Month: June 2010

Help Get Teleheath Review in Final State Budget

The Home Care Alliance has sent letters to all members of the state legislature’s conference committee, including the two chairs of Ways & Means, that is charged with hammering out differences in the budget proposals of the House and Senate.

The Senate budget contained an outside section, Amendment #607, which directs the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative to conduct a review of the effectiveness of telehealth on patients with chronic conditions. Help advocate to keep that amendment in the final version of the state’s budget by emailing the members of the conference committee! You can also call using the contact info on each legislators web page:

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2010 Membership eRenewals Available

It’s that time of year again!

For the second year in a row, agencies may renew their membership via our e-Renewal system.  If you are the CEO/President/Primary Contact of an agency member, just log-in to www.thinkhomecare.org, click to view your profile, access the company’s profile, complete the online form, and choose your payment option.

The process is easy, and generally takes less than 10 minutes.  I will email detailed instructions to CEOs/Presidents/Primary Contacts early next week.

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Nurse Delegation Bill Continues to Move Forward

The Home Care Alliance’s “Nurse Delegation” bill, S.860, has been reported to the Senate Committee on Ethics and Rules, which is the last step before the bill can be debated before the full Senate.

In an effort to have the bill reported out as quickly as possible with the legislative calendar coming to a close, the Alliance has already sent a letter to the committee’s chairman, Senator Frederick E. Berry.

A new message is posted on HCA’s Legislative Action Center for those who reside in the district of a committee member. Just click the message “Please Advance S.860 for Better Home Health,” fill out the form with your contact info, review the message and send it off.  You may also call the committee chairman’s office at 617-722-1410.

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