Feelings of suicide are amplified in a global pandemic compounded by the increase in social isolation. The current pandemic will lead to increased suicide risk for certain vulnerable populations. Quarantines and social distancing may trigger suicidal thoughts. Learn who is vulnerable, how you can assess suicidality, and strategies you can utilize to prevent suicide in (more…)
Put On Your Policy Hat If you have always wanted to play a role in shaping public policy, we invite you to join our Legislative Committee. This member-driven group reviews state & federal legislation, recommends policy positions to the Alliance’s Board of Directors, advises the staff on strategy, and gets involved in State House activities. (more…)
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION Another Coding season began on October 1, 2020. As always there are new deleted and revised ICD-10 codes. Accurate coding plays an intricate part in reimbursement and accuracy in home health. There are almost 70,000 codes and while a coder will probably never use most of these, it is important to know (more…)
This program is for both frontline and leadership staff and how they can effectively engage self care strategies regardless of their level within their organization. Being mentally tough means individuals are equipped to do what needs to be done regardless of how they feel or even if they like it. Pam and Vik will explore (more…)
Wednesday, March 11, 2020 at 10:00 AM (2 Hours) Private Duty/CFI Group meeting 30 P Capital Room Wednesday, June 17, 2020 at 10:00 AM (2 Hours) Private Duty/CFI Group meeting VIRTUAL MEETING Wednesday, September 9, 2020 at 10:00 AM (1 Hour) Private Duty/CFI Group meeting VIRTUAL MEETING Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at 10:00 AM (1 (more…)
Quarterly meetings on the second Wednesday of March, June, Sept, December Rehab Affinity Group Virtual Meeting for Sept Rehab Managers Meeting Wed, Sep 9, 2020 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM (EDT) Please join my meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone. https://www.gotomeet.me/HomeCareNH/rehab-managers-meeting You can also dial in using your phone. United States: +1 (more…)
Clinical Documentation Improvement Including Virtual Visits Wednesday, December 16, 2020 1:00pm-2:30pm Program Description: Clinical Documentation is “telling the patient’s story” and clearly showing the value of the home care services. Few people see the patient and everyone else must read the story. To provide a foundation for CDI Programs, agencies must educate clinicians and provide (more…)
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…)
September CQI Meeting The login information for next Thursday’s remote CQI meeting is below. You don’t need to register ahead of time, it’s just a join link. Add the app to your phone, get a comfy chair, and join me at 9:00 am. If possible, please use your camera so we can feel (more…)
COVID-19 won’t stop us from coming together! Plan now to zoom to a Membership Meeting on December 17th from 9:00 – 10:30am. Our guest speakers are Rebecca Sky, Executive Director of the NH State Commission on Aging, and Denise White, RN, from Huggins Hospital, who will discuss stress and burnout. Plus, we’ll have time for (more…)
OASIS INSTANT Hacks Series is a unique and hands-on learning experience where attendees learn some “behind the scenes” HACKS that OAI’s experts use to organize, highlight, and quickly access key CMS guidance as we teach Blueprint for OASIS Accuracy workshops, conduct audits, and respond to provider questions through OAI’s day-to-day management of the CMS Home Health (more…)
Your direct care staff need quality educational offerings on caregiver topics important to them, and we have it! This specialized monthly newsletter series, geared for direct care staff, offers a concise handout on topics of interest to your team, and a good tool to refer to later on. These are printable .pdfs, and are accompanied (more…)
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…)
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…)
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…)
We have rescheduled the Blueprint for OASIS program for October 27-29, 2022. (more…)
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