[Free Webinar] Expected to Improve
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Discharge Function is one of the newer and more complex quality measures in home health. Understanding your score requires more than looking at functional improvement alone—it also means understanding how CMS determines what level of improvement is expected for each patient.
In this educational webinar, Michelle Horner will break down how the Discharge Function measure is calculated, how risk adjustment helps establish expected performance and which OASIS functional items and patient characteristics can influence results.
Michelle will also explore common assessment and documentation challenges and show how patient-level functional data can help agencies look beyond the final score, identify trends and uncover opportunities for more targeted quality improvement.
What You’ll Learn:
- How the Discharge Function measure is calculated
- How risk adjustment determines expected performance
- Which OASIS items and patient characteristics can influence results
- Common assessment and documentation challenges
- How patient-level data can help identify trends and improvement opportunities
Who Should Attend:
- Home health administrators
- Clinical leaders
- OASIS specialists
- QA teams
- Quality improvement leaders and others responsible for monitoring functional outcomes and quality performance.
[Free Webinar] Expected to Improve: Understanding Your Discharge Function Score
Thurs., Sept. 24, 2026 | 1:00 p.m. CT
Meet your speaker
Michelle Horner
Senior Solution Strategist | Simple, a Netsmart solution
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.