Care Coordination and NEW Intake/Referral Safety Requirements for Home Health:

Working Together Across the Care Continuum

A Program for Assisted Living, Home Health and Hospice 

Care Coordination between licensed care settings is a regulatory requirement yet an ongoing challenge for Home Health, Hospice and Assisted Living Facilities (ALFs).  Also, effective October 1^st, all referrals to home health will now require additional intake data elements seeking to mitigate risk and ensure the safety of home health visit staff.  The CT Association for Healthcare at Home is once again collaborating with the CT Assisted Living Association to offer a half day morning session to review the Care Coordination regulations, the new intake/referral requirements for home health and to engage the attendees in discussion of strategies to optimize compliance and communication in both areas.

• Our morning will kick off with legal expert Heather Berchem (Murtha Cullina LLP) who will provide the foundation of the regulatory requirements (both federal and state) for care provision in an ALF by Home Health or Hospice.
• Tracy Wodatch (Pres/CEO of the Connecticut Association for Healthcare at Home) will then provide an overview of the new intake laws for home health as outlined in Public Act 24-19. Guidance resources for compliance will also be shared.
• To encourage optimal collaboration, a panel discussion comprised of home health, hospice and ALF staff will share best practices, offer sample resources and address challenging scenarios. 

Who Should Attend: Management team members from the following care settings: Assisted Living Facilities, Home Health Care Agencies, and Hospice Agencies

Speakers

Heather Berchem, Partner at Murtha Cullina LLP

As Chair of Murtha Cullina’s Long-Term Care Practice Group and a member of the Health Care and Information Security and Privacy Practice Groups, Heather Berchem advises nursing homes, assisted living communities, CCRCs, hospitals, and home health care and hospice agencies on a wide range of regulatory, compliance, risk management and reimbursement issues.

Tracy Wodatch, President & CEO of the Connecticut Association for Healthcare at Home

As an RN with more than 40 years nursing experience across the care continuum with an expertise in home-based care. Tracy is an effective leader supporting members in areas of state and federal advocacy as well as clinical and regulatory compliance. She also serves as an industry liaison/voice with state agencies (DPH, DSS, DCP).