Webinar Description: The Medicare and Medicaid Conditions of Participation (CoP) for Home Health have been revised for the first time in almost twenty years! These new CoPs include notable changes to standards related to care planning, patient rights, quality assessment and performance improvement (QAPI) and infection control. In this webinar, Gina Mazza, Fazzi Associates' industry expert in Regulatory and Compliance activities, offers a focused overview of the key changes you should know as well as recommendations and additional resources. Join us to ensure you are prepared for these changes, which take effect in January of 2018. About the Presenter: Gina is a national leader on regulatory and compliance issues. As a Partner of the firm and the Director of Fazzi’s Regulatory and Compliance Division, she manages one of the largest OASIS and compliance groups in the country, has spearheaded a number of Fazzi’s national best practice initiatives, serves as the clinical expert on Fazzi’s National State of the Industry Study, has published white papers on the realities and implications of regulations on service delivery and has served as the clinical content expert for Fazzi’s presentations in VBP states. Gina combines strong clinical and regulatory expertise with the realities of being a senior executive in both freestanding and hospital-based agencies. As part of her responsibilities at Fazzi, she serves as the Director of Fazzi’s Home Health and Hospice CAHPS Programs as well as Fazzi’s OASIS and compliance auditing and agency-wide QAPI Program services. |