CONTINUING EDUCATION PROCESS
Michigan HomeCare & Hospice Association is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by Pennsylvania State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
In order to receive CE credit, you MUST complete the following steps while attending the convention. If you do not follow these steps, you will not receive credit for the offering in question:
1. Obtain your labels from the CE table by the registration desk during the hours indicated in the program.
2. Within the first 15 minutes of the offering, place one of your labels on the WHITE sign-in sheet for nurses or the PINK sign-in sheet for Social Work provided during each CE offerings. It is YOUR responsibility to ensure that your label and signature are on the sign-in sheet within the first 15 minutes of the CE offering. All sign-in sheets will be removed for processing 15 minutes into the program
3. Sign the sheet in the space provided next to your label.
4. At the conclusion of the session, place another label on the WHITE (nurse) or PINK (social work) sign-out sheet in the back of the room and sign your name next to your label.
5. At the conclusion of the session use the QR Code provided in the session to complete your evaluation of the session.
6. Once you have sign in, then signed out and completed your evaluation, your certificate for that session will be released.
PLEASE NOTE: Contact hours will NOT be awarded if we don’t have a label on the sign in sheet, Sign out sheet and a completed on-line evaluation at the conclusion of the conference for each session. NO EXCEPTIONS!
Nursing Contact Hours:
Michigan HomeCare & Hospice Association is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by Pennsylvania State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
NURSING CEs
Relevant Financial Resolution: Speaker on Pain, Caren McHenry Martin is on the speakers bureau for Enclara. Any Relevant Financial Relationships have been mitigated. No relevant financial relationships were identified for any other individual with the ability to control content of the activity.
Social Work (SW) CEs
Courses that have been approved for Social Work CEs will be indicated under the session in the conference agenda.
Courses indicated have been approved by the Michigan Social Work Continuing Education Collaborative. Course Approval #
If you wish to report a problem with this training, please contact swcollaborative@gmail.com or call 517/487-1548 ext 17.
Wednesday, May 20 Sessions
Opening Session
Small Moments, Big Care: Becoming a Ripple Effect Leader in Home Care & Hospice
Govenors EF
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Survey
Morning 9:45-11am
The Ripple Effect of Workforce Innovation: How Digital Training Strengthen Compliance, Retention & EVV Readiness
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Understanding Live Discharge in Hospice: Challenges and Opportunities
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Navigating the Future of HHVBP- What’s Changing in 2026 and Why It Matters
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Recognize Early Signs of Decline - Transition from Palliative Care to Hospice
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Innovative Leadership
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Afternoon 1-2:30pm
From Launch to Lessons: HOPE's First 8 Months
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Serious Illness in Michigan: 2024 Scorecard
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Be Who They Need
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Responding to Negative Reviews in Home Care
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Top Survey Deficiencies for Home Health and How to Avoid Them
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Afternoon 2:45-4:15pm
PDGM - FY 2026 - Navigating Functional Scoring Shifts, Grouper Updates and Payment Pressures
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Following the Symptom Management Cues in CAHPS and HOPE
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The 10-80-10 Management Philosophy: Maximizing Leadership Impact
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Defining Your Value Proposition: Understanding MCO Priorities
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Competitive Bidding
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Michigan Physician Orders for Scope of Treatment (MI POST)
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Thursday May 21st Sessions
General Session
Burnout and the Ripple Effect: Reclaiming Energy to Restore Care
Room: Governors EF
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Survey
Morning 10:15-11:45am
HME Payer Advocacy/Medicaid Managed Care
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National Hospice Update
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Compliant Clinical Documentation and Face-to-Face: Prevention is Best
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Employment Law Changes, Updates and Issues Causing Ripples for Providers
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Volunteer Retention and Preventing Volunteer Burnout
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HIPAA Compliance and Other Legal Issues
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Afternoon 2:00-3:30pm
HME Audit Update
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National Home Health Update
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Case Study Roundtable: Managing and Documenting the “Gray Area” Hospice Patient
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Issues, Challenges and Opportunities with EVV System
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Advocacy 101: How to Engage in State and Federal Policy
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Volunteer Manager Roundtable
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Outcomes Over Hype: Vetting AI Technology that Improves Care
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Afternoon 3:45-5:00pm
Keeping up with the Reforms – Operational Changes for Improved Outcomes
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Work Life Balance: Setting Boundaries in a Borderless World
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Medicaid in the News: 2026 State and Federal Update
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Understanding Dementia: Communication and Behaviors for Volunteers
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HME Legislative Update
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Artificial Intelligence: Riding the Wave, but Avoiding the Splash
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Hospice Audit Update
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Friday May 22nd Session
Closing Session
Employee Safety Outside the Office
8:30 am - 10:30 am
Room: Governors EF
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- Survey