Home Health Certificate Series

Did you know that 80% of household falls occur in the bathroom? Did you know that Medicare pays for no durable medical equipment (DME) for the bathroom? These passionate professionals provide the rehabilitation services to help aging adults improve function. However, what happens after skilled services end is just as important as the rehabilitation. Rehabilitation therapists are in a unique position to change this trajectory. These passionate professionals provide the rehabilitation services to help aging adults improve function, however what happens after skilled services end is just as important as the rehabilitation. A New England Burden of Disease (BODE) report stated that "home safety assessment and modification appear to be a very cost-effective health sector intervention." According to this study, an average cost of $448 resulted in a 33% reduction in spending to treat fall-related injuries over three years. This practical course will help rehabilitation professionals identify inexpensive ways to help aging adults improve safety and function in the home with tools to aid in mobility, ADL, vision, communication, cognition, eating and swallowing. Attendees will also learn how to document for those items that are covered by Medicare/Insurance, as well as resources to help secure certain items that are not. By recommending simple, yet effective gadgets and strategies, rehab therapists can help to ensure that the 90% of older adults who desire to age in place, can do just that!

This workshop will help rehabilitation therapists identify DME and home modification needs and non-medical safety items for their clients with or without a physical in-home assessment. A workbook style manual will help participants practice problem-resolution style needs assessment. A medical necessity template guide will be reviewed that will allow participants to document effectively and accurately tohelp ensure insurance coverage for medically necessary DME. Participants will be able to identify, help secure, andappropriately document for equipment and home modification needs, immediately.

• Immediately improve your clients' safety and function for more independent living using practical equipment and techniques
• Safety gadgets and home modification strategies that won't break the bank
• Easy-to follow documentation templates to ensure coverage for those items covered byMedicare/Insurance

The home health care industry is being transformed. Outcome Assessment Information Set Version E (OASIS-E), Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP), Patient- Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) and Home Health Care Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems(HHCAHPS) all spell significant change. Effective home health care agencies must integrate a multidisciplinaryapproach aimed at achieving measurable, meaningful characteristics and abilities useful to the patient, and all within an efficient and effective delivery system. High quality care will be rewarded, and subpar clinical outcomes will have significant consequences.

This course is designed to be the health care professionals pathway to success in navigating the "alphabetsoup" of the home health care environment. The participant will develop the skills necessary to formulate patient centered care plans linking evidence, intervention, and outcomes. Thetools to achieve OASIS precision, value-based outcomes and the optimal patient experience will be provided. Case study scenarios will challenge the participant to synthesize multiple clinical factors in making best practice decisions. Upon completion of this workshop, the participant will have a greater understanding of, and proficiency in, achievingvalue-based care within the post-acute space.

• Sharpen your OASIS-E accuracy by mastering established practice conventions
• Broaden your understanding of the value-based purchasing model
• Learn how to implement evidence-based rehab principles to maximize clinical impact
• Explore strategies to foster the highest quality ofcare within an efficient delivery system
• Discover opportunities to harmonize best practices and the patient experience

Accurate Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) coding is essential for all home health clinicians due to the direct impact quality indicators will have on anagency's star rating. With the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) plan to move to a universal outcome measure for all post-acute settings, OASIS willbecome an important tool beyond home health. Payment through Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) and Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM) are driven, at least in part, by improvement as measured through OASIS. This course will provide easy to use and understand methods that will improve a clinician's ability to provide correct coding to all OASIS-C and D (cognitive and mental health) items.

This course will provide sample questions throughout the course to ensure the participant's understanding. This live instructional format will provide ample opportunity to interact and ask questions of the instructor. Clinicians conducting OASIS assessments will immediately see improved understanding of accurate OASIS coding, as will those participating in collaborative assessments now allowed by CMS.

• Easy-to-use methods for accurate coding of OASIS Cognitive and Mental Health Assessment items
• Practice coding of OASIS C itemsthrough patient examples
• Identifying 100% of OASIS M items that impact agency star rating
• Recognizing the role of interdisciplinarycollaboration in OASIS coding

Hoarding disorder presents unique challenges not only to patients, but also to clinicians. This current course will provide participants with an understanding of the nature of hoarding disorder with a look at both the psychological nature of hoarding behavior and its impact on physical health and functioning. Therapists will learn the importance of a collaborative, multidisciplinary approach to managing this uniquely complex disorder. Through case study examples, therapists will develop an understanding of the need for a nuanced approach due to the emotional and physical barriers encountered by patients with hoarding behavior.

• Immediately improve your patient outcomes by recognizing the psychological and cognitive basis for hoarding disorder
• Integrate learning into your therapy practice and improve patient satisfaction scores through case examples