Education for New Hampshire’s Home Care Professionals
Education Committee Charge
The Education Committee and Alliance staff offer various educational programs throughout the year. We strive to meet identified needs across the membership spectrum. Have a topic idea? Contact us!
This section is broken down into categories for ease of finding the program of your choice. For a more complete listings of Education Programs, visit our Calendar of Events page.
Workshops & Conferences
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Upcoming Events
- August 18, 2020
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm - August 19, 2020
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm - August 20, 2020
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm - August 21, 2020
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Need Advanced Training NOW? OASIS Answers has created a live virtual event that takes place for an hour a day over 4 days called INSTANT OASIS HACKS from August 18 -21 4:00 – 5:00 pm eastern In this series attendees are introduced to some “behind the scenes” HACKS that OAI’s experts use to organize, highlight, and quickly (more…)
- Characteristics of a Leader
September 3, 2020
8:45 am - 1:00 pm - Conflict Resolution Through Communication
September 17, 2020
8:45 am - 1:00 pm - Motivating Employees
October 1, 2020
8:45 am - 1:00 pm - Team Building
October 15, 2020
8:45 am - 1:00 pm - Project Management
October 29, 2020
8:45 am - 1:00 pm - Putting It All Together
November 12, 2020
8:45 am - 1:00 pm
Our leadership training teaches leaders new skills and helps them realize their potential. Grow your own leaders by empowering your existing and emerging managers with effective leadership training. Successful leadership produces its own rewards by shaping a culture that engages staff. How are you developing the next leader for your team? Join (more…)
- October 7, 2020
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Onsite program in Concord area; location to be announced. EACH AGENCY REGISTRATION ACCESSES UP TO 10 Participants. Program Description & Overview: Talk Objectives: What is the New Hampshire Professionals Health Program? Who are the “Stakeholders” in the program? What are Monitoring Agreements? What are the roles of the various boards involved in licensure? Requirements for (more…)
- 2- day workshop
October 21, 2020 - October 22, 2020
8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Blueprint for OASIS Accuracy OASIS-D data set 2- Day Workshop OASIS data collection continues to evolve! This workshop provides instruction on the significant changes implemented with OASIS-D based on the most current CMS guidance available. This effective, up-to-the-minute education is targeted for field data collectors, their supervisors, OASIS educators and reviewers, quality improvement staff, (more…)
- May 5, 2021 - May 7, 2021
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Upcoming Events
- August 26, 2020
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Leaders working in any sector of the healthcare industry are accustomed to managing change, from constant advances in technology, government regulations and insurance requirements, to name a few. COVID-19 has presented challenges unlike any we’ve ever seen. This webinar will explore strategies for deepening connections with employees by aligning them more closely to your organization’s (more…)
Upcoming Webinar Courses
Upcoming Events
- Eligibility Requirements & Notice of Election
August 13, 2020
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm - Details of Medicare Claims Processing
August 20, 2020
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm - Face-to-Face, Hospice Cap, HIS & Top 5 Denial Reasons
August 27, 2020
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
HOSPICE BILLING SERIES TOPICS Part 1 – Eligibility Requirements & Notice of Election Part 2 – Details of Medicare Claims Processing Part 3 – Face-to-Face, Hospice Cap, HIS & Top 5 Denial Reasons Hospice billing staff are extremely valuable in the assurance that you are maximizing reimbursement in the most timely manner. Medicare billing (more…)
- 8.13.20 The Aide’s Role in Nutrition and Hydration
August 13, 2020
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm - 9.10.20 The Aide’s Role in Caring for Patients During a Pandemic
September 10, 2020
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Why Participate? An investment in staff education is an investment in quality customer service for all types of agencies. For home health and hospice agencies, these hour-long webinars can be used to help meet the 12 hours per year educational requirements under the Medicare Conditions of Participation. For all providers, an educational investment in your (more…)
- Session 2: Coding and Its Impact on Reimbursement
August 18, 2020
11:00 am - 12:15 pm - Session 3: Understanding Common Diagnostic Areas – Where Coding Mistakes Occur: Part 1
August 25, 2020
11:00 am - 12:15 pm - Session 4: Understanding Common Diagnostic Areas – Where Coding Mistakes Occur: Part 2
September 1, 2020
11:00 am - 12:15 pm
This course is structured for the beginner coder or clinician to understand basic coding. This program series will provide attendees with an overview of how to assign ICD-10 codes and review the coding guidelines for ICD-10 Please bring your ICD-10-CM Manual to class! Beginner Coding for Home Health – Web Series August 11, 18, (more…)
- August 31, 2020
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Hospice Election Statement Changes Effective October 2020….Are you ready? This webinar will review the detail changes to the Hospice Election Statement that will go into effect October 2020. In addition to the Election Statement itself, there will also be an addendum requirement that will include many clinicians needing to fully understand what is allowed and (more…)
- September 10, 2020
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
More than 420 new codes take effect for FY 2021 along with several revisions in code descriptions and requirements. This webinar goes beyond providing your staff with the code changes for October 1st and combines the impact of the updated coding guidelines. Any updated codes impacting PDGM, effective January 1, 2020, will also be reviewed. (more…)
- Session 1: Principles of Pharmacology and Pharmacy Practice
September 30, 2020
3:00 pm - 4:15 pm - Session 2:Medications Used in the Treatment of Cardiovascular and Respiratory Conditions
October 28, 2020
3:00 pm - 4:15 pm - Session 3: Medications Used in the Treatment of Diabetes
November 18, 2020
3:00 pm - 4:15 pm - Session 4: Medications Used in the Treatment of Pain and Inflammation
December 16, 2020
3:00 pm - 4:15 pm
Home health clinicians encounter all types of medications in their patients’ medicine cabinets and it is important that they are well-grounded in pharmacology. This webinar series will cover the key principles of pharmacology and review medications used to treat common diseases and conditions. Series participants will learn concepts important to the use of medications (more…)
- December 31, 2020
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Wound care is an essential part of home care, but staffing all the necessary visits can be challenging for most agencies. This multi-part series will give your nurses the tools they need to properly train nursing assistants and confidently delegate wound care — all within each person’s scope of practice. The series includes basic wound (more…)
- December 31, 2020
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
This series will give the paraprofessional the skills to communicate with a client with mental illness, understand the symptoms of mental illness, what to report to the care manager on the case and how to assist a client to maintain their overall self-care management. Providing staff with the skills to understand the client with mental (more…)
- January 1, 2021
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Therapy non-compliance is a problem. Often home care patients are not complying correctly with their prescribed therapy schedule, which results in an unnecessarily heightened risk of morbidity, mortality and higher health costs. Emphasis has now shifted to an agreement between patients and practitioners about the course of treatment. This reframing sets the stage for therapy (more…)
Other Programs of Interest
Webinars From Alliance for Home Health Quality and Innovation
Train the Trainer Series for Caregivers working with Mental Illness
The New England Quality Innovation Network
Upcoming Events
- August 26, 2020
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Leaders working in any sector of the healthcare industry are accustomed to managing change, from constant advances in technology, government regulations and insurance requirements, to name a few. COVID-19 has presented challenges unlike any we’ve ever seen. This webinar will explore strategies for deepening connections with employees by aligning them more closely to your organization’s (more…)
Please let us know of programs that would interest to our membership. All public notices are subject to Alliance approval.