Make sure to attend the Home Health Industry Summit to issue an entry to win Marriot Getaway
Join HealthCare Synergy, Inc.’s Home Health Industry Summit in Burbank CA on Friday, July 22, 2022. The Summit aims to address the needs of our current clients and the curiosity of future ones. We will be dedicating a day to informing agencies of important Home Health Industry updates and new and exciting changes to the Synergy EMR software.
We’re offering CEUs from a group of expert panelists with Clinical backgrounds to discuss compliance and survey readiness. We have partnered with companies that can educate you about vital healthcare tools, Cyber Security protection, Human Resources and Payroll, and so much more! We hope to see you there!
* Event and Speakers are subject to change.
Alicia Montelongo Vargas, LVN is a nurse who has been in the Home Health and Hospice industry for over 25 years. Alicia has served as a consultant and help agency nationwide create, develop, and expand their agencies. Most recently she has developed a turnkey program “The KEYS Program” which provides a full service turnkey program to assist agencies.
Lisa Powell, RN, BSN has years of experience working for an Accrediting Organization surveying Medicare Home Health and Private Duty/Medicaid agencies nationwide. Prior to surveying for compliance, she worked for Home Health agencies as an Administrator and Director of Clinical Operations for 11 years. 
Michael Tidd has over 19 years of experience in the Home Care Industry and is a frequent speaker at HealthCare Synergy Workshops and Webinars. He is a Software Developer, LVN and Certified in ICD-9/10 Coding and OASIS (COS-C, HCS-D). As the Clinical Manager for HealthCare Synergy, he directs the Outsourced Management Services, assists in directing the development of the Healthcare Assistant Web Edition, oversees the Clinical Documentation Auditing provided to clients and directs the Clinical Form Development for the Healthcare Assistant Web Edition. Michael continues to educate agencies in the ongoing regulations that CMS produces, the proper application of the Medicare Conditions of Participation and completing timely, accurate and defendable clinical documentation to survive in the current Medicare Reimbursement Model.
Jason has been in post-acute care executive for over 17 years. Jason has spent the 14 years of his career providing technology, services, and solutions to post-acute care organizations nationwide and 2.5 years leading a large hospice and palliative care organization in the Chicagoland area. Jason has been a speaker, podcast host and coach for technology providers, associations, and providers with a lifelong passion for home health and hospice care. Jason resides in Oswego, IL with his wife, Becky and two children, Connor (16) and Addison (9).
Susie Kendall started her career in the insurance industry, helping companies manage their benefits programs. In her years of experience helping businesses manage their benefits, she saw firsthand the challenges businesses had dealing with their scattered employee data and the amount of manual processes companies had to deal with to get their data where it needed to go. Realizing this need to automate employee data, Susie left the insurance industry to spend the last 21 years helping companies simplify and automate their employee management processes from hire to retire. As a business owner, HR management leader, & SaaS entrepreneur, she has founded & led multiple successful companies, including EmCentrix and MyPaperLessOffice, which are cloud-based HR and payroll companies that automate HR and payroll into a single online system, saving time and money and making work life easier for businesses across the US.
Dzuy grew up in Pomona, California. He went to college at California Polytechnic University then to Touro University where he received a Master’s of Science in Physician Assistant Studies. After spending a few years practicing Internal Medicine, Dzuy joined Doctor Wu working as a Wound Care Provider. Later, receiving his American Board of Wound Management Certified Wound Specialist certification. Dzuy is currently serving as an adjunct professor to Touro University’s Wound elective rotation.Lately, Dzuy has taken on a new role. He is expanding the Professional Wound Specialist medical model to new regions allowing for the spread of modern wound care modalities into rural and urban areas. To increase the exposure to these wound modalities, he created a wound care education program dedicated to all levels of nursing and practitioners.
Doug Sullivan currently works as a Clinical Program Advisor and Start-Up Business Development Consultant. He currently runs an Remote Patient Monitoring and Complex Case Management virtual practice that assists practices and health care businesses in setting up their own RPM Management programs. Doug helps health care businesses meet compliance and bring digital care management into patients’ homes. He has an administrative and technical background working as a Complex Case Manager for Great West Health Care, an RN for the HEDIS Project at SCAN, and a Supervisor and California Department of Health Care Services Certified Master Trainer at Care First Health Plan.
Cody Wilhite is the CEO of Homecare Interact. Homecare Interact is an agency that specializes in helping Home Care and Home Health companies with their digital marketing and recruiting efforts.
Suneel Ratan is the VP of Strategic Accounts at Collective Medical, a PointClickCare Company. He leads efforts to grow and sustain our network and community in California as we come together to meet the challenges of high-need individuals who need integrated approaches to their clinical and non-medical needs.