Volume 12, Number 25 — June 21, 2023
Dear Healthcare at Home Colleague,
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We found a scathing report by Kaiser Health News about the problem of medical debt. It was a lengthy, heavily footnoted article and we chased down every one of Kaiser's sources. We kept our summary to a readable length, but the full story is important so we included all the KHN footnotes for anyone who would like to conduct further research. The importance of this report lies in the way medical debt impacts your patients and clients. Many Home Health and Hospice patients had recent hospital stays. Many Home Care clients go in and out of the hospital. Knowing their financial burden and how it worries them may help you provide more customized care. According to the report, medical debt, and the way some hospitals pursue it, can be an extreme psychological weight to bear. See "Non-Profit Hospitals Accused of Attacking Medical Debtors," below.
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Staff writer Heather Thompson's series on The Agency of the Future, featuring her research into Artificial Intelligence in healthcare, continues this week with an encouragement and a warning. She offers specific strategies on how to benefit from AI but includes a cautionary tale about how easy it is to both become overwhelmed by its volume of information and allow it to encroach into clinical areas where it does not belong. The more Heather learns, the more helpful her articles become, and this one may be the most practical of the series. Click on "Navigating the AI Ocean: Information Management & The Agency of the Future."
Remember, to go back and review earlier articles in this series, use the "Search For" tool on our home page. Use it to search for one, two, or three key words and every article since 2005 with those words in the title or body will rise to the top.
Since EVV was mandated, home care employers must time track their mobile caregivers. But is it a good idea to do more than that to keep track of mobile workers? The staff at "Weekly10," a performance management software created to boost employee engagement through weekly employee check-ins, sent us their take on the value, or lack of it, of time tracking software. Open "Five Ways to Motivate Remote Workers," below.
Lastly, in this week's Vendor Watch column, we interview James Rolla, Senior VP of the Personal Care Division at the VNS of New York. He told us why he switched his agency management system to HHAeXchange. Click on "Vendor Watch: VNS of New York Discusses its EMR Choice."
It may be a slow travel season, but there are a few upcoming conferences you may want to add to your calendar. Scroll down below this week's headline for details on conferences that are worth the trip.
Have a great week. Keep making a difference!
Navigating the AI Ocean: Information Management & The Agency of the Future
Home Health, Hospice, and Home Care agencies must make AI learning a priority. The next article in Heather Thompson's ongoing series, "The Agency of the Future."
Non-Profit Hospitals Accused of Attacking Medical Debtors
Human Rights Watch issued a scathing report on the U.S. healthcare system, accusing hospitals of pursuing patients to the point of home foreclosures, ruined credit scores, and psychological despair.
Vendor Watch: VNS Health Discusses its Clinical Information Solution Choice
Caregiver use more than doubles after switch to new mobile EVV system.
Five Ways to Motivate Remote Workers
Employee engagement experts reveal five ways to motivate remote workers – and why time tracking software is not one of them.
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Last Week's Most-Read Stories:
Study Compares Profit vs Non-Profit Hospices
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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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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