2016 Financial Management Conference

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Sessions (36)

Registration Open

10 Jul 16
8:00 AM - 8:00 PM

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Pre-Conference: Home Health Summer Camp 2016 (Room Summerlin F)

10 Jul 16
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

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Speaker(s): Melinda Gaboury COS-C ; Thomas Boyd
Home health personnel new to the industry, new agencies, and established agencies will benefit from a detailed understanding of fundamental financi... More...

Pre-Conference: Home Health Value-Based Purchasing Pilot Program (Room Summerlin E)

10 Jul 16
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

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Speaker(s): Chris Attaya MBA ; Christine Lang MBA ; Laurie Salmons RN, BSN ; Mark Sharp CPA ; Nick Seabrook ; William Dombi Esq.
Medicare launched a home health value-based purchasing pilot program (HHVBP) on January 1, 2016. The HHVBP will last for five years and can be expa... More...

Pre-Conference: Hospice Summer Camp 2016 (Room Summerlin D)

10 Jul 16
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

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Speaker(s): David Macke MBA, CHFP, FHFMA ; Josh Sullivan BS ; Ted Cuppett CPA ; Theresa Forster
Summer’s the perfect time to sharpen your skills and expand your knowledge of emerging economic and policy changes that will affect hospice o... More...

Exhibit Hall Grand Opening Reception (Red Rock Ballroom)

10 Jul 16
4:00 PM - 6:30 PM

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General Session 900: National Update (Charleston Ballroom)

10 Jul 16
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

Tracks: General Sessions

Speaker(s): Val Halamandaris JD ; William Dombi Esq.
It’s an election year like none other in recent times. Along with the intense battle for the White House there is a possible power shift in C... More...

Registration Open

11 Jul 16
7:30 AM - 5:00 PM

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Breakfast (Red Rock Ballroom)

11 Jul 16
8:00 AM - 9:15 AM

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Exhibit Hall Open (Red Rock Ballroom)

11 Jul 16
8:00 AM - 2:30 PM

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General Session 901: What Lean Management Can Mean to a Health Care Organization — If It’s Done Right (Charleston Ballroom)

11 Jul 16
9:15 AM - 10:55 AM

Tracks: General Sessions

Speaker(s): Patricia Gabow MD, MACPAC
Dr. Patricia Gabow, a consultant and the former CEO of Denver Health, will discuss the issues facing American healthcare including cost, access, qu... More...

101: Medicare Episode Management and Star Ratings: How Effective Episodic Management Can Make or Break Your Agency (Room Summerlin F)

11 Jul 16
11:30 AM - 1:10 PM

Tracks: Educational Session

Speaker(s): Carolyn Flietstra BSN, RN ; Mike Dordick ; Pat Laff CPA
The road to successful episode management and five-star ratings centers on clinical & case conference models and real-time monitoring of clinic... More...

102: Understanding the Impact of New Pricing and Regulatory Changes on Hospice Businesses (Pavilion Ballroom)

11 Jul 16
11:30 AM - 1:10 PM

Tracks: Educational Session

Speaker(s): Ted Cuppett CPA
In January 2016, Medicare implemented a new payment system for routine home care (RHC). Under the new system, hospices are paid one of two daily ba... More...

103: Women in Strategic Leadership Roles: Challenges and Opportunities (Room Summerlin E)

11 Jul 16
11:30 AM - 1:10 PM

Tracks: Educational Session

Speaker(s): Valerie Cornett MSL
Transformational leaders inspire people to take care of one another’s interests and act to benefit the whole group. As more women assume lead... More...

104: Using Your Home Health System Data for Successful Business Operations (Room Summerlin D)

11 Jul 16
11:30 AM - 1:10 PM

Tracks: Educational Session

What measures matter most and how can they help you make the best decisions for ensuring your agency’s continued success? As industry-wide fa... More...

Lunch (Red Rock Ballroom)

11 Jul 16
1:15 PM - 2:30 PM

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201: Value-Based Purchasing Payment Models Are Here, Now What? (Room Summerlin F)

11 Jul 16
2:30 PM - 4:10 PM

Tracks: Educational Session

Speaker(s): Chris Attaya MBA ; Christine Lang MBA ; Karen Vance BSOT ; Mike Dordick
After years of waiting, value-based purchasing (VBP) payment models are finally upon us. CMS is piloting a home health VBP program, and most of its... More...

202: How to Manage Hospice Pharmacy, Supply, and Other Costs (Pavilion Ballroom)

11 Jul 16
2:30 PM - 4:10 PM

Tracks: Educational Session

Speaker(s): Andrea Devoti MSN, MBA, RN, CHCE ; Josh Sullivan BS
There are potential reductions in hospice reimbursement from the 2016 changes to the Medicare payment system and an ongoing threat that Medicare Ad... More...

203: Achieving Successful Collaboration Between Clinical and Financial Departments (Room Summerlin E)

11 Jul 16
2:30 PM - 4:10 PM

Tracks: Educational Session

Speaker(s): Gary Massey
Communication and cooperation between clinical and financial departments are essential to a health organization’s success. What if those depa... More...

204: Productivity: Identifying the Issues, Developing Key Operational Benchmarks, and Implementing Management Solutions (Room Summerlin D)

11 Jul 16
2:30 PM - 4:10 PM

Tracks: Educational Session

Speaker(s): Denise Altomare OTR/L
Productivity continues to be a major concern for home care and hospice. Agencies worry about a wide range of issues: average patient visits per day... More...

301: Post-Acute Bundling and Payment Reform (Room Summerlin F)

11 Jul 16
4:20 PM - 6:00 PM

Tracks: Educational Session

Speaker(s): Mark Sharp CPA ; Raymond Belles
Post-acute bundling projects are increasing in many of the markets served by home care and hospice agencies. These types of payment methods affect ... More...

302: Hospice Revenue Cycle: Protecting Cash Flow Through Revenue Cycle Processes (Pavilion Ballroom)

11 Jul 16
4:20 PM - 6:00 PM

Tracks: Educational Session

Speaker(s): Anthony Smith BS ; Dawn Michelizzi BS
Hospice providers face substantial changes in Medicare billing requirements that will threaten timely collection of receivables. So it is critical ... More...

303: Communicating Organizational Change (Room Summerlin E)

11 Jul 16
4:20 PM - 6:00 PM

Tracks: Educational Session

Speaker(s): Larry Prince EdM ; Robert Simione CPA
Home health care and hospice agencies have experience unprecedented organizational change. This produces angst and uncertainty for employees and th... More...

304: Collaborative Leadership: The Success Factor in a Value-Based World (Room Summerlin D)

11 Jul 16
4:20 PM - 6:00 PM

Tracks: Educational Session

Speaker(s): Barbara Citarella RN, BSN, MS, CHCE, NHDP-BC
The new world of health care reform requires leadership that can create a culture of innovation and sustainability.  Collaborative leadership ... More...

HHFMA Members Reception (Veranda Ballroom)

11 Jul 16
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

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Breakfast (Room Charleston Foyer)

12 Jul 16
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM

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Registration Open

12 Jul 16
7:30 AM - 12:00 PM

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401: Home Health Revenue Cycle and Compliance Management (Room Summerlin F)

12 Jul 16
8:00 AM - 9:40 AM

Tracks: Educational Session

Speaker(s): Melinda Gaboury COS-C
The home health revenue cycle continues to get more complex as new payers enter the market and initiate auditing and program integrity actions. Eff... More...

402: The Ongoing Evolution of Palliative Care Models (Pavilion Ballroom)

12 Jul 16
8:00 AM - 9:40 AM

Tracks: Educational Session

Speaker(s): Laura Patel MD ; Phaedra Kunze MA ; Raquel Braithwaite BA, MA, RN ; William Bill Musick MBA, CHC
In the past few years, there has been increased demand for programs geared toward patients who do not elect or meet eligibility requirements for Me... More...

403: Getting a Seat at the Integrated Health Care Table (Room Summerlin E)

12 Jul 16
8:00 AM - 9:40 AM

Tracks: Educational Session

Speaker(s): Arnie Cisneros PT ; Michael Deck BA
Home health agencies and hospices find that their ability to get referrals is affected by senior management of referring organizations, such as hos... More...

404: Mergers and Acquisitions Strategies for Today’s Marketplace (Room Summerlin D)

12 Jul 16
8:00 AM - 9:40 AM

Tracks: Educational Session

Speaker(s): Dexter Braff MBA, MS
Despite all of the regulatory and reimbursement changes, home health and hospice continues to attract financial buyers and private equity firms. Th... More...

501: It’s All About Value: Creating a Savings Proposition for ACOs (Room Summerlin F)

12 Jul 16
10:00 AM - 11:40 AM

Tracks: Educational Session

Speaker(s): Arnie Cisneros PT ; Cathy Sorenson BSN, MBA
Home care and hospice organizations have great potential for fostering more affordable, high-quality care in accountable care organizations (ACOs).... More...

502: Hospice Management Through Business Intelligence (Pavilion Ballroom)

12 Jul 16
10:00 AM - 11:40 AM

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Speaker(s): Anne Hochsprung CPA ; Christine Lang MBA
Since 2007, CMS has required hospice providers to give additional data elements on claims. These new elements include: HCPCs codes identifying plac... More...

503: Data Protection, Cyber Security, and HIPAA (Room Summerlin E)

12 Jul 16
10:00 AM - 11:40 AM

Tracks: Educational Session

Speaker(s): Craig Mandeville ; Matthew (Matt) Martin
It’s not a matter of if but when your data will come under a cyber attack. If it can happen to some of the biggest companies out there, it ca... More...

504: Medicaid: Lessons Learned in Medicaid Managed Care (Room Summerlin D)

12 Jul 16
10:00 AM - 11:40 AM

Tracks: Educational Session

Speaker(s): Wendy Swager BA., Dip Sc ; William Dombi Esq.
The greatest growth in home care is in Medicaid services. This increase is triggered by the nationwide rebalancing of Medicaid spending on long-ter... More...

Lunch (Charleston Ballroom)

12 Jul 16
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Tracks: Meals/Reception

Grab & go or stay and participate in the Closing General Sessions, the Financial Managers Open Forum. More...

General Session 902: Closing General Session: Financial Managers Open Forum (Charleston Ballroom)

12 Jul 16
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Tracks: General Sessions

Speaker(s): M. Aaron Little CPA ; William Dombi Esq.
Once again, HHFMA presents its open, no holds-barred forum meeting to conclude the annual conference. The session addresses any and all issues of i... More...