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WellSky + Element5: Increase staff capacity & efficiency with intelligent workflows

Join Eric Gordon, CRO and Co-founder of Element5, and Sue Dallicardillo, Billing Manager at The LTM Group, for a live webinar about workflow automation technology. During this webinar, Sue will share her experience using Element5 workflows within WellSky Home Health. You’ll also learn how Element5 can help your agency increase staff capacity to allow providers to spend less time on administrative work and more time caring for patients, while also accelerating cashflow.
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Understanding and improving Home Health Star Ratings

Join one of the most well-known home health & hospice consultants — Beth Noyce, RN, BSJMC, HCS-C, BCHH-C, COQS — for an important webinar on Home Health Star Ratings, what they mean, and how home health providers can improve their ratings over time.
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The dos and don’ts of how to communicate with someone who is suffering

Supporting clients, caregivers, and loved ones in a time of suffering is a challenge. As an agency you need to be able to equip yourself and your employees with tips and tools on how to navigate those trying times. Download this latest tip sheet from Dr. Carla Cheatham, MA, MDiv, PhD, TRT can help you do that.
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Home Health Value-Based Purchasing: Lessons learned and strategies to improve patient outcomes

We are now one year into the expanded Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) model, In an important educational webinar, WellSky experts will discuss lessons learned under HHVBP so far and what agencies should work on in 2024 to guide their agencies toward success.
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Succeeding in value-based care: How The LTM Group rapidly decreased hospitalization rates of home health patients by leveraging WellSky® Insights

Discover how a leading home health agency, The LTM Group, partnered with WellSky to achieve a 32.8% reduction in hospitalization rate over three months.
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Home health & hospice compliance in 2024: Navigating the latest regulatory changes

Join one of the most influential experts in post-acute healthcare — Sharon Harder, President of C3 Advisors, LLC — for a free webinar that will shed light on regulatory inconsistencies, pinpoint the most common reasons for denials, and offer practical guidance on aligning documentation in the electronic health record to withstand external scrutiny.
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Understanding the CY 2024 Home Health Final Rule: Your agency’s path forward

Join home health industry regulatory expert and advocate, Cindy Campbell, MHA-Healthcare Informatics, BSN, RN, COQS, CHHCM, for an important webinar that will provide in-depth coverage of the final rule and how it will affect your home health agency’s future. As 2023 comes to a close, there is a lot to learn in preparation for a successful year ahead.
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FAQ from the webinar: OASIS-E CAM

In a recent educational webinar from WellSky, Beth Noyce, RN, BSJMC, HCS-C, BCHH-C, COQS, presented a breakdown of the CAM, the correct way to execute the evaluation, and how to apply the results to patient care while setting realistic goals for the patient's overall well-being. In this new tip sheet, Beth provides answers to the most frequently asked questions from the webinar.
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Medicare myths & facts: What does Medicare really pay home health providers for?

Join renowned home health and hospice expert and former CMS MAC and medical review nurse, Annette Lee, RN, MS, HCS-D, COS-C, Founder of Provider Insights, Inc., for an educational, back-to-the-basics webinar on Medicare reimbursement.
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WellSky Enterprise Referral Manager: Introducing the latest innovation to centralize referrals

Join the WellSky team and David Kerns, CEO of The LTM Group, a leading home health organization, for a webinar introducing our latest innovation, WellSky Enterprise Referral Manager for Home Health. Learn about how this new solution improves the referral process with a centralized view of all referrals, integrated referral data sent into the EHR, and synchronized referral activities between agency roles.
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OASIS-E CAM interview: Breaking down the interview elements

Join home health & hospice consultant, Beth Noyce, RN, BSJMC, HCS-C, BCHH-C, COQS, Noyce Consulting, for an educational webinar on a breakdown of the CAM interview, the correct way to execute the interview, and how to apply the results to patient care while setting realistic goals for the patient's overall well-being.
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Good grief: Supporting yourself and others

Join national speaker and bereavement coordinator, Amy Kitsembel, as she shares her knowledge on grief and how it can be done more purposefully. During this webinar, she will discuss how engaging in loss by working and walking through life allows individuals to integrate their experiences and live life more fully.
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FAQ from the webinar: Using free CMS resources to help ensure home health compliance

In a recent webinar, Beth Noyce, provided guidance on how to identify free resources that are available to home health providers, examining how information provided in those resources can identify high-risk practices within your agency, and how to create QAPI plans that will help correct risky practices and prevent future risky behavior. In this new tip sheet, Beth Noyce provides answers FAQ from the webinar.
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The end of the PHE: What home health & hospice providers need to know

Read the latest white paper from Sharon Harder, President and CEO, C3 Advisors, LLC, where she covers the most pressing waiver issues and other legislative provisions that were issued during the PHE, and how providers can remain compliant after May 11, 2023.
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The CY 2024 home health proposed rule: Understanding the impact on your agency & what you can do now

Join home health industry regulatory expert and advocate, Cindy Campbell, MHA-Healthcare Informatics, BSN, RN, COQS, CHHCM, for a timely webinar that will break down the CY2024 home health proposed rule. Cindy will discuss proposed changes, explain the impact on agencies and the future of home healthcare, and outline anticipated actions that providers can take now.
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Home Health Value-Based Purchasing: 8 steps to help build your competitive edge

The national expansion of Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) started its first performance year on January 1, 2023. To support your transition to the new model, we’ve teamed up with experts in home health operations, performance, and technology to help prepare agencies for HHVBP. Use this guide to help your agency succeed under this competitive home health payment structure.
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WellSky CareInsights™ analytics report: Improving home health outcomes using predictive analytics

Download this new report to learn how home healthcare providers decreased rehospitalization rates and improved care efficiency using WellSky CareInsights for Home Health.
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Using free CMS resources to help ensure home health compliance

Keeping your home health agency compliant and free from scrutiny is critical to the success of your organization and your patients. Fortunately, CMS provides free and customizable tools to help guide a compliant QAPI program. Join Beth Noyce, RN, BSJMC, HCS-C, BCHH-C, COQS — for an important webinar on minimizing your home health agency’s risk, including tips for how to take advantage of these CMS tools to build out your QAPI program.
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Successfully hiring, retaining, and managing caregivers: A hot topic in home care

Join us for an exclusive webinar with Brandi Kurtyka, CEO of MissionCare Collective, as she shares data-driven insights, practical strategies, and industry-leading expertise on identifying the ideal caregiver, mastering the hiring process, retention strategies, and what KPIs to track.
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Using patient engagement technology to improve outcomes and lower costs

Join regulatory and consulting expert Cindy Campbell for a webinar on Thursday, May 4, where she’ll discuss the important role of telehealth and patient engagement technology in today’s home-based care environment.
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[FAQ from the webinar] Strategic planning for success in 2023

Read the latest FAQ tip sheet from renowned healthcare expert, Sharon Harder, President, C3 Advisors LLC, to learn tips for strategic planning for home health agencies for success in 2023.
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Home Health and Hospice Compliance Alert: Spring 2023

For nearly two years now, the United States has been in the midst of a PHE which, among other things, introduced a new set of “flexibilities” for providers. Though the current PHE is set to expire on May 11, 2023, there has been an abundance of regulatory activity that will continue to affect home health and hospice providers well into the future. In this compliance alert written by regulatory expert Sharon Harder, we’ll address issues of importance to those leadership teams.
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The end of the public health emergency: What you need to know

The public health emergency (PHE), which was initially declared in January 2020, is finally coming to an end on May 11, 2023. Though you only have a few weeks to prepare, WellSky has invited one of the most well-informed experts in post-acute healthcare — Sharon Harder, President of C3 Advisors, LLC — to present an informational webinar about the end of the PHE and how it will affect home health and hospice providers.
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10 self-care strategies to help care for professional caregivers

We know self-care is extremely important, but lack of time, energy, and money can make it feel impossible. Read the latest tip sheet from Dr. Carla Cheatham, MA MDiv, PhD, TRT to learn 10 self-care strategies to help care for professional caregivers.
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Strategies for recruiting, engaging, and retaining caregivers

Recently, NAHC and MissionCare Collective joined forces to tackle the caregiver shortage by evaluating over 65,000 caregivers nationwide. Attend this webinar to learn about the data they gathered and how it can improve your recruitment, engagement, and retention strategies.
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Setting boundaries as a professional caregiver: How to care without losing yourself

Read the latest white paper from Dr. Carla Cheatham, MA MDiv, PhD, TRT and learn how professional caregivers can set healthy boundaries.
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Personal care and home health collaboration: Driving high value performance

Join Cindy Campbell, MHA-Healthcare Informatics, BSN, RN, Director of Operational Consulting at WellSky; and Michael Slupecki, CEO of Griswold Home Care, as they discuss how home health and personal care agencies can partner together to help keep clients out of the hospital and ultimately increase patient outcomes and satisfaction.
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Opportunities & challenges: The transformation of post-acute care in America

Read the groundbreaking report that reveals how the pandemic changed post-acute care forever. Written by one of post-acute care’s most trusted leaders, Sharon Harder, President of C3 Advisors, LLC, this report reviews the current trends impacting post-acute care providers, now and in the future. Opportunities & challenges: The transformation of post-acute care in America.
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Navigating cultural differences: Caring deeply for ourselves and others

On an almost daily basis, agencies must navigate cultural differences with caregivers, clients, and family members. However, in order for us to deliver better care in a situation that requires navigating cultural differences, we must first identify our own unconscious biases before we can expect them to change. Join Dr. Carla Cheatham, MA, MDiv, PhD, TRT, as she discusses how to practice looking at situations from others’ perspectives, with the ultimate goal of delivering the best care experience we can.
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How Caprock Home Health Services used WellSky analytics to revamp culture, improve performance, and catalyze growth

Discover how Caprock Home Health Services, the largest family-owned home health provider in Texas, used WellSky’s analytics solutions to supercharge clinical insights, revamp staff training and operations, and accelerate their growth strategy.
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How Deer Meadows used WellSky CareInsights to supercharge growth by empowering clinicians

As home health shifts rapidly toward value-based care, agencies need easily accessible data and actionable predictive insights to improve performance and drive growth. Read this new case study to learn how Deer Meadows achieved these improvements by using WellSky CareInsights for Home Health.
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Leadership now: where workforce and value-based performance meet

Join WellSky for a webinar that will help home health and hospice leaders understand the synergies between workforce optimization and value-based performance initiatives. This webinar will explore proven strategies that can support the development of top talent and have a demonstrable impact on overall agency performance.
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FAQs from the webinar: The 2022 Home Health Proposed Rule: A glimpse into the future of home health

Renowned home health consultant Sharon Harder and clinical expert Jill Dyer, BSN, RN, HCS-D, HCS-O recently presented a webinar unpacking the key elements of the home health proposed rule, including the VBP expansion, Quality Reporting Program changes, and infusion therapy payment updates. Now, Sharon and Jill provide extensive answers to the most frequently asked questions from the webinar.
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The 2022 home health proposed rule: A glimpse into the future of home health

Join renowned consultant Sharon Harder and clinical expert Jill Dyer, BSN, RN, HCS-D, HCS-O for a timely, free webinar that will provide in-depth coverage of all the changes CMS is proposing for 2022 that your team needs to understand as you prepare for the year ahead.
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FAQs from the webinar: What COVID-19 has taught us: Legal, operational, & regulatory perspectives for home health & hospice providers

Three home health and hospice experts, Sharon Harder, Jill Dyer, BSN, RN, HCS-D, HCS-O, and Robert Markette, CHC, HCS-C provide responses to the most frequently asked questions from their recent webinar on the lessons learned from COVID-19.
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What COVID-19 has taught us: Legal, operational & regulatory perspectives for home health & hospice providers

Join us for a session on the many lessons learned from COVID-19 and what providers need to know now and into the foreseeable future, all through a legal, operational, and regulatory lens.
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Accelerating interoperability in the post-COVID-19 digital revolution

In this timely discussion, interoperability experts at Kno2 will explain how you can leverage digital solutions to meet interoperability requirements, reduce provider burden, and drive patient satisfaction.
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FAQs from the webinars: YOUR AGENCY vs. COVID-19 & Telehealth and COVID-19: The legal, compliance, and operational angles for home health & hospice

Sharon Harder, Jill Dyer, BSN, RN, HCS-D, HCS-O, and Robert W. Markette provide responses to the most frequently asked questions from their recent webinars on the regulatory changes surrounding telehealth as well as other legal, compliance, and operational issues of COVID-19.
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Recognizing and instituting emergency procedures

In this free video, Barbara Katz, RN, MSN reviews how to recognize and institute emergency procedures.
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On grief and living after loss: Practical guidance for care professionals

In this on-demand webinar, social worker and bereavement coordinator Amy Kitsembel presents practical strategies to provide self-care and explains the value of ritual as we live with loss and provide care to others.