regulations, etc. Please call or email Barb Hansen or Meg McCauley for call details, 541.231.2440 (Barb))m hansen@oregonhospice.org or 503.890.7027 (Meg), mccauley@oregonhospice.org.
WSHPCO & OHPCA Hospice Medical Directors’ Networking Call, 3rd Tuesday of the month from 12-1p. June 2022 meeting CANCELLED.
Monthly Provider member conference call for Hospice Medical Directors to ask questions, share information, discuss new regulations, etc. Please call or email Barb Hansen or Meg McCauley for call details:
Barb: 541.231.2440, hansen@wshpco.org or hansen@oregonhospice.org
Meg: 503.890.7027, mccauley@wshpco.org or mccauley@oregonhospice.org
OHPCA QAPI/Regulatory Call – meets second Wednesday of the month from 12-1 (except June; meeting 6/9/22 instead)
Monthly Provider member conference call which will focus on Regulatory/QAPI/Billing issues. This call will be a forum for managers and staff to ask questions, share information, discuss new regulations, etc. Please call or email Barb Hansen or Meg McCauley for call details, 541.231.2440 (Barb))m hansen@oregonhospice.org or 503.890.7027 (Meg), mccauley@oregonhospice.org.
WSHPCO & OHPCA Hospice Medical Directors’ Networking Call, 3rd Tuesday of the month from 12-1p. June 2022 meeting CANCELLED.
Monthly Provider member conference call for Hospice Medical Directors to ask questions, share information, discuss new regulations, etc. Please call or email Barb Hansen or Meg McCauley for call details:
Barb: 541.231.2440, hansen@wshpco.org or hansen@oregonhospice.org
Meg: 503.890.7027, mccauley@wshpco.org or mccauley@oregonhospice.org
OHPCA QAPI/Regulatory Call – meets second Wednesday of the month from 12-1 (except June; meeting 6/9/22 instead)
Monthly Provider member conference call which will focus on Regulatory/QAPI/Billing issues. This call will be a forum for managers and staff to ask questions, share information, discuss new regulations, etc. Please call or email Barb Hansen or Meg McCauley for call details, 541.231.2440 (Barb))m hansen@oregonhospice.org or 503.890.7027 (Meg), mccauley@oregonhospice.org.
WSHPCO & OHPCA Hospice Medical Directors’ Networking Call, 3rd Tuesday of the month from 12-1p. June 2022 meeting CANCELLED.
Monthly Provider member conference call for Hospice Medical Directors to ask questions, share information, discuss new regulations, etc. Please call or email Barb Hansen or Meg McCauley for call details:
Barb: 541.231.2440, hansen@wshpco.org or hansen@oregonhospice.org
Meg: 503.890.7027, mccauley@wshpco.org or mccauley@oregonhospice.org
OHPCA QAPI/Regulatory Call – meets second Wednesday of the month from 12-1 (except June; meeting 6/9/22 instead)
Monthly Provider member conference call which will focus on Regulatory/QAPI/Billing issues. This call will be a forum for managers and staff to ask questions, share information, discuss new regulations, etc. Please call or email Barb Hansen or Meg McCauley for call details, 541.231.2440 (Barb))m hansen@oregonhospice.org or 503.890.7027 (Meg), mccauley@oregonhospice.org.
WSHPCO & OHPCA Hospice Medical Directors’ Networking Call, 3rd Tuesday of the month from 12-1p. June 2022 meeting CANCELLED.
Monthly Provider member conference call for Hospice Medical Directors to ask questions, share information, discuss new regulations, etc. Please call or email Barb Hansen or Meg McCauley for call details:
Barb: 541.231.2440, hansen@wshpco.org or hansen@oregonhospice.org
Meg: 503.890.7027, mccauley@wshpco.org or mccauley@oregonhospice.org