Outcomes Management

The Future of Homecare: Pay for Performance and Disease Management..But It’s Still All About Outcomes 
The pay-for-performance movement is picking up momentum across the country and it is one key in helping the healthcare system shift to a much-needed focus on the quality…Read more   

Health Literacy and it’s Implications for Home Care 
Health literacy plays a major role in patient outcomes. The newest research findings on health literacy are staggering. The population that seeks homecare has the largest statistics…Read more  

Telehealth

Philip’s National Study on the future of Technology and Telehealth in Home Care: Implications for the Future
The healthcare system is changing. With the new disease management and pay for performance initiatives on the table, homecare agencies are questioning their roles…Read more 

  

Stratifying Patients for Telehealth: CHF, Diabetes, and Respiratory Disease - CEU's Available
Telehealth presents new opportunities for homecare agencies to optimize patient outcomes. Yet many agencies struggle with telehealth because they don’t know who should…Read more 

Telehealth as a Business and Clinical Solution in Home Care - CEU's Available
In this outcomes driven market, it is important to find the technology tools that can assist in reducing acute care hospitalizations and keep patients healthy. The recent Philips study…Read more  

Home Health Pay for Performance: An Overview 
Medicare has various initiatives to encourage improved quality of care in all health care settings. One of these initiatives is Pay for Performance. The trials are currently underway in…Read more 

Using Public Relations and Marketing to Generate Referrals in Home Care 
Accurately differentiating a home health care business from competitors and getting that information in front of the right people at the right time is essential to growth in a competitive…Read more 

Best Practices for Home Care Marketing 
An important trait among today’s top homecare agencies is a sophisticated sales and marketing plan. But what works and what doesn’t work? In this 30 minute presentation…Read more 

Luncheon Education Strategies: Getting Those Referrals with Great Presentations 
Currently, there are over 9000 certified homecare agencies in the U.S. and the number is growing. The days of the Mom and Pop organizations are long gone. With pay for performance…Read more 

Setting Up Your Community Programs with Corporate Sponsorship; Getting That Funding! - CEU's Available
Pay for Performance and disease management are coming and they are bringing with them a familiar face – community outreach programs. Just as in the old days of public health…Read more 

 

Patient-Centered Medical Homes: Unraveling the Mystery - CEU's Available
The concept of the Medical Home has been around since 1967. But why is it important now and what does it mean for the patient? This 30 minute presentation will give an overview…Read more  

How to Retain Qualified Home Care Staff in a Competitive Market - CEU's Available
Recruiting and retaining quality home care staff in today’s market may sound impossible but it is realistic if managers implement the proper strategies. With the nursing shortage and the lack…Read more 

Magnet Status for Home Health Care Agencies: The Time Has Come! 
By 2009, the nursing shortage will reach a critical level with homecare agencies seriously affected. Since 1994, the Magnet Hospital Recognition Program has been in place and magnet hospitals…Read more 

Newly Added

Soar To Success with Cardiac Disease Management - CEU's Available
This webinar presents all of the critical program components including cardiac risk stratification, algorithms, patient education tools, and telehealth strategies. You will be shown examples of REAL TOOLS that your agency can use to market your program to payers, physicians and clients! Read more 

Start A Diabetes Disease Management Program - CEU's Available
Diabetes is both a catastrophic chronic condition and an economic driver of healthcare costs. Home Health Care agencies have a unique opportunity to promote disease management initiatives that positively impact the health of diabetic clients and save healthcare dollars! Read more 

Strategies for Success in P4P: What Agencies Need to Know and Do - CEU's Available
Pay 4 Performance is here and agencies will need to secure new tools and strategies that will guarantee their success. According to a recent study on health literacy, homecare patients have the largest percentage of health illiteracy. Understanding the problem of health literacy is paramount if higher levels of self-management and patient outcomes are to be achieved. Read more 

Implementing a COPD Telehealth Program: Best Practices, Tools & Strategies - CEU's Available
This 75 minute webinar will provide attendees with strategies, solutions and best practices for implementing a telehealth program to improve self-management in COPD patients. Risk stratification, health literacy issues and evidence-based practices will be discussed. Attendees will see examples of real tools such as telehealth pathways, questionnaires and patient education materials that have been utilized in successful COPD telemanagement programs. Read more 

CHF Disease Management and OASIS-C: From Creation to Marketing - CEU's Available
In this webinar, participants will learn what P4P is all about, and strategies to start a CHF Disease Management Program.  Best practice tools, tips and strategies will be discussed. The role of clinical pathways, standardized patient education, staff education, and telehealth will be highlighted. CHF chronic disease management is a top priority in healthcare today and an important part of homecare's business model. Read more 

Smooth Sailing In the "C" of OASIS Best Practices, Tools and Strategies for Success! - CEU's Available
In this webinar, you will see winning tools and hear specific tips and strategies to help your agency position itself for the next "wave" of change with Value Based Purchasing. Is your agency struggling to ensure success with the new process indicators of OASIS C? You will achieve "smooth sailing" when you implement best practices and standardize your care for chronic disease management.  Read more 

Beyond Oasis C: Tackling Diabetes Disease Management in Homecare  - CEU's Available
In this presentation attendees will learn agency strategies from the top down to implement a Diabetes Disease Management program.  Attendees will learn the "whys" of disease management and the "how's".  The diabetic Self-Management Education standards will be discussed and strategies for teaching patients will be highlighted.  Educational guidelines for clinicians, documentation requirements, and the essentials of patient education will be presented.  Read more 

Healthcare Reform's Focus on Outcomes...From Care Transitions to Medical Homes: The Role of Pt. Education  - CEU's Available
With the signing of national healthcare reform into law, the U.S. healthcare system faces almost immediate — and substantial — transformation.  New options and delivery systems models will be available for homecare as CMS moves into long-term chronic disease management.  One key ingredient that is frequently overlooked or not linked to these reforms is patient education.  In this presentation, attendees will learn the role of health literacy,  the importance of standardized patient education and the key that quality education plays in outcomes, marketing and success in the new world of healthcare.   Concrete examples of tips and tools, including the innovative, evidence-based Stoplight tools, will be presented. Read more 

New Directions in Chronic Disease Management under Healthcare Reform: Opportunities for Skilled and Non-Skilled Homecare  - CEU's Available
The new healthcare reform bill, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 expands community health initiatives, and creates new opportunities for home-based care for individuals with chronic conditions.  In this presentation, attendees will learn about the proposed expansion of the healthcare delivery system, the role of value based purchasing, care transitions opportunities, and reforms in Medicare and Medicaid, such as the accountable care organizations.  Tips, tools and strategies for both skilled and non-skilled agencies are presented.  Read more 

Care transitions and Homecare: Opportunity Knocking  - CEU's Available
On April 13, 2009 the Centers for Medicare and medicaid Services (CMS) announced the selection of 14 communities to participate in its Care Transitions Program, a post-acute program aimed at reducing the number of re-hospitalizations for older adults when they are transitioning from the hospital to a skilled nursing facility or to home.  Read more 

All Aboard the Care Transitions Express - CEU's Available
In this presentation, attendees will learn about the significant opportunities that are outlined in the new healthcare reform bill.  Tips, tools, strategies and marketing tips will be presented.  Read more 

Stepping Up to Transitional Care with Cardiac Disease Management- CEU's Available
In this webinar, attendees will learn the benefits of developing a Cardiac Disease Program to become a collaborative partner in the new transitional care initiatives. .  Read more 

Blue Ocean Strategies for Home Care: Transitional Care Best Practices for CHF, COPD, and Diabetes- CEU's Available
In this webinar focuses on the impact of Healthcare reform on Chronic Disease Management and the tools and strategies required to successfully manage patients with CHF, COPD, and Diabetes. Read more 

Free WebinarImproving Outcomes with Patient Education 
In this presentation, attendees will learn about the healthcare reform initiatives pushing for standardized patient education, as well as the government and regulatory body actions to incorporate plain language, teach back, and low literacy measures into patient education.