Talking Home Care Podcast – Page 2

Talking Home Care: Eric Scharber on Workforce Challenges: “Whoever Has the Talent Is Going to Win”

Exact Recruiting’s Eric Scharber joins us for a discussion about how to recruit and retain the best workforce from every age-group.

Eric Scharber of Exact Recruiting — Eric Scharber

For the sixth episode of the Talking Home Care podcast, Pat Kelleher talks recruiting and retention with Eric Scharber, a principal of Exact Recruiting. Topics include:

The advantages to employers of focusing on retention as much as recruiting
How small changes in retention can make a real difference to an agency’s bottom line
Why offering staff development is sometimes more important than pay increases
The challenges (and opportunities) of hiring Millennials
How to get graduating nurses and therapists to consider careers in home care and hospice
The specific challenges of retaining non-medical caregivers such as CNAs and home health aides

You may listen to the podcast by clicking the play button above, downloading it directly, or subscribing through iTunes or Google Play. (Length: 28’30”; Size: 15 MB).

Host: Patricia Kelleher is the Executive Director of the Home Care Alliance of Massachusetts.

Guest: Eric Scharber is a principal at Exact Recruiting, a Simione Talent Solution, where he leads talent acquisition and employee retention for the home care and hospice industry. He oversees executive search and non-executive recruiting services, as well as recruitment process outsourcing, compensation analysis, and employee satisfaction survey services.

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Talking Home Care Episode 5: Barbara Citarella on Emergency Preparedness

Pat Kelleher talks emergency and disaster preparedness with Barbara Citarella, president of RBC Limited Healthcare & Management Consultants.

For the fifth episode of Talking Home Care, Pat Kelleher talks emergency and disaster preparedness with Barbara Citarella, president of RBC Limited Healthcare & Management Consultants. Topics include:

CMS’s 2016 preparedness operations requirements;
The unique challenges home care agencies face during emergencies (as well as their unique capabilities);
Lessons agencies can learn from recent natural disasters;
Home care’s ability to provide surge capacity for other health providers;
The biggest obstacles agencies face in implementing a disaster plan; and
Resources for agencies who wish to become better prepared.

You may listen to the podcast by clicking the play button above, downloading it directly, or subscribing through iTunes or Google Play. (Length: 32’45”; Size: 17 MB).

Links/Action:

Aspr-Tacie resources for home health and hospice agencies;
RBC Limited’s store, where you may purchase the manual Barbara and the Alliance developed together;
The brochure for the 2018 New England Home Care and Hospice conference, where Barbara will run table-top simulations on Thursday and Friday;

Host: Patricia Kelleher is the Executive Director of the Home Care Alliance of Massachusetts.

Guest: Barbara Citarella is the president and founder of RBC Limited Healthcare and Management Consultants, a national leader in the home health and hospice industry in addition to disaster planning. As the only recognized expert in the area of home care and hospice disaster planning, she specializes in emergency disaster planning, bioterrorism, health care development and operations. She provides education to law enforcement and government agencies, health care providers, private sector, first responders, national and state associations in all aspects of disaster preparedness.

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Talking Home Care Episode 4: NAHC’s Bill Dombi on HHGM and Federal Home Health Policy

Pat Kelleher talks with NAHC’s Bill Dombi about PDGM, reduced CMS spending, and more.

For the fourth episode of the Talking Home Care podcast, Pat Kelleher talks with Bill Dombi, interim president of the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC). Topics include:

Background on the the Home Health Grouper Model (HHGM) and an update on its status;
Discussion of the $950M/year reduction in overall home health spending, as estimated by CMS (and estimated to be much, much higher by NAHC);
An update on NAHC’s lobbying efforts, specifically its support of a letter sponsored by Senators Nelson and Rubio to oppose the new model;
How we need agencies to contact their representatives immediately (by the end of the Monday, September 25);
How cuts may affect the home health workforce; and
Holding the Trump Administration to its promise to reduce paperwork administrative overhead.

You may listen to the podcast by clicking the play button above, downloading it directly, or subscribing through iTunes or Google Play. (Length: 29’00”; Size: 14 MB).

Links/Action:

Send a Message to Senators Markey and Warren urging the Senate to request CMS withdraw HHGM
Send a message to Congress asking CMS to withdraw the proposed Home Health Grouper Model (HHGM)
Background: “CMS Must Withdraw the Proposed Home Health Groupings Model“

Host: Patricia Kelleher is the Executive Director of the Home Care Alliance of Massachusetts.

Guest: William Dombi was appointed as NAHC’s interim president this past August, and served as its vice president for law since 1987. He is also director of the Center for Health Care Law, a nonprofit, public interest law firm established by NAHC, and executive director of the Home Care and Hospice Financial Managers Association. Additionally, he is a member of the advisory board of Bloomberg BNA’s Medicare Report.

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Talking Home Care Episode 3: Andrea Cohen on Challenges and Successes for Private Home Care

Pat Kelleher and HouseWorks’s Andrea Cohen discuss the challenges facing private duty home care agencies.

The Talking Home Care podcast returns after a summer hiatus. In this third episode, Pat Kelleher talks with Andrea Cohen, co-founder and CEO of HouseWorks, one of the largest and most successful private care home care agencies in Massachusetts. Topics include:

A primer on private care home care (what it is, who it serves, what it offers, is it affordable, etc.);
How private care agencies earn their clients’ trust;
How technology empowers agencies and families alike;
What private care agencies are doing to overcome workforce challenges; and
What the future holds for the industry in the post-Baby Boom years.

You may directly download the podcast here (Length: 27’54”; Size: 13 MB).

Host: Patricia Kelleher, Executive Director of the Home Care Alliance of Massachusetts.

Guest: As the co-founder and CEO of HouseWorks, Andrea Cohen’s vision crystalized over 20 years ago when she took care of both of her parents. HouseWorks’s fundamental innovation has been an entrepreneurial approach to service delivery that returns a sense of control to adult children and their parents.

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Links:

Secora Care. A secure, passive, and private remote-monitoring platform.
The Conversation Project. Talking about elders’ wishes for end-of-life care.
Laurie Orlov’s Tech-Enabled Home Care Report.

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Talking Home Care Episode 2: Tim Rowan on New Tech All Agencies Need

Pat Kelleher discusses how home care agencies can leverage the latest technologies to their advantage with Tim Rowan, editor of the Home Care Technology Report.

Tim Rowan of <a href="http://homecaretechreport.com/" target="_blank">www.homecaretechreport.com</a>. In the second episode of Talking Home Care, Pat Kelleher talks with Tim Rowan, editor of the Home Care Technology Report. Topics include:

The (continuing) implications of the Affordable Care Act;
How even smaller agencies can benefit from use new, video-based telehealth;
How technology can help you compete for business from accountable care organizations; and
How predictive analytics can improve patient outcomes.

You may directly download the podcast here (Length: 21’23”; Size: 10.3 MB).

Host: Patricia Kelleher, Executive Director of the Home Care Alliance of Massachusetts.

Guest: Tim Rowan, Editor of the Home Care Technology Report. You can also follow Tim at: www.rowanresources.com, and www.rowanreputationresources.com. Alternatively, you can text “homecaretech” to 22828.

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Talking Home Care Episode 1: Tim Ashe Previews the State of the State of the Industry

Pat Kelleher talks with Tim Ashe about Fazzi Associates’ upcoming “National Home Care and Hospice State of the Industry Study,” a nationwide survey of more than 700 home care and hospice agencies.

The Home Care Alliance is pleased to announce its new podcast series, Talking Home Care. In our first episode, Pat Kelleher talks with Tim Ashe about Fazzi Associates’ upcoming “National Home Care and Hospice State of the Industry Study,” a nationwide survey of more than 700 home care and hospice agencies.

Topics they discuss include: Telehealth, point-of-care technology, Medicare & Medicaid reimbursements, and becoming an “invincible” agency. The report is expected to be published later this month and will be available both from Fazzi and the Alliance.

You may directly download the podcast here.

Host: Patricia Kelleher, Executive Director of the Home Care Alliance of Massachusetts

Guest: Tim Ashe, Partner, Director of Operational Consulting Fazzi Associates

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