11/11/2003
Milford, NH - Liane L. Schubring, RN, BSN, MBA/MHA, CHCE, Executive Director of Souhegan Home & Hospice Care, was recently granted credentials as a Certified Home/Hospice Care Executive (CHCE) by the National Association for Home Care and Hospice (NAHC), signifying that she has met home care and hospice industry voluntary standards for executive leadership. In order to become certified as a CHCE, Ms. Schubring provided proof of her BSN and Master’s degrees, validated her 10 years as a home care executive and passed a standardized examination.
Ms. Schubring received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Vermont College of Norwich University (Montpellier, VT) in 1989, and has over 15 years experience in home and hospice care services. Ms. Schubring has been Executive Director of SHHC since 1999 and she also serves as Executive Director of the St. Joseph Healthcare Adult Day Health Center and Granite State MediQuip Company (both in Nashua). In 2002, she received a Masters in Health Administration and a Masters in Business Administration dual degree from Pfeiffer University in Charlotte, NC.
“We are extremely pleased to credential Liane as a certified home and hospice care executive,” NAHC president, Val J. Halamandaris said. “Her success in passing the certification exam and professional standard requirements demonstrates how her education, knowledge and experience promote quality leadership in home care and hospice.”
The certification program was introduced in September 1996 in order to establish and maintain a uniform performance standard for home care and hospice executives and to strengthen industry leadership through continuing education and professional development. It also aims to provide consumers, employees and caregivers with a mechanism for evaluating the professional commitment, knowledge and conduct of home care and hospice executives.
Founded in 1982, NAHC is the trade association serving the nation's home care agencies, hospices and home care aide organizations that provide health and supportive services to more than seven million patients receiving care in their homes due to acute, long-term or terminal conditions.
Developed in cooperation with home care experts and a national test-development company, NAHC's three-hour certification examination tests an individual's knowledge in the eight areas most relevant to the home care/hospice field. These include: finance and reimbursement; law and regulation; organizational planning and management; human resources; quality and risk management; public relations, marketing and education; ethics; and information management.
Home care and hospice executive certification is available to individuals in home care/hospice leadership positions. Eligibility requirements vary based on the applicant’s educational background. For additional information about the CHCE program, write to NAHC/CHCE at 228 Seventh St, SE, Washington DC 20003, call (202) 547-7424 or email mb@nahc.org.
