The Illinois HomeCare & Hospice Council hosted its 2020 Annual Conference, “Focus on the Future”, between March 3-4 in Lombard, IL. The conference convened hundreds of leaders & experts in Home Healthcare, registered nurses, and medical practitioners to discuss the current state of home care, share the latest information in the field of home care, enable market participants to network and serve the patients better through calibration.

As the single most comprehensive conference in the Illinois region, this year’s conference featured many panel discussions, educational sessions and keynote presentations to help the participants network, learn from each other and discover ways to adapt to the changes in the home healthcare space.

Session on Patient-Driven Grouping model

The conference opened with an education session on the Patient-Driven Grouping Model and how it impacts business operations when compared to the PPS model. The session focused on the removal of therapy visit volumes form the payment mechanism and discussed how by replacing therapy funding with an acuity-based therapy model, Medicare is transitioning to an entirely new rehab delivery mechanism.

Hot topics in the Home Care Industry

Hot Topics is one of the most eagerly awaited sessions in the IHHC’s annual conference. This year the session outlined all the regulatory and reimbursement changes in 2020. Federal and State actions ranging from PDGM and RCD to fair scheduling and the minimum wage-- and everything in between (COP alignment, dementia training, advanced directives, licensure, burden reduction, rural add-on, and more) were discussed in the session.

Illinois Department of Public Health Report

The Illinois Department of Public Health presented its annual report that included

Common survey findings for home health, hospice, home services, and home nursing.
New training requirements to comply with the Alzheimer’s and Related Dementia Act, and
Updated Understand updated home health licensing rules.

Other Sessions

Other sessions at the conference included

Keynote on up-to-the-minute details on the legislative, regulatory and legal matters that impact home care and hospice
Strategies to thrive in the PDGM space
Cultivating real-time data to deliver on value
Designing a Blueprint for Case Management
Top 5 Hospice Medical Review Denials
Care Coordination: Who, What, When, How of Effective Communication
Using PDGM to Create Success under Future Value Era Reforms
And more…

Our Sales leader, Joe Gura, attended the conference.

About the IHHC Annual Conference

The IHHC Annual Conference and Exposition is a celebration that honors home care and hospice providers in Illinois and their commitment to this industry. It is also a time when we can share the latest information in the field of home care and hospice, strengthen our connections, and discover innovative ways to serve our patients and families.

IHHC Annual provides continuing education (CE) credits for a variety of disciplines.

Registered Nurses
Nursing Home Administrators
Licensed Social/Clinical Social Workers
Physical Therapists
Speech-Language Pathologist/Audiologists
Occupational Therapists
Psychologists

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