2025 Calendar Fast Facts

• 80+ programs, online and in person, with over 2,200 registrations
• Members saved over $100k vs. retail pricing
• Members with an Education Pass saved an additional $70k off member prices
• Several thousand Contact Hours awarded to attendees by OCHCH and partner organizations

2025 Home Health Aide Training

• 24 two-day live training sessions held with future home health aides
• Over 140 trainees from numerous agencies around Ohio
• Learn more about the program on this page

January

HOPE Assessment Essentials: Preparing Your Hospice Team for Success in 2025
• Hospice
This webinar is essential for hospice leaders, clinicians and staff to ensure a seamless transition to the HOPE Assessment and maintain high-quality care in the evolving regulatory landscape.

Mastering Compliance: Protecting Your Agency from Risk
• Home Health
Learn how to align your policies and program with industry best practices to safeguard your agency, staff, and patients effectively.

Quarterly OASIS-E1 Updates: Preparing for Success in 2025
• Home Health
Get ready for the latest in home health compliance and clinical excellence! Join us to ensure your agency is up-to-date, compliant, and ready to excel in the new year.

Community Learning & Networking Social in Central Ohio
• Home Health + Hospice | In-Person
The Community Connections Socials are casual events at fun venues around the state to bring our community together for learning and networking.

February

Mastering ADRs: Confidently Navigate Responses and Appeals
• Home Health
Learn the steps for submitting charts, the content required, and the top reasons for denials and how to prevent them, plus how to respond to ADR letters and navigating appeals.

Navigating the Managed Care Landscape: Strategies for Home Health & Hospice Success
• Home Health + Hospice
In this webinar we explore essential workflow best practices and the intricacies of understanding managed care contracts.

Hospice Conditions of Participation Versus Conditions of Payment: Understanding the Difference
• Hospice
This session will discuss the associated conditions of participation as well as the Hospice payment requirements that directly impact payment of Hospice claims.

Risk Adjustment in Home Health
• Home Health
Join us for a dynamic webinar where we’ll break down the complexities of risk adjustment, reveal how it impacts critical quality measures.

March

New HH Condition of Participation – Acceptance to Service Policy
• Home Health
This webinar will review what we know to date about the requirements of the new CoP and how the home health surveyor will be assessing compliance.

From Risk to Reward: Mastering Potentially Preventable Hospitalizations to Drive Home Health Success
• Home Health
This webinar will equip you with knowledge and tools needed to tackle PPH head-on and position your agency for success.

Home Health Value Based Purchasing – How are the 2025 Changes Settling In?
• Home Health
This session will review the VBP Model Interim Performance Reports through the January 2025 release and provide best practices on improving scores.

EVV Education Series (Multiple Sessions)
• Home Health | OCHCH Member Exclusive
Join us for an open forum to navigate the Ohio Medicaid Home Health claims validation implementation that started on March 1st, 2025.

2025 Spring Financial Conference with Palmetto GBA
• Home Health + Hospice | In-Person
The only conference of its kind in Ohio. Innovators and thought leaders from around the country will convene in Columbus with presentations that will directly benefit your organization and career.
Click here to see the 2025 Agenda

Two-Day Virtual ICD-10-CM Coding Training
• Home Health
Deepen your understanding of the regulatory aspects and ethics of diagnosis coding and improve your skills, proficiency, speed and accuracy.

April

EVV Education Series (Multiple Sessions)
• Home Health | OCHCH Member Exclusive
Join us for an open forum to navigate the Ohio Medicaid Home Health claims validation implementation that started on March 1st, 2025.

Home Health 101 Workshop (Spring Session)
• Home Health
The purpose of this introductory program is to give attendees an up-to-date overview of the operations of a Medicare certified home health agency.

ICD-10 Wound Coding Made Simple: A Guide for Coding Ulcers
• Home Health
Learn valuable insights, improve coding skills, emphasizing the importance accurate information at intake and coding to ensure proper reimbursement and improved patient outcomes.

Hospice Eligibility Documentation
• Hospice
Join us to learn the critical foundations of how to appropriately document hospice eligibility as well as recognize common mistakes to avoid them. In this session, we will take a deep dive into documentation requirements and best practices to support Hospice eligibility.

Hospice Outcomes and Patient Evaluation Tool: Leaders need to do more than HOPE
• Home Health + Hospice
Gain insight & best practices around integrating the HOPE tool into existing workflows, including staff training, documentation alignment, and technology integration.

Quarterly OASIS Update and Hot Topics
• Home Health
This webinar provides a comprehensive overview of recent updates, guidance clarifications, and key tips to ensure compliance and accuracy in your assessments.

Two-Day OASIS E-1 Training
• Home Health
Tackle the challenges of OASIS E-1 head-on with our comprehensive two-day training session.

Community Learning & Networking Social in Southwest Ohio
• Home Health + Hospice | In-Person
The Community Connections Socials are casual events at fun venues around the state to bring our community together for learning and networking.

May

Managed Care Series 1 – Authorizations (Spring Session)
• Home Health
Join us for a detailed conversation on the intricacies of Managed Care. The first of our three-part series of educational webinars focuses on Authorizations.

Hospice Billing Hot Topics
• Hospice
This session will review some very key elements of billing for Hospice patients and some key things that must happen prior to billing in order for your revenue cycle to be complete and effective.

Hospice Quality Reporting Program (HQRP): Avoiding Penalties
• Hospice
This session will describe the components of the HQRP and the financial impact for hospice providers who do not meet the reporting requirements.

Managed Care Series 2 – Owning the Plan of Care (Spring Session)
• Home Health
Join us for a detailed conversation on the intricacies of Managed Care. The second of our three-part series of educational webinars focuses on Owning the Plan of Care.

June

Managed Care Series 3 – Denials & ADRs (Spring Session)
• Home Health
Join us for a detailed conversation on the intricacies of Managed Care. The third of our three-part series of educational webinars focuses on Denials & ADRs.

HOPE Assessment Essentials
• Hospice
This webinar is essential for hospice leaders, clinicians and staff to ensure a seamless transition to the HOPE Assessment and maintain high-quality care in the evolving regulatory landscape.

The 2026 Hospice Proposed Rule
• Hospice
2026 is sure to hold many changes for Hospice reimbursement, compliance and the Hospice Quality Reporting Program. Join us for a recap of the Hospice Proposed Rule and all the changes ahead.

Community Learning & Networking Social in Western Ohio
• Home Health + Hospice | In-Person
The Community Connections Socials are casual events at fun venues around the state to bring our community together for learning and networking.

Closing the Knowledge Gaps on Palliative Care, presented by ACHC
• Home Health + Hospice
Join us to explore the role, reach, and impact of palliative care across patients, families, and communities.

July

Hospice CoPs vs. Conditions of Payment
• Hospice
This session will discuss the associated conditions of participation as well as the Hospice payment requirements that directly impact payment of Hospice claims.

Confident Coding: Mastering Sepsis in ICD-10
• Home Health
McBee experts will break down the latest ICD-10 coding guidance and conventions for sepsis, walk through real-world scenarios, and share tips and tricks to boost coding accuracy and compliance.

OASIS-E1 Quarterly Update: What’s New for July 2025
• Home Health
This webinar provides a comprehensive overview of recent updates, guidance clarifications, and key tips to ensure compliance and accuracy in your assessments.

OCHCH Tiki Barge Social in Cleveland
• Home Health + Hospice | In-Person
Join the OCHCH team and members from around Ohio for this fun networking adventure on the waterways of Cleveland!

OCHCH PAC Golf Outing in Northeast Ohio
• Home Health + Hospice | In-Person
Enjoy a day out on the green with OCHCH at Red Tail Golf Club to support home- and community-based services in Ohio!

August

Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Overview and Hours Worked, presented by the US Department of Labor
• Home Health + Hospice | OCHCH Member Exclusive
Join us for an overview of the main compliance principals of the FLSA and take a deeper look at hours worked principles under the Act.

ICD-10-CM FY2026 Update: What’s New, What’s Changing, and Why It Matters
• Home Health
Attendees will leave with an understanding of how new coding changes impact practice with in-depth coding scenarios.

HOPE
• Hospice
This session will be a high level recap of all things HOPE that are imperative for flawless implementation of the new tool effective October 1, 2025.

2026 Hospice Final Rule & Quality Update Rule
• Hospice
This webinar will prepare hospices for regulatory updates, define rate changes, review HQRP requirements, provide updates on HOPE, and more.

September

Hospice Eligibility & Notice of Election
• Hospice
This session will examine eligibility verifications, Election Statement and Addendum and Notice of Election requirements under recent regulatory updates, and more.

HOPE Assessment Essentials: Preparing Your Hospice Team for Success in 2025
• Hospice
This webinar is essential for hospice leaders, clinicians and staff to ensure a seamless transition to the HOPE Assessment and maintain high-quality care in the evolving regulatory landscape.

Medicare Claims Processing & Avoiding Errors
• Hospice
This webinar will review updates to Hospice Medicare Billing regulations and provide examples of current billing issues and troubleshooting.

Face-to-Face, Physician Billing & Hospice Cap
• Hospice
This session will review billing codes, Attending Physician impact, HOPE requirements, penalties for noncompliance, medical review denials, and how PEPPER data may affect you.

Top Hospice Survey Deficiencies
• Hospice
This session will cover the top 5 survey deficiencies, how to avoid them.

The OCHCH Annual Business Meeting Dinner
• Home Health + Hospice | In-Person | OCHCH Member Exclusive
This special event is a semi-formal gathering designed to celebrate a successful year of collaborative efforts and exciting innovations in home and community-based services.

2025 Annual Conference & Trade Show
• Home Health + Hospice | In-Person
Ohio’s largest gathering of home care and hospice professionals. Networking and education that will impact your bottom line and enhance quality of care.
Click here to see the 2025 Agenda

Two-Day Virtual ICD-10-CM Coding Training
• Home Health
Deepen your understanding of the regulatory aspects and ethics of diagnosis coding and improve your skills, proficiency, speed and accuracy.

Hospice Coding Deep Dive: Mastering HOPE and ICD-10 Accuracy
• Hospice
Whether you’re a seasoned hospice coder or new to the nuances of terminal diagnosis coding, this two-hour session will equip you with the knowledge and tools to succeed.

OCHCH PAC Golf Outing in Southwest Ohio
• Home Health + Hospice | In-Person
Enjoy a day on the green with OCHCH at PipeStone Golf Club to support home- and community-based services in Ohio!

Managed Care Series 1 – Authorizations (Fall Session)
• Home Health
Join us for a detailed conversation on the intricacies of Managed Care. The first of our three-part series of educational webinars focuses on Authorizations.

October

Next Generation MyCare Ohio: The Transition from MMP to a FIDE SNP
• Home Health | OCHCH Member Exclusive
Join Molina for an overview of the Next Generation MyCare Ohio to learn how the transition from MMP to a FIDE SNP will impact your patients so you can provide support.

Two-Day OASIS E-1 Training
• Home Health
Tackle the challenges of OASIS E-1 head-on with our comprehensive two-day training session.

Emergency Preparedness Essentials
• Hospice
This session outlines the required components, steps and timelines needed to ensure agencies are survey ready related to the Emergency Preparedness Conditions of Participation.

Bourbon & Bags to Support the Center for Community Based Care
• Home Health + Hospice | In-Person
Join us for an evening of fun and prizes to support the Center for Community Based Care!

Managed Care Series 2 – Owning the Plan of Care (Fall Session)
• Home Health
Join us for a detailed conversation on the intricacies of Managed Care. The second of our three-part series of educational webinars focuses on Owning the Plan of Care.

Home Health 101 Workshop (Fall Session)
• Home Health
The purpose of this introductory program is to give attendees an up-to-date overview of the operations of a Medicare certified home health agency.

Managed Care Series 3 – Denials & ADRs (Fall Session)
• Home Health
Join us for a detailed conversation on the intricacies of Managed Care. The third of our three-part series of educational webinars focuses on Denials & ADRs.

November

OASIS-E1 Quarterly Update: October 2025
• Home Health
This webinar provides a comprehensive overview of recent updates, guidance clarifications, and key tips to ensure compliance and accuracy in your assessments.

Hospice Quality Reporting Program
• Hospice
This session will take agencies through the components that make up the HQRP, do a deep dive on the Hospice Care Index (HCI), and touch on the impact of HOPE on the HQRP outcome measures.

GG Mastery: Crash Course for Boosting Your Discharge Function Score
• Home Health
Learn the critical differences between GG and the M1800s, explore how CMS calculates the Discharge Function Score and understand why it is based on meeting or exceeding expected outcomes rather than simple improvement.

December

2026 Home Health Final Payment Rule
• Home Health
This webinar will provide a detailed review of the 2026 Final Rule in Home Health and discuss best practices for implementation.

Top Hospice Medical Review Denials
• Hospice
This session will take agencies through the winding road of Medicare scrutiny.

PDGM Functional Points Crash Course: Coding & OASIS Accuracy for Revenue Protection
• Home Health
This webinar will break down the new scoring methodology, highlight which OASIS items are most affected, and show how coding and clinical documentation accuracy can make or break agency revenue.