ANNUAL CONTINUING EDUCATION
Continuing Education is perfect for a (1) designated Administrator or Alternate who must comply with TAC §558.260, and (2) a prior administrator or alternate not currently designated but maintaining compliance with TAC §558.260, and (3) anyone who wants to improve their knowledge on a broad range of topics specific to TX HCSSAs.
Continuing Education programs are added throughout the year soon after TAHC&H conferences/events conclude. All programs are à la carte, that is, you have the flexibility to browse and order programs that suit your specific needs and are applicable to your role and responsibility.
Improving Care at Home for Veterans
[3853] Improving Care at Home for Veterans
Explore the special needs of veterans and funding sources available and create a
niche market through the development of a veteran centric specialty program.
Presentation Info:
TAHC&H Event | Winter Conference | Fort Worth | Rich-Media Presentation Capture for Your Online On-Demand Access
Presentation Date | February 21, 2024
Presentation Track | All HCSSAs
Program Description: There are nearly 20 million veterans in the United States. Thirty percent of those veterans have multiple chronic
conditions that can be managed by the care at home industry. Almost ¼ of the deaths in the United States are veterans which means community providers can play a significant
role in the treatment and education of this distinguished population. By exploring the special needs of veterans and funding sources available, organizations can create a
niche market through the development of a veteran centric specialty program and improve the lives of those that have served our country and communities. This program addresses all
care at home service lines and is applicable to hospice, home health, and private duty agencies.
HCSSA Topic(s) Addressed:
§558.259[d][4]agency responsibilities
§558.260[a][3]basic principles of management in a licensed health-related setting
§558.260[a][8]skills for working with clients, families, and other professional service providers
§558.260[a][10]marketing
Education-Training Credits:
TX HCSSA Administrator/Alternate Continuing Education
1.0 Clock Hr(s)
Continuing Education for Nurses
1.0 Contact Hr(s)
This program awards CNE until 02.21.2026
Texas HCSSA CE Approval Statement
This program meets continuing education requirements for Administrators and Alternates under Texas HCSSA licensing regulations.
Nurse CE Approval Statement
Texas Association for Home Care & Hospice is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by Louisiana State Nurses
Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. LSNA Provider No. 4002151
Requirements for Successful Completion
To receive continuing education credits for this online presentation participant must view the entire online presentation, complete an evaluation, and post-test attestation.
Reporting of Perceived Bias
Bias, as defined by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation (ANCC COA/LSNA) is the “tendency or inclination to cause partiality, favoritism, or influence.”
Commercial bias may occur when a CNE activity promotes one or more product(s) (drugs, devices, services, software, hardware, etc.). This definition is not all inclusive and participants may use
their own interpretation in deciding if a presentation is biased. The ANCC COA is interested in the opinions and perceptions of participants at approved CNE activities, especially in the presence
of actual or perceived bias in continuing education. Therefore, ANCC invites participants to access their “ANCC Accreditation Feedback Line” to report any noted bias or conflict of interest in the
education activity. The toll free number is 1(866) 262-9730.
TAHC&H Faculty/Presenter(s): Tammy Ross, Senior Vice President of Professional Services at Axxess
About the Presenter(s):
Tammy Ross is the Senior Vice President of Professional Services at Axxess, the leading home healthcare technology company.
She oversees the professional services division at Axxess with a focus on practical operational solutions for the home health, home care, and hospice sectors of the post-acute care industry
using technology. Prior to joining Axxess, Tammy served as an executive consultant at Fazzi and Associates, where she used her years of home health leadership experience to assist
clients with clinical and operational strategic planning and development.
[3853] Improving Care at Home for Veterans
- Speaker
- Ross, Tammy
- Model
- 3853
$30.00
VBP and OASIS: Where Are Your Opportunities?
[3836] VBP and OASIS: Where Are Your Opportunities?
Takes a good look into the stand-alone OASIS items and describes how the TNC is calculated, along with future changes to the TPS.
Presentation Info:
TAHC&H Event | Winter Conference | Fort Worth | Rich-Media Presentation Capture for Your Online On-Demand Access
Presentation Date | February 22, 2024
Presentation Track | Medicare Home Health
Program Description: Part of your Total Performance Score (TPS) is based on OASIS outcomes. Currently it is based on two composite scores for self-care and
mobility (the TNC) along with improvement in dyspnea and oral medication management and discharged to community. This program takes a good look into the stand-alone OASIS items and describes how the TNC is calculated.
It also discusses the future changes to the TPS with the omission of the TNC from the TPS altogether. The TNC is currently 17.5% of the Total Performance Score of VBP, but CMS is implementing drastic changes by
omitting the TNC from its programs and replacing it with the Discharge Function score. Learn the impact of the changes and how your strategies should have a new focus in 2024.
HCSSA Topic(s) Addressed:
§558.259[d][4]agency responsibilities
§558.260[a][3]basic principles of management in a licensed health-related setting
§558.260[a][5]quality improvement
§558.260[a][7]financial management
Education-Training Credits:
TX HCSSA Administrator/Alternate Continuing Education
1.25 Clock Hr(s)
Continuing Education for Nurses
1.25 Contact Hr(s)
This program awards CNE until 02.22.2026
Texas HCSSA CE Approval Statement
This program meets continuing education requirements for Administrators and Alternates under Texas HCSSA licensing regulations.
Nurse CE Approval Statement
Texas Association for Home Care & Hospice is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by Louisiana State Nurses
Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. LSNA Provider No. 4002151
Requirements for Successful Completion
To receive continuing education credits for this online presentation participant must view the entire online presentation, complete an evaluation, and post-test attestation.
Reporting of Perceived Bias
Bias, as defined by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation (ANCC COA/LSNA) is the “tendency or inclination to cause partiality, favoritism, or influence.”
Commercial bias may occur when a CNE activity promotes one or more product(s) (drugs, devices, services, software, hardware, etc.). This definition is not all inclusive and participants may use
their own interpretation in deciding if a presentation is biased. The ANCC COA is interested in the opinions and perceptions of participants at approved CNE activities, especially in the presence
of actual or perceived bias in continuing education. Therefore, ANCC invites participants to access their “ANCC Accreditation Feedback Line” to report any noted bias or conflict of interest in the
education activity. The toll free number is 1(866) 262-9730.
TAHC&H Faculty/Presenter(s): Lisa Selman-Holman, JD, BSN, RN, HCS-D, COS-C, McBee
About the Presenter(s): Lisa Selman-Holman brings more than 35 years of experience in the home health & hospice industry, specializing in regulatory compliance, both as an
RN and a home care attorney. Lisa founded Selman-Holman & Associates and CoDR (Coding Done Right), a coding outsource and audit company in 2004. Lisa has a wide range of regulatory experience in home health and has served
on numerous committees and task forces. Selman-Holman was recently acquired by McBee in July 2021. In her role as VP of Education and Quality, Lisa leads the quality audit team to ensure the highest-level of accuracy in
coding and clinical documentation internally at McBee and externally for clients nationwide. She will expand McBee’s educational offerings, including live events and on-demand online trainings through the McBee Post-Acute Academy.
[3836] VBP and OASIS: Where Are Your Opportunities?
- Speaker
- Selman-Holman, Lisa
- Model
- 3836
$37.50
The Fundamentals of Establishing Customer Loyalty
[3858] The Fundamentals of Establishing Customer Loyalty
Gain new perspective on customer service as it pertains to loyalty and develop a clearer understanding of how others perceive
your agency and what you can do about it.
Presentation Info:
TAHC&H Event | Winter Conference | Fort Worth | Rich-Media Presentation Capture for Your Online On-Demand Access
Presentation Date | February 22, 2024
Presentation Track | All HCSSAs
Program Description: In busy healthcare settings, true “Customer Service” tends to go by the wayside, as we
get wrapped up in day-to-day minutia. But succeeding in Home Care is about more than providing quality care and consistent staffing to your clients.
To achieve the ultimate goal in Home Care, we have to treat our consumers and staff like they’re the most important people in our agency – and they are!
In this program you’ll gain some new perspective on customer service as it pertains to loyalty and develop a clearer understanding of how others perceive
your agency and what you can do about it.
HCSSA Topic(s) Addressed:
§558.259[d][4]agency responsibilities
§558.260[a][3]basic principles of management in a licensed health-related setting
§558.260[a][8]skills for working with clients, families, and other professional service providers
Education-Training Credits:
TX HCSSA Administrator/Alternate Continuing Education
1.0 Clock Hr(s)
Texas HCSSA CE Approval Statement
This program meets continuing education requirements for Administrators and Alternates under Texas HCSSA licensing regulations.
TAHC&H Faculty/Presenter(s): Candyce Slusher, LVN, Owner of SLUSHER Consulting
About the Presenter(s): Candyce Slusher, LVN is a geriatric-focused nurse serving seniors since 1995, working in every
post-acute senior care setting, specifically in non-medical home care since 2004. As a Home Care Consultant her primary goal is to help agencies thrive while providing
the highest quality care to seniors in their communities, while educating, empowering and supporting agency owners in all aspects of operations and compliance.
[3858] The Fundamentals of Establishing Customer Loyalty
- Speaker
- Slusher, Candyce
- Model
- 3858
$30.00
Cybersecurity Playbook: Security in Action
[3857] Cybersecurity Playbook: Security in Action
This program brings best practices for Cybersecurity
resiliency with real world solutions.
Presentation Info:
TAHC&H Event | Winter Conference | Fort Worth | Rich-Media Presentation Capture for Your Online On-Demand Access
Presentation Date | February 22, 2024
Presentation Track | All HCSSAs
Program Description: Do you know and understand your agency’s cybersecurity playbook? Homecare and Hospice organizations
need to follow the same HIPAA Security and Cybersecurity standards as large hospital systems but on a tighter budget. This program brings best practices for Cybersecurity
resiliency with real world solutions. You will learn about Cyber assessments and the typical findings of these assessments and how to address the findings.
Additionally, you will learn about the current Cybersecurity landscape and tips on the most common safeguards and how to get started.
HCSSA Topic(s) Addressed:
§558.259[d][4]agency responsibilities
§558.260[a][3]basic principles of management in a licensed health-related setting
§558.260[a][5]quality improvement
§558.260[a][6]risk assessment and management
Education-Training Credits:
TX HCSSA Administrator/Alternate Continuing Education
1.0 Clock Hr(s)
Continuing Education for Nurses
1.0 Contact Hr(s)
This program awards CNE until 02.22.2026
Texas HCSSA CE Approval Statement
This program meets continuing education requirements for Administrators and Alternates under Texas HCSSA licensing regulations.
Nurse CE Approval Statement
Texas Association for Home Care & Hospice is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by Louisiana State Nurses
Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. LSNA Provider No. 4002151
Requirements for Successful Completion
To receive continuing education credits for this online presentation participant must view the entire online presentation, complete an evaluation, and post-test attestation.
Reporting of Perceived Bias
Bias, as defined by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation (ANCC COA/LSNA) is the “tendency or inclination to cause partiality, favoritism, or influence.”
Commercial bias may occur when a CNE activity promotes one or more product(s) (drugs, devices, services, software, hardware, etc.). This definition is not all inclusive and participants may use
their own interpretation in deciding if a presentation is biased. The ANCC COA is interested in the opinions and perceptions of participants at approved CNE activities, especially in the presence
of actual or perceived bias in continuing education. Therefore, ANCC invites participants to access their “ANCC Accreditation Feedback Line” to report any noted bias or conflict of interest in the
education activity. The toll free number is 1(866) 262-9730.
TAHC&H Faculty/Presenter(s): Jason Vander Velde, Senior Manager, Cybersecurity and Technology Management, Wipfli
About the Presenter(s): Jason Vander Velde is a Senior Manager in Wipfli’s cybersecurity and technology management practice.
He specializes in helping organizations reduce and manage the risks to modern technology and information systems. In today’s business environment, customers, trading partners,
regulators and employees expect continuously available and secure information systems. To help meet this expectation, Jason works with clients to increase the security,
availability, and recoverability of their information assets.
Jason also leads a team of consultants providing project delivery services including Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365, networking, server,
and desktop technologies. This same team provides Cybersecurity and Technology Health Checks to organizations of all sizes and industries.
[3857] Cybersecurity Playbook: Security in Action
- Speaker
- Vander Velde, Jason
- Model
- 3857
$30.00
HQRP - Keep Your Quality Up Under the Weight of New Regs and Oversight
[3841] HQRP - Keep Your Quality Up Under the Weight of New Regs and Oversight
Provides focus on the components of the Hospice Quality Reporting Program (HQRP).
Presentation Info:
TAHC&H Event | Winter Conference | Fort Worth | Rich-Media Presentation Capture for Your Online On-Demand Access
Presentation Date | February 21, 2024
Presentation Track | Medicare Hospice
Program Description: This program provides focus on the components of the Hospice Quality Reporting Program (HQRP).
Ensure you know the components of quality that your agency is judged on now and in the future. You will hear how you can be prepared for success by ensuring that your quality measures reflect your best outcomes,
even with all of the updated hospice regulations for 2024. Don't let industry changes take you by surprise, foundational quality is your best defense against additional oversight.
HCSSA Topic(s) Addressed:
§558.259[d][4]agency responsibilities
§558.260[a][3]basic principles of management in a licensed health-related setting
§558.260[a][5]quality improvement
§558.260[a][7]financial management
Education-Training Credits:
TX HCSSA Administrator/Alternate Continuing Education
1.0 Clock Hr(s)
Continuing Education for Nurses
1.0 Contact Hr(s)
This program awards CNE until 02.21.2026
Texas HCSSA CE Approval Statement
This program meets continuing education requirements for Administrators and Alternates under Texas HCSSA licensing regulations.
Nurse CE Approval Statement
Texas Association for Home Care & Hospice is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by Louisiana State Nurses
Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. LSNA Provider No. 4002151
Requirements for Successful Completion
To receive continuing education credits for this online presentation participant must view the entire online presentation, complete an evaluation, and post-test attestation.
Reporting of Perceived Bias
Bias, as defined by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation (ANCC COA/LSNA) is the “tendency or inclination to cause partiality, favoritism, or influence.”
Commercial bias may occur when a CNE activity promotes one or more product(s) (drugs, devices, services, software, hardware, etc.). This definition is not all inclusive and participants may use
their own interpretation in deciding if a presentation is biased. The ANCC COA is interested in the opinions and perceptions of participants at approved CNE activities, especially in the presence
of actual or perceived bias in continuing education. Therefore, ANCC invites participants to access their “ANCC Accreditation Feedback Line” to report any noted bias or conflict of interest in the
education activity. The toll free number is 1(866) 262-9730.
TAHC&H Faculty/Presenter(s): Colleen Woods, Senior Consultant and Lead Educator, JCC Consulting
About the Presenter(s): Colleen Woods has worked in the home care industry since 1996, holding various positions in both home health &
hospice agencies including field nurse, case manager, educator, QA manager, DON and Administrator. Colleen is currently a senior consultant and lead educator with JCC Consulting, and services
home health and hospice agencies in Texas.
Colleen enjoys helping agency leaders navigate the constant changes and challenges in the current home health and hospice industries.
She enjoys assisting in the incorporation of meaningful and impactful changes into their agency’s operations – both administrative and clinical, in order to provide high
quality care that is both sustainable while maintaining regulatory requirements and promoting excellent patient care.
[3841] HQRP - Keep Your Quality Up Under the Weight of New Regs and Oversight
- Speaker
- Woods, Colleen
- Model
- 3841
$30.00
