Volume 12, Number 25 — July 12, 2023
Dear Healthcare at Home Colleague,
It is hard to know which of this week's news stories to highlight in my opening paragraph, so I'll give you a brief list and let you decide where to begin.
I was nearly caught up in a Medicare fraud scam just this week. I finally realized what the pleasant voice on the other end of the phone was trying to do, informed her I knew more about Medicare regulations than she did, and reported the call to the HHS OIG. (I guess I'm on some list of "easily fooled elderly people," which was even more disturbing than the scam itself.) The moral of the story, which you can read by clicking on the headline below, is that these scammers do target the elderly. Feel free to print and/or email the article and share it with your patients and clients and their families.
The Supreme Court clarified an earlier decision with another one that makes it much harder to prove you are guilty of intentionally submitted a fraudulent claim. Whistleblowers now have a higher hill to climb, and you are safer at the top of it. See guest author and home care attorney Elizabeth Hogue's analysis of the case.
Staff writer Heather Thompson continues her moving personal tale, focusing this week on a warning about Artificial Intelligence. She gave GPT-4 a simple instruction and was both amazed and in awe of what the AI produced.
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I hope you are benefiting from our periodic summaries of the expert presentations from recent conferences we attended. This week, we summarize the comments made by Summer Napier, president of Healing Hands Home Care. Her focus on being supportive has resulted in a turnover rate under nine percent. You will want to learn how she accomplished that outlier number.
Scroll down and click on the headlines to explore these practical, usable insights. Also, all archived articles are always available, and easy to find. Use the Topic Wheel at the top of any page to focus on your favorite area of interest. Then use our Search For tool to narrow your search even further by typing one to three key words.
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Have a great week. Keep making a difference!
Medicare Scam Warning - Please Share Widely
The offer of a genetic screen sounded legitimate. I almost fell for it. Here is a story to be passed on to every Medicare beneficiary.
Exposing AI Disability Bias: Part 1
By asking Chat-GPT4 to write a children's story, then asking it to critique its own story, staff writer Heather Thompson learned we must be cautious – and very specific – when prompting AI.
HHA Cruises to Under 9 Percent Turnover Rate
Healing Hands president Summer Napier shared her secret retention sauce at a June innovation conference.
Supreme Court Takes Action About Knowledge Required to Prove False Claims
Proving that providers submitted false claims just got tougher for enforcers.
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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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