CANDYCE SLUSHER, LVN![Candyce Slusher](https://higherlogicdownload.s3.amazonaws.com/TAHCH/8883bea2-3cbb-4098-95c9-f5cbe6245175/UploadedImages/1_2.png)
Candyce Slusher, LVN is a geriatric-focused nurse serving seniors since 1995, working in every post-acute senior care setting, specifically in non-medical home care since 2004.
As a Home Care Consultant her primary goal is to help agencies thrive while providing the highest quality care to seniors in their communities, while educating, empowering and supporting agency owners in all aspects of operations and compliance.
LAUREN TOBEY![Lauren Toby](https://higherlogicdownload.s3.amazonaws.com/TAHCH/8883bea2-3cbb-4098-95c9-f5cbe6245175/UploadedImages/2.png)
Lauren has had a passion for non-profit work since early in her college career. Lauren has provided marketing and programmatic support services in the sectors of education, social services, and now healthcare. After a time living in Colorado and Virginia, Lauren moved home to Texas and started working in the disability services field and has served as the Director of Development and Marketing and is currently the Chief Impact Officer at Helping Restore Ability, the largest nonprofit in-home attendant care provider in Texas. Lauren’s work has been recognized in a variety of publications, formats, and venues. Lauren believes in allowing stories to paint a picture and utilizing the mind’s eye to enhance and promote services. Lauren has a passion for generational marketing as well as using digital resources to enhance networking relationships.
LISA MCCLAMMY, BSN, RN, COS-C, HCS-D, HCS-O
Lisa McClammy, BSN, RN, COS-C, HCS-D, HCS-O Senior Clinical Education Consultant with MAC Legacy, has more than 27 years of diverse nursing experience. Her experience includes Director of Customer Success for a Home Health Software Company and Director of Patient Care and Alternate Administrator for a home health agency, which gives her a unique perspective and understanding of the challenges home care agencies face. Her clinical and consulting experience in the home care industry is the foundation for a variety of education topics presented to agencies, state associations, webinars, and workshops. Lisa is a CHAP and ACHC certified consultant.
VICTORIA BARRON, RN
Victoria Barron is a Registered Nurse who joined Healthcare Provider Solutions in December 2021 as a Clinical Consultant. As part of the HPS clinical consulting team, Victoria provides support and solutions to home health and hospice agencies nationally to achieve regulatory compliance. With more than 38 years of nursing and healthcare experience, the majority of Victoria’s career has been in the home services arena including home health, hospice, home care, and home infusion where she has served in various roles. In home health and hospice, Victoria has served as agency administrator, interim administrator, clinical director, CHAP surveyor, mock surveyor, QAPI team member and consultant. In private duty she has served as agency administrator, and in home infusion as marketing director and infusion Registered Nurse. Victoria is a licensed Multistate Registered Nurse and is a CHAP certified Home Health and Hospice Consultant.
BRIAN LEBANION, MBA, CPC, RNC, HCS-O, HCS-D
Brian Lebanion has more than 25 years of experience in the healthcare industry and provides consulting services for all aspects of home health care and hospice, including operations, reimbursement and education. He specializes in comprehensive consulting services offering clients and providers survey/licensure coaching, clinical review and training, financial and revenue cycle management, third-party audit response, and quality assurance/performance improvement training.
JENNIFER OSBURN, RN, HCS-D, COS-C
Jennifer Osburn is a Clinical Consultant with Healthcare Provider Solutions, Inc. (HPS). With over 30 years of home health experience, Jennifer brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise which includes education and training, agency management, quality, clinical case management, and software technology. She is also a credentialed OASIS and ICD-10 Coding expert.
Jennifer began her home health career in a large privately owned agency after transitioning from Medical-Surgical Urology hospital nursing; however, she has worked for all types of agencies in multiple states. Her love for sharing knowledge and experience led her to clinical consulting, where she enjoys translating technical guidance into information that the busy home health professional can deploy to improve the efficiency and quality of care being delivered to the patients they serve.
Jennifer Osburn has led numerous home health educational seminars for state and national associations as well as specifically designed education training plans for agencies for the past 12 years. In addition to consulting across the US, she has trained staff for The Joint Commission and ACHC, has authored numerous industry blogs and articles, and has assisted home health software companies with solutions that ensure compliance with Medicare guidelines. Her areas of expertise and firsthand experience include OASIS, ICD-10-CM Coding, Case Management, Medicare Home Health Conditions of Participation, Billing Requirements, Documentation Compliance for Quality and Payment, Emergency Preparedness, Agency Operations, and PDGM.
MELINDA GABOURY, COS-C![Melinda Gaboury](https://higherlogicdownload.s3.amazonaws.com/TAHCH/8883bea2-3cbb-4098-95c9-f5cbe6245175/UploadedImages/6.png)
Melinda A. Gaboury, with more than 30 years in home care, has over 20 years of executive speaking and educating experience, including extensive day to day interaction with home care and hospice professionals. She routinely conducts Home Care and Hospice Reimbursement Workshops and speaks at state association meetings throughout the country. Melinda has profound experience in Medicare PDGM training, billing, collections, case-mix calculations, chart reviews and due diligence. UPIC, RA, ADR & TPE appeals with all Medicare MACs have become the forefront of Melinda’s current impact on the industry. She is currently serving as Chair of the NAHC/HHFMA Advisory Board and Work Group and is serving on the board of the Home Care Association of Florida and the Tennessee Association for Home Care. Melinda is also the author of the Home Health OASIS Guide to OASIS-E and Home Health Billing Answers, 2023.
KIM WILKERSON, LPN, BA, MBA![Kim Wilkerson](https://higherlogicdownload.s3.amazonaws.com/TAHCH/8883bea2-3cbb-4098-95c9-f5cbe6245175/UploadedImages/7.png)
Kim Wilkerson, LPN, BA, MBA, is the Review Choice Demonstration (RCD) Manager for SimiTree One might say that Kim Wilkerson essentially "grew up" in home health, spending almost her entire adult life working in it. After working for a few years for other companies, she scraped together $5,000 for an initial payment for a five-patient-census home health agency outside of Houston, Texas. She sold the agency in 2007 after growing it to 500 patients in three offices. After "retiring" to Key West in 2008, she opened an agency in an underserved area and ultimately sold that agency as well. Active now in consulting with a focus on the RCD and operations, Kim is a wealth of practical knowledge for anyone needing advice from someone who's "been there".
COLEEN WOODS![Colleen Woods](https://higherlogicdownload.s3.amazonaws.com/TAHCH/8883bea2-3cbb-4098-95c9-f5cbe6245175/UploadedImages/8.png)
Colleen Woods has worked in the home care industry since 1996, holding various positions in both home health & hospice agencies including field nurse, case manager, educator, QA manager, DON and Administrator. Colleen is currently a senior consultant and lead educator with JCC Consulting, and services home health and hospice agencies in Texas. Colleen enjoys helping agency leaders navigate the constant changes and challenges in the current home health and hospice industries. She enjoys assisting in the incorporation of meaningful and impactful changes into their agency’s operations – both administrative and clinical, in order to provide high quality care that is both sustainable while maintaining regulatory requirements and promoting excellent patient care. <
ANNETTE LEE, RN, MS, HCS-D, COS-C![Annette Lee](https://higherlogicdownload.s3.amazonaws.com/TAHCH/8883bea2-3cbb-4098-95c9-f5cbe6245175/UploadedImages/spring24-speakers.png)
Annette is a registered nurse, with a Master’s in Health Care Administration, practicing since 1990. For over a decade she worked with the CMS Home Health and Hospice intermediary, Cahaba GBA and CGS, where she provided review of, and education on home health and hospice documentation. She worked as a specialist in the Medical Review, Appeals, and Provider Education departments, and assisted with cross-MAC quality assurance and training. Annette then founded Provider Insights, Inc. providing consultative support and provider education regarding Medicare reimbursement issues and effective documentation strategies, assisting providers across the nation with Survey Preparation, ADRs and appeals. Today she continues to marry together her experience in the “real world” and the inside knowledge of Medicare to ensure providers can meet the requirements of CMS, and ensure compliant, efficient operations.
BRANDI KURTYKA![bk](https://higherlogicdownload.s3.amazonaws.com/TAHCH/8883bea2-3cbb-4098-95c9-f5cbe6245175/UploadedImages/10.png)
Brandi Kurtyka is a nationally recognized speaker on the care industry and the direct care workforce. As CEO and Co-Founder of MissionCare Collective, the parent company of myCNAjobs and CoachUp Care, Brandi's team manages the largest caregiver community in the nation and connects 3M people to work annually while serving 8K healthcare providers. Brandi actively speaks on the latest research, insights, and data impacting the care workforce bringing people and stories together to drive change to help move care from where it is to where it needs to be.
AMY KNIGHT, CPA![Amy Knight](https://higherlogicdownload.s3.amazonaws.com/TAHCH/8883bea2-3cbb-4098-95c9-f5cbe6245175/UploadedImages/11.png)
Since founding the firm in 2002, our resident Knight has devoted her days to overseeing its entire operation. Amy focuses on business development, client relations, and IT initiatives. As the brains behind our operation, she uses her expertise in system design, accounting technology, and healthcare cost reporting to create innovative healthcare accounting solutions for each and every client. Amy’s accounting journey began while earning her Bachelor of Business Administrator in Accounting from the University of Oklahoma. She spent the next five years at Craig Carter & Associates in Oklahoma City before planting her roots in the warm Texas soil. Outside of the office, she fulfills her passion for helping others through a variety of committee roles with the Texas Association of Home Care & Hospice (TAHC&H).
DANA MADISON, DNP, MBA, BSN, RN ![Dana Madison](https://higherlogicdownload.s3.amazonaws.com/TAHCH/8883bea2-3cbb-4098-95c9-f5cbe6245175/UploadedImages/14.png)
Dana Madison has been an RN for 45 years and for the last 37 years have lived in Lubbock, Texas. She and her family have owned and operated home health agencies for 30 years and a Chronic Care Management company for the last 5 years. She recently finished her doctorate degree in nursing from Texas Tech. She and her husband Ronnie have three grown sons, three daughter-in-laws, and six grandchildren.
VENESSA OCAÑAS![Dana Madison](https://higherlogicdownload.s3.amazonaws.com/TAHCH/8883bea2-3cbb-4098-95c9-f5cbe6245175/UploadedImages/16.png)
Venessa Ocañas is the Program Supervisor VII, for the Center for Information and Training (CIT) within the Provider Finance Department at HHSC. As a seasoned program and project manager, she has spent over 15 years navigating diverse industries, including healthcare, higher education, and the nonprofit sector. The CIT team develops communications and oversees mandatory training related to LTSS cost reporting and Rate Enhancement. CIT administers the Attendant Compensation Rate Enhancement and the Direct Care Staff Enhancement programs (rate enhancement), including annual open enrollment and ongoing program activities such as enrollment, recoupments, vendor holds, and contract terminations.
CHELSEA WALLACE![chelsea wallace](https://higherlogicdownload.s3.amazonaws.com/TAHCH/8883bea2-3cbb-4098-95c9-f5cbe6245175/UploadedImages/17.png)
Chelsea Wallace serves as the Interim Deputy Inspector General for Surveillance Utilization Review within the Texas Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General. She has served the OIG in various capacities since September 2018, and HHSC since 2012 with prior positions in policy, contract and project management, and legislative support.
KACY VEROCOLEN![chelsea wallace](https://higherlogicdownload.s3.amazonaws.com/TAHCH/8883bea2-3cbb-4098-95c9-f5cbe6245175/UploadedImages/18.png)
Kacy VerColen is the Chief of Audit and Inspections for the Texas Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General. She has served in the Audit and Inspections Division in various roles since July 2012. Kacy has a bachelor’s of accountancy degree from New Mexico State University and is a certified public accountant. Kacy has over 10 years of accounting experience, including work in the private sector as an accounting manager and assistant controller. Her 15 years of audit experience include both internal and external auditing for county, state and federal agencies.