OCHCH is a non-profit, member-driven association serving as the voice of home health and hospice care in Ohio, advocating on behalf of the industry and the individuals and families it serves. We provide essential education and benefits to our members, including a staffed help desk for regulatory and procedural questions, and access to an energized community of agencies working together to find success in serving others!
Education
OCHCH offers educational opportunities as part of a comprehensive set of tools and resources to support your agency’s clinical skills, managerial operations, and regulatory requirements. From frontline caregivers to health care executives, OCHCH education programs ensure agencies have the tools they need to thrive.
Advocacy
As the voice of health care at home in Ohio, OCHCH works together with our members to speak assertively and thoughtfully for the interests of the industry. OCHCH ensures our members’ interests are protected and supported by working alongside legislators and other policymakers.
Provider Support
The OCHCH Help Desk provides an easy way for members to connect to resources and gain knowledge on crucial topics impacting their agencies, such as Medicaid, Medicare, hospice, private duty, billing & coding, legal, payer, revenue cycle, rules & regulatory, estate, and operations!
Interested in speaking at the SFC? Visit our Speaker Proposal form to submit your proposal.
First round applications are due by December 31, 2025.
Education for your Entire Agency
The OCHCH Education Pass enables no-cost or deeply discounted registration for members to a wide range of OCHCH-managed and select partner-managed educational opportunities posted on our Education Calendar.
Home Health Aide Training
Are you an agency owner/operator who wants to train your staff to meet the requirements for a home health aide? The OCHCH HHA Training Program provides you with the tools and resources your agency needs to efficiently train home health aides.
Recent Posts
We are all looking for ways to reduce ED visits, cost of care, and hospitalizations – meaning positive outcomes for our patients while performing at our best for HH-VBP scoring. One of the easiest ways to do this is by ensuring patients that would benefit from a flu shot, receive a flu shot.
The Council Corner is the member-voted name for your new, online member-to-member discussion forum. It’s a message board, a discussion space, an extension of our Help Desk, a networking platform, and the future of member-to-member digital interactions that will replace the Listserv.
Lend Your Voice to Protect Medicare Home Health for Ohioans – Take action by August 29 – Template provided. Home and community-based care is a proven solution to improve patient outcomes and reduce costs. The new CMS proposed rule includes policies that would reduce payments to home health agencies nationally by over $1 billion dollars in 2026.
Member Sponsors
The Ohio Council for Home Care & Hospice is grateful for the support of our member sponsors. Click their logos to visit each of their websites, and visit this link for our prospectus to become a supporter yourself!
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