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Another recording of one of our session speakers for the 2011 Gulf Coast Home Care Conference & Exhibition!

Medicare Home Health: 2012 and Beyond

The crystal ball most home health folks are looking into is a bit cloudy. But Arnie Cisneros has been seeing a clearer picture of home health beyond 2012. While much of the provider community is pessimistic, Cisneros says foresighted providers who are well positioned will capitalize on the wealth of opportunity that lies ahead. Listen to this 5 minute interview and you’ll understand why Arnie has been keynoting home health conferences across the nation. And see why you should join us in Point Clear, Alabama September 17-19^th for the Gulf Coast Home Care Conference.

Click the link below to hear a snippet of the recording featuring Arnie Cisneros and Warren Hebert

Arnie Cisneros – Medicare Home Health: 2012 and Beyond

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The Gulf Coast Home Care Conference for 2011 is located in beautiful Point Clear, Alabama. This year’s weekend format and the September dates of Saturday the 17th through Monday the 19th will provide an opportunity for families to experience the resort atmosphere of the family friendly Grand Hotel Marriott Resort at Point Clear.

One of the general sessions titled “Presenting For Homecare’s Coming Black Swan Event” is presented by Duane Blackwell of SoSo Solutions. Below is a recording of what his session is about (featuring HCLA’s Warren Hebert).

Duane Blackwell’s Interview on Black Swan

Louisiana Home care Providers,

This morning’s USA Today story about Hurricane Emily and last week’s tropical storm off the Texas coast both remind us that the tropics are heating up. This is the time for your agency to double check emergency preparedness plans, review these initiatives with staff, and perhaps run mock drills or table top exercises. HCLA recently completed a comprehensive emergency preparedness handbook that is available to all Louisiana agencies to assist with your preparations. Hurricanes are likely to enter the Gulf of Mexico in the coming weeks or months and our vulnerable patients who need assistance may be depending on their home health provider to assure they have a plan.

You are also seeing email and perhaps getting phone calls from Suzanne Richter to assure you are reporting those patients on your census that are vulnerable and need assistance should evacuation become necessary. Please respond to Suzanne’s email and phone calls, as she is doing important work on behalf of the most fragile patients who need assistance.

Let’s all pray for a quiet hurricane season. But let’s prepare as though the Gulf will be active and as though we know we will have a storm hit Louisiana. Our patients in our coastal areas deserve our best effort.

Click here for the article on Tropical Storm Emily
Click here for HCLA’s Emergency Preparedness Handbook

Warren Hebert, RN, BSN, CAE
RWJF Executive Nurse Fellow ’06-’09
Chief Executive Officer