Volume 12, Number 25 — June 14, 2023
Dear Healthcare at Home Colleague,
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While we continue to focus on technology issues you want to learn – those that help with staff recruiting and retention and the rapid rise of Artificial Intelligence in healthcare, we also attended two high-level conferences in the past two weeks and are still processing all we learned. We will bring it to you a little at a time, including profiles of new technology vendors with great plans to improve your patient outcomes or streamline your operations or raise satisfaction scores, or all of the above.
We also found a scathing report on hospice abuses, which we summarize this week for you, along with a plethora of URLs for your further study of the problem. You will find it a combination of a little good and quite a bit of bad news for that sector.
Staff writer Heather Thompson continues to delve into the mysteries of Chat-GPT and GPT-4 this week. She is getting better and better at querying the tools and accomplishing two important results. We are learning about the capabilities of AI and about the ways it can be -- and should not be -- deployed in healthcare. Personally, I have learned a lot from her research, and I hope you are benefiting as well.
The coming weeks will feature some summer travel opportunities, at least one of which will match your needs. The NAHC Financial Managers Conference is set for July 16-18 in New Orleans. "Bring Care Home" is the theme for the annual conference of the Texas Association for Home Care & Hospice, August 28-31 in San Antonio. If we missed one, write to us and we will add your announcement to our next issue.
Have a great week. Keep making a difference!
Study Compares Profit vs Non-Profit Hospices
Fewer visits, live discharges, other efforts to maximize profits occur far more often in some agencies.
EU Proposes Regulation; GPT-4 Urges AGI Caution
Give AI the right instructions and it will tell you all about itself. These warnings about the dangers of using AI for health diagnosing come directly from the tool.
Advanced Caregiver Retention Strategies: myCNAjobs CEO Updates Research Study Findings
At last week's Home Care Innovation Forum, Brandi Kurtyka outlined the surprising findings of "The State of The Direct Care Workforce" study conducted by NAHC and MissionCare Collective.
Ransomware Criminals Release Thousands of Insurance Company Customers' Data
An insurance company succumbed to a ransomware attack and the data kidnappers retaliated by releasing thousands of patient records. Could it happen to you?
CMS News
Join CMS's expanded HHVBP Model live stream event, "Overview of the Interim Performance Report (IPR): The July 2023 IPR," July 27.
Telehealth as an Excepted Benefit Clears House Education and Workforce Committee
Telehealth Benefit Expansion for Workers Act of 2023 would allow access to telehealth for all employees, including part-time, contracted and seasonal workers.
Vendor Watch
— Advanced Hospice Management, a Palliative Billing Service, Makes Strategic Acquisition
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Last Week's Most-Read Stories:
Crackdown is Coming: Are You Paying Overtime?
AI and the Agency of the Future — Opportunities, Threats, and Promising New Efficiencies
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2032 NAHC Financial Management Conference & Exposition
Date: July 16-18
Venue: Hilton Riverside, New Orleans
In addition to NAHC president Bill Dombi, featured speakers will include:
- Brent Korte, CEO, Frontpoint Healthcare
- Dexter Braff, MBA
- Jennifer Sheets, RN
- Mike Dordick
- Susan Benoit
- Zac Long, JD, MHA
- Melinda Gaboury, COS-C
54th Annual Meeting: "Bring Care Home"Presented by: Texas Association for Home Care & Hospice
Dates: August 28-31
Venue: Grand Hyatt Riverwalk
City: San Antonio
FREE Webinar: "The Role of the Hospice Physician in Organizational Compliance"Presented by: FEMA
Date: September 6
Time: 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM, EDT
Collaborating with the Administration for Community Living, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Office of Policy, Planning, and Innovation, and the Schoharie County, NY, Area Agency on Aging, the webinar is designed to equip organizations with strategies to ensure seamless service continuity during an emergency.
2023 NAHC Annual Meeting & Exposition *
"One Voice, Many Stories"
Date: October 15-17
Venue: Gaylord
Location: 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
Vision – Plan – Succeed: 2023 Leadership Conference
Association for Home & Hospice Care of North Carolina
Dates: October 29-31
Venue: Renaissance Hotel
City: Ashville
Featured speakers:Bill Dombi, Melinda Gaboury, Tim Rogers, Nick Seabrook, Mark Sharp, Robert Markette, Mark Kulik, and more.
Call for Speaker Proposals
Association for Home & Hospice Care of North Carolina (AHHC) Annual Convention and Expo
Dates: April 7-10, 2024
Venue: Raleigh Convention Center
Click this link to learn more and to submit your proposal: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/6RRNNY3
The deadline to submit a proposal is November 15, 2023.
Conference Title: 2023 Annual Hybrid Hospice & Palliative Care Conference
Sponsoring Association: Hospice & Palliative Care Association of New York State
Date(s): November 13-14, 2023
Hotel or Conference Center, City, State: Albany Marriott Hotel, Albany, NY
URL: www.hpcanys.org
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Education & Membership
Hospice & Palliative Care Association of NYS (HPCANYS)
Advance Care Planning Center for Excellence
119 Washington Ave, Suite 302
Albany NY 12210
518.446.1483 x 224 |www.hpcanys.org
2023 Virtual Annual Conference
Virginia Association for Homecare and HospiceOpening Date: November 15
*The Rowan Report will see you there.
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