Volume 12, Number 36 — October 4, 2023
Dear Healthcare at Home Colleague,
We have a lot to share with you over the next two weeks before we leave for the NAHC Annual Convention. Will we see you there? From the D.C. area, we will be heading to Chicago the following week for the HCAOA National Home Care Conference. The Rowan Report may be published a day or two later than normal those weeks, as we bring you the latest news and information from the two largest national conferences of the year. If you plan to attend either or both, please say hello. We will be bringing an important announcement about the future of The Rowan Report that we are keeping under our hats until then.
Before we begin our weekly news summary, please join me in welcoming our newest sponsor: Select Data. We will be telling you much more about the new OASIS and coding accuracy system the Anaheim, California company has just released, but for now we give them a moment to introduce themselves:
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Select Data will be the official sponsor of our ongoing AI reports. We will be describing their revolutionary AI system in coming weeks. Until then, read about the Select Data strategic partner program by clicking their ad below or stop by and see them in booth #1025 in the NAHC exhibit hall.
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Speaking of sponsors, if you are headed to DC for the NAHC conference, take some time to visit our longtime featured sponsor, Homecare Homebase:
"Streamlining your workflow, compliance, and scheduling is just a few steps away! Visit Homecare Homebase at booth 613 to see how our cutting-edge technology is revolutionizing home health care."
After the volume of interest in last week's article about OIG Exclusions, we follow up with guest author Roger Shindell's detailed study of exclusion screening, a mandatory activity for healthcare providers participating in government payer programs. If that is you, you will want to read his explanation of who must be screened and why screening is important.
Medicaid contractors, their case managers, and their patient advocates in Colorado are at their wits end -- many at career end -- over what they describe as a premature implementation of a software system that manages patient eligibility and provider payments. Nearly every user of the system insists it should have stayed in beta testing for many more months. One advocate knows of only one patient out of hundreds who has not had an improper break in Medicaid eligibility since July 5. We got inside the heart of the controversy that some say is damaging patients, leaving home care providers unpaid, and causing many advocates to seek other jobs.
How about you? Are you thinking of changing careers too? Selling a home care business is not as simple as it might sound. Guest author Greg Schriber offers tips to prepare your business, and yourself, for the process.
In this week's AI update, we examine a recent minor controversy around OpenAI's ChatGPT. We explain why it was temporarily limited to providing answers only based on old Internet data, which apparently led to the now-legendary "AI hallucinations."
We will be looking for you in DC and Chicago, with news of our own. Scroll down for information about meetings and events planned by Michigan, North Carolina, New York, Virginia, and Texas.
Have a great week. Keep making a difference!
Understanding OIG Exclusion Screening Requirements: Who Needs to Be Screened?
Office of Inspector General (OIG) exclusion screening is a crucial regulatory mandate aimed at ensuring the integrity of healthcare programs and preventing participation by individuals or entities with a history of healthcare-related offenses.
When Software Kills
When Colorado Medicaid implemented a new patient management system before it was ready, patients started having their authorizations denied, which led to tragedies.
ChatGPT Integrates with Bing
For a brief time, ChatGPT from OpenAI was unable to use available Internet information newer than September, 2021. That has been resolved and the competition for your AI dollars between OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft has resumed. Are they all ready for Home Care yet? We give it a solid 'maybe.'
Transformative Trends in Home Care: Strategies for Successful Business Sale
Selling a home care business is not as simple as it might sound. Guest author Greg Schriber offers tips to prepare your business, and yourself, for the process.
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2023 NAHC Annual Meeting & Exposition *
"One Voice, Many Stories"
October 15-17
Gaylord Hotel and Conference Center
National Harbor, MDKeynote Speakers:
- Ben Nemtin, New York Times bestselling author of "What Do You Want to Do Before You Die?"
- Summer Napier, NAHC Director of Grassroots Advocacy
- Bill Dombi, NAHC President
2023 National Home Care Conference*
Home Care Association of AmericaOctober 23-24, 2023
Hilton Chicago
Chicago, IL
Vision – Plan – Succeed: 2023 Leadership Conference
Association for Home & Hospice Care of North Carolina
October 29-31, 2023
Renaissance Hotel Ashville, NCFeatured speakers:
Bill Dombi, Melinda Gaboury, Tim Rogers, Nick Seabrook, Mark Sharp, Robert Markette, Mark Kulik, and more.
Ignite Your Revenue Engine - Virtual
HomeCareSales
November 1-3, 2023
Strategic Analysis and Provider Guidance
CMS CY2024 Final Rule Cuts to Home Health
Axxess
November 9, 2023
2 PM CST
Unlocking Home Care Agency Efficiency with AI
Virtual Workshop
Automation Edge
Nov 8, 2023
11 a.m. CST
Home Health Final Rule: Clinical & Financial Strategies for Success in 2024
McBee Associates
Nov 8, 2023
1:30 - 2:30 p.m. EST
Virtual
Automating Your Compliance Process in Home Care
AxisCare and CareAcademy
Nov 8. 2023
12 p.m. CT
Virtual
Call for Speaker Proposals
Association for Home & Hospice Care of North Carolina (AHHC) Annual Convention and Expo
April 7-10, 2024
Raleigh Convention CenterThe deadline to submit a proposal is November 15, 2023.
2023 Annual Conference – Hybrid Hospice & Palliative Care
Hospice & Palliative Care Association of New York State
November 13-14, 2023
Albany Marriott Hotel
Albany, NY
Understanding the CY 2024 Home Health Final Rule:
Your agency's path forward
WellSky
Nov 15, 2023
Presented by Cindy Campbell, MHA-Healthcare Informatics, BSN, RN, COQS, CHHCM
12 p.m. CST
Request for Speakers: 2024 Annual Conference
Indiana Association for Home Health Care
April 16-17, 2024
The deadline to submit proposals is November 17, 2023.
Safety Matters: Protecting Home Care Workers from Violence
National Association for Home Care & Hospice
Nov 29, 2023
3:00 - 4:00 p.m. EST
Rapid Competency and Quality Improvement Training
CMS
November 30, 2023
1:00 p.m. EST
Safety Matters:
Protecting Home Care Workers from ViolenceNational Association for Home Care and Hospice
Nov 29, 2023
3 p.m. - 4 p.m. EST
2023 Virtual Annual Conference
Virginia Association for Homecare and HospiceOpening Date:November 15
Turning Lemons into Lemonade: Developing resilience in the face of change
McBee
Dec 6, 2023
1:00 p.m. EST
CRM Showcase:Empowering Reps for Smarter, More Efficient Growth
Trella Health
December 12, 2023
12 p.m. EST
Don't be Late for Section GGPrepare now for the new Discharge Function Score
NetSmart
Dec 12, 2023
2:00 p.m. EST
CRM Showcase: Empowering Reps for Smarter, More Efficient Growth
Trella Health
Dec 12, 2023
12 p.m. EST
Excavate-Tell-Affirm
Brand Leadership Summit
Revealing Genius
Dec 7-15, 2023
1 p.m. - 2 p.m. EST
RCM Success Toolkit:
Insights for RCM Leaders
NetSmart
December 14, 2023
2:00 p.m. EST
Understanding, Identifying, and Overcoming Conscious and Unconscious Bias
Home Care Pulse
Ongoing
FREE Sample Course
Home Health and Hospice Summit
HealthCare Synergy
January 10, 2024
Renaissance Hotel
Long Beach, CA
Home Care 100*
Lincoln Intelligence Group
January 21-24, 2024
The Fairmont Scottsdale Princess
Scottsdale, AZ
AGILE: Axxess Growth, Innovation and Leadership Experience*
Axxess
April 21-24, 2024
Irving Convention Center
Dallas, TX
Annual Conference & Trade Show
Michigan HomeCare & Hospice Association
May 8-9, 2024
Radisson of Kalamazoo
2024 KHCA Annual Conference
Kentucky Home Care Association
August 14-15, 2024
Embassy Suites by Hilton Lexington/UK Coldstream
Lexington, KY
Insight2024
6th Annual Forum on Coding, OASIS & Quality
McBee
Aug 5-7, 2024
Sheraton Overland Park Hotel at the Convention Center
Overland Park, Kansas
Agency Amplify
HomeCareSales
Recurring
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