2026 Home Health Payment & Compliance Virtual Summit

2026 Home Health Payment & Compliance Virtual Summit

Live Virtual: September 16-17, 2026

Guarantee you & your staff are confident and IN THE KNOW on the latest home health regulatory rules and guidance when you register for DecisionHealth’s 2026 Home Health Payment & Compliance Virtual Summit, on September 16-17, 2026.

Get updates on OASIS & ICD-10 coding guidance, HOPE, the home health quality reporting program, PDGM, HHVBP, Medicare review targets, MA prior authorization hiccups, care pathways for top diseases, and strategies to adopt AI while maintaining clinical judgement & compliance.

This event delivers everything you need in 2 afternoons of virtual training that can be accessed from anywhere. Recordings of sessions are available on-demand after the event to replay. Plus, there will be plenty of time for live Q&As with our leading industry experts and a chance to EARN nursing CEUs!

Here’s a look at how you will benefit:

• Regulatory updates: Experts highlight changes from HH & Hospice rules & more.
• OASIS & coding updates: Break down the changes that impact health outcomes.
• Cash flow improvements: Avoid common medical review denials, prior auth hangups.
• HHVBP: Showcase your value for bonuses and referrals.
• Manage costs: Look for ways to streamline care processes.
• Patient satisfaction: Enhance the patient experience.
• Live Q&A: Get all your questions answered.
• Earn CEUs: Take home AHCC and ANCC nursing CEUs
• Get your entire team trained without sacrificing productivity and without spending thousands of dollars.
• Reduced expenses. No travel time and no travel costs – participate from the comfort of your own happy place!
• Access to the on-demand recording for 60 days so that you can re-listen and browse content at your own pace.

*Upon purchase, you'll have access to all recordings for 60 days.

2026 Home Health Payment & Compliance Virtual Summit

Virtual Conference Day 1 — Wednesday, September 16, 2026

11:55 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Opening Remarks

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Get Your 2027 Regulatory Platinum Playbook
Melinda Gaboury, COS-C, Chief Executive Officer, Healthcare Provider Solutions

Get a rundown of all the key changes from 2027 Home Health and Hospice Medicare payment rules including details about how your rates will be impacted, PDGM point shifts, HHVBP performance score calculations, HOPE, the Home Health & Hospice Quality Reporting Program and more. Plus, discover how changes to Medicare Advantage may impact your agency in the coming year. 

Tool: All Things Reimbursement – Crosswalk of Factors Driving Payment

1:10 p.m. – 2:10 p.m.
Showcase Your Value: Achieve HHVBP Success While Strengthening Referrals
Christina Crumbley, RN, MSN, CEO, Tidal Healthcare Consulting, LLC 

Direct your efforts where they have the biggest impact on HHVBP bonuses and referrals. Get tips to move the needs on including Discharge Function Score, Potentially Preventable Hospitalizations, Discharge to Community, Medicare Spending Per Beneficiary, and patient satisfaction. Walk away with a clear plan to focus clinical training and quality efforts where they matter most, while gaining tools to translate outcomes data into powerful referral conversations that support growth.

Tools: HHVBP Training Prioritization Matrix - to identify which areas to focus on 90 Day Quick Start Action Plan - to develop a plan to track HHVBP

2:10 p.m. – 2:25 p.m.
Break (15-minute break)

2:25 p.m. – 3:25 p.m.
PDGM Trackers and Care Path Pointers for Efficiency & Quality
Lisa Selman Holman JD, BSN, RN, HCS-D, COS-C, Vice President of Clinical Services at McBee

Join us for a practical look at PDGM trackers and care path checkpoints that help agencies strengthen both efficiency and quality. Attendees will learn how to spot performance gaps across the 30  and 60 day periods of care, streamline documentation expectations, and use key PDGM metrics—such as functional scores, LUPAs, NOA compliance, denial patterns, and cost per visit—to support smarter care planning and protect earned reimbursement. The course offers simple, actionable tools leaders and clinicians can apply immediately.

Tools: HIPPS code tool (included)

3:30 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
Live Q&A

Virtual Conference Day 2 — Thursday, September 17, 2026

Day 2 (10 minutes between sessions)

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
2027 Coding & OASIS Updates: Key Changes that Impact Outcomes 
Lisa Selman-Holman, JD, BSN, RN, HCS-D, COS-C, Vice President of Clinical Services at McBee

Join home health OASIS & coding guru Lisa Selman Holman for her take on the FY2027 coding and OASIS changes, highlighting operational impacts, documentation pitfalls, and strategies to ensure a smooth transition. Leave this session with a clear grasp of significant changes introduced as part of CMS’ quarterly OASIS Q&As, Coding Clinic guidance changes, recommendations from the ICD-10 C&M Maintenance Committee, and FY2027 code changes. Attendees will work through case studies to illustrate the impact of these changes on both clinical and financial outcomes.

1:10 p.m. – 2:10 p.m.
Lock-In the Money You Deserve: From Medical Review Targets to Prior Auth Hangups
Brian Lebanion, Principal Consultant at BC Healthcare Consulting

Discover internal audit strategies and workflow adjustments designed to strengthen documentation, shorten pay cycles, initiate care faster, and safeguard the revenue your agency earned from Medicare and Medicare Advantage. This session breaks down the current focus of home health & hospice medical reviews including medical necessity for therapy; face-to-face documentation; commonly flagged ICD-10 codes, and patterns emerging in ADRs, TPE audits, and MA plan reviews. Attendees will learn how to identify where revenue is getting “stuck” during prior authorization or denials and implement dashboards to monitor risk, correct actions and accelerate payments. 

Tools: Internal audit checklist, dashboards

2:10 p.m. – 2:25 p.m.
Break (15-minute break)

2:25 p.m. – 3:25 p.m.
Balance the adoption of AI with clinical judgement & buy-in 
Brian Lebanion Principal Consultant at BC Healthcare Consulting

Join the discussion about how AI can support your staff through documentation review, rev cycle management, care planning and quality oversight, without compromising clinical integrity and compliance standards. Get an independent look at the low-cost, low-risk options for face-to-face validation, rev cycle workflow enhancements, predictive hospitalization risk flagging and more. Plus, discover new ways to achieve clinician buy-in by involving clinicians in the tool selection and feedback loop and framing AI as a compliance and quality safety net. 

Tool: AI use cases & outcomes

3:30 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
Live Q&A

— Agenda subject to change —

2026 Home Health Payment & Compliance Virtual Summit

Speakers

	Christina Crumbley, RN, MSN, is the Chief Executive Officer of Tidal Healthcare Consulting, LLC, based in Tampa, Fla. She has over 30 years of experience in healthcare, with the majority of her experience in home health. As CEO of Tidal Healthcare Consulting, LLC, she consults home health providers on key operational and clinical processes, including OASIS review, ICD-10 coding and more. Crumbley is passionate about educating home health leaders on improving outcomes, including how to leverage documentation and mentorship programs to drive and support high-quality care. Over the past five years, she has traveled as a contract and part-time surveyor for the Accreditation Commission of Health Care (ACHC). She also currently serves on the board of the Home Care Association of Florida.
	Melinda A. Gaboury, COS-C, has been in home care for more than 30 years. She routinely conducts home care and hospice reimbursement workshops and speaks at state association meetings throughout the country. Melinda has profound experience in Medicare PDGM, billing, collections, case-mix calculations, chart reviews and due diligence. UPIC, RA, ADR & TPE appeals with all Medicare MACs have become the forefront of Melinda's current impact on the industry. She is currently Chair of the NAHC/HHFMA Advisory Board and Work Group, Treasurer on the Home Care Association of Florida Board of Directors, and a member of the Tennessee Association for Home Care Board of Directors. Melinda is also the author of DecisionHealth's Home Health OASIS Guide to OASIS-E and Home Health Billing Answers.
	Brian Lebanion, MBA, CPC, RNC, HCS-O, HCS-D, is Principal Consultant at BC Healthcare Consulting with 25+ years in home health and hospice operations, reimbursement, and education. He specializes in survey/licensure coaching, clinical review and training, revenue cycle and financial management, third-party audit response, and QAPI. Brian partners with startups, large enterprises, private organizations, and nonprofits to align clinical excellence with financial sustainability. His hands-on approach equips leaders and frontline teams with practical tools—like the PDGM Compass™—to optimize visit utilization, protect margins, and elevate patient outcomes.
	Lisa Selman-Holman, JD, BSN, RN, HCS-D, COS-C, is the Vice President of Clinical Services at McBee. She brings over 35 years of experience in home health and hospice care. She's a nurse, attorney and regulatory compliance specialist with career roles that evolved from field nurse to executive, where she has adeptly managed home health accreditation surveys, acquisitions, and regulatory challenges. In her current role, Lisa oversees the clinical aspects of consulting projects, offering expert guidance on clinical operations, quality improvement, patient care standards, and regulatory compliance. She also plays a pivotal role in business development, identifying potential clients and crafting consulting proposals tailored to their clinical needs.

2026 Home Health Payment & Compliance Virtual Summit

Pricing

Retail Pricing: $499  

Group pricing is as follows:

• 2-10 attendees - Each attendee receives 10% discount off retail price
• 11-15 attendees - Each attendee receives 15% discount off retail price
• 16-20 attendees - Each attendee receives 20% discount off retail price
• 21 or more attendees - Each attendees receive 25% discount off retail price

All discounts will automatically appear when you check out. If you have additional questions or would like to speak to a representative please contact us at 1-800-650-6787.

2026 Home Health Payment & Compliance Virtual Summit

Continuing Education

AHCC
This program is approved by the Association of Home Care Coding & Compliance (AHCC) for 6 HCS-O, 2 HCS-D, 6 HCS-C CEUs.

ANCC
AHIMA is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

This educational activity for 7.5 nursing contact hours is provided by AHIMA.