Bill Dombi is the President of the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) where he serves also as the Director, Center for Health Care Law and the Executive Director, Home Care and Hospice Financial Managers Association.

Bill specializes in legal, legislative, and regulatory advocacy on behalf of patients and providers of home health and hospice care.  With over 40 years of experience in health care law and policy, Bill Dombi has been involved in virtually all legislative and regulatory efforts affecting home care and hospice since 1975, including the expansion of the Medicare home health benefit in 1980, the formation of the hospice benefit in 1983, the development of Medicare PPS for home health in 2000, and the national health care reform legislation in 2010.

He also has an extensive background in impact oriented litigation. Dombi was lead counsel in the landmark lawsuit that reformed the Medicare home health services benefit, challenges to HMO home care cutbacks for high-tech home care patients, lawsuits against Medicaid programs for inadequate payment rates, a nationwide class action against then-HCFA for its failure to enforce the federal HMO Act, litigation directed against the "Interim Payment System" for the Medicare home health benefit, a lawsuit addressing the so-called Medicare “case mix creep adjustments” in 2008-2010, a challenge to the Medicare face-to-face physician encounter rule, and litigation challenging changes to federal overtime rules.

Bill is a longstanding and active member of the ABA and American Health Lawyers Association.

Jennifer Amheiser, BSN, RN has over 30 years of healthcare experience serving in acute care and community settings. As Director of Education Services at HealthCare ConsultLink, she coordinates the home health, hospice, and PAS educational events and serves in the consulting role assisting agencies and consultants with QAPI processes, emergency preparedness plans, regulatory questions, due diligence surveys, and start-ups. Jennifer especially enjoys educating agencies and helping with measures that directly impact patient care.

Jennifer Prescott, RN, MSN, CDP is the Founder and Chief Operations Officer of Blue Water Homecare and Hospice. She is responsible for the strategic direction, vision and growth of the fastest-growing senior care agency in Central Texas.

As a seasoned professional with over 27 years of experience in nursing and clinical operations, Jennifer is known for compassionate care and maximizing operational excellence. Prior to starting her own business, Jennifer served as the Regional Executive Director at Altus Hospice where she increased sales 300% and tripled the average daily census in two and a half years. Before her work with Altus, Jennifer was the Nurse Manager of Operations at Duke University Hospital where she managed the daily operations of three ambulatory clinics serving 36,000 patients per year. The initiatives Jennifer led during her tenure resulted in a 75% reduction in fall rates during a six-month period. Jennifer began her nursing career learning industry best practices at the world-class Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

Melinda A. Gaboury, with more than 28 years in home care, has over 18 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 on the NAHC/HHFMA Advisory Board and Work Group and is Associate Director on the Home Care Association of Florida Board of Directors. Melinda is also the author of the Home Health OASIS Guide to OASIS-D1.

Charles Canaan has over 30 years of diverse nursing experience in a variety of healthcare settings, to include inpatient, outpatient, home and organizational settings.  His education includes a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia and a Master of Public Health Degree in Health Promotion and Education from the University of South Carolina and a Coding for Health Care Professionals Certificate from Trident technical College.  He currently provides education and consultation to Medicare providers with learning needs.

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.

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.

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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).

Dr. James Robert Parkey received his Doctorate in Medicine from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston and completed his residency in Family Medicine at the University of Oklahoma campus in Tulsa. He is a sixth-generation Texan, who practiced rural medicine in Henrietta for nearly two decades before finding a special love for the care of the elderly and for patients with advanced and life-limiting illnesses.

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He now practices Geriatrics, Supportive Care Medicine, and Homecare Medicine in Wichita Falls, Texas.  He holds board certifications in Family Medicine and in Hospice and Palliative Medicine, and certifications as a Hospice Medical Director and in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine.

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He currently serves as Medical Director for Healing Hands Healthcare and Little Black Bag House Calls, as well as for Presbyterian Manor and the Earl Crawford House of Hope in Wichita Falls.

Mike Carr is the Senior Product Manager for our Axxess Certification product. His clinical expertise and industry knowledge has been critical to the development and implementation of the Axxess Certification program. Mike joined Axxess in 2018 through the acquisition of Home Health Gold. Mike had worked directly for Home Health Gold for more than a decade where he served in a variety of roles, including business development, sales, product enhancement, implementation, and clinical training. Mike has been intimately involved in the design, development, and creation of Axxess Certification and now oversees an international team of engineers and support personnel. 

Summer Napier is the founder, and CEO, of Healing Hands Healthcare, LLC, Healing Hands Primary Home Care, LLC, and Little Black Bag House Calls, LLC.  Summer has more than 10 years’ experience in home care, with the past 5+ years being in executive level management. Summer oversees the daily operations, growth, profitability, and the execution of the company’s vision.  Summer is an active member in both the Texas Association of Home Care & Hospice, as well as the National Association of Home Care & Hospice where she participates on multiple committees, as well as the Private Duty Advisory Board. Summer is certified as a Home Care Specialist in Compliance, as well as a Home Care Clinical Specialist in Oasis. She has a Bachelors in Science of Nursing from the University of Texas at Arlington and is currently pursuing her Master’s in Business Administration in Healthcare Management.

As a Senior Director of Strategic Partnerships at Healing Hands Healthcare, I leverage my background as a practice manager and over 12 years of nursing experience across various specialties to identify and address gaps in care through community partnerships. I hail from Crane, TX and am dedicated to excelling in everything I do. By prioritizing a relationship model over a sales approach, our team has significantly increase patient census to propel Healing Hands Healthcare to rank among the top 5 largest home health agencies in Texas. I foster meaningful connections to bring the hospital to home.

Marcylle has over 30 years in home health care and hospice, holding many positions including field nurse, director, administrator and owner/president of a successful home health and hospice company. She has faithfully served the home care industry in Texas and nationally throughout her years on multiple committees, associations and dedicated lobbying efforts. Currently, Marcylle serves on the board of directors for The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC), the Home Care and Hospice Financial Managers Association (HHFMA) and the Industry Advisory Board. Additionally, she serves on NAHC’s HHFMA Innovations Committee, Governance and Nominating Committee, HHFMA workgroup, and chairs the Women in Leadership Committee.

Marcylle’s passion is for mentoring the next generation of leaders, and has had the honor to speak in China, Italy, Belize, Spain and across the US on multiple leadership subjects such as mentoring, recruitment and retention, communication and conflict management. As a wife, mother of 5 adult children and as a female in the workplace she aspires to grow and lead others until her last breath on this earth. She continues this quest through three new business ventures she has founded: MAC Legacy, MAC Legacy Investments and The Marcylle Combs Company.

Colleen Woods (Bryan) 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.

Tammy Ross is the Senior Vice President of Professional Services at Axxess, the leading home healthcare technology company. She oversees the professional services division at Axxess with a focus on practical operational solutions for the home health, home care, and hospice sectors of the post-acute care industry using technology. Prior to joining Axxess, Tammy served as an executive consultant at Fazzi and Associates, where she used her years of home health leadership experience to assist clients with clinical and operational strategic planning and development.

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.

Petria’s expertise lies in hands on experience of billing for numerous home health and hospice agencies throughout the years.  She has been in the home health and hospice industry’s for over 21 years and has owned and operated Precision Medical Billing for the past 17 years. She has supervised, hired, and trained 100s of medical billing staff and speaks regularly at home health association conferences.

Lisa Selman-Holman JD, BSN, RN, Vice President of Quality & Education at McBee, brings more than 35 years of experience in the home health & hospice industry, specializing in regulatory compliance, both as an RN and a home care attorney. Lisa founded Selman-Holman & Associates and CoDR (Coding Done Right), a coding outsource and audit company in 2004. Lisa has a wide range of regulatory experience in home health and has served on numerous committees and task forces. Selman-Holman was recently acquired by McBee in July 2021. In her role as VP of Education and Quality, Lisa leads the quality audit team to ensure the highest-level of accuracy in coding and clinical documentation internally at McBee and externally for clients nationwide. She will expand McBee’s educational offerings, including live events and on-demand online trainings through the McBee Post-Acute Academy.

Rosalind Nelson-Gamblin recently retired from a 33-year career in state government at the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, where she was a senior policy specialist for regulation of the home health, hospice, and personal assistance services industry including supportive palliative care, assisted living, and day activity and health services. In her state career, she analyzed state and federal legislation for impact to providers and consumers, promulgated and interpreted state regulations, developed and delivered continuing education and training to providers and surveyors, and provided regulatory guidance to both industry representatives and leaders and state of Texas surveyors and investigators.

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Rosalind is also a subject matter expert for federal standards and possesses a keen understanding of accreditation for home health and hospice care. Rosalind is well-versed in the regulations for the settings where home care is delivered including nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, intermediate care facilities for individuals with developmental disabilities, and independent living settings.

J’non Griffin is a 34 year veteran of home care as an RN. She received her

Master’s Degree in Health Care Administration in 2005. She has

experience as a field nurse, director and executive with home health and

hospice agencies, both large and small. J’non is certified as a Homecare Coding Specialist-Diagnosis (HCS-D), Certified in OASIS competency, COS-C, Certified in Homecare Coding

Specialist-Hospice (HCS-H), Home Care Specialist-Compliance (HCS-C)

and is an AHIMA approved ICD-10-CM trainer/ambassador. J’non is an

accredited ACHC and CHAP consultant. She has presented several webinars,

and has been a nationally recognized speaker on a variety of subjects.

Tom is the co-author of What the Heck is EOS?, Profit Works, and Enjoy the Climb. He is a sought after speaker with extensive experience in helping business leaders get what they want from their organizations. He founded The EOS Conference which now draws over 2,000 attendees a year.

In addition to starting and running his own companies in Turkey, Tom has worked for start-ups and Fortune 50 companies. Tom has consulting experience with Deloitte & Touche and Booz Allen Hamilton. Today, with The Bouwer Group and Pinnacle, he implements tools companies need to grow and make business easier. He has a B.A. from Hope College and MBA from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University.

Pat T. Nixon, RN – BSN, MBA is the owner of iNurse Delegate, delegating and training more than twenty Assisted Living and Personal Assistance Agencies across Texas. She has strategically studied the regulations from both Texas Health and Human Services as well as the Texas Board of Nursing to debunk the mysteries behind safe and effective delegation. She maintains her Certification in Assisted Living Management and is a Certified Dementia Practitioner.

She has spoken across Texas educating nurses, managers, and senior care operators on RN Delegation and how it can be used to grow their Assisted Living or Personal Assistance Service Agency. Having successfully operated assisted living facilities, home health agencies, and personal care agencies, Pat is an expert on the regulations and legislation affecting senior care. As an RN, Pat holds a clinical background in the management of geriatric patients in both acute care, home health and hospice settings.

Over the past decade, Matthew has provided strategic guidance to numerous home health agencies, adeptly navigating intricate challenges through the implementation of advanced technology and streamlined workflow processes. Prior to founding Telos in 2019, Matthew played an instrumental role in driving the growth of various startup technology and service providers, with a specialization in serving the post-acute industry.

Dr. Monika Virk, an accomplished home healthcare expert, brings over 13 years of experience to her role as the Founder and CEO of HOP into Homecare! Her career is highlighted by pioneering work in developing home-based clinical programs, including Enhanced Ortho Care at Home, MD House Call, and hospital level of care at home. At Inova Health Systems, she was instrumental in enhancing clinician onboarding and training program as the Director of Quality, Education, and Program Development.

Currently, Dr. Virk is committed to increasing the pool of trained home health care clinicians through her focus on comprehensive orientation and continuous education in the sector. She lives in Northern Virginia with her family and a dog named Rex.

Jason Vander Velde is a Senior Manager in Wipfli’s cybersecurity and technology management practice. He specializes in helping organizations reduce and manage the risks to modern technology and information systems. In today’s business environment, customers, trading partners, regulators and employees expect continuously available and secure information systems. To help meet this expectation, Jason works with clients to increase the security, availability, and recoverability of their information assets.

Jason also leads a team of consultants providing project delivery services including Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365, networking, server, and desktop technologies.  This same team provides Cybersecurity and Technology Health Checks to organizations of all sizes and industries.