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    <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:12:47 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Career Placement (Thursday, January 01, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h5 style="line-height: 24px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#1D3461"&gt;Are You Looking to Fill a Vacancy?&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h5&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 24px;"&gt;The Maryland-National Capital Homecare Association connects job seekers and those hiring through our &lt;a href="https://www.mncha.org/Career-Center"&gt;Career Center.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 24px;"&gt;Postings are complimentary for MNCHA members; for non-members, the fee per listing is $100. Payment must be received in full before we post a career placement to the Career Center.&amp;nbsp;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;The career placement will remain online for 30-days but can be renewed for an additional 30-days at the same rate.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 24px;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;How to List a Position:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 24px;"&gt;Simply register and pay for the career placement online. Then, send the career placement to &lt;a href="mailto:info@mncha.org"&gt;info@mncha.org&lt;/a&gt; in an email or as an email at&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;tachment. An attachment file must be an original file [IE: Microsoft Word]. &lt;font&gt;Include relevant job information and instructions for how applicants should apply [web address, email, etc].&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.mncha.org/event-6417794</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>PDN Member Meeting (Tuesday, April 21, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Join us for our monthly meeting where we strengthen bonds and grow as we focus on the specialized needs in the MNCHA PDN Member Sector Meeting. &lt;strong&gt;Please Join Us!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;This meeting is open to any MNCHA Member working in PDN.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Participation in the meeting is free but registration is required so that you can receive the meeting login information.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.mncha.org/event-6575683</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Adaptive Leadership Through Gemba Walks (Thursday, April 23, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h2&gt;A High-Reliability Framework for Home-Based Care&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Adaptive leadership is vital in today's home-based care environment, where clinicians work in unpredictable patient homes, teams are dispersed, and staffing, safety, and regulatory demands evolve rapidly. At our organization, we implemented the Gemba Walk Program to help leaders stay grounded in the lived experiences of a mobile workforce who rarely gather under one roof. This model creates structured and meaningful engagement despite distance by bringing leadership to the frontline in new, innovative ways. Built on the NAHQ Healthcare Quality Competency Framework and High Reliability Organization (HRO) principles, the program strengthens resilience by elevating frontline expertise, identifying risks early, and fostering transparency. Digital Gemba Boards highlight trends across home health, infusion, pharmacy, and HME, enabling rapid cycle learning and cross disciplinary alignment. Participants will leave with practical, and applicable strategies uniquely tailored to home-based and hospice care improving situational awareness, empowering field staff, enhancing safety, and supporting continuous readiness in environments without traditional brick-and-mortar infrastructure.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Learning Objectives&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;Apply key High Reliability Organization (HRO) principles during leadership rounding to strengthen resilience and proactively identify latent risks within home-based care operations.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;Implement a structured, metrics-driven Gemba Walk framework including standardized observations, frontline engagement, and examples of division specific indicators to enhance adaptive decision-making.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;Evaluate the effectiveness of Gemba Walks using measurable outcomes and performance metrics, and provide a roadmap for metrics that achieved favorable performance and those needing further evaluation to reach desired goals.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Featured Speaker&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.mncha.org/resources/Events/2026%20Events/2026-04%20Adaptive%20Leadership%20Through%20Gemba%20Walks/Badia%20Faddoul%20.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0" style="margin: 10px;" align="left" width="177" height="215"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Badia Faddoul, DNP, RN, CPHQ&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Executive Director Quality &amp;amp; Safety&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Johns Hopkins Care at Home&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Badia Faddoul, DNP, RN, CPHQ serves as Executive Director of Quality &amp;amp; Safety for Johns Hopkins Care at Home, where she leads systemwide initiatives in high reliability, regulatory readiness, employee safety, and care delivery excellence across home health services, infusion, pharmacy, and HME programs. With more than 30 years of progressive leadership experience, she specializes in translating complex regulatory expectations into practical, frontline-centered solutions.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
Badia Co-developed and implemented the enterprise-wide Gemba Walk Program, integrating NAHQ Quality Competencies, Lean methodology, and HRO principles to strengthen engagement among mobile home-based teams. She is recognized for her “boots-on-the-ground” leadership style and her ability to humanize quality and safety work through meaningful staff partnerships. She has led multiple system tracers, CLABSI collaboratives, and statewide safety initiatives, and is committed to supporting organizations in building resilient, high-performing care teams.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Registration&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Member - Complimentary&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Non-member - $50&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Webinar Sponsor - $300&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;[Logo on promotional materials and description of company in the opening remarks]&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.mncha.org/event-6561330</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Home Health Member Meeting (Tuesday, April 28, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;The Home Health Agency committee meets quarterly to discuss issues, operations, and compliance specific to Medicare-certified Home Health Agencies. Please email &lt;a href="mailto:chouck@mncha.org"&gt;chouck@mncha.org&lt;/a&gt; with any requested meeting agenda topics in advance of this scheduled meeting.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This Committee Meeting is free and open to any MNCHA member working in the Home Health Agency community.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Participation in the meeting is free but registration is required so that you can receive the meeting login information.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.mncha.org/event-6582683</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>DME Member Meeting (Thursday, April 30, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;The DME committee meets to discuss issues specific to the DME industry. The agenda is set by the participants. Topics such as Medicaid, pre-authorization and competitive bidding are routinely discussed. Please join us!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;If you have specific items you would like to discuss, please email &lt;a href="mailto:chouck@mncha.org" target="_blank"&gt;chouck@mncha.org&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;with items for the agenda.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Participation in the meeting is free but registration is required so that you can receive the meeting login information.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Registration&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Member -&amp;nbsp; Complimentary&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.mncha.org/event-6613436</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>2026 Annual Conference (Tuesday, May 05, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h2&gt;L&lt;span style="font-weight: normal;"&gt;EAD. &lt;strong&gt;E&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;DUCATE.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A&lt;/strong&gt;DVOCATE. &lt;strong&gt;P&lt;/strong&gt;ARTNER.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Don't stand still, LEAP ahead! Join home care leaders as we come together to share fresh ideas, real-world strategies, and actionable tools that drive better care and move the industry forward.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div align="center"&gt;
  &lt;a href="https://www.mncha.org/sys/website/?pageId=18440" target="_blank" class="stylizedButton buttonStyle001"&gt;View full schedule here&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Keynote Speaker&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.mncha.org/resources/Events/2026%20Events/2026-05%20Conference/Headshots/Joseph%20Machicote%20Headshot.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" style="margin: 10px;" align="left" width="139" height="218"&gt;Joe Machicote&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Joe Machicote is an HR, organizational development, executive coach and consultant with over 33 years of experience in senior leadership roles. He has led people functions in several different industries including hotel and fine dinning, food manufacturing, and continuing care senior living and medical consulting. During his career, Joe has had responsibility for all aspects of HR and organizational development. Joe has been recognized for multiple years as a National Top 100 Workplace Culture Officer. Most recently, Joe was recognized as one of the Top 10 Influential Leaders in the USA by Beyond Exclamation Magazine, and has recently written his Amazon #1 best-selling first book, "Own Thy Stuff! The Continuous Improvement Journey to Becoming an Extraordinary Human Being."&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Registration&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Early Bird Rate [February 9th - March 8th]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Member - $295&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Non-member - $395&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Standard Rate [March 9th - April 9th]&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Member - $370&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Non-member - $470&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Too Close To Call Rate [April 10th - May 1st]&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Member - $470&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Non-member - $570&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;MNCHA Awards&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;MNCHA 2026 Awards will be given at the Conference on Tuesday, May 5th.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Exhibitor Registration&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;To register as a conference exhibitor &lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 247, 154);"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.mncha.org/event-6411037" target="_blank"&gt;click here.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.mncha.org/event-6410957</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>2026 Annual Conference Sponsorship Registration (Tuesday, May 05, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p data-start="116" data-end="343"&gt;As the leading educator and advocate for home care in Maryland and Washington, D.C., the Maryland-National Capital Homecare Association (MNCHA) connects and supports the organizations shaping the future of community-based care. MNCHA represents a diverse network of nonprofit and for-profit home care providers, including Medicare- and Medicaid-certified home health agencies, personal care and pediatric private duty providers, DME companies, and industry partners. Our members rely on MNCHA for regulatory guidance, practical solutions, peer connection, and strong advocacy.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="695" data-end="908"&gt;MNCHA serves more than 80 member companies—over 70% in home health and private duty—reaching 460+ owners, executives, clinicians, and decision-makers, with an extended network of more than 1,800 industry contacts.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="910" data-end="1144"&gt;MNCHA’s Annual Conference is our premier in-person event and a key opportunity for sponsors to connect directly with home care leaders seeking innovative solutions to strengthen operations, ensure compliance, and improve patient care.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div align="center"&gt;
  &lt;a href="https://www.mncha.org/resources/Events/2026%20Events/2026-05%20Conference/2026%20MNCHA%20Sponsorship%20Spec%20Sheet.pdf" target="_blank" class="stylizedButton buttonStyle001"&gt;View the full sponsor spec sheet here&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Included with an Exhibit Booth:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;An 8' x 6' area&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;Six-foot table with tablecloth&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;One chair&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;Hotel Wi-Fi&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;Electricity, if requested&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;Opportunity to purchase registration for additional company representatives&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Registration&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Packages are available until March 31, 2026&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Presenting - $15,000 [Exclusive]&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Diamond - $10,000 [2 Available]&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Gold - $7,500 [4 Available]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Silver - $5,000 [6 Available]&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Bronze - $3,000 [7 Available]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Exhibit Booth Standard - $2,000&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Lanyard &amp;amp; Name Badge Sponsor - $2,700&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;WiFi Sponsor - $1,200&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Conference Bag Insert [One Marketing Piece per bag] - $1,000&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Charging Station Sponsor - $1,000&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Exhibitor Related Policies:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;Exhibitors will be professional and respectful of attendees, other exhibitors, and the hotel and conference staff.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;Exhibitors must register and pay for each representative who will be on-site, above the allotted amount&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;Swapping or limited substitution of name badges is prohibited&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sleep Room Accommodations&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;The Annual Conference will be held at DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Columbia. To reserve your room under the MNCHA room block&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.hilton.com/en/attend-my-event/bwichdt-906-5b21d2e1-0fa8-42be-84c4-60ee1774123b/" target="_blank"&gt;click here.&lt;/a&gt; Book before Saturday April 4, 2026.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.mncha.org/event-6411037</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>May Digital Advertising (Tuesday, May 12, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h2&gt;Reach New Audiences in Our Newsletter!&lt;br&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Don't miss the chance to advertise in our May e-Newsletter! Connect with over 460 owners, decision-makers, clinicians and staff and increase your reach to 80+ companies across Maryland and Washington, D.C.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Advertising Opportunities:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;Vertical Advertising&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Horizontal Advertising&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Square Advertising&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Website Presence - Corporate Logo &amp;amp; Hyperlink [one year]&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;"Stay Informed" Email - Sponsored Promotional Email includes logo, link to company website, and 50 word blurb.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;The deadline for purchasing May advertising is &lt;strong&gt;April 28, 2026.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.mncha.org/resources/Sponsorship/2025%20Sponsorship/MNCHA%20Digital%20Advertising%20Sizing.pdf" target="_blank" class="stylizedButton buttonStyle001"&gt;View the digital advertising sizing here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.mncha.org/event-6447601</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>2026 Home Health Hot Topics Webinar Series (Tuesday, May 12, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h2&gt;Home Health QAPI Program&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;With so much data available, we can sometimes lose sight of what it all means and how we can effectively use it for performance improvement. This session will focus on strategies on how to utilize common quality methods and tools for decision-making and process improvement.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Featured Speaker&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.mncha.org/resources/Events/2026%20Events/2026-05%20Home%20Health%20QAPI%20Program/Stewart-Tammy-headshot.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="176" height="176" style="margin: 10px;" align="left"&gt;Tammy Stewart, RN, CPHQ, COS-C&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/tammy-stewart-rn-cphq-cos-c-420971197/"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Tammy Stewart&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt;, RN, CPHQ, COS-C&lt;/span&gt;, is a Clinical Consultant for &lt;a href="https://healthcareprovidersolutions.com/"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Healthcare Provider Solutions&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. She is a member of the National Association for Healthcare Quality and holds a Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) certification. As a part of the HPS clinical consulting team, Tammy provides support and solutions to home health and hospice agencies across the country to achieve regulatory compliance.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Tammy’s commitment to service and compassionate nursing care started 30 years ago as a home health nurse. Her experience includes successfully starting a Hospice QAPI program and serving as a Hospice Quality Manager.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Tammy has experience as a Home Health Clinical Manager as well as case management of home health patients. Tammy has provided education and leadership for home health, hospice, and acute care settings throughout her nursing career. Her knowledge of Federal and State Regulations along with her clinical experience motivates her to continually seek solutions to the barriers of healthcare in all settings. Tammy’s experience includes developing and implementing quality and performance improvement programs for home health and hospice in addition to performing data analysis, clinical chart reviews, onsite billing audit reviews and provider education.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Registration&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Member - Complimentary&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Non-member - $25&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.mncha.org/event-6471203</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>How Home Care Agencies Get Found Online (Monday, May 18, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h2&gt;Search Visibility and Websites That Drive Patient Referrals&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Today's patients and their families often begin researching home care providers online after a hospital discharge or physician referral. If an agency does not appear prominently in search results or if their website fails to build credibility and guide visitors toward contacting the agency, valuable referrals can be lost. In this session, Welton Hong explains how search visibility, Google presence, and website experience influence how patients and families choose a home health provider. Attendees will learn how to ensure their agency is easily discoverable online and how their website can support referral conversion and patient census growth.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Learning Objectives&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Participants will learn how to:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;Understand how patients and families search for home care services online&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Improve visibility on Google so their agency appears during critical referral moments&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Identify common website issues that prevent patient inquiries and referral follow-through&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Strengthen website messaging and structure to support patient admissions and census growth&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Featured Speaker&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.mncha.org/resources/Events/2026%20Events/2026-05%20Conference/Headshots/Welton%20Hong%20Edited%20Headshot.png" alt="" title="" border="0" style="margin: 10px;" align="left" width="211" height="211"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Welton Hong&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Welton is the founder of Senior Care Marketing Max. Welton is a leading expert in helping home care agencies generate more clients from online directly to the phone line. He's the author of the book "Home Care Marketing 2.0."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Welton has a graduate degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Colorado at Boulder. Prior to starting Ring Ring Marketing, he was a senior technologist at R&amp;amp;D facilities for Intel, Sun Microsystems, and Oracle. He regularly speaks at conference and other events for people in the senior care and end-of-life industries.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Registration&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Member - Complimentary&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Non-member - $35&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.mncha.org/event-6603005</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>MNCHA Personal Care Member Meeting (Tuesday, May 19, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Please join members of the MNCHA Personal Care Agency community to discuss the unique operational, business growth, and workforce challenges facing your Residential Service Agencies. Members exchange ideas and best practices on how to tackle these challenges, and share other sector-specific news &amp;amp; state updates.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Please email &lt;a href="mailto:chouck@mncha.org"&gt;chouck@mncha.org&lt;/a&gt; with any requested meeting agenda topics in advance of this scheduled meeting.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;This Committee Meeting is free and open to any MNCHA member working in the Personal Care community.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Participation in the meeting is free but registration is required so that you can receive the meeting login information.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.mncha.org/event-6518380</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Online Reputation and Patient Trust (Tuesday, June 02, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h2&gt;Why Reviews Influence Home Care Referrals&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;In home care, trust is essential. Patients, families, and referral partners increasingly rely on online reviews when evaluating providers. A strong online reputation can reinforce physician referrals and discharge planner recommendations, while a weak or unmanaged reputation can create doubt before an agency ever receives a call. In this session, Welton Home explains how online reviews influence patient decisions, search visibility, and referral confidence. Attendees will learn practical strategies to ethically generate reviews, manage feedback professionally, and strengthen their agency's digital credibility.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Learning Objectives&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Participants will learn how to:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;Understand how online reviews influence patient selection of home care providers&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Implement ethical and compliant approaches for generating patient and family reviews&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Respond effectively to positive and negative feedback&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Strengthen trust signals that support patient admissions and referral confidence&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Featured Speaker&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.mncha.org/resources/Events/2026%20Events/2026-05%20Conference/Headshots/Welton%20Hong%20Edited%20Headshot.png" alt="" title="" border="0" style="margin: 10px;" align="left" width="211" height="211"&gt;Welton Hong&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Welton is the founder of Senior Care Marketing Max. Welton is a leading expert in helping home care agencies generate more clients from online directly to the phone line. He's the author of the book "Home Care Marketing 2.0."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Welton has a graduate degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Colorado at Boulder. Prior to starting Ring Ring Marketing, he was a senior technologist at R&amp;amp;D facilities for Intel, Sun Microsystems, and Oracle. He regularly speaks at conferences and other events for people in the senior care and end-of-life industries.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Registration&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Member - Complimentary&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Non-member - $35&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.mncha.org/event-6603045</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 20:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Care Connections: A MNCHA Networking Event (Thursday, June 04, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;MNCHA invites home care professionals, industry partners, and legislators to a &lt;span data-start="156" data-end="185"&gt;networking event&lt;/span&gt; designed to spark meaningful conversation and lasting connections. This is a unique opportunity to engage directly with policymakers and industry leaders on the issues impacting home care in Maryland—all in a relaxed, social setting. Enjoy beer, wine, soda, and heavy hors d’oeuvres while building relationships and exchanging ideas with those shaping the future of home care.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Registration&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Member - $45&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Non-member - $65&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Event Sponsor - $400 [Includes one [1] complimentary ticket, social media call out, table placard, and logo in event details.] [SOLD]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sponsored&amp;nbsp; by&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.mncha.org/resources/Events/2026%20Events/2026-06%20Networking%20Event/Professional%20Pharmacy%20Group%20Logo.png" alt="" title="" border="0" style="margin: 10px;" width="304" height="254"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.mncha.org/event-6552912</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Strategic Social Media for Home Care Agencies (Tuesday, June 09, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h2&gt;Building Visibility, Trust, and Referral Awareness&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Social media can play an important role in educating communities, strengthening professional relationships, and reinforcing trust in a home care agency. When used strategically, it can help agencies stay visible to families, referral partners, and healthcare professionals in their local markets. In this session, Welton Hong introduces a structured approach to social media designed specifically for healthcare providers. Attendees will learn how to create content that demonstrates expertise, highlights patient outcomes, and builds awareness among both the public and referral partners.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Learning Objectives&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Participants will learn how to:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;Understand the role social media plays in patient awareness and referral visibility&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Identify the most effective platforms for reaching patients and healthcare partners&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Develop content that reinforces clinical credibility and community trust&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Use social media to strengthen referral relationships and increase patient inquiries&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Featured Speaker&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.mncha.org/resources/Events/2026%20Events/2026-05%20Conference/Headshots/Welton%20Hong%20Edited%20Headshot.png" alt="" title="" border="0" style="margin: 10px;" align="left" width="211" height="211"&gt;Welton Hong&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Welton is the founder of Senior Care Marketing Max. Welton is a leading expert in helping home care agencies generate more clients from online directly to the phone line. He's the author of the book "Home Care Marketing 2.0."&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Welton has a graduate degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Colorado at Boulder. Prior to starting Ring Ring Marketing, he was a senior technologist at R&amp;amp;D facilities for Intel, Sun Microsystems, and Oracle. He regularly speaks at conferences and other events for people in the senior care and end-of-life industries.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Registration&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Member - Complimentary&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Non-member - $35&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.mncha.org/event-6603132</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>2026 Home Health Hot Topics Webinar Series (Tuesday, June 16, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h2&gt;Home Health Medical Review Priorities&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Escalation of medical review scrutiny in home health leaves agencies struggling to know where to focus in avoiding denials. This webinar will highlight the current top denials and specific documentation tweaks that if implemented will assist in avoiding denials if the chart is medically reviewed.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Featured Speaker&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.mncha.org/resources/Events/2026%20Events/2026-01%20OASIS-E2%20Update%20State%20Share/Osburn-Jennifer-headshot.png" alt="" border="0" style="margin: 10px;" align="left" title="" width="169" height="169"&gt;Jennifer Osburn, RN, HCS-D, COS-C&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-osburn-rn/"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Jennifer Osburn&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt;, RN, HCS-D, COS-C&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;is a Clinical Consultant with &lt;a href="https://healthcareprovidersolutions.com/"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Healthcare Provider Solutions&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (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.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;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.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;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.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Registration&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Member - Complimentary&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Non-member - $25&lt;span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.mncha.org/event-6471241</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>HME and HHA: Leveraging Relationships (Thursday, June 18, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Overseeing care of a patient is a multi-disciplinary approach to achieve positive outcomes. An often overlooked relationship is between the HHA and HME providers within a community. During this presentation explore the value each can bring to the other in a common goal of caring for the patient. Discussion will focus on key elements of the relationship between HHA and HME and ways to leverage the relationship.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Learning Objectives&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;Discuss the value of HHA and HME.&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Explore the opportunities between HHA and HME.&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Identify ways to strengthen the relationship between HHA and HME.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Featured Speaker&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.mncha.org/resources/Events/2026%20Events/2026-06%20HME%20and%20HHA/Amanda%20Smithey%20Headshot.png" alt="" title="" border="0" style="margin: 10px;" align="left" width="160" height="241"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Amanda Smithey&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Senior Manager Advocacy &amp;amp; Strategic Partnerships - HME Division&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;McKesson Medical Surgical&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Amanda is currently the Senior Manager of Advocacy and Strategic Partnerships for the HME Division at McKesson Medical Surgical. In her current role, she leads the HME division in developing partnerships and programs to streamline HME Provider processes ensuring growth for HME Provider partners. She is a passionate advocate for the HME industry on both the federal and state level as well as on the commercial payer side.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
Prior to her time on the McKesson team, Amanda has over 15 years experience working for several regional and national HME Providers. She has held positions in both the sales and operations side and is a Certified Wound Care Market Specialist.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Registration&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Member - Complimentary&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Non-member - $50&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Webinar Sponsor - $300 [Logo on promotional materials and description of company in the opening remarks]&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.mncha.org/event-6561425</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>2026 Home Health Hot Topics Webinar Series (Tuesday, July 07, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h2&gt;How Outcome Programs Impact Reimbursement&lt;br&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Numerous factors contribute to the calculation of Medicare reimbursement under the Patient Driven Groupings Model (PDGM), as well as various other programs that can also impact reimbursement. This session will review the details of these programs and how they directly impact reimbursement for home health agencies.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Featured Speaker&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.mncha.org/resources/Events/2026%20Events/2026-03%20The%20Home%20Health%20Face-to-Face/Gaboury-Melinda-headshot.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="176" height="176" align="left" style="margin: 10px;"&gt;Melinda A. Gaboury&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/melinda-gaboury-70b56b79"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Melinda A. Gaboury&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, with more than 33 years in home care, has over 23 years of executive speaking and educating experience, including extensive day to day interaction with home care and hospice professionals. She routinely conducts Home Care and Hospice Reimbursement Workshops and speaks at state association meetings throughout the country. Melinda has profound experience in Medicare PDGM training, billing, collections, case-mix calculations, chart reviews and due diligence. UPIC, RA, ADR &amp;amp; TPE appeals with all Medicare MACs have become the forefront of Melinda’s current impact on the industry. She is currently serving as Chair of the The Alliance/HHFMA Advisory Board and Work Group and is serving on the board of the Home Care Association of Florida and the Tennessee Association for Home Care. Melinda is also the author of the Home Health OASIS Guide to OASIS-E1 and Home Health Billing Answers, 2025.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Registration&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Member - Complimentary&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Non-member - $25&lt;span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.mncha.org/event-6471274</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>August Digital Advertising (Tuesday, August 11, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h2&gt;Reach New Audiences in Our Newsletter!&lt;br&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Don't miss the chance to advertise in our August e-Newsletter! Connect with over 460 owners, decision-makers, clinicians and staff and increase your reach to 80+ companies across Maryland and Washington, D.C.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Advertising Opportunities:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;Vertical Advertising&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Horizontal Advertising&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Square Advertising&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Website Presence - Corporate Logo &amp;amp; Hyperlink [one year]&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;"Stay Informed" Email - Sponsored Promotional Email includes logo, link to company website, and 50 word blurb.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;The deadline for purchasing August advertising is &lt;strong&gt;July 28, 2026.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.mncha.org/resources/Sponsorship/2025%20Sponsorship/MNCHA%20Digital%20Advertising%20Sizing.pdf" target="_blank" class="stylizedButton buttonStyle001"&gt;View the digital advertising sizing here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.mncha.org/event-6447612</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>2026 Home Health Hot Topics Webinar Series (Tuesday, August 11, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h2&gt;Home Health Proposed Rule 2027&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Numerous factors contribute to the calculation of Medicare reimbursement under the Patient Driven Groupings Model (PDGM), as well as various other programs that can also impact reimbursement. This session will review the details of these programs and how they directly impact reimbursement for home health agencies.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Featured Speaker&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.mncha.org/resources/Events/2026%20Events/2026-03%20The%20Home%20Health%20Face-to-Face/Gaboury-Melinda-headshot.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="176" height="176" align="left" style="margin: 10px;"&gt;Melinda A. Gaboury&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/melinda-gaboury-70b56b79"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Melinda A. Gaboury&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, with more than 33 years in home care, has over 23 years of executive speaking and educating experience, including extensive day to day interaction with home care and hospice professionals. She routinely conducts Home Care and Hospice Reimbursement Workshops and speaks at state association meetings throughout the country. Melinda has profound experience in Medicare PDGM training, billing, collections, case-mix calculations, chart reviews and due diligence. UPIC, RA, ADR &amp;amp; TPE appeals with all Medicare MACs have become the forefront of Melinda’s current impact on the industry. She is currently serving as Chair of the The Alliance/HHFMA Advisory Board and Work Group and is serving on the board of the Home Care Association of Florida and the Tennessee Association for Home Care. Melinda is also the author of the Home Health OASIS Guide to OASIS-E1 and Home Health Billing Answers, 2025.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Registration&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Member - Complimentary&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Non-member - $25&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.mncha.org/event-6471319</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Home Health Member Meeting (Tuesday, August 25, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;The Home Health Agency committee meets quarterly to discuss issues, operations, and compliance specific to Medicare-certified Home Health Agencies. Please email &lt;a href="mailto:chouck@mncha.org"&gt;chouck@mncha.org&lt;/a&gt; with any requested meeting agenda topics in advance of this scheduled meeting.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This Committee Meeting is free and open to any MNCHA member working in the Home Health Agency community.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Participation in the meeting is free but registration is required so that you can receive the meeting login information.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.mncha.org/event-6582693</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>PDN Member Meeting (Tuesday, August 25, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Join us for our monthly meeting where we strengthen bonds and grow as we focus on the specialized needs in the MNCHA PDN Member Sector Meeting. &lt;strong&gt;Please Join Us!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;This meeting is open to any MNCHA Member working in PDN.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Participation in the meeting is free but registration is required so that you can receive the meeting login information.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.mncha.org/event-6575757</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>2026 Home Health Hot Topics Webinar Series (Tuesday, September 08, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h2&gt;ICD-10 Coding Update: New Codes &amp;amp; Claims Issues&lt;br&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;This session will provide an overview of the 2027 ICD-10 CM changes with a focus on the changes that will be the most consequential for Home Health agencies, discuss the impact these changes will have on claims that begin prior to and end after October 1.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Featured Speaker&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.mncha.org/resources/Events/2026%20Events/2026-01%20OASIS-E2%20Update%20State%20Share/Osburn-Jennifer-headshot.png" alt="" title="" border="0" style="margin: 10px;" width="176" height="176" align="left"&gt;Jennifer Osburn, RN, HCS-D, COS-C&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-osburn-rn/"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Jennifer Osburn&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt;, RN, HCS-D, COS-C&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;is a Clinical Consultant with &lt;a href="https://healthcareprovidersolutions.com/"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Healthcare Provider Solutions&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (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.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;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.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;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.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Registration&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Member - Complimentary&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Non-member - $25&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.mncha.org/event-6471357</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>DME Member Meeting (Tuesday, September 15, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;The DME committee meets to discuss issues specific to the DME industry. The agenda is set by the participants. Topics such as Medicaid, pre-authorization and competitive bidding are routinely discussed. Please join us!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;If you have specific items you would like to discuss, please email &lt;a href="mailto:chouck@mncha.org" target="_blank"&gt;chouck@mncha.org&lt;/a&gt; with items for the agenda.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Participation in the meeting is free but registration is required so that you can receive the meeting login information&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Registration&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Member - Complimentary&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.mncha.org/event-6613456</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>MNCHA Personal Care Member Meeting (Thursday, September 17, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Please join members of the MNCHA Personal Care Agency community to discuss the unique operational, business growth, and workforce challenges facing your Residential Service Agencies. Members exchange ideas and best practices on how to tackle these challenges, and share other sector-specific news &amp;amp; state updates.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Please email &lt;a href="mailto:chouck@mncha.org"&gt;chouck@mncha.org&lt;/a&gt; with any requested meeting agenda topics in advance of this scheduled meeting.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;This Committee Meeting is free and open to any MNCHA member working in the Personal Care community.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Participation in the meeting is free but registration is required so that you can receive the meeting login information.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.mncha.org/event-6518397</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>2026 Home Health Hot Topics Webinar Series (Tuesday, October 13, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h2&gt;Open Enrollment for Medicare Patients &amp;amp; How Home Health is Impacted&lt;br&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The Open Enrollment Period that allows patients the time to make changes to their Medicare coverage can be one of the most frustrating times for home health agencies. &amp;nbsp;The most uncertain times are in the after math of the enrollment period when agencies are faced with ensuring that they are billing the appropriate plan. &amp;nbsp;This session will review steps to ensure that you are doing everything possible to ensure that the patient payer is correct.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Featured Speaker&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.mncha.org/resources/Events/2026%20Events/2026-10%20Open%20Enrollment%20for%20Medicare%20Patients%20How%20Home%20Health%20is%20Impacted/Wild-Regina-headshot.png" alt="" title="" border="0" style="margin: 10px;" align="left" width="176" height="176"&gt;Regina Wild, LPN&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/regina-wild-lpn-crcr-10288838/"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Regina Wild&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt;, LPN&lt;/span&gt;, is currently Director of Managed Care Consulting with &lt;a href="https://healthcareprovidersolutions.com/"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Healthcare Provider Solutions&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. Regina is an experienced healthcare professional with over 15 years of industry experience. She has worked as a nurse, business development professional, and contracting/credentialing specialist. Regina has a deep understanding of the healthcare system and has worked in various healthcare settings, gaining valuable insights into the industry. Regina's primary focus is on Managed Care contracting, where she helps providers maximize reimbursement, strengthen referral relationships, and expand their market presence. She is passionate about assisting healthcare providers in navigating the complexities of the industry and achieving their goals.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;Registration&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Member - Complimentary&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Non-member - $25&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.mncha.org/event-6471395</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 20:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Care Connections: A MNCHA Networking Event (Thursday, October 22, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;MNCHA invites home care professionals, industry partners, and legislators to a &lt;span data-start="156" data-end="185"&gt;networking event&lt;/span&gt; designed to spark meaningful conversation and lasting connections. This is a unique opportunity to engage directly with policymakers and industry leaders on the issues impacting home care in Maryland—all in a relaxed, social setting. Enjoy beer, wine, soda, and heavy hors d’oeuvres while building relationships and exchanging ideas with those shaping the future of home care.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Registration&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Member - $45&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Non-member - $65&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Event Sponsor - $400 [Includes one [1] complimentary ticket, social media call out, table placard, and logo in event details.]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.mncha.org/event-6656997</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>November Digital Advertising (Tuesday, November 10, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h2 data-wacopycontent="1"&gt;Reach New Audiences in Our Newsletter!&lt;br data-wacopycontent="1"&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p data-wacopycontent="1"&gt;Don't miss the chance to advertise in our November e-Newsletter! Connect with over 460 owners, decision-makers, clinicians and staff and increase your reach to 80+ companies across Maryland and Washington, D.C.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-wacopycontent="1"&gt;&lt;span data-wacopycontent="1"&gt;&lt;strong data-wacopycontent="1"&gt;Advertising Opportunities:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul data-wacopycontent="1"&gt;
  &lt;li data-wacopycontent="1"&gt;Vertical Advertising&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li data-wacopycontent="1"&gt;Horizontal Advertising&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li data-wacopycontent="1"&gt;Square Advertising&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li data-wacopycontent="1"&gt;Website Presence - Corporate Logo &amp;amp; Hyperlink [one year]&lt;br data-wacopycontent="1"&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li data-wacopycontent="1"&gt;"Stay Informed" Email - Sponsored Promotional Email includes logo, link to company website, and 50 word blurb.&lt;br data-wacopycontent="1"&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p data-wacopycontent="1"&gt;&lt;em data-wacopycontent="1"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;" data-wacopycontent="1"&gt;The deadline for purchasing November advertising is &lt;strong data-wacopycontent="1"&gt;October 27, 2026.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-wacopycontent="1" align="center"&gt;&lt;em data-wacopycontent="1"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;" data-wacopycontent="1"&gt;&lt;strong data-wacopycontent="1"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.mncha.org/resources/Sponsorship/2025%20Sponsorship/MNCHA%20Digital%20Advertising%20Sizing.pdf" target="_blank" class="stylizedButton buttonStyle001"&gt;View the digital advertising sizing here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.mncha.org/event-6447716</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2026 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Home Health Member Meeting (Tuesday, November 10, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;The Home Health Agency committee meets quarterly to discuss issues, operations, and compliance specific to Medicare-certified Home Health Agencies. Please email &lt;a href="mailto:chouck@mncha.org"&gt;chouck@mncha.org&lt;/a&gt; with any requested meeting agenda topics in advance of this scheduled meeting.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This Committee Meeting is free and open to any MNCHA member working in the Home Health Agency community.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Participation in the meeting is free but registration is required so that you can receive the meeting login information.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.mncha.org/event-6582714</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>PDN Member Meeting (Tuesday, November 10, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Join us for our monthly meeting where we strengthen bonds and grow as we focus on the specialized needs in the MNCHA PDN Member Sector Meeting. &lt;strong&gt;Please Join Us!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;This meeting is open to any MNCHA Member working in PDN.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Participation in the meeting is free but registration is required so that you can receive the meeting login information.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.mncha.org/event-6575780</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2026 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>2026 Home Health Hot Topics Webinar Series (Tuesday, November 10, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h2&gt;&lt;span&gt;If It Wasn't Documented, It Wasn't Done&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;It Wasn't Done: Common Documentation Issues Impacting Home Health Agencies.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;We've all heard the line, "if it wasn't documented, it wasn't done". Join us for this informative session that provides examples of common documentation issues and tips to correct or avoid them and how documentation issues may negatively impact your agency during survey AND under medical review.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Featured Speaker&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.mncha.org/resources/Events/2026%20Events/2026-01%20OASIS-E2%20Update%20State%20Share/Osburn-Jennifer-headshot.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="176" height="176" align="left" style="margin: 10px;"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Jennifer Osburn, RN, HCS-D, COS-C&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-osburn-rn/"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Jennifer Osburn&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt;, RN, HCS-D, COS-C&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;is a Clinical Consultant with &lt;a href="https://healthcareprovidersolutions.com/"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Healthcare Provider Solutions&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (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.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;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.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;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.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Registration&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Member - Complimentary&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Non-member - $25&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.mncha.org/event-6472483</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2026 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>MNCHA Personal Care Member Meeting (Tuesday, November 17, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Please join members of the MNCHA Personal Care Agency community to discuss the unique operational, business growth, and workforce challenges facing your Residential Service Agencies. Members exchange ideas and best practices on how to tackle these challenges, and share other sector-specific news &amp;amp; state updates.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Please email &lt;a href="mailto:chouck@mncha.org"&gt;chouck@mncha.org&lt;/a&gt; with any requested meeting agenda topics in advance of this scheduled meeting.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;This Committee Meeting is free and open to any MNCHA member working in the Personal Care community.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Participation in the meeting is free but registration is required so that you can receive the meeting login information.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.mncha.org/event-6518421</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2026 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>DME Member Meeting (Thursday, November 19, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;The DME committee meets to discuss issues specific to the DME industry. The agenda is set by the participants. Topics such as Medicaid, pre-authorization and competitive bidding are routinely discussed. Please join us!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;If you have specific items you would like to discuss, please email &lt;a href="mailto:chouck@mncha.org" target="_blank"&gt;chouck@mncha.org&lt;/a&gt; with items for the agenda.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Participation in the meeting is free but registration is required so that you can receive the meeting login information.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Registration&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Member - Complimentary&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.mncha.org/event-6613470</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2026 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>2026 Home Health Hot Topics Webinar Series (Tuesday, December 15, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h2&gt;2027 Hot Topics of Implementation for The Coming Year!&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;This session will be a must attend! &amp;nbsp;This session will highlight all of the updates for 2027 and best practices for implementing any changes that agencies may see as a challenge.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Featured Speaker&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.mncha.org/resources/Events/2026%20Events/2026-02%20%20Home%20Health%20CAHPS%20Survey%20(HHCAHPS)%20Changes%20-%20April%202026/Gaboury-Melinda-headshot.png" alt="" title="" border="0" style="margin: 10px;" align="left" width="176" height="176"&gt;Melinda A. Gaboury&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/melinda-gaboury-70b56b79"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Melinda A. Gaboury&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, with more than 33 years in home care, has over 23 years of executive speaking and educating experience, including extensive day to day interaction with home care and hospice professionals. She routinely conducts Home Care and Hospice Reimbursement Workshops and speaks at state association meetings throughout the country. Melinda has profound experience in Medicare PDGM training, billing, collections, case-mix calculations, chart reviews and due diligence. UPIC, RA, ADR &amp;amp; TPE appeals with all Medicare MACs have become the forefront of Melinda’s current impact on the industry. She is currently serving as Chair of the The Alliance/HHFMA Advisory Board and Work Group and is serving on the board of the Home Care Association of Florida and the Tennessee Association for Home Care. Melinda is also the author of the Home Health OASIS Guide to OASIS-E1 and Home Health Billing Answers, 2025.&lt;span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;Registration&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Member - Complimentary&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Non-member - $25&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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