Start Date: 8/30/2022 9:00 AM EDT End Date: 8/30/2022 5:00 PM EDT Venue Name: Virtual Event   Organization Name: Ohio Council For Home Care and Hospice Contact:   This will be a virtual workshop Program Overview: Knowing and understanding Hospice Quality Reporting is vital for positive Hospice patient outcomes as well as avoidance of potential negative financial impact.  During the workshop we will discuss the evolution of Hospice Quality reporting, current and future Hospice Quality Reporting requirements, ways to make your Hospice Quality program more robust and ways to get buy-in from front line staff as well as leadership in the organization. Who Should Attend: This workshop is designed for anyone who participates in the Hospice quality program which includes staff who are new to Quality, seasoned Quality staff, Quality Team members and Leadership. This workshop will address:

• Review the evolvement of Hospice Quality from voluntary to mandatory reporting
• Review the Hospice Quality Reporting requirements
• Discuss future trends and challenges of Hospice Quality Reporting
• Discuss agency-wide (from front-line staff to leader) ownership of the Quality Program

Presenter: Kathy Royer, RN, MBA, DMin, CHPN, CHPCA is the hospice regulatory director for the Ohio Council for Home Care and Hospice.  She is a registered nurse with more than 23 years of experience in hospice.  She served as a corporate division director with a demonstrated history of improvement in quality scores.  She has expertise in hospice and hospital environments.  Kathy is skilled in corporate leadership development, operations management, regulatory consultation, coaching, Palliative Care, team building, and as a cultural change agent

Start Date: 9/8/2022 9:00 AM EDT End Date: 9/8/2022 5:00 PM EDT Venue Name: Virtual Event   Organization Name: Ohio Council For Home Care and Hospice Contact:     Program Overview: The purpose of this introductory program is to give attendees an up-to-date overview of the operations of a Medicare certified home health agency.  The participants will gain knowledge of the Conditions of Participation (CoPs), Medicare Manuals (defines PPS billing requirements, plan of care completion, and skilled, intermittent, homebound, reasonable and necessary care), an overview of survey preparation and process, and the role of clinicians in driving financial results.  Individuals will gain an understanding of the role of OASIS and adverse events in agency operations.  The Ohio Home Care Program (Medicaid) and PASSPORT will also be discussed.  This program offers continuing education credits to RNs, LPNs This program will address:

• Informational links and resources of federal and state governments.
• CoPs and the requirements for survey.
• OASIS, OBQI/OBQM reports used by an agency.
• Fundamentals of HIPPA (Code Sets, Privacy, Security)
• Guidelines for home health eligibility - skilled care/homebound

Presenter Kathy Royer, RN, MBA, DMin, CHPN, CHPCA is the Regulatory Director for the Ohio Council for Home Care and Hospice.  She is a registered nurse with more than 22 years of experience in hospice.  She served as a corporate division director with a demonstrated history of improvement in quality scores.  She has expertise in hospice and hospital environments.  Kathy is skilled in corporate leadership development, operations management, regulatory consultation, coaching, Palliative Care, team building, and as a cultural change agent.

Start Date: 10/5/2022 9:00 AM EDT End Date: 10/6/2022 5:00 PM EDT Venue Name: Virtual Event   Organization Name: Ohio Council For Home Care and Hospice Contact:   THIS WILL BE A VIRTUAL EDUCATION EVENT Description: The purpose of this virtual workshop is to give attendees an up-to-date overview of the operations of a Medicare/Medicaid certified hospice.  The participants will gain knowledge of the Conditions of Participation (CoP), describe Medicare certification and licensure, define hospice core services, levels of care, plans of care, notice of election, revocation, discharge and transfer.  A brief overview of the billing process for Medicare and Medicaid and the basic elements of cost reporting will also be provided. Who Should Attend: This program is developed for newly certified hospice staff including administration and clinical; new staff of an existing hospice; social workers, and private duty hospice administrators considering becoming Medicare certified. This virtual workshop will address:

• Coverage and services available under the Hospice Medicare Benefit
• Conditions of Participation specific to the Hospice Medicare Benefit
• Coordination of care requirements for the hospice patient in a nursing facility
• Medicare’s billing and reimbursement processes for hospice care
• Hospice program differences between Medicare and Ohio Medicaid
• Strategies for managing hospice patients under a PASSPORT/Waiver service plan
• Operational processes important to hospice care and program management
• Available resources related to hospice care delivery and program management

Presenter: Kathy Royer, RN, MBA, DMin, CHPN, CHPCA is the hospice regulatory director for the Ohio Council for Home Care and Hospice.  She is a registered nurse with more than 23 years of experience in hospice.  She served as a corporate division director with a demonstrated history of improvement in quality scores.  She has expertise in hospice and hospital environments.  Kathy is skilled in corporate leadership development, operations management, regulatory consultation, coaching, Palliative Care, team building, and as a cultural change agent.