Supporting Better Care in Ohio

OCHCH is a non-profit, member-driven association serving as the voice of home health and hospice care in Ohio, advocating on behalf of the industry and the individuals and families it serves. We provide essential education and benefits to our members, including a staffed help desk for regulatory and procedural questions, and access to an energized community of agencies working together to find success in serving others!

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Education

OCHCH offers educational opportunities as part of a comprehensive set of tools and resources to support your agency’s clinical skills, managerial operations, and regulatory requirements. From frontline caregivers to health care executives, OCHCH education programs ensure agencies have the tools they need to thrive.

Advocacy

As the voice of health care at home in Ohio, OCHCH works together with our members to speak assertively and thoughtfully for the interests of the industry. OCHCH ensures our members’ interests are protected and supported by working alongside legislators and other policymakers.

Provider Support

The OCHCH Help Desk provides an easy way for members to connect to resources and gain knowledge on crucial topics impacting their agencies, such as Medicaid, Medicare, hospice, private duty, billing & coding, legal, payer, revenue cycle, rules & regulatory, estate, and operations!

Bourbon & Bags to Support the Center for Community Based Care

Join us to support a good cause – growing and supporting the home care and hospice field in Ohio! This event will feature amazing raffle prizes and networking in a fun venue!

For $50 per person, attendees will receive ten (10) raffle tickets to enter to win prizes in the Bourbon & Bags fundraiser! Ten designer bags will be given away, including a Louis Vuitton, Michael Kors, Tory Burch, and more, as well as various specialty bourbons, and beauty product bundles. Door prizes will also be awarded alongside the raffles. Dillard’s will be joining us with displays, product testers, and personalized consultations (as time allows). The venue will have a cash bar with specialty drinks and non-alcoholic options. A food truck will be on site to purchase food.

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Education for your Entire Agency

The OCHCH Education Pass enables no-cost or deeply discounted registration for members to a wide range of OCHCH-managed and select partner-managed educational opportunities posted on our Education Calendar.

Home Health Aide Training

Are you an agency owner/operator who wants to train your staff to meet the requirements for a home health aide? The OCHCH HHA Training Program provides you with the tools and resources your agency needs to efficiently train home health aides.

Recent Posts

Help advocate against CMS’ Proposed Rule and save Home Health in Ohio

Lend Your Voice to Protect Medicare Home Health for Ohioans – Take action by August 29 – Template provided. Home and community-based care is a proven solution to improve patient outcomes and reduce costs. The new CMS proposed rule includes policies that would reduce payments to home health agencies nationally by over $1 billion dollars in 2026.

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Identifying Legit Records Requests – Safety tips from OCHN

No fluff – just answers. In response to a surge of suspicious communications sent to members recently, Katie Eisel, Payer Relations Director at OCHN, has written up a detailed safety toolkit to help everyone keep their agency and patient data safe and secure.

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OCHCH Joins National Statement to Federal Administration on a More Effective and Efficient Healthcare System

The Ohio Council for Home Care & Hospice has joined the National Alliance for Care at Home to submit a statement to the federal administration in response to the OMB Deregulation RFI, which seeks to reduce burdensome requirements and better streamline regulations to promote a more effective and efficient healthcare system.

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Member Sponsors

The Ohio Council for Home Care & Hospice is grateful for the support of our member sponsors. Click their logos to visit each of their websites, and visit this link for our prospectus to become a supporter yourself!