Ohio Council for Home Care and Hospice

Ohio Council for Home Care and Hospice OCHCH is The VOICE of home care and hospice.

The Ohio Council for Home Care & Hospice (OCHCH) is the longest serving statewide trade association, representing the interests of home health care and hospice agencies in Ohio.

We know you want best billing practices, lots of them even, and it so happens we have some! Join us at The OCHCH Spring ...
03/13/2026

We know you want best billing practices, lots of them even, and it so happens we have some! Join us at The OCHCH Spring Financial Conference on March 25 & 26 for "Best Billing Practices in a Changing Medicaid Environment" presented by Derek Vester from GEOH.

This workshop will focus on effective strategies you can put into practice at your agency, covering pre-billing practices, technical billing tips, and post-billing processes to avoid denied claims. Participants learn the importance of best pre-billing practices (authorizations, Sandata, visits) and technical billing practices (where to submit claims, procedure codes and modifiers).

Conference Keynotes by Palmetto GBA! Details & registration → https://ochch.org/SFC

Calling all Ohio home care and hospice professionals! The OCHCH Spring Financial Conference is March 25 & 26. Join us fo...
03/12/2026

Calling all Ohio home care and hospice professionals! The OCHCH Spring Financial Conference is March 25 & 26. Join us for for two days of exceptional learning, featuring Jeana Singleton & Katherine Crawford from Brennan Manna Diamond, presenting "AI Utilization and Risk Mitigation."

This session examines the rapidly expanding use of artificial intelligence across the home care and hospice care industry and the legal, regulatory, and operational risks that accompany it. Taught by experienced attorneys – Jeana Singleton and Kate Crawford, this session provides a practical overview of how AI technologies are being deployed in clinical care, administration, research, and revenue cycle management. The course explores common AI use cases in healthcare, including diagnostic tools, clinical decision support, predictive analytics, and patient engagement technologies, while highlighting key legal considerations such as data privacy and security, regulatory compliance, bias and transparency, intellectual property, liability exposure, and vendor contracting. Participants will also examine emerging federal and state regulatory frameworks, enforcement trends, and best practices for governance and oversight.

Conference Keynotes by Palmetto GBA! Details & registration → https://ochch.org/SFC

Home health professionals - this is the education you've been looking for! Palmetto GBA will be presenting at The OCHCH ...
03/12/2026

Home health professionals - this is the education you've been looking for! Palmetto GBA will be presenting at The OCHCH Spring Financial Conference this March 25 & 26. Join us for for two days of exceptional learning, featuring Michael Bibbins, II and Elizabeth Brogdon who will present the 2026 Home Health Workshop entitled “Navigating the Essentials of Medicare.”

This workshop is designed to equip home health providers with the tools they need to be successful with Medicare billing, coverage and documentation requirements.

Read a full summary of the presentation and register here → https://ochch.org/SFC

We're talking better patient outcomes and business efficiencies at The OCHCH Spring Financial Conference this March 25 &...
03/11/2026

We're talking better patient outcomes and business efficiencies at The OCHCH Spring Financial Conference this March 25 & 26. Join us for for two days of exceptional learning, featuring "How to Improve Patient Outcomes Using Molecular Testing" presented by Thomas Payne and Jerome Nypaver from Patients Choice Laboratories.

Using molecular testing in the home health setting revolutionizes how clinicians diagnose and manage infections. With rapid and precise results within 24 hours, providers can initiate appropriate treatment interventions quicker and more accurately. This in turn helps avoid unnecessary hospitalizations and helps stem the rise of antibiotic resistance with the detection of antimicrobial resistant genes. We will also briefly discuss Pharmacogenetics (PGx) testing and how studies have shown it can increase treatment success, lower healthcare costs and hospitalization, and reduce trial-and-error medications. Join us as we discuss how these outcomes might be possible for your health system and patients.

Conference Keynotes by Palmetto GBA! Details & registration → https://ochch.org/SFC

It's almost here! The OCHCH Spring Financial Conference is March 25 & 26. Join us for for two days of exceptional home h...
03/11/2026

It's almost here! The OCHCH Spring Financial Conference is March 25 & 26. Join us for for two days of exceptional home health & hospice learning, featuring "Hospice Levels of Care: Navigating Scrutiny, Compliance Risk, and Financial Vulnerability" presented by Katherine Morrison with WellSky.

This session explores the four hospice levels of care and examines how increasing regulatory scrutiny is reshaping the financial landscape for hospice providers. As auditors and payers intensify their focus on clinical documentation, eligibility, and appropriate use of higher-acuity levels of care, organizations face growing exposure to audits, denials, and costly recoupments. Even minor documentation gaps or misuse of higher levels of care can trigger significant financial consequences, including repayment demands, sanctions, and long-term revenue cycle disruption.

Conference Keynotes by Palmetto GBA! Details & registration → https://ochch.org/SFC

Don't miss The OCHCH Spring Financial Conference this March 25 & 26. Accelerate and grow your agency with insights from ...
03/10/2026

Don't miss The OCHCH Spring Financial Conference this March 25 & 26. Accelerate and grow your agency with insights from Cindy Campbell with WellSky, presenting "The Innovative Leader – Differentiating Practice and Outcomes."

Join us to discuss how integrating machine learned data into long-standing theory can yield advocacy across all stakeholders, supporting top outcomes, growth, mission, and culture. Demography fuels the growth of healthcare at home, and its constricting workforce. Added regulatory, payor and public scrutiny consume the time, focus and energy of leadership teams, all while advances in machine learning and its application to healthcare at home are shifting how leaders best manage day to day clinical operations. Across the continuum of care at home, managing through change is made more effective by resting on foundational functional leadership concepts. Innovative clinical models can yield leadership time and sharpened focus, perfect for leaning into functional leadership approach.

Conference Keynotes by Palmetto GBA! Details & registration → https://ochch.org/SFC

Have you heard about PPEO for Ohio hospice agencies? Join us at The OCHCH Spring Financial Conference on March 25 & 26 t...
03/10/2026

Have you heard about PPEO for Ohio hospice agencies? Join us at The OCHCH Spring Financial Conference on March 25 & 26 to learn from our amazing panel of experts. "The Impact of CMS Including Ohio in the Provisional Period of Enhanced Oversight (PPEO)" will be presented by Christina Andrews (Myers), Jennifer Durbin, Christie Kello, Kristie Meers, and Katherine Morrison, MSN, RN, CHPN, CCS-HH!

Hospice leaders and experts will discuss the Provisional Period of Enhanced Oversight (PPEO)—what it is, why it matters, and how enhanced CMS scrutiny impacts new and transitioning hospice providers in Ohio. The panel will also explore broader oversight trends and practical strategies to help agencies prepare and respond.

Conference Keynotes by Palmetto GBA! Details & registration → https://ochch.org/SFC

Calling all Ohio home care and hospice professionals! The OCHCH Spring Financial Conference is March 25 & 26. Join us fo...
03/09/2026

Calling all Ohio home care and hospice professionals! The OCHCH Spring Financial Conference is March 25 & 26. Join us for for two days of exceptional learning, featuring Katie Eisel with Ohio Community at Home Network (OCHN), presenting "HHVBP: Understanding the Reports and Tools to Increase your Positive Annual Revenue Percentage."

We will review how to look at the HHVBP reports, and ensure leaders understand the payer sources included and excluded from each of the metrics. We will then discuss the consideration a leader needs to have once we understand what payer sources are included, from OASIS review, to HH-CAHPS. Finally, we will provide ideas and tools to implement change from the granular level, to the leadership level.

Conference Keynotes by Palmetto GBA! Details & registration → https://ochch.org/SFC.

Calling all Ohio home care and hospice professionals! The OCHCH Spring Financial Conference is March 25 & 26. Join us fo...
03/09/2026

Calling all Ohio home care and hospice professionals! The OCHCH Spring Financial Conference is March 25 & 26. Join us for for two days of exceptional learning, featuring Arnie Cisneros & Kimberly McCormick from Home Health Strategic Management presenting "Operational Changes from the 2026 Final Rule to Improve your Home Health Outcomes."

Arnie & Kim will walk you through all the contemporary Home Health changes in the 2026 Final Rule, discusses rationale for the changes, and outlines Operational changes to make for PDGM/VBP success. Case Study demos of HH providers who are on the path to ongoing HH success with improved financial margins will be included.

Conference Keynotes by Palmetto GBA! Details & registration → https://ochch.org/SFC

The Spring Financial Conference is only weeks away! Will we see you there? March 25 & 26 in Columbus, Ohio ★ https://och...
03/02/2026

The Spring Financial Conference is only weeks away! Will we see you there? March 25 & 26 in Columbus, Ohio ★ https://ochch.org/sfc ★ Featuring keynotes by Palmetto GBA, the SFC is the only conference of its kind in Ohio. Innovators and thought leaders from around the country will convene in Columbus this spring with presentations that will directly benefit your organization and career. See the full agenda and sign up today! Don't miss this signature Council conference!

The Ohio Council for Home Care & Hospice is delighted to announce a $2M Ohio Higher Education Grant awarded to the Cente...
02/23/2026

The Ohio Council for Home Care & Hospice is delighted to announce a $2M Ohio Higher Education Grant awarded to the Center for Community Based Care to strengthen and grow Ohio’s home care nursing workforce! The CCBC, with the participation of Ohio educators and care provider agencies, will leverage this grant to Pay for Nursing School and Support Participating Agencies.

Provider agencies that become a clinical rotation site for these students will receive financial compensation to support:
★ Extended hands-on training
★ Structured post-graduate mentorship
★ Longer, supported orientation periods

See the full story on our blog to learn who can participate and how to get involved: https://ochch.org/2-million-investment-in-ohio-home-care-nursing-workforce-ccbc

Today, Friday, February 20, we recognize National Caregivers Day — a time to honor the millions of individuals who provi...
02/20/2026

Today, Friday, February 20, we recognize National Caregivers Day — a time to honor the millions of individuals who provide essential care and support across our communities.

Established in 2015 to elevate awareness of caregivers’ often under-recognized role, this observance highlights both professional caregivers and the more than 63 million family caregivers nationwide who help sustain our healthcare system. Caregivers make it possible for individuals to remain at home, reducing strain on hospitals and facilities while improving quality of life.

As we celebrate caregivers, we also acknowledge the policy realities they face. Family caregivers often balance employment and caregiving responsibilities with limited support, while professional caregivers in home health, hospice, and home care navigate workforce shortages, reimbursement pressures, and increasing regulatory demands.

At the Ohio Council for Home Care & Hospice, we remain committed to advancing policies that strengthen the caregiver workforce, expand access to resources, and ensure sustainable reimbursement for care in the home.

Today, we thank caregivers for the critical role they play — and we reaffirm our commitment to supporting them not just in words, but through meaningful advocacy. 💙

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