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July 9, 2007
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OCS and VNAA Announce Strategic Partnership for PPS Impact™ Programs
 

OCS and the Visiting Nurse Associations of America (VNAA) announce the extension of their long-standing agreement to bring VNAA members the industry's most comprehensive performance measurement programs.

Through this valuable relationship, VNAA members will receive a special members-only opportunity to use the PPS Impact™ programs from OCS.

Click here for more information.


Announcing New Speakers at the OCS Summit!
 
Demonstrating the Value of Home Health and Hospice

OCS is excited to announce Celeste Twardon, RN, BS, MS, MBA, Home Nursing Agency Vice President, Quality and Customer Service to speak at the 2007 OCS Summit in a joint presentation with Lisa Cone-Swartz, Vice President of Medical Practice & Home Health for Press Ganey. The presentation topic will be Demonstrating Value through Patient Satisfaction which will show how patient satisfaction data can be used as a key measure in the management of overall agency excellence.

OCS is honored to add Twardon and Cone-Swartz to the distinguished list of Summit presenters.

The OCS Summit will take place one day prior to the NAHC Annual Meeting on Saturday, October 6, 2007 in sunny Denver, Colorado.

To take advantage of the Early Bird Savings, register now for the OCS Summit. Early bird rates expire on August 15, 2007. For more information on the OCS Summit please visit our OCS Summit web page.

If you have any questions regarding the OCS Summit, please send an email to Crystal Schaeffer or call her at 206.325.3396.


OCS On The Road
 

OCS will be at the 13th Annual NAHC Financial Management Conference on July 18th and 19th at the Westin Boston Waterfront Hotel.

Be sure to stop by, say hello and get the latest information on PPS!

For more information, contact OCS at 206.325.3396 or send an email to info@ocsys.com


OCS PPS Impact™ Web Conferences!
 

OCS has created a series of OCS PPS Impact™ Web Conferences in an effort to help you fully understand and assess the impact the proposed Home Health PPS refinement rule will have on your agency, and to help you learn how you can thrive in the new payment system.

Due to demand, OCS has scheduled repeats of previous OCS PPS Impact™ Web Conferences, updated with new information.

The Proposed PPS Rule and
What It Means to Your Agency

Thursday, July 12th
10am PDT/1pm EDT
Enroll Now!

Tools for PPS Success
Tuesday, July 24th
10am PDT/1pm EDT
Enroll Now!

Space is limited in these web conferences, offered at no charge, so be sure to enroll today.

PLEASE NOTE- Dialing and WebEx instructions, including a link to the handouts, will be delivered to your email inbox on the morning of the web conference.


Upcoming OCS Informational Product Web Conferences
 

These informative OCS Product Web Conferences also touch on current issues, topics and trends in the Home Health, Hospice and Private Duty industries. Sign up today!

Home Health Connection
Tuesday, July 10th
10am PDT/1pm EDT
Enroll Now!

PatientView
Tuesday, July 17th
10am PDT/1pm EDT
Enroll Now!

Oasis Reports & Graphs
Thursday, July 26th
10am PDT/1pm EDT
Enroll Now!

Are You Ready for QAPI ?
Tuesday, July 31st
10am PDT/1pm EDT
Enroll Now!

Dialing and WebEx instructions, including a link to the handouts, will be delivered to your email inbox on the morning of the day of the web conference you have enrolled in.


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With the industry's most comprehensive data warehouse of integrated performance measures, OCS Clients consistently rank in the top one-third of all providers nationally.

To find out why, contact us at info@ocsys.com or log on to our web site
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Until next week,


OCS, Inc.
Leading Healthcare Insight

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