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• Career Placement

  • Start
    Tuesday, December 19, 2023
  • End
    Friday, December 20, 2024
  • Location
    Maryland-National Capital Homecare Association

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  Are you looking to fill a vacancy?

  The Maryland-National Capital Homecare Association offers Career Placement to connect you with you new hire. MNCHA members can submit a career placement for $69 per listing; for non-members, the fee per listing is $99. Payment must be received in full before we post a career placement to Career Center.

  Simply register and pay for the career placement online. Then, send the career placement to info@mncha.org in an email or as an email attachment. An attachment file must be an original file [IE: Microsoft Word]. The career placement will remain online for 30-days but can be renewed for an additional 30-days at the same rate.
  

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• Digital Advertising

  • Start
    Tuesday, December 19, 2023
  • End
    Friday, December 20, 2024

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  DIGITAL ADVERTISING

  Stay in front of practice leaders & potential clients with an advertisement in our bi-monthly e-newsletter!

  MNCHA membership  includes over 80 companies, with more than 70% in the home health or private duty sector. This sector includes over 460 owners, decision-makers, clinicians, and staff. The remainder of our membership includes DME businesses and Industry Partners and Suppliers. MNCHA’s total subscriber network is comprised of more than 2000 contacts!
  

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• 2024 Corporate Sponsorship

  • Start
    Monday, January 01, 2024
  • End
    Thursday, October 31, 2024

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  Engage, Network & Support

  MNCHA's community-based non-profit & for-profit health care providers serving Medicaid & Medicare-certified Home Health, Personal Care, Pediatric Private Duty & Durable Medical Equipment businesses in the State of Maryland & Washington, D.C.

  Maryland-National Capital Homecare Association (MNCHA) is the recognized leader, educator, & advocate for the home care sector!
  

  
  

  Our membership includes over 80 companies, with more than 70% in the home health or private duty sector. This sector includes over 460 owners, decision-makers, clinicians, and staff. The remainder of our membership includes DME businesses and Industry Partners and Suppliers. MNCHA’s total subscriber network is comprised of more than 2000 contacts!

  Corporate sponsor benefits include:

  • Exhibit at 2024 Annual Conference to engage with existing & potential clients.
  • Complimentary registration(s) at VIP Welcome Reception with Board of Directors.
  • Corporate logo placement & advertisement in 2024 MNCHA Annual Conference Program.
  • Brand recognition on MNCHA website, weekly e-blasts, and bimonthly newsletter(s).
  • Dedicated post on MNCHA social media channels.
  • Complimentary MNCHA Associate Membership for 2024 to build relationships with members.
  • Opportunity to host a 2024 webinar for MNCHA subscriber network.
  • Opportunity to host a quarterly MNCHA Networking Event.
  • And more!

  
  

  2024 Annual Conference:

  • When: Tuesday, May 14, 2024

  • Where: Maritime Conference Center - 692 Maritime Boulevard, Linthicum Heights, MD 21090
    
    

  CLICK HERE TO READ THE SPONSOR SPEC SHEET!

  
  

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• Intentional Management of Comorbidities

  • Start
    Thursday, July 11, 2024
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  • End
    Wednesday, August 21, 2024
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  • Schedule
    5 sessions
  • Location
    Zoom

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  Strategies for Your Agency's Rehospitalization Reduction Program

  Rehospitalizations continue to be a focus of health care quality strategy programs, including Home Health Based Purchasing. The home health care industry serves patients with many risk factors for reshospitalization, including the aged population and those with multiple medical and social comorbidities. This five-part series will focus on how reduction of rehospitalizations in the home health space is monitored and incentivized through quality and payment programs and will include management strategies for some of the most common comorbid conditions in our patient population: Health Failure [HR], Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease [COPD], Diabetes Mellitus [DM] and Mental Health Crises.

  Objectives

  • Recognize areas of policy and practice to be assessed and/or modified that will lead to better quality of care as it relates to chronic, comorbid condition management and rehospitalization rates for the agency's population served.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of Home Health Value Based Purchasing Measures and how they are impacted by comorbid conditions.
  • Distinguish status quo interventions versus best practices for chronic disease management, leading to better patient outcomes, decreased rehospitalization rates, and proper payment for care in the current Home Health Care environment.
  • Identify areas of improvement, both personally and agency-wide, where best practices can be implemented to reduce cost, increase coordination and communication in a patient-centered care model, and improve quality of care and quality of life for the home health patients they serve.

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  Schedule

  • Thursday, July 11, 2024 - 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM - Part 1 VBP and Rehospitalization Impacts: Using Successful Case Management to Improve Outcomes for Patients with Comorbid Conditions
  • Wednesday, July 17, 2024 - 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM - Part 2 Strategies for CHF Management
    
  • Wednesday, July 24, 2024 - 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM - Part 3 Strategies for COPD Management
  • Wednesday, August 14, 2024 - 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM - Part 4 Strategies for Diabetes Management
    
  • Wednesday, August 21, 2024 - 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM - Part 5 Strategies for Mental Health Crisis Management
    

  Featured Speaker
  

  Jennifer Osburn, RN, HCS-D, COS-C

  Clinical Consultant, Healthcare Provider Solutions
  

  Jennifer Osburn is a Clinical Consultant with Healthcare Provider Solutions, Inc. (HPS). With over 30 years of home health experience, Jennifer brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise which includes education and training, agency management, quality, clinical case management, and software technology. She is also a credentialed OASIS and ICD-10 Coding expert.

  Jennifer began her home health career in a large privately owned agency after transitioning from Medical-Surgical Urology hospital nursing; however, she has worked for all types of agencies in multiple states. Her love for sharing knowledge and experience led her to clinical consulting, where she enjoys translating technical guidance into information that the busy home health professional can deploy to improve the efficiency and quality of care being delivered to the patients they serve.

  Jennifer Osburn has led numerous home health educational seminars for state and national associations as well as specifically designed education training plans for agencies for the past 12 years. In addition to consulting across the US, she has trained staff for The Joint Commission and ACHC, has authored numerous industry blogs and articles, and has assisted home health software companies with solutions that ensure compliance with Medicare guidelines. Her areas of expertise and firsthand experience include OASIS, ICD-10-CM Coding, Case Management, Medicare Home Health Conditions of Participation, Billing Requirements, Documentation Compliance for Quality and Payment, Emergency Preparedness, Agency Operations, and PDGM.

  Registration

  Member - $370

  Non-member - $470
  

  Registration is for per agency and not per individual fee. One ticket per agency allows you to have multiple participants watching at the same time.
  

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• Managing Clients with Behavioral Health Diagnosis

  • When
    Wednesday, July 31, 2024
  •  
    11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Webinar

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  Managing Clients with Behavioral Health Diagnosis

  This webinar is designed to guide home health professionals in providing whole-person care, ensuring that behavioral health is addressed along with any physical health issues. When clinicians have the confidence to support a patient's behavioral health status, it better prepares them to meet the needs of the patient.

  Objectives

  • Learn how to build trust using the right verbiage
    
  • Learn how to have judgement free conversations
  • Identify if your patient is in crisis mode and learn how to deescalate the situation

  Featured Speaker

  Sarah Boyd

  Metro Mental Health Program Manager, Accra

  
  

  Sarah's education and training include a master's degree from the University of Minnesota in Integrated Behavioral Health, and she is currently pursuing a post graduate licensure as a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor and Licensed Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor. Sarah has clinical training in cognitive-behavioral therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy, and trauma informed approaches, as well as clinical experience in residential, crisis and outpatient service settings. With experience treating depression, anxiety, trauma, personality disorders, serious and persistent mental illness [SPMI], and co-occurring disorders. Sarah has been with Accra since 2019. 

  
  

  To learn more click here.

  
  

  Registration

  
  

  Member - $139

  Non-Member - $239
  

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• Home Health Nuts & Bolts

  • Start
    Tuesday, August 13, 2024
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  • End
    Thursday, August 15, 2024
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  • Schedule
    3 sessions
  • Location
    Zoom

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  This program, presented by Corridor powered by WellSky, covers the Home Health Conditions of Participation in detail, including the Medicare benefit from a clinical perspective including eligibility, face to face and recertification.  The PDGM payment model will be covered including common successes and failures.  Throughout the program, focus is placed on the regulatory requirements surrounding clinical documentation and the importance of accuracy as it relates to OASIS, 5-Star Ratings, and HHVBP.

  Quality Assessment Performance Improvement will be covered in detail, including how QAPI and corporate compliance work hand in hand.  Compliance and compliance risk areas will be covered in detail, including details on enforcing agencies.

  Objectives

  • Understand the basics related to the Home Health Conditions of Participation
  • Identify documentation requirements regarding:
  • Eligibility
  • Compliance
  • OASIS
  • Recertification
  • Plan of Care

  To learn more about the event and the schedule click here

  This education will not be recorded, nor will AI recording be allowed.

  Featured Speaker

  Annette Lee, RN, MS, HCS-D, COS-C
  

  Annette is a registered nurse, with a Master’s in Health Care Administration, practicing since 1990, with the majority of her nursing experience in home health.  For over a decade, she worked with the CMS Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) where she provided review of and education on home health and hospice documentation.  Annette then began providing outreach and provider education regarding Medicare reimbursement issues, effective documentation strategies, and assisting with ADRs and appeals.  Today she marries together her experience in the “real world” and the inside knowledge of Medicare to ensure providers can meet the requirements of CMS and ensure compliant, efficient operations.  She presents nationally on the Conditions of Participation (COPs), OASIS, PDGM, HIS, LCSs, and documentation and coverage for both the home health and hospice benefits.  Annette holds both the Certificate for OASIS Specialist-Clinical and the Home Care Coding Specialist-Diagnosis certification.

  Registration
  

  Member - $299

  Non-member - $399

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• October Coding Updates

  • When
    Wednesday, September 18, 2024
  • Location
    Webinar

  October Coding Updates

  Details coming soon!
  

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