[Free Webinar] Breathing Between the Lines
Dyspnea Assessments, Adjustment and Outcomes
Improvement in dyspnea remains one of the most challenging and misunderstood quality measures for home health organizations. Accurate scoring requires more than asking whether a patient is short of breath — clinicians must know how to ask the right questions, recognize subtle signs of impairment and capture the patient’s true functional status within the OASIS assessment.
In this educational webinar, Michelle Horner and Lisa Selman-Holman will explore the clinical, operational and performance implications of dyspnea scoring, including its impact on Star Ratings and HHVBP. Attendees will gain practical strategies to improve assessment accuracy, understand dyspnea-related risk adjustment and use real-time analytics to monitor performance trends and support quality improvement.
What You’ll Learn
- Common challenges and misconceptions related to dyspnea assessment and OASIS scoring
- Practical questioning techniques to support more accurate patient assessment
- How Improvement in Dyspnea impacts publicly reported quality measures, Star Ratings and HHVBP performance
- How risk adjustment influences dyspnea outcome calculations
- How real-time analytics and performance monitoring can support quality improvement initiatives
Who Should Attend
- Home Health Administrators and Executive Leaders
- Clinical Directors and Managers
- OASIS Specialists and QA Teams
- Quality Improvement and Performance Leaders
- Field Clinicians and Clinical Educators
- Anyone responsible for OASIS accuracy, Star Ratings or HHVBP performance
Meet your speakers
Lisa Selman-Holman
Vice President of Clinical Services | McBee
Lisa Selman-Holman is the VP of Clinical Services at McBee, bringing over 39 years of expertise in home health and hospice. As a registered nurse and home care attorney, she specializes in regulatory compliance. Lisa has held various roles, from field nurse to executive, managing accreditation surveys, acquisitions and regulatory crises. In 2004, she founded Selman-Holman & Associates, offering consulting, coding and OASIS review services. Lisa is a renowned educator, known for turning challenges into achievements. Joining McBee in 2021, she acts as VP of Clinical Services. In this role, Lisa oversees the clinical aspects of consulting projects, providing expert advice on clinical operations, quality improvement, patient care standards and regulatory compliance to healthcare organizations, while also playing a key role in business development by identifying potential clients and shaping consulting proposals based on their clinical needs.
Michelle Horner
Senior Solution Strategist | Simple
With more than 30 years of diverse healthcare experience, Michelle Horner is a distinguished expert in home health and hospice. In her role as Senior Solution Strategist at Simple, she specializes in Quality, Clinical and Regulatory Consulting and Education, creating solutions that connect clinical, operational and financial performance in a way that is practical and useful for agencies. Michelle shares her insights at various home care associations, captivating audiences with her knowledge and passion. She is also an active member of the AHCC’s Board of Medical Specialty Coding and Compliance Certification HCS-D and HCS-O Committees, contributing her expertise to shape industry standards.
Renowned for her ability to drive impactful financial and clinical outcomes, Michelle is committed to enhancing the quality of care in the home care sector, making a lasting difference for both providers and patients alike.
2 Comments on “[Webinar Recording] Breathing Between the Lines: Dyspnea Assessments, Adjustments and Outcomes”
Thank you for offering these free sessions. They are very helpful and much appreciated!!
Thank you very much! We are glad you find them valuable!
– Andy