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VISION
Being proactive
Supporting optimal animal and human health
Exploring ways to reduce overall use of antimicrobials
Using the drugs that prevent and treat disease by killing microscopic organisms in a responsible way
GOAL
to prevent the generation and spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Doing so will preserve the effectiveness of these drugs in animals and humans for years to come.
being to preserve human and animal health and the effectiveness of antimicrobial medications.
to implement a multidisciplinary approach in assembling a stewardship team to include an infectious disease physician, a clinical pharmacist with infectious diseases training, infection preventionist, and a close collaboration with the staff in the clinical microbiology laboratory
to prevent antimicrobial overuse, misuse and abuse.
to minimize the developme
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2. OUR MISSION
TO SUPPORT, PROMOTE AND
ADVANCE NONPROFIT PROVIDERS
OF COMMUNITY-BASED
HEALTHCARE INCLUDING HOME
HEALTH, HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE
AND HEALTH PROMOTION SERVICES TO
ENSURE QUALITY CARE WITHIN
THEIR COMMUNITIES.
Visiting Nurse Associations of America
3. 3
A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD CHAIR ....................... 4
BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND STAFF ..................................................... 5
2014 MEMBERSHIP PROFILE ................................................................ 6
LEADING THE INDUSTRY: QUALITY, ADVOCACY AND EDUCATION . 8
CONNECTING PROVIDERS: MEMBERSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS ..... 10
A LOOK AHEAD TO 2015 ..................................................................... 11
2014 NATIONAL AWARD WINNERS ................................................... 12
2014 CORPORATE PARTNERS ............................................................. 13
TABLEOFCONTENTS
2014 VNAA ANNUAL REPORT
4. 4
THE VNAA DIFFERENCE
In 2014, the Visiting Nurse Associations of America embraced and
led changes in healthcare delivery. Our vision of individuals and
families receiving personalized and coordinated care in the home
and across the community came into focus under a desire to
better serve our members, and ultimately their patients.
VNAA put into practice many of the strategic goals established in
2013. Quality improvement initiatives provided VNAA members
with best practices for home health and hospice care, in turn
creating a body of evidence to continue to push for home-based
care as a high quality, low-cost solution to many of the issues
regulators and policymakers see in today’s healthcare market.
In 2014, VNAA lead a unified voice on key policy issues including
regulatory burdens related to eligibility documentation and
development of new payment models. Clinical experts from
VNAA members created new quality tools such as the expansion
of the Blueprint for Excellence to cover hospice and palliative
care and the 19th edition of the Clinical Procedure Manual. Our
members taught and earned countless hours of continuing
education through the 32nd Annual Meeting and our educational
programming.
We expanded membership to forge partnerships with state
associations. We followed up our successful Case Study Compendium with a new
series of innovative projects from VNAA members. We connected at events such as
the Annual Meeting, Public Policy Leadership Council and Regional Meetings.
The key phrase is “we.” It is not just the VNAA here in Washington, D.C. but the
thousands of staff at our member agencies tirelessly working towards a common
goal: to ensure that healthcare is accessible to all and home-based care is thought
of as an innovator, a partner and a leader in healthcare across communities and the
nation.
It is a great privilege to lead this organization and its membership. We thank you for
all you have done in 2014.
Tracey Moorhead
President and CEO
Mary B. DeVeau
VNAA Board Chair
Tracey Moorhead
President and CEO
Mary B. DeVeau
Board Chair
LETTERFROMTHEPRESIDENT
ANDBOARDCHAIR
5. 5
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Katherine Browne, MBA,
MHA
Center for Health Care
Quality, George Washington
University
Washington, D.C.
Barbara Burgess, MSN, RN
Pathways Home Health,
Hospice & Private Duty
Sunnyvale, Calif.
Mary Ann Christopher, RN,
MSN, FAAN
Visiting Nurse Service of New
York
New York, N.Y.
Mary B. DeVeau, RN, MSM
Chair
Concord Regional VNA
Concord, N.H.
Esther Emard, RN, MSN,
MSLIR
The George Washington
University School of Nursing
Washington, D.C.
Lynn Jones, FACHE
Immediate Past Chair
Christiana Care VNA
New Castle, Del.
Tracey Moorhead
Visiting Nurses Associations
of America
Washington, D.C.
Norene Mostkoff
HCI Care Services and VNS
of Iowa
Des Moines, Iowa
Mark Oshnock
Treasurer
Visiting Nurse Health System
Atlanta, Ga.
Joan Quinn
Quinn Consulting
Webster, Mass.
Ellen Rothberg
VNA Healthcare
Wethersfield, Conn.
Joseph Scopelliti, Jr.
Secretary
VNA Health System
Shamokin, Pa.
Faith F. Scott, FACHE
VNA of Northern N.J.
Morristown, N.J.
Timothy Veach
Intermountain Homecare
Salt Lake City, Utah
Linnea Windel, RN, MSN
Vice-Chair
VNA Health Care
Aurora, Ill.
2014BOARDOFDIRECTORS
ANDSTAFF
STAFF
Sarah Bogdan
Director, Legislative Affairs
Hank Daugherty
Manager, Communications
and Marketing
Leah Dawson
Manager, Member Relations
Ashley Durkin
Director, Communications
Eileen Grande
Director, External Affairs
Taney Hamill
VP, Membership
Development
Sandy Nguyen
Accountant/Controller
Tracey Moorhead
President and CEO
Rebecca Schmitt
Senior Project Associate and
Business Services Manag
Molly Smith
VP, Policy and Regulatory
Affairs
Margaret Terry
VP, Quality and Innovation
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Baxter Regional Medical
Center Home Health
VNA of Arkansas
Hospice of Yuma, Inc.
Central Coast VNA and
Hospice, Inc.
Dignity Health
Dominican Home Health
Hoffmann Hospice
Hope Hospice, Inc.
Hospice of Humboldt
Hospice Services of Lake
County
Livingston Memorial VNA
Mercy Home Care
Mercy Home Care and
Hospice
Mission Hospice and Home
Care
Pathways Home Health and
Hospice
Pioneer Home Health Care Inc
St. Elizabeth Community
Hospital Home
St. Joseph’s Medical Center
Home Health Care
Sutter Care at Home
Visiting Nurse and Hospice
Care of Santa Barbara
VNA California
Woodland Healthcare Home
Health
Centura Health at Home
Northwest Colorado Visiting
Nurse Association
Rehabilitation and VNA
Visiting Nurse Corporation of
Colorado
Bethel Visiting Nurse
Association
Foothills Visiting Nurse and
Home Care, Inc.
Hartford HealthCare at Home
Orange Visiting Nurse
Association - Town of Orange
Regional Hospice and Home
Care of Western Connecticut
Ridgefield Visiting Nurse
Association
VNA Community Healthcare,
Inc.
VNA Health at Home, Inc.
VNA of South Central
Connecticut
Western Connecticut Home
Care, Inc.
Christiana Care VNA
The Home Health Agency -
Beebe Medical Center
Chapters Health System, Inc.
Hope Visiting Nurses
Visiting Nurse Association of
the Treasure Coast
VNA and Hospice of the
Florida Keys
VNA of Florida, Inc.
Archbold Home Health and
Hospice of Southwest Georgia
Athens Regional Home Health
Visiting Nurse Health System
Wellstar Home Care and
Community Hospice
HCI Care Services and Visiting
Nurse Services of Iowa
Visiting Nurse Association of
Johnson County
Waterloo Visiting Nursing
Association
Wesley Life
In Home Care VNA
VNA Health Care
Visiting Nurse Service of St.
Francis
Acton Public Health Nursing
Services
Community Nurse and
Hospice Care, Inc.
Community VNA, Inc.
Good Shepherd Community
Care
GVNA
Home Health VNA, Inc.
Norwell VNA and Hospice
Partners Healthcare at Home
Porchlight VNA/Home Care
Southcoast Visiting Nurse
Association, Inc.
VNA Care Network
Foundation and Affiliates
VNA of Boston
VNA of Eastern Massachusetts
Walpole Area Visiting Nurse
Association
Adventist Home Health
Services, Inc.
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Home Health Services
MedStar Health VNA
Michigan Visiting Nurses
Spectrum Health VNA
Visiting Nurse Association
and Blue Water Hospice
(VNABWH)
VNA of Saginaw
ARKANSAS
2014VNAAMEMBERSHIP
PROFILE
ARIZONA
CALIFORNIA
COLORADO
CONNECTICUT
GEORGIA
FLORIDA
DELAWARE
INDIANA
ILLINOIS
IOWA
MASSACHUSSETTS
MARYLAND
MICHIGAN
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CONNECTICUT
FLORIDA
MASSACHUSSETTS
MINNESOTA
MASSACHUSSETTS
NEW HAMPSHIRE
NEW JERSEY
NEW YORK
NORTH CAROLINA
OHIO
PENNSYLVANIA
SOUTH CAROLINA
VERMONT
Allina Health Home Health
HealthEast Home Care and
Hospice
Knute Nelson Home Care
MVNA
Winona Health Home Care and
Hospice
Serve Link Home Care
VNA Corporation
VNA of St. Louis
Advanced Home Care
Fremont Health Home Care
and Hospice
Visiting Nurse Association
Central New Hampshire VNA
and Hospice
Concord Regional VNA
Cornerstone VNA
Home Health and Hospice Care
Home Healthcare, Hospice and
Community Services
Newfound Area Nursing
Association
North Country Home Health
and Hospice
Northern New Hampshire
Health Care Collaborative, DBA
Northwoods Home Health and
Hospice
Rockingham VNA and Hospice
Visiting Nurse and Hospice of
VT and NH
Visiting Nurse, Home Care and
Hospice of Carroll County
VNA Health Group
VNA of Northern New Jersey
VNA of Somerset Hills
CCH Home Care and Palliative
Services, Inc.
CenterLight Healthcare
Kendal at Ithaca
Visiting Nurse Association
of Albany, Saratoga and
Rensselaer
Visiting Nurse Association of
Central New York, Inc.
Visiting Nurse Service and
Hospice of Suffolk, Inc.
Visiting Nurse Service of New
York
VNA of Western New York
VNS in Westchester
LifeCare Alliance
Ohio Health Home Care
VNA of Greater Cincinnati &
Northern Kentucky
VNA of Ohio
VNA of Tulsa
Community Nursing Service of
North East
Home Nursing Agency and VNA
Penn Home Care and Hospice
Services
SUN Home Health and Hospice
VNA Home Health - Wellspan
VNA of Erie County
VNA of Care New England
VNS Home Health Services
VNS of Newport and Bristol
Counties
Willowbrook VNA
Community Nursing Service
Intermountain Homecare
Inova VNA Home Health
Instructive VNA
Central Vermont Home
Health and Hospice
Orleans Essex VNA and
Hospice, Inc.
Rutland Area VNA and
Hospice
VNA of Chittenden and Grand
Isle Counties
Seattle VNA
Aspirus VNA Home Health
Kenosha Visiting Nurse
Association, Inc.
Ministry Homecare, Inc
Visiting Nurse Services of
Wheeling Hospital
MINNESOTA
MISSOURI
NORTH CAROLINA
NEW HAMPSHIRE
NEBRASKA
NEW YORK
UTAH
TENNESSEE
WASHINGTON
VERMONT
WISCONSIN
OKLAHOMA
OHIO
PENNSYLVANIA WEST VIRGINIA
NEW JERSEY
MEMBERS
BY THE NUMBERS
O V E R O N E
B I L L I O N
I N A N N U A L
R E V E N U E
130 PROVIDER
LOCATIONS IN
31 STATES
13 STATE
ASSOCIATION
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In 2014, VNAA focused its mission on initiatives designed to highlight the value of
home-based care in achieving the Triple Aim: improving the patient experience of
care (including quality and satisfaction), improving the health of populations, and
reducing the per capita cost of health care. VNAA proved itself an industry leader
in developing programs, tools and services for home-based care providers backed
by expertise and care-tested solutions. Finally, a number of programmatic changes
in education and policy and regulatory outreach led VNAA to a more integrated
approach to serving its members, and in turn, empowering those members to put
patients first.
VNAA’s Quality and Innovation initiative provides resources for evidence-based,
quality improvement practices through the identification and distribution of best
practices, case studies and other resources to nonprofit health providers across the
country. The cornerstone of this effort is VNAA’s Blueprint for Excellence. Launched
in 2013 as a quality improvement and staff-training tool, it provides industry
leadership for best practices in home health care transitions. In 2014, the VNAA
Blueprint for Excellence expanded to guide best practices at the end of life. The
newest components of VNAA’s Blueprint enable hospice and palliative care providers
to meet the challenge of ensuring a comfortable end of life for patients, minimizing
pain and suffering, while supporting patient preferences.
The future for home-based care and its role in managing population health led to
new partnerships for VNAA. Along with the Alliance for Home Health Quality and
Innovation, the Institute of Medicine and National Research Coalition, VNAA took
part in the launch of the Future of Home Health Project, a research-based strategic
planning project on the future of home health care in America. VNAA President and
CEO Tracey Moorhead spoke at the launch of AHHQI’s white paper on the project.
VNAA attend a first of its kind two day summit held by AHHQI, IOM and NRC to bring
together leaders in home health from providers, payer, policymakers and academia.
VNAA launched the 19th edition of its Clinical Procedure Manual. By drawing on the
knowledge and expertise of registered nurses, intravenous certified nurses, wound
and ostomy specialists, certified diabetes educators, physical and occupational
therapists, physicians and dietitians from top agencies around the country, the
Clinical Procedure Manual eliminates any need for an agency to produce a clinical
manual of its own. The 19th edition featured over 300 procedures, written by 50
experts in home health and hospice care along with expanded sections on new
technologies, maternal and child health and infection control.
VNAA highlighted home-based care innovation through the second edition of its Case
Study Compendium. The Compendium showcases the success of VNAA member
agency collaborations and partnerships, demonstrating the value of nonprofit home
health and hospice to others across the continuum as a proven sub-acute provider.
VNAA advocacy efforts on behalf of nonprofit home health and hospice providers
continue to support appropriate access to and reimbursement for affordable home-
based care for Medicare, Medicaid, uninsured and under-insured patients as well
as an array of community benefits. While the VNAA agenda is distinctive in terms
of the mission and values of its nonprofit, safety net members, it addresses issues
that affect all home health and hospice providers. Ongoing implementation of the
Affordable Care Act in 2014 continued to change the healthcare delivery model and
LEADING THE INDUSTRYQUALITY,INNOVATIONAND
ADVOCACY
9. 9
payment landscape for home-based care providers. VNAA took the lead on
a number of policy and regulatory challenges facing nonprofit home health
and hospice providers to position home-based care as a driver of high-
quality, low cost population health management.
The highest priority for VNAA members in 2014 and into 2015 is relief from
regulatory and administrative burdens including aggressive and inconsistent
Federal auditor practices.
Implementation of Section 6407 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA, P.L. 111-
148) requires physicians to document a “face-to-face” encounter with home
health patients within 90 days prior to the start of home care or 30 days after
as a condition of home health providers receiving payment under Medicare.
As the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) implemented
the “face-to-face” requirements, many home health providers and patient
advocates expressed concern that documentation requirements were
onerous and confusing. Although the “face-to-face” policy was intended
to ensure physician involvement in prescribing home health services, in
practice, CMS’ implementation resulted in a dramatic increase in denials of
payment for otherwise medically necessary home health services for eligible
beneficiaries. VNAA and its members petitioned CMS to make changes
to face-to-face documentation requirements. VNAA members and state
associations worked closely with Congressional advocates to raise awareness
and offer solutions for complications members faced due to face-to-face
coverage denials and the devastating financial impact on home-based care
providers across the country.
VNAA members also successfully pushed for release of the long delayed
Vulnerable Patient Study mandated by Congress in the Affordable Care
Act. The ACA mandated this study and authorized a demonstration project
to evaluate vulnerable patients’ access to Medicare home health services.
Specifically, the ACA required the Secretary to conduct a study on costs
involved with providing ongoing access to care to low-income beneficiaries,
those living in underserved areas and to patients with varying levels of
severity of illness.
By building allies within Congress, VNAA’s efforts were successful as the
study was released in late November. VNAA believes the study findings merit
further review to examine opportunities to improve access to home health
services through payment policy adjustments. Further work in this area will
be critical to ensure the payment system appropriately reimburses for care
provided to vulnerable and complex patients. Linking advocacy with quality,
VNAA provided comments to the National Quality Forum for their whitepaper
on the impact of sociodemographic factors on quality and risk adjustment in
care.
VNAA also worked with other health care providers to expand the definition
of who can prescribe home health services, such as nurse practitioners, to
ensure access to quality care remains available to all, regardless of ability to
pay, complexity of condition or other socioeconomic factors.
EACH YEAR,
N O N P R O F I T
H O M E - B A S E D
CARE PROVIDERS:
T R E A T
1,270,013
P A T I E N T S
P E R F O R M
28,197,811
V I S I T S
C O N T R I B U T E
$4,748,295,491
T O T H E U . S .
E C O N O M Y
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CONNECTING PROVIDERS
VNAA serves as a connection point for all nonprofit home health and hospice
providers to unite under a common umbrella of service to their patients and
communities. VNAA provides opportunities for all aspects of its membership to
engage with each other, from clinical management to operations to the C-suite level.
In 2014, VNAA set a new standard for leadership and accountability for home-
based care providers through its first ever Code of Ethics. The purpose of the VNAA
Member Code of Ethics is to serve as a standard of conduct for mission-driven
home health, hospice and palliative care agencies. VNAA encourages all mission-
driven home health, hospice and palliative care agencies, regardless of whether they
belong, to subscribe to the VNAA Member Code of Ethics.
VNAA expanded its membership in 2014 to include state associations. Allowing state
associations to join in the exchange of information about the current and future
practice of quality, cost-effective nonprofit home health care and hospice services is
a valuable addition to its mission. VNAA welcomed 12 state association members in
2014.
VNAA’s Special Interest Groups continued to expand in 2014 with the addition of
new communications vehicles for agencies serving Medicaid populations as well
as those engaged in Managed Care Partnerships. These vehicles offered direct
communications and quick links to member agencies under contract to managed
care organizations to share their experiences and to agencies that need additional
information and resources, and for Accountable Care Organization and Patient-
Centered Medical Homes (ACO/PCMH) to facilitate communication and information
exchange among VNAA members on integration and engagement in new care
delivery models. VNAA also established a Communications Working Group for
communications, public relations and marketing staff at member agencies to share
best practices, emerging areas of interest in their field and work with VNAA as
subject matter experts for media inquiries.
VNAA’s 2014 events saw great success in connecting members and partners with
educational resources and networking opportunities. From record attendance at this
year’s Public Policy Leadership Conference, the first Financial Leadership Summit
and the Northeast Regional Meeting to engaging presentations on the intersection of
home health and hospice providers, payers and policy at during plenary sessions at
the 32nd Annual Meeting, VNAA events showcased rich discussion about the topics
at the forefront of its members day to day operations.
MEMBERSHIPAND
PARTNERSHIPS
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As VNAA looks to 2015, we see continued growth and opportunity for home-based
care to play a key role along the healthcare continuum.
In 2015, VNAA is partnering with National Research Corporation (NRC) to develop a
comprehensive outcomes research database to provide evidence based information
to assist in research and advocacy efforts. This database effort will provide VNAA
and its members a broad perspective of quality, service utilization, financial, and
outcomes performance allowing insight into the unique value that VNAA and its
members bring to the home health market. Information from the database will
provide input for on-going advocacy and lobbying efforts, research projects, and
policy activities to assist with VNAA overarching goals.
VNAA will launch a new virtual learning center for live and on-demand events,
Education@VNAA. This virtual learning center allows students to manage their
own transcripts, take courses on their own schedule and learn in an interactive
environment.
VNAA is also spearheading development of value based payment models for home-
based care providers. In the 2015 Home Health Prospective Payment System final
rule, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) gave notice of intent
to launch a home health value-based purchasing (VBP) program in calendar year
2016. VNAA supports development of a home health VBP program to drive quality
improvement and demonstrate the value our members bring to beneficiaries and
the Medicare program. VNAA launched in late 2014 a multi-stakeholder coalition to
develop recommendations on the VBP program design, which we will submit to CMS.
VNAA looks forward to connecting with its membership at the following 2015 events:
A LOOK AHEAD TO 2015
COMINGNEXTYEAR
33rd Annual Meeting
April 20-22
New Orleans, La.
Public Policy Leadership Conference
Sept. 16-17
Washington, D.C.
Midwest Leadership Summit
June 17-18
Cincinnati, Ohio
Financial Leaders Summit
Nov. 1
Boston, Mass.
AnnualMeeting
N E W O R L E A N S
M I D W E S T
LEADERSHIP SUMMIT
C I N C I N N A T I
JUNE 17-18
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2014NATIONALAWARD
WINNERS
ADMINISTRATIVE LEADER OF THE YEAR
Marki Flannery
Visiting Nurse Service of New York
QUALITY TEAM OF THE YEAR
Brenda Bartock
VNS of Rochester/Monroe Counties
CLINICIAN OF THE YEAR
Heather Smith
Advanced Home Care
INNOVATIVE LEADER OF THE YEAR
Rose Madden-Baer
Visiting Nurse Service of New York
AGENCY BOARD MEMBER OF THE YEAR
Carol M. Kanarek
VNA of the Treasure Coast
CELEBRATING EXCELLENCE
The VNAA National Awards celebrate the unique qualities and contributions of individual
leaders and staff within nonprofit home health care and hospice.
The awards luncheon held each year at Annual Meeting provides a perfect opportunity for
every organization and individual connected to the VNAA mission to come together and
recognize the outstanding contributions made by the award winners.
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PLATINUM PREMIER
GOLD SILVER ASSOCIATE
Learn more about the VNAA Corporate Partners program at vnaa.org/CPP.
2014CORPORATEPARTNERS
WORKING TOGETHER IN 2014