I will be there with bells on!

 

651-415-4005

 

Board Retreat

I need to submit names of attendees to 3M for our retreat. Please RSVP to me no later than next Weds morning (9/9). A few more details for you:

 

§  We can gather as early as 7:45 am in the lobby & we plan to start promptly at 8:00 am, as we have a full agenda and want to get you on the road by 4 pm. We will cover the hotel expense for those traveling.

§  There will be coffee and continental breakfast in the conference room. 

§  If using a GPS, please be sure to enter 2350 Minnehaha Avenue East, Maplewood, MN 55119

§  Allison and Jason will join us for the morning and lunch.

• Please review the current strategic plan and be familiar with current outcomes & tactics (attached).

 

Regulatory

The Survey and Regulatory Analysis Team (SRA) has reviewed the MDH recommendations for Medical Cannabis and suggested changes to the Home Care Rule. They will be sharing some suggestions with members regarding how to approach Medical Cannabis in the home care setting, have asked that the Legislative Team consider pursuing language that will protect home care employees from a possession charge should a agency decide that the provider can assist with administration of the substance  and I have shared the following concern with MDH: nurses continue to have concerns that physicians need to be aware of cannabis use, as a preventative measure, for potential interaction purposes.

 

The Legislative has approved the SRA Team’s suggestions, which I’ll be forwarding to MDH today.

 

Organizational

The teams have begun meeting, with orientations being provided for each group. There have been just a few minor changes to the rosters (people no longer at agencies, etc) and I have a couple more that I’ll forward to the Exec Committee today.

 

The EHR Task Force has made the final edits to their guidance document, which they plan to roll out at the Fall Conference. Speaking of the Fall Conference, we have an excellent agenda this year and I hope you’ll encourage your staff and others to attend!

 

The OASIS training has surpassed budgeted attendance and Allison has a great line-up planned for 2016!

 

Andrea Jung and I met with the St. Cloud Times Editorial Board and they asked us to submit an article, which Brian wrote. Brian’s contact ended August 31^st. I believe he brought value in drafting several communications for us that can be used going forward with additional media outlets and providing training/coaching for members and staff in how to approach the media. He also drafted recommendations for next steps, which includes several media targets.

 

MHCA hasn’t had a proactive member recruitment plan (at least in recent years). It’s been a busy first year for me and we continue to have several priorities, but I am moving membership up to the top of that list. As a first step, we are sending a recruitment letter and will be doing follow-up with the non-member Medicare-Certified agencies (74). We will also reach out to Comprehensive Licensed and PCA agencies in the next year.

 

I am doing due diligence in considering whether to continue with our current insurance agent and legal counsel and will keep you posted.

 

Please let me know if you notice something slip through the cracks during Annie’s leave.

 

Wishing you all a wonderful Labor Day weekend!

 

 

Warm Regards,

 

Kathy Messerli

Executive Director

Minnesota HomeCare Association

Office: 651-635-0038 | Cell: 612-590-4180

www.mnhomecare.org

 

MHCA Mission: MHCA represents and supports Minnesota home care providers committed to high quality home care services