Purpose: The Home Care Academy has been formed to provide a learning environment to support the informational, educational and operational growth of home health managers and executives. The Academy will offer valuable and timely offerings from key industry leaders with hands-on expertise knowledge on a wide range of topics.

• PPS-90 days and Counting: an analysis of the transition to PPS, the impact on patients, providers, and referral sources
• OASIS-The Clinical Link to Reimbursement-a practical workshop designed to enhance OASIS scoring practices and to assist agency staff with achieving the HHRGs that best fit the patients’ needs
• PPS Billing Basic Training: this workshop is designed for billing and reimbursement staff for accurate and timely billing processes and a hands-on experience with preparing clean claims and RAPs
• Telemedicine: The Link to the Future in Home Care Delivery-this workshop will feature reports from a group of agencies employing remote patient monitoring from both video and physiologic monitoring systems. Implications for the future of home care will be discussed
• Clinical Supervision in a PPS Environment: this 4 hour workshop will focus on the role and responsibilities of middle managers under PPS. Key performance indicators will be reviewed and practical strategies for managing professional staff resources will be covered.
• Disease State Management and Home Health: this workshop will focus on the disease management model and identify the role that home health providers can play in DSM. Examples of disease management strategies and protocols will be presented
• Cost Containment Strategies for the Home Health Executive: this workshop will focus on the allocation of scarce resources, both financial and human in a cost containment environment. Presenters will focus on specific expense areas to target, and present examples of successful cost cutting measures.
• Corporate Compliance for the Home Care Agency: this presentation will focus on the OIG plan for home care and will highlight the necessary components of a successful compliance program in home care. Strategies for implementing a successful program will be given along with a set of audit tools to monitor corporate compliance
• HOME CARE 101-this series of workshops is designed for the manager who is new to the industry. It will provide in depth information overviewing the historical development of the home care industry, a review of the current market, a review of regulations and standards for home care and a survivor guide to managing home care from an operational perspective. (suggest 4 or 5 sessions each 2 hours)
• Financial Statements for the Non Financial Manager-this workshop will provide detailed review of common financial reports used by the home health manager. Specifics will include, income statements, balance sheets, cash flow statements, and budgets. Key information that is needed by clinical managers will be highlighte