The world of home care is constantly changing. Just look at a few news items of late: Optum, a division of UnitedHealth Group, buys LHC Group. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services gives Medicare Advantage plans an 8.5% payment raise for 2023. And gas prices continue to squeeze home care providers on the labor front. Complicated times. Which is why the McKnight’s Home Care Online Expo does not come a moment too soon.
Next Thursday’s free, all-day event offers a wealth of programming to help cover the developments that affect home care providers on a daily basis. The following four continuing education-accredited webinars anchor the day.
Session 1 – 11 a.m.-12 p.m. ET
How interoperability and patient engagement drive ROI and outcomes
Speakers:
· Doc DeVoe, Director, Enterprise Interoperability, MatrixCare
· Nick Knowlton, VP Strategic Initiatives, ResMed Board Chair, CommonWell Health Alliance
· Melissa Kozak, President, Citus Health
Session 2 – 12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m. ET
Hospital at home: New opportunities in acute care
Speakers:
· Rami Karjian, CEO, Medically Home
· Anne Tumlinson, CEO, ATI Advisory
· Charles McDonough, CEO, Interim Healthcare of the Upstate
Session 3 – 2 p.m.-3 p.m. ET
Hand hygiene: Overcoming myths and challenges in home health
Speakers:
· Mary McGoldrick, MS, RN, CRNI, FAAN, Home Care and Hospice Consultant, Home Health Systems Inc.
· Lori Moore, MPH, BSN, RN, CPPS, Clinical Educator, Healthcare, GOJO Industries Inc.
Session 4 – 3:30 p.m.-4:30 pm ET
Outcomes ownership: Disease state management from the clinician, patient and caregiver perspective
Speakers:
· Karen Espenshade, BS, RN, Senior Consultant, Clinical Operations, Cardinal Health™
· Joyce Bennett RN, BSN, WCC, CCM, Clinical Operations Consultant, Cardinal Health™ at-Home
In addition to the webinars, there is a virtual trade floor with exhibitors to interact with and a live chat where you can talk to your peers. Need a sweetener? You don’t have to leave your office to obtain top-notch information to bring back home.
A note to our long-term care facility friends: you don’t have to be a home care operator to attend this event. If you are a senior care or living operator and are interested in finding out more about the world of home care, you are more than welcome to come. It’s not too late to register for the free, online experience. Can’t wait to see you there!
Liza Berger is editor of McKnight’s Home Care. Email her at [email protected].
