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The Ohio Council for Home Care & Hospice (OCHCH) is a non-profit association that serves as the voice of health care at home in Ohio, advocating on behalf of the industry and the individuals and families we serve.
We are a valuable resource to our members and provide continuing education with our workshops, webinars, online learning solutions, regional regulatory meetings, as well as our Annual Conference and Trade Show. We have a staffed help desk for regulatory and procedural questions and finally, we provide a community of agencies to provide support and help each other find success in serving others!
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
OCHCH members get answers to the toughest compliance, reimbursement, and regulatory questions. Our Help Desk Online and our regulatory experts ensure members receive support for questions dealing with complex subjects.
Recent News
- JohnPandolfi - Vice President of Client Success, HHAeXchange Blog Post, Provider. Did you know that in 2019, “burnout” was classified as an official medical condition by the World Health Organization (WHO)? The burnout diagnosis, according to the American Institute of Stress, is defined as a “syndrome conceptualized as resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not been [...]Learn More
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By Joshua Wagner, Director of Marketing and Communication, The Ohio Council for Home Care and Hospice We are standing there watching her fade away. There is nothing we can do. The rest of our family is there, around her bedside. These have been a tough few months as she has fought a great fight, and […]
Upcoming Events
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Please join us for our Virtual Regional Meeting! This meeting is open to any member from any region and will be done via Zoom. Our regional meetings give you valuable updates on regulatory changes, government relations, and education updates.
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This a Virtual Workshop Overview: During this workshop, to refresh the student with material aligning with the test plan in preparation for taking the Certified Hospice & Palliative Nursing Assistant (CHPNA) certification examination given by the Hospice & Palliative Credentialing Center (HPCC). Program Objectives:
- Overview of Hospice and Palliative Care Nursing Assistant Practice
- Review Nursing Assistant role in pain and symptom management
- Discuss ethical issues in Hospice and Palliative care
- Discuss the importance of communication with patients, families and care providers
- Review cultural considerations
- Discuss spiritual care, loss and bereavement in hospice care
- Review care at the end of life
- Discuss Nursing Assistant personal and professional development
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Program Overview: Hospice Pepper Webinar This session will take agencies through the winding road of Medicare scrutiny. While billing the Medicare benefit and getting paid relatively easy, there is always a risk of things being reviewed at some point and what can you do to avoid denials. This session will discuss PEPPER reports and other data analysis that agencies will need to review to ensure that their risk from medical review is limited. Don’t be caught in the comfortable position of believing that everything is okay. Attendees will take away information that will assist in assuring that your hospice truly is accurately documenting. Learning Objectives: * Outline the targets that are calculated on the PEPPER Reports * Detail the targets and other data from the PEPPER reports that is used to evaluate a hospice’s performance * Detail the top reasons hospices are targeted for medical review that correlate to the PEPPER Presenter: Melinda Gaboury, is co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Healthcare Provider Solutions, Inc., an organization out of Nashville, TN that provides financial, reimbursement, clinical and operation services to the home health and hospice industries. With more than 27 years of experience in Medicare Home Health, she is a presenter at both the state and national levels, and is interviewed frequently for national home health publications. Ms. Gaboury is also the author of "Home Health Guide to OASIS D: A Reference for Field Staff." Ms. Gaboury has no conflict of interest in regard to this program.
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