The May 22 issue of Update and the May issue of Private Eye are available for download by Alliance members.
Author: Tom Meyer
Tom Meyer is the Alliance's Membership Coordinator and Webmaster. His email address is tmeyer@thinkhomecare.org.
Emerging Leaders Spots Still Available
The scarcity of middle managers properly equipped to move into their companies’ leadership is a key challenge facing the home health industry. To help combat this problem, the Foundation for Home Health has teamed with Suffolk University to develop the Emerging Leader program.
Full details are available in the brochure and registration form. Applications are due by June 30, 2009. There is a limit of 25 participants.
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Emergency Prep. Discussion Forum
As last winter’s ice storms and this season’s swine flu have reminded us, home care emergency preparation takes more than set of policies in a three ring binder. In order to get discussion going on the topic before the Spring Trade Conference & Trade Show — which now has a new session on just this topic — we want to hear from you about what your own emergency prep plans.
- Do you feel your emergency plan is action-ready, or is it just a set of policies?
- Did you activate any part of it during the current outbreak?
- Are there other potential emergencies you are more concerned with?
- How did you compile your plan?
- What can the Alliance do to help you improve your plan?
Please take just a few moments to post your answers in the comment thread below.
If you’ve already registered for the Spring Conference, we hope you’ll attend this forum. If you haven’t, we’re still accepting registration online and by fax.
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Website Re-Launch!
As you have likely already noticed, the www.thinkhomecare.org is undergoing a major re-design today.
The website you are now on is our dynamic newsfeed and — despite the different website address — should be considered part of www.thinkhomecare.org. This is an official part of the Home Care Alliance of Massachusetts.
A summary of each item posted here will be automatically cross-posted at http://www.thinkhomecare.org and you may access the full article by clicking on that summary (which is likely how you got to this page).
Once you’ve read the article you clicked on, you may comment or return to www.thinkhomecare.org (a link will always be provided). At the moment, the navigation bar up top does not work, though I will be fixing that shortly.
If you’re interested in searching through the archives kept on this website, you can use the tools that appear in the navigation bar immediately on your right.
Please feel free to email me if you have any questions.
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New Job Postings
Alliance Member Synergy Home Health has openings for six new Home Care RNs in Framingham, Worcester, Milford, Southern Worcester County, Bellingham, and Milford/Franklin. Type “Home Care RN” into the main search field on the Alliance’s job bank to learn more.
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Alliance Newsletters Available
The May 01 Update, April Think Home Care, and March Private Eye are available on our newsletter archive.
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Spring Conference Early Bird Reg Ends Soon!
Don’t miss the opportunity to save money by registering early for the Spring Trade Show & Conference! This special offer expires Monday, May 4, 2009.
The Conference & Trade Show runs from June 3-4 at the Sturbridge Host Hotel in Sturbridge, MA, where we’ve negotiated special overnight rates are available for Alliance members who registrer before May 12. Come and:
- Learn about products and services that will increase your productivity and decrease costs at our trade show
- Hear nationally-recognized keynote speakers, including:
- Bill Borne, founder and CEO of Amedisys, on his vision of the future of home care;
- Patti Digh, author of Life is a Verb – one of the most-praised books of 2008 – on how to live and work “intentionally”;
- Michael Ferris of Simione Consultants on training training your staff to be salespeople;
- James Conway of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement on respectful end-of-life care;
- Attend 18 separate breakout sessions designed for each of your company’s key managers
- Network with other Alliance Members;
- Attend our special 40th Anniversary Reunion Dinner;
- And much more!
To register and view the full schedule, go to the Alliance’s website, www.thinkhomecare.org and sign-in with your unique password. If you’ve forgotten your log-in information, email HCA Membership Coordinator Tom Meyer.
Don’t miss this opportunity to attend the conference at a reduced rate!
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Infection Control Web-Based Training by RBC
Concerned about infectious diseases and infections? RBC’s Infection Control Training Series provides the latest information about multiple drug-resistant organisms (MDROs), central line-associated bloodstream infections, and surgical site infections in 2009.
Sign-up to view this important web-based training when it’s convenient for you. Especially relevant, given today’s headlines!
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Alliance Newsletters Available
The April 24 Update, April Think Home Care, and March Private Eye are available on our newsletter archive.
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Emerging Leaders: Graduate Level Certificate Program in Home Care Management
The scarcity of middle managers properly equipped to move into their companies’ leadership is a key challenge facing the home health industry. To help combat this problem, the Foundation for Home Health has teamed with Suffolk University to develop the Emerging Leader program.
Full details are available in the program brochure. Registration is open, but limited to 25.
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