New coding guidelines conflict with OASIS guidance on pressure ulcers. These changes are a foresight to OASIS C changes on pressure ulcers. Get your OASIS and coding correct and ready yourself for OASIS C and possible reimbursement changes for pressure ulcers. Lisa Selman-Homan is your guide.

Along with the many benefits of electronic billing and medical records come an unprecedented threat to the health information privacy of your patients and a liability risk for your agency. This program will identify the risks associated with the use of health information technology and address ways to reduce those risks.

Medication management is a critical component for any home care agency. As the number of home care clients with chronic care conditions and co-morbidities increase, the need for strong medication management protocols also increases. Find out how to establish such protocols and meet medication reconciliation requirements.

This presentation will explore the issue of quality and explain how you can easily measure the quality of the service your business provides. The presenter will construct a framework for quality and describe a variety of measurement techniques that agencies can use to implement a quality improvement program in their business.

Tips and strategies to help control your workers' compensation costs. John Conroy and Gail Farrell of Program Risk Management answer the questions employers commonly ask covering such topics as: negligence; right to sue; benefit exclusions; lump settlements; and much more.

Drive new business by becoming an expert on the many financial options available to help your clients.

Learn ways to make better management decisions in investments, resource allocations and operations.

Examines the many important changes in New York's workers' compensation system as a result of legislation passed in 2007. Find out how your business will be affected.

Reviews the critical job functions of a home care clinical manager, identifies essential skills and explores how critical thinking is used by managers.

Are you in compliance with OSHA regulations? Know what you need to report and how to do it.

Make sure you are up to date with the latest laws, rules and strategies regarding immigration.

Take advantage of hard lessons learned from Katrina and other disasters. Make sure your agency is prepared for the next emergency.

Challenges to employment decisions in administrative proceedings and litigation continue to grow. The right innovation will keep you on good terms with your employees.

Grant funding is available. And it's not necessarily limited to nonprofit organizations. Learn how to get your share.

Experts share real field cases so you can learn how to prevent the most serious home care worker accidents. Find out how to keep your employees safe and your exposure low.

A high-energy journey toward innovative marketing mastery. Get the tools and techniques that can make the difference for you and your agency.

Home care agencies and staff must be prepared for a disaster of any kind . . . from how to back up your data and where to store it to what the aide in the field needs to do in an emergency.

No matter what size your agency is, an employee handbook is a must-have document. Attorney John Bagyi leads the discussion for a program that will help you avoid employment problems and legal disputes. You'll find out why you need an employee handbook, why it must be up-to-date and how to keep it that way.

This session will give you the HIPAA Security background, regulation requirements, how to assess your readiness and what you need to do to be prepared. Avoid costly penalties and unnecessary regulatory headaches. HIPAA expert Tom Williams of Stony Hill Management leads the discussion. An executive with a leading home care software company, Tom has led nearly 100 seminars over the past five years on innovation technology.

The audio conference will come as a two-cd set. In addition, you will receive a data CD with the conference presentation and handouts.