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    <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2026 20:35:52 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>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Donate to MNCHA to Promote the Home Care Industry in Maryland (Thursday, July 16, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 24px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;Contributions to MNCHA are not deductible as charitable contributions for federal income tax purposes. However, they may be deductible as ordinary and necessary business expenses. Donors should consult their tax advisors regarding the deductibility of their payments. If you wish to contribute an amount in excess of what is listed, please contact us at &lt;a href="mailto:info@mncha.org"&gt;info@mncha.org&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 24px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Contribution amounts:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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  &lt;li style="line-height: 24px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;&lt;span&gt;$75 contribution&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li style="line-height: 24px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;&lt;span&gt;$150 contribution&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li style="line-height: 24px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;&lt;span&gt;$300 contribution&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li style="line-height: 24px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;&lt;span&gt;$500 contribution&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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      <link>https://www.mncha.org/event-6764490</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>
      <link>https://www.mncha.org/event-6472513</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2027 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>2027 Annual Conference Sponsorship (Tuesday, May 04, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;MNCHA’s Annual Conference is our flagship in-person event, offering sponsors a valuable opportunity to showcase their products, services, and expertise directly to home care leaders and decision-makers. Attendees are eager to discover innovative solutions, explore new partnerships, and connect with industry experts who can help strengthen operations, support regulatory compliance, and improve patient care.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;MNCHA represents more than&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;80 member companies&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;, with over&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;70%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;serving the home health and private duty sectors. Our membership connects us with more than&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;460 owners, executives, clinicians, and key decision-makers&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;, including DME providers and other industry partners. Beyond our core membership, MNCHA reaches a network of more than&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;1,800 engaged industry contacts&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;With a variety of sponsorship packages and à la carte opportunities available, sponsors can increase brand visibility, build meaningful relationships, and connect with Maryland and D.C.’s home care community in ways that align with their marketing and business development goals.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div align="center"&gt;
  &lt;a href="https://www.mncha.org/resources/Events/2027%20Events/2027-05%20Conference/2027%20MNCHA%20Sponsorship%20Prospectus.pdf" target="_blank" class="stylizedButton buttonStyle004"&gt;View the full sponsor spec sheet here&lt;/a&gt;
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&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Included with an Exhibit Booth:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;An 8' x 6' area&amp;nbsp;&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;One Chair&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Hotel Wi-Fi&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Electricity, if requested&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Opportunity to purchase registration for additional company representative&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
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&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;em&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Packages are available until February 28, 2027&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&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;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Presenting Sponsor - $15,000 [Exclusive]&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;span&gt;Diamond Sponsor - $10,000 [2 Available]&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;span&gt;Gold Sponsor - $7,500 [4 Available]&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;span&gt;Silver Sponsor - $5,000 [6 Available]&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;span&gt;Bronze Sponsor - $3,000 [8 Available]&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;span&gt;Exhibitor - $2,000&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;span&gt;Lanyard + Name Badge Sponsor - $2,700 [Exclusive]&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;span&gt;WiFi Sponsor - $1,200 [Exclusive]&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;span&gt;Conference Bag Insert [One Marketing Piece per bag] - $1,000&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;span&gt;Charging Station Sponsor - $1,000&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Exhibitor Related Policies:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li style=""&gt;Exhibitors will be professional and respectful of attendees, other exhibitors, and the hotel and conference staff.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li style=""&gt;Exhibitors must register and pay for each representative who will be on-site, above the allotted amount&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li style=""&gt;Swapping or limited substitution of name badges is prohibited&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sleep Room Accommodations&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;The Annual Conference will be held at DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Columbia. To reserve your room under the MNCHA room block &lt;a href="https://www.hilton.com/en/attend-my-event/mnchaannualconference2027/" target="_blank"&gt;click here.&lt;/a&gt; Book before April 3, 2027.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <link>https://www.mncha.org/event-6886080</link>
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