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Partner with the 2023 New England Home Care & Hospice Conference and Trade Show

Place your brand in front of agency decision makers at the region’s largest home care and hospice conference in Manchester, NH this May! Choose from premiere full event sponsorship or one of the other sponsor opportunities. The details are in the downloadable prospectus, then click here for registration and payment options online.

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The New England Home Care & Hospice Conference and Trade Show is the biggest industry event of the year in the region. Don’t miss this incredible opportunity to exhibit your products and services to decision-makers from hundreds of home care agencies from around New England.

The NEHCC is hosted by the six New England state home care associations, which collectively represent nearly 400 organizations

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2023 NEHCC Call For Speakers:

Deadline to submit has been EXTENDED

Need a bit more time? Well, that’s fair

We’ve got a great pool of talks already awaiting review, but we want to have yours too! The new deadline is November 22, 2022– but this one is a hard deadline, since we’re going to need some time to read through these wonderful submissions and make those hard decisions.

What happens next?

What a great question!

After November 22, we’ll start the process of selecting talks and setting a schedule. We’ll first rank the talks using anonymized information about the submissions focusing on the content alone. That doesn’t finish the selection process, however. Choosing on content alone might leave us with three talks by the same person, or with poor representation from some aspects of our diverse community. After we’ve selected our first set of talks, we’ll do a second pass to intentionally shape a varied and representative group of speakers. The process takes time. We appreciate your patience.

Our goal is to contact every applicant during the last week of January 2023 to let you know one way or the other.

What are you waiting for?

Don’t wait until the last minute, unless that’s something that works well for you. (Fellow procrastinators of the world, unite!)

Submit Your Proposal

The Call for Speakers for the New England Home Care and Hospice Conference and Trade Show has been extended! The NEHCC committee welcomes Speaker Presentation applications from a diverse audience of home health and healthcare experts. The 2023 conference is being held from May 2-4, 2023 at the DoubleTree in Manchester, NH!

Proposals will be accepted until November 22, 2022.

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Who can submit?

Anyone and everyone is welcome to submit a speaking proposal! We love to hear from staff at agencies, consultants, and vendors alike!

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Maine Annual Meeting: Rising to Meet Workforce Demands

September 29, 2022 @ 8:30 am – 12:00 pm

Annual Meeting

“Rising to Meet Workforce Demands”

Thursday, September 29, 2022
8:30 – 12:00 pm
via ZOOM

Caring for ME: 5 Ways to Effectively Utilize the State-Wide Recruitment Campaign
Presented by:
Angelina Klouthis, Director of Strategy and Innovation, Maine Department of Labor

An effort of the Maine Departments of Labor, Health & Human Service and Economic Development and informed by an industry advisory council, and a survey of more than 700 current and potential future direct care workers in Maine, the Caring for ME campaign aims to attract more employees into a variety of settings within the direct care and behavioral health fields.  Join us to learn how YOU can get engaged and benefit from this special recruitment campaign.

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Preparing for the Evolving Healthcare Environment
Presented by:
Lindsay Doak, Senior Manager, Berry Dunn

Lindsay will present in-depth findings from the National Healthcare at Home Best Practices and Future Insights Study. Come and learn the best practices that most successful agencies have implemented in response to industry changes and gain actionable insights agencies can use to advance their own efforts to achieve optimal performance.

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Engaging and Empowering Maine’s Direct Care and Support Professionals
Presented by: 
Brenda Gallant, Long Term Care Ombudsman
Trinity Baker, Project Manager

With a grant from the Maine Health Access Foundation and funding from the DHHS, Office of Aging and Disability Services, the Maine Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program worked with ETHOS to conduct focus groups with direct care and support professionals from across the state to learn from them about what is important to them regarding their employment. In this presentation, we will share the results of the focus groups along with recommendations for change.  Attendees will also learn about Maine’s first, Direct Care and Support Professional Advisory Council which was established to create a forum for input regarding workforce initiatives. This 17-member Council can make a difference by informing policymakers about the changes that are needed to attract and retain direct care and direct support professionals. 

$99 non- member

Home Care & Hospice Alliance of Maine

207-213-6125

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Conference Keynote Speakers Celebrate Strengths

New England Home Care & Hospice Conference & Trade

There isn’t one type of patient or one type of caregiver that creates the home care difference. The advantage lies in the industry’s ability to adapt quickly and effectively, to respond to changing demands while continually delivering the highest quality care. The industry’s heroic response to COVID-19 proved how valuable that adaptation is for our patients and our communities. The 12th annual New England Home Care and Hospice Conference and Trade Show at Gurney’s Resort from May 11-13 at Gurney’s Resort in Newport, RI will highlight and celebrate the strength of home care and hospice.

Keynote speakers Bill Dombi, the President of the National Association for Home Care & Hospice, and Lindsay Doak, Senior Manager of Home Health Care at Berry Dunn, will delve into the 2021 Best Practices and Future Insights Study, physician and author Lynn Hallarman, MD will speak to the importance of direct caregivers and speaker Tyler Enslin of Direct Development Training will inspire attendees with his message of resilience and thriving in times of crisis.

Data Driven Decisions

Bill Dombi
Lindsay Doak

We just experienced two of the biggest industry challenges in healthcare history – COVID-19 and a radically new payment system. Agencies who are slow to respond or lack clarity on what to do, may have their viability questioned. Learn from agencies that have tested an array of best practices in staffing, technology, clinical strategies, and operations will come ahead.

Join Bill Dombi and Lindsay to for the data you need to be among the most successful agencies.

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Caregiving in the Midst of a Global Pandemic

Lynn Hallerman, MD

COVID-19 kills people, but it also steals their chance to die governed by their own stories and wishes. Lynn Hallarman’s she shares her family’s journey with cargiving during a pandemic , The Great Escape—A Physician Confronts Family Caregiving During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Join Lynn for this powerful presentation that draws on her own family’s experience, caregiver guilt, and how important it is to develop and support our most essential workforce.

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The Power of Perspective

Tyler Enslin

Even in challenging times, we still possess the ability to make the best of our circumstances, develop positive habits, and manage our mindset effectively. Join Tyler to learn strategies that can help them to control stress levels, build habits that promote growth, and focus on opportunities. This highly interactive program has been specifically designed to help attendees navigate the issues caused by the COVID19 crisis.

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The 12th Annual Conference will feature dozens of speakers for three days of inspiration, reinvention and networking. Topics include leadership, career advancement, financial and regulatory issues, health and wellness, small business and entrepreneurship, social media, branding and more. The nonpartisan, nonprofit conference is New England’s largest professional development event for home care, hospice and palliative care, attracting more than 300 attendees each year.

The Conference Trade Show showcases speakers and companies dedicated to patient health, and exhibits featuring products or services to improve processes and business practices at your agency.

The New England Home Care & Hospice Conference and Trade Show is presented by the six state associations serving home care and hospice agencies, Connecticut Association for Health Care and Home, Home Care Alliance of Massachusetts, Home Care & Hospice of Maine, Home Care, Hospice & Palliative Care Alliance of New Hampshire, Rhode Island Partnership for Home Care and the VNAs of Vermont. Our 2022 Conference Sponsors are Corcoran Consulting Group, Amedisys and BerryDunn.

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Payment/Cancellation Policy Full payment must be received in advance. Cancellations received in writing by April 9 will be refunded minus a $40 cancellation fee. Cancellations received after April 9 will result in the forfeiture of the registration fee.

VBP: Connecting Finance and Quality Management

May 13, 2022 @ 11:45 am – 12:45 pm

The recent announcement by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to delay the national expansion of the Medicare Value Based Purchasing (VBP) model until 2023 offers home health agencies a year of “pre-implementation” preparation opportunities to align quality with finance management. This session will provide the latest information on the construct of the VBP model and implementation timelines and will provide a practical approach for incorporating the VBP performance measures into quality and financial management strategies. This session will also examine scenarios to measure the impact of specific performance improvements on resulting financial outcomes and will explore strategies for achieving optimal quality performance.

Aaron Little, CPA, Managing Director, BKD, oversees the operations of BKD Health Care Billing & Revenue Cycle Services and is nationally recognized for his expertise in home care and hospice billing and operations. He is also a member of the Board of Directors for the Indiana Association for Home & Hospice Care and the CGS Home Health and Hospice Provider Outreach and Education Advisory Group.

Angela Huff, RN is a member of BKD National Health Care Group and provides consulting services to home care and hospice clients. She has over 30 years of experience as a registered nurse, and has spent the last 17 years in executive leadership in home health, hospice operations, and software development in the post-acute space.

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Six “Must Pack” Essentials to Survive & Thrive the Wilderness of Grief and Trauma of COVID-19

May 13, 2022 @ 9:40 am – 10:40 am

The pandemic has led to a series of losses, great and small, from the loss of loved ones and our sense of safety to our social connections and financial security. The crisis isn’t just shaking our faith in those systems; it’s upending our understanding of the world around us. Learn how to heal. This interactive presentation will create a growing “Toolbox” of essentials. These must-pack essentials will help us continue to SURVIVE and THRIVE beyond COVID 19, which has us traversing this uncharted terrain in the wilderness of grief and trauma.

Deborah Pausig, LMFT, CT, VNA Community Healthcare & Hospice, is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, a Certified Thanatologist, Hospice Bereavement Coordinator for VNA Community Healthcare & Hospice Guilford CT, and NHPCO Bereavement Professional Steering Committee Member. Debbie uses humor and compassion drawn from 25 years of experience in Law Enforcement and 17 years as a family caregiver into her profession as a therapist and presenter.

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Leading Through CY 2023 Changes: Transition to OASIS and HHVBP Expansion

May 13, 2022 @ 9:40 am – 10:40 am

CY2022 will be an essential year for organizations to prepare for two significant updates in-home health – the transition to OASIS-E and the national expansion of CMS’s Home Health Value-based Purchasing initiative. Join the presenters as they take a deep dive into how home health leaders have been and should be preparing for these changes from clinical and financial management perspectives.

Chris Attaya, MBA, is VP of Product Strategy at Strategic Healthcare Programs (SHP.) He joined SHP in 2014 after spending 28 years in executive and consulting positions within the Home Health and Hospice industry. Before SHP, Chris was the CFO at the VNA of Boston and served as CFO and CEO at Partners Health Care at Home.

Sue Payne, MBA, RN, CHCE, Home Care Strategies Advisor at Corridor, has 30 years of experience leading home care provider operations, including home health, skilled care, and non-skilled private duty. Sue was Chief Clinical Officer and Vice President at Corridor. She presents nationally on clinical and operational topics that support home care providers’ success.

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Sustainable Hiring and Retention Strategies for Your Organization

May 12, 2022 @ 2:50 pm – 3:50 pm

Outsourcing and algorithms won’t get you the people you need. Recent data revealed that most people who took a new job last year weren’t even searching for one: someone came and got them. Join Chris from Trova Healthcare to take a critical look at how companies have revamped their processes for hiring and retention. We’ll evaluate local data and how new trends in hiring drive higher engagement, staff, and retention by investing in employees from day one throughout their careers. 

Chris Romanello, Managing Partner at Trova Healthcare has worked in the healthcare recruiting field for 15 years. His experience spans multiple healthcare recruiting areas, including physicians, nurses, and advanced practice providers. Chris has run some of the largest U.S.-based healthcare staffing divisions for LocumTenens, a company specializing in the temporary placement of Physicians, PAs, NPs, CRNAs and psychologists.  He also has extensive experience with permanent recruiting. 

Joe Desjardins is a Senior Business Development Executive at Trova Healthcare. He is currently focused on providing innovative solutions and consulting expertise to elevate employers ability to attract and retain much-needed talent for their nursing positions.

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Getting a “Clean” OASIS: Balancing Speed & Accuracy

May 12, 2022 @ 11:15 am – 12:15 pm

The ability to promptly get a “clean” OASIS out the door is an ongoing challenge to the home health industry. The resources consumed by the QA process can be a financial strain on the organization – and even more of an issue in the PDGM environment. Focusing almost exclusively on the QA process will produce limited results and drive up costs. This session will address the three pillars that impact the achievement of a “clean” OASIS: 1) information collection by Intake; 2) data collection by clinicians; and 3) accountability of clinicians and QA.

Cindy Krafft, PT, MS, HCS-O, owner of Kornetti & Krafft Health Care Solutions, has more than 25 years of home health expertise in patient care, agency operations, and management, along with a passion for understanding regulations. Cindy is a nationally-recognized educator who serves on several CMS Technical Advisory Panels and NAHC committees. She has written three books on home health documentation.

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Preparing for the Evolving Healthcare Environment: Findings from the National Healthcare at Home Best Practices and Future Insights Study

May 12, 2022 @ 9:00 am – 10:00 am

General Session Sponsored by Wellsky

We just experienced two of the biggest industry challenges in healthcare history – COVID-19 and a radically new payment system. Now we face yet another challenge with a significant expansion of value-based care. Agencies who are slow to respond or lack clarity on what to do may have their viability questioned. Agencies that have responded quickly and have tested an array of best practices in staffing, technology, clinical strategies, and operations will come ahead. Which side will you be on?

Get ready to find out strategies that work! Join Bill Dombi, President of NAHC, and Lindsay Doak, National Director of the largest national best practice study in our field, as they come together to answer two critical questions; 

  1. What are the legislative, regulatory, and legal forces driving the changes? 
  2. What are the best practices the most successful agencies have implemented to respond to these changes?

Through this dynamic presentation, you will find out what works, what doesn’t, and what you can do to improve the overall success of your agency. Be the first to see best practice benchmarks for New England and learn which agencies were awarded the Center of Excellence distinction.

What’s the problem?

Dig into the data from the National Healthcare at Home Best Practices and Future Insights Study this May at the New England Home Care & Hospice Conference and Trade Show.

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Lindsay Doak

Lindsay Doak, Research Director and Senior Manager of Home Health Care at Berry Dunn.  She has over 15 collective years of experience leading strategic direction and growth initiatives for healthcare education, business intelligence, and patient satisfaction markets and extensive experience working on national studies, including this 2021 national home care study and the Phillips National Telehealth Study.

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Bill Dombi

Bill Dombi, JD, is the president and CEO of the National Association for Home Care & Hospice, (NAHC). Bill also serves as the Director, Center for Health Care Law and the Executive Director, Home Care and Hospice Financial Managers Association. Bill specializes in legal, legislative, and regulatory advocacy on behalf of patients and providers of home health and hospice care. With over 40 years of experience in health care law and policy. Bill is also a longstanding and active member of the ABA and American Health Lawyers Association.

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