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By Stephen Tweed, CSP
 Last week I had the privilege of speaking for the annual convention of the National Association for Home Care and Hospice (NAHC) in Washington DC. I've spoken at this conference every year for the past 20 years, and it's always a pleasure to be there with leaders from home health care, hospice, and private duty home care from around the country. When at the NAHC conference, I always plan my schedule to attend all of the general sessions and as many of the breakout sessions as possible.
One speaker I never want to miss is Bill Dombi, Vice President for Law for NAHC. Bill is a terrific speaker, and he has more information, knowledge, and wisdom about what's going on in Washington and how it will affect home care than anyone else on the planet.
At this conference, Bill gave us an update on the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) and the Employer Mandate. He gave us the latest information on how this law will affect home care companies across the country.
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Dream Big! What does your IDEAL Applicant Tracking System look like?
By Stephen Tweed
 For many companies the process of tracking job candidates is one of the most tedious, time consuming aspects of recruiting and hiring caregivers. Someone has to review all those applications to find a few qualified candidates, then contact them by phone or email to schedule an interview and send an assessment link.
What if that entire process could be handled online with your team receiving applications only for those that meet your pre-set qualifications? Just imagine what your team can do with all that extra time. Read More...
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Building Your Business Through Effective Scheduling
By Jill Scott, Manager of Member Services at the Academy for Private Duty Home Care
 We regularly get requests from clients, customers and readers asking our opinion about scheduling software for private duty home care. It's a difficult process to sort through all of the choices to make the best decision about software for your company.
We can't tell you which software company will work best for your company, but we are happy to recommend a couple companies that you can request a demo to learn about the software and the company. The product itself and the people behind the product are two of the most important factors that should be considered when selecting a software system to use for your company.
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LinkedIn Group Update
We are very excited to see that our discussion group, The Leading Home Care Network on LinkedIn has reached 4,700 members.
This group has grown steadily over the past year, the continues to experience great interactive discussions.
Here are some of the most recent discussions in the group:
This is a closed group, and membership is limited to leaders in home health, hospice, and private duty home care companies. We do not allow vendors, recruiters, or people who are not related to home care. This limited membership means that all of the posts are relevant to you and the things that you are interested in reading and discussing.
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November Webinar
Effective Scheduling in Home Care
November 14, 2013
3:00 pm Eastern
With Bridget Wempe of ElderCare 4 Families and Stephen Tweed The single most important person in your office when it comes to customer relations and employee relations is your scheduling coordinator. In this interactive live web conference, Bridget Wempe, Manager of Operations with Elder Care 4 Families will share strategies and insights for improving the effectiveness of your scheduling process.Please note that this webinar will be at 3:00 pm Eastern.Read more and register today!
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