How to Understand and Build an Effective Home Health Competency Program

Date: Cancelled

Time: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Location: Webinar

Registration: Online | Registration Form

Ensuring that all of your staff are qualified, professional, and are able to meet all regulations Is critical for Home Health Agencies

An Effective Competency Program can be the answer.

Having an effective Competency program can decrease your risk, improve customer satisfaction, improve patient and agency outcomes, and help to prevent deficiencies. It can also improve the Quality of your Home Health Agency overall. 

This session will explain what a competency program is, as well as how to develop and implement a simple, yet effective program throughout your Home Health – for All staff. 

PRESENTER
Sharon Litwin is currently Senior Manager of Coding & Clinical Consulting at Healthcare Provider Solutions, Inc.  Sharon is the  founder and was the senior managing partner of 5 Star Consultants, a national consulting and coding firm specializing in homecare and hospice services since 2003.  Sharon was an ACHC and CHAP surveyor, performing Medicare deemed surveys for ten years. She is a current ACHC Certified Consultant.

Sharon assists homecare and hospice agencies in providing quality, meeting regulations, ICD-10 coding, OASIS, increasing outcomes and Star Ratings, and having continued survey readiness.  Sharon and HPS staff perform ICD-10 coding and OASIS reviews, QAPI, clinical record reviews, mock surveys and help agencies across the country stay in compliance.  Sharon is a regular speaker for education companies, state and national associations and publications.

Fees: 
Member - $110
Non-Member - $168

Convenience: Enjoy the convenience and cost-efficiency of a webinar – watch the speaker’s slide presentation on the internet while listening by telephone or through your computer’s microphone and speakers (VoIP). The cost of this education is per agency.

Prior to the webinar, a Zoom Webinar link will be e-mailed to you. You will need to click on this link to access the webinar, a dial-in number and an access code to listen in via telephone. You will also be sent any pertinent handouts if available and evaluation link.

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