HH-CAHPS: Strategies for Success Beyond Surveys

August 03, 2010 · 10:00 AM PDT
Presenter: Jana Seestedt

Compliance with the new CMS Home Health CAHPS requirement involves more than just surveys. Making the most out of HH-CAHPS requires integrating patient satisfaction into your performance improvement process. Plus, you can use your patient satisfaction data for strategic planning and decision-making—and prepare for tomorrow's opportunities today!

OCS HomeCare, the leading name in home health data intelligence, is offering a complimentary educational webinar that looks into the future to reveal the secrets of HH-CAHPS success for home health agencies.

When you attend this webinar, you'll find out:

• What HH-CAHPS vendors aren’t telling you
• The hidden challenges of HH-CAHPS implementation
• How to access more robust data than what’s publicly reported by CMS
• The evolution of home health data—life after HH-CAHPS
• Ways to integrate data in preparation for value-based purchasing

For more information, please contact OCS at hhcahps@ocsys.com or call 888.325.3396.

Financial Management in the Era of Payment Reform

August 04, 2010 · 09:00 AM PDT

Attend this teleconference on Financial Management and Payment Reform for an overview of some concepts that will help you get your mind around issues related to financial management, including:

• Recommendations for where and how to focus your limited time for the greatest impact on your organization
• A brief discussion of why payment reform and other trends require tighter financial management practices
• New national benchmarks on key financial metrics, by payer, such as days sales outstanding (DSOs) and gross margin
• An introduction to the Financial Monitor – a financial benchmarking system from Simione Consultants and OCS

Light Up the OASIS-C Blackout

August 17, 2010 · 10:00 AM PDT

Home Health Compare and CASPER reports have stopped. This “blackout” of public reporting will continue until Q3 2011 for outcomes measures—over one year later—and Q4 2010 for process measures.

Don’t get left in the dark. Do you know how to get outcomes data during the Medicare Home Health Compare and CASPER blackouts? Do you know how your staff can improve outcomes based on OASIS-C results?

OCS offers a low-cost solution to agencies that rely on these sources for benchmarking data to support performance improvement and marketing efforts.

Join us for this complimentary webinar and find out how you can transition to OASIS-C with OCS and get affordable OASIS-C benchmarking and new process measure results during the Medicare (CMS) blackout.

• Learn about the reporting plans announced by CMS, including new OASIS-C measures to be publicly reported
• Find out how to get data-driven insights on OASIS-C outcomes during the blackout
• Take advantage of monthly outcome analysis and performance improvement reporting
• And more!

NHPCO’s 11th Clinical Team Conference

September 13, 2010 - September 15, 2010
Omni Hotel at CNN Center
Atlanta, GA

Please visit the OCS HomeCare exhibit

OCHCH Fall Conference & Tradeshow

September 15, 2010 - September 16, 2010
Hyatt Regency
Columbus, OH

Sue Blockberger-Miller, Director of Education for OCS, will speak on “OASIS-C Impact: Building a New Model for HHA Performance Improvement”.

NAHC 29th Annual Meeting & Exposition

October 02, 2010 - October 06, 2010
Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center
Grapevine, TX

Visit the OCS HomeCare exhibit

HCap Conference

December 06, 2010 - December 08, 2010
JW Marriott Hotel
Washington, D.C.

Join OCS HomeCare at this conference to discuss the coming trends in the industry.