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801. Pre-Conference: The New HHCoPs: Everything You Need to Know (Room 104AB)

14 Oct 17
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Tracks: Legal

Speaker(s): Gina Mazza MBA, BSN, RN, CPHQ ; Mary Carr RN, MPH ; Mary McGoldrick MS, RN, CRNI, FAAN ; Sharon Litwin RN, BSHS, MHA, HCS-D
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a final rule the implements significant changes to Home Health Conditions of Pa... More...

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14 Oct 17
4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
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15 Oct 17
7:30 AM - 6:00 PM
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802. Pre-Conference: How to Succeed When You're New-ISH in The Business (Room 102)

15 Oct 17
8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Speaker(s): Brenda Beggs BSN, RN ; Dawn Michelizzi BS ; Jeremy Combs ; Marcylle Combs MS, RN, BS, CHCE ; Michelle Livesay MS, RN, BSN, CHCE ; Samantha McKay MS, BS, CHCE
The current times bring many leadership challenges in home care and hospice.  With the retiring baby boomer generation, opportunities exist fo... More...

803. Pre-Conference: Key Strategies to Develop your Private Pay Organization (Room 101)

15 Oct 17
8:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Tracks: Innovations, Leadership, Mergers & Acquisitions

Speaker(s): Brittnei Salerno ; Dr. Lucy Andrews DNP, MS, BSN, RN ; Stephen Tweed BA, MS, CSP
Part 1:  8:30am - 11:30am Conquering the Crisis: Proven Solutions for Caregiver Recruiting and Retention (with Stephen Tweed) If you can... More...

First Time Attendee Reception (Grand Ballroom)

15 Oct 17
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
The National Association for Home Care & Hospice and PointClickCare are hosting a special breakfast reception for first-time attendees to mix a... More...

General Session: Quality of Care (Room Terrace Theater, Long Beach Performing Arts Center)

15 Oct 17
1:00 PM - 3:10 PM
Speaker(s): Laura Adams
Keynote: Our Data, Their Stories: Transforming the Delivery of Healthcare Laura Adams, President, and CEO of the Rhode Island Quality Institute ... More...

101. Hospice Pre-Claim Review (Room 101)

15 Oct 17
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Tracks: Finance, Leadership, Regulatory (Home Health)

Speaker(s): M. Aaron Little CPA ; Michelle Stone-Smith MBA
Big issues hospices should know about and learn from HH's PCR trials and tribulations Medicare hospice providers continue to draw attention fro... More...

102. Hospice Regulatory and Policy Update (Room 102)

15 Oct 17
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker(s): Theresa Forster
Over recent years, hospice has undergone rapid transformation as the result of numerous regulatory changes and intensified oversight efforts. ... More...

103. Taking your QAPI Program to the Next Level (Room 103)

15 Oct 17
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Tracks: Regulatory (Home Health)

Speaker(s): J'non Griffin MHA, HCS-D, COS-C, HCS-H, HCS-C
This session on QAPI is designed for more advanced audiences and those with QAPI programs already in place.  We'll review metrics, measure... More...

104. Lean Management (Room 104 A)

15 Oct 17
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Tracks: Innovations, Leadership, Regulatory (Home Health)

Speaker(s): Jenni (Blendu) Gudapati ; Richard Curry PT, MBA
The long-term, continuous improvement approach of lean management caters well to home health and hospice organizations.  The systematic and in... More...

105. Billing and Payment Models for Palliative Care (Room 104 B)

15 Oct 17
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Tracks: Finance, Innovations, Palliative Care

Speaker(s): Liz Fowler MPH ; Tom Gualtieri-Reed MBA
An advanced session designed for those familiar with palliative care programs, this session will begin with a brief review of the various billing a... More...

106. From Research to Innovation: The Path to the Quadruple Aim (Room 104 C)

15 Oct 17
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker(s): Tim Ashe RN, MS, MBA
This presentation will delve deeply into the results of the 2016-2017 National State of the Industry Study which is based on interviews with 751 ag... More...

Opening Reception in the Expo (Room Expo, Halls A&B)

15 Oct 17
5:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Join us for the Opening Reception in the Expo for great food, drinks and networking. Explore the Expo and meet our exhibitors to see what's new... More...

Opening Reception in the Expo (Room Expo, Halls A&B)

15 Oct 17
5:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Join us for the grand opening of the 2017 Expo. Enjoy three different menus of great food and drinks located throughout the hall. Explore what our ... More...

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16 Oct 17
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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Breakfast (Room Expo, Halls A&B)

16 Oct 17
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Join us for breakfast in the Expo. Doors will open early. Be sure to leave time to get to the General Session, which starts at 9:30am. More...

General Session: Quality at Work (Room Terrace Theater, Long Beach Performing Arts Center)

16 Oct 17
9:30 AM - 10:40 AM
Speaker(s): Juliet Funt
Keynote: Activity is not Productivity: Raising Execution Through Reclaiming WhiteSpace Juliet Funt, owner and founder of WhiteSpace at Work, wil... More...

201. Updates From Your MAC - CGS (Room 101)

16 Oct 17
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Speaker(s): Nykesha Scales MBA ; Sandy Decker RN , BSN
This session will be presented by Medicare Administrative Contractor CGS Administrators, LLC You definitely don’t want to miss this sessio... More...

202. Meet Your Medicare Contractor: National Government Services (NGS) (Room 102)

16 Oct 17
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Speaker(s): Corrinne Ball BSN, RN, CPC, CAC, CACO ; Shelly Dailey MSN, BSN, RN, CPHM
Come one, come all and meet your Home Health and Hospice Medicare Contractor, National Government Services (MAC Jurisdiction 6 and Jurisdiction K),... More...

203. Updates From Your MAC - Palmetto GBA (Room 103)

16 Oct 17
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Speaker(s): Charles Canaan MPH, BSN, RN, CCA, CPC, CPB, APM ; Dan George ; Kim Campbell MA, MHP
This session will be presented by Medicare Administrative Contractor Palmetto GBA Palmetto GBA is the Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) f... More...

204. An Ounce of Prevention: Insulating Your Home Care Agency Against Common Targets of Wage-Hour Litigation and Investigations (Room 104 A)

16 Oct 17
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Tracks: Legal, Private Duty

Speaker(s): Angelo Spinola Esq.
Join Littler Shareholder Angelo Spinola, nationally recognized as one of the leading practitioners representing the home care industry across the c... More...

Lunch (Room Expo, Halls A&B)

16 Oct 17
12:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Join us for lunch in the Expo and be sure to stop by the Innovations Gallery (booth #1261) to meet this morning's keynote speaker, Juliet Funt. More...

211. Leveraging the Skills of Your Workforce: Home Health and Hospice (Room 101)

16 Oct 17
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Tracks: Leadership

Speaker(s): Kim Campbell MA, MHP
Cultivate skills in your staff to create a more versatile workforce when we review a case study and describe positive outcomes for both staff and o... More...

212. Understanding the Scope and Practice of Therapists (Room 102)

16 Oct 17
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Tracks: Regulatory (Home Health)

Speaker(s): Jennifer Sandel MPT, HCS-O
This session will review the scope and practice of therapists, and include discussion on the differences among physical, speech, and occupational t... More...

213. Compliance Insights for the C-Level (Room 103)

16 Oct 17
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Tracks: Legal

Speaker(s): Alan Schabes JD ; William Dombi Esq.
Home care and hospice are highly complex businesses that require leadership to be fully engaged in compliance for the businesses to be truly succes... More...

214. IMPACT Act and Post-Acute Care (Room 104A)

16 Oct 17
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Speaker(s): Kristi Bajer BSN, RN, COS-C ; Michael McGowan
The IMPACT Act of 2014 has measures still being implemented. This session will start with defining the IMPACT Act and the parts of the healthcare i... More...

215. Healthcare Episodes Across the Continuum (Room 104 B)

16 Oct 17
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Tracks: Regulatory (Home Health)

Speaker(s): Mark Sharp CPA ; Sue Payne MBA, RN, CHCE
Are we missing parts of the story when we don't take a comprehensive view of what a real healthcare episode is?  In this session we'll... More...

216. Additional Updates From Your MAC - CGS (Room 104 C)

16 Oct 17
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Tracks: Legal

Speaker(s): Nykesha Scales MBA ; Sandy Decker RN , BSN
This session will be presented by Medicare Administrative Contractor CGS Administrators, LLC Put this session on your list of sessions to attend... More...

221. Innovative Models of Care for Hospice Patients with Very Short Lengths of Stay (LOS) (Room 101)

16 Oct 17
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM

Tracks: Innovations, Regulatory (Home Health)

Speaker(s): Julia Maroney RN MHSA ; Liz Fowler MPH ; Patricia O'Brien MSN, MBA ; Sarah McSpadden
Attendees will be exposed to discussions of innovative models of care for patients with very short lengths of stay (LOS), how to differentiate from... More...

222. Population Health Management for the Experienced Executive (Room 102)

16 Oct 17
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM
Speaker(s): Rose Madden-Baer DNP, APN, FAAN, MSN, MHA, BC-PHCNS, CPHQ, CHCE ; Scott Vasey
In this advanced-level session, attendees will be exposed to effective methodologies in care management and discussions of the role of post-acute c... More...

223. How Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) Will Impact Your Organization (Room 103)

16 Oct 17
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM

Tracks: Regulatory (Home Health), Technology/AI

Speaker(s): Tom Underwood
With EVV quickly soaking into our healthcare system, it behooves providers to stay ahead of the curve before this function becomes a mandate.  ... More...

224. What is the True Cost of Employee Turnover? (Room 104 A)

16 Oct 17
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM

Tracks: Finance, Innovations, Private Duty

Speaker(s): Hayley Gleason MS, MSW
Do you know what training and administrative tasks for new hires really adds up to?  In this session we'll dive deeper into the true cost ... More...

225. Making Medicare Managed Care Work for You (Room 104 B)

16 Oct 17
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM

Tracks: Finance, Regulatory (Home Health)

Speaker(s): Dawn Michelizzi BS ; Todd Montigney
Maximize clinical programs and attract different payer sources.  Categories: Finance, Quality, Regulatory  More...

226. How to Develop a Multi-Disciplinary Pain Management Team Including Therapy and Pharmacy (Room 104 C)

16 Oct 17
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM

Tracks: Private Duty, Regulatory (Home Health)

Speaker(s): Sharon Litwin RN, BSHS, MHA, HCS-D ; Sheryl Bellinger RN, CHCA
Designed for basic- to intermediate-level staff, this session will highlight how pain management is more than medication management.  Categ... More...

231. Value-Based Purchasing (Room 101)

16 Oct 17
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Speaker(s): Melinda Gaboury COS-C
This session on value-based purchasing (VBP) involves perspectives from the clinical and financial standpoints and will kick off with identifying w... More...

232. Keeping Your Company Nimble: Managing Change (Room 102)

16 Oct 17
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Tracks: Leadership, Private Duty

Speaker(s): Beau Sorensen
The constant legal and regulatory updates in our industry have a negative effect on our workforce. In this session, we'll be describing th... More...

233. 10 Greatest Misconceptions in Home Health and Hospice (Room 103)

16 Oct 17
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Tracks: Regulatory (Home Health)

Speaker(s): Kendall Ford PT, MSEd, PhD, ACHE, COS-C, CPHQ, MBA-HCM ; Kimberly Lane ; Lisa Musgrave RN, BSN, MHA
This session will provide misconceptions from outside the industry as well as appropriate amusing misnomers!  We'll discuss ways to preven... More...

234. Are You Prepared for a Medicare Audit? (by NGS) (Room 104 A)

16 Oct 17
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Speaker(s): Corrinne Ball BSN, RN, CPC, CAC, CACO ; Shelly Dailey MSN, BSN, RN, CPHM
This session will be presented by the National Government Services (NGS) provider outreach and education home health and hospice team to introduce ... More...

235. HHFMA Open Forum V. 21 (Room 104 B)

16 Oct 17
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Tracks: Finance, Leadership

Speaker(s): William Dombi Esq.
For over 20 years, the annual Home Health Financial Managers Association (HHFMA) Open Forum, a highly popular and interactive session, has brought ... More...

236. Pre-Claim Review Toolkit (Room 104 C)

16 Oct 17
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Speaker(s): Yolanda Riley
There's a lot we can learn from other states who've been working through pre-claim review (PCR), and many of us will need to change the way... More...

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17 Oct 17
8:00 AM - 3:30 PM
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Breakfast (Room Expo, Halls A&B)

17 Oct 17
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Join us for breakfast in the Expo. Doors open early to give you plenty of time to get to the General Session, which starts at 9:30am. More...

General Session: Quality at Home (Room Terrace Theater, Long Beach Performing Arts Center)

17 Oct 17
9:30 AM - 11:10 AM
Speaker(s): John O'Leary
Keynote: The Power of One: How One Attitude, One Action, and One Person Can Change the World John O’Leary was given a one percent chance t... More...

301. Hospice Quality – Seeing the Forest Through the Trees (Room 101)

17 Oct 17
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Speaker(s): Katie Wehri ; Rene Wheaton
This session will briefly review the history of the hospice quality reporting program, provide an update on new measures and potential new mea... More...

302. Introduction to Population Health Management (Room 102)

17 Oct 17
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Tracks: Finance, Leadership, Regulatory (Home Health)

Speaker(s): Susan Adams RN, BSN, PhD
This introductory-level session will begin with defining population health management (PHM) and explanations of payment and risk models included in... More...

303. Home Health Regulatory Roundup (Room 103)

17 Oct 17
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Tracks: Legal

Speaker(s): Mary Carr RN, MPH
This program will be presented to inform attendees about the status of the current Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) regulations and... More...

304. Positioning for Post-Acute Care Collaboratives from a Marketing and Sales Perspective (Room 104 A)

17 Oct 17
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Tracks: Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Duty, Regulatory (Home Health)

Speaker(s): Elizabeth Kleber PhD, RN ; Karen McGinnis RN BSN
Positioning for post-acute care collaboratives is a great business development booster.  In this session, we'll discuss how to approach ot... More...

305. Process, Productivity & Profits: Home Health Information Supply Chain (Room 104 B)

17 Oct 17
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Speaker(s): Annette Zwerner 6 Sigma Master Black Belt, IHI Innovation Scholar ; Kathy Merrill MBA, Lean Professional ; Sharon Kim Gaffey MSN, RN
The session will illustrate how Lean is applied in a Home Health or Hospice Agency to improve resource efficiency & effectiveness, documentatio... More...

306. Palliative Care Across the Continuum (Room 104 C)

17 Oct 17
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Tracks: Innovations, Palliative Care

Speaker(s): Chad Lore RN, MSN, NP-C, ACHPN ; Karen Marshall Thompson MS, RN, CNS ; Teresa Ruby MBA
This session, designed for a broad audience base, will describe the components of palliative care across the continuum and provide tips and guideli... More...

Lunch (Room Expo, Halls A&B)

17 Oct 17
12:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Join us for lunch in the Expo. Stop by the Innovations Gallery to meet keynote speaker John O'Leary and to buy a copy of his book, On Fire: The... More...

311. Striking a Balance: Hospice Medical Directors and Administrators Working Together (Room 101)

17 Oct 17
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Speaker(s): Clevis Parker MD, MHA, FAAFP, ABHPM ; Katie Wehri
A hospice needs leadership from both the medical director and the administrator with the strength and effectiveness of this partnership being centr... More...

312. Cyber Security: Business as Usual or the End of Your Business (Room 102)

17 Oct 17
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Tracks: Innovations, Technology/AI

Speaker(s): Earl Lumpkins
Do you know what you'd do if your agency got hacked?  Are you prepared for ransomware attacks?  Categories: Technology, Regulatory... More...

313. Creative Strategies for Recruitment and Retention (Room 103)

17 Oct 17
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Tracks: Innovations, Private Duty

Speaker(s): Ashley Briones ; Brecken Anderson RN, MSN, DNP
We're all aware of the current nursing and caregiver shortages and the problems that lie ahead because of it.  Now is the time to get crea... More...

314. Home Health Organizational Process Improvement Coaching Project (OPICP) (Room 104 A)

17 Oct 17
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Speaker(s): Krisdee Foster ; Sharon Kim Gaffey MSN, RN ; Tammy Tucci
OPICP promotes sustainable improvement by pairing providers with process engineers to analyze their Health Information Supply Chain (HISC).  T... More...

315. How Recent Regulation Changes Have Affected Wage and Hour Laws (Room 104 B)

17 Oct 17
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Tracks: Legal

Speaker(s): Bob King J.D., B.S.F.S.
Back by popular demand is our wage and hour issues presentation.  Categories: Legal, Regulatory  More...

316. Evidence-Based Practice in Home Health and Hospice (Room 104 C)

17 Oct 17
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Tracks: Regulatory (Home Health)

Speaker(s): Andrea Calhoun RN, BSN, MSML ; Laurie Salmons RN, BSN
This session is designed to appeal to introductory-level and advanced audiences.  Relying on best guesses and/or habit for patient care doesn&... More...

321. Palliative Care Across the Continuum (Room 101)

17 Oct 17
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM

Tracks: Innovations, Palliative Care

Speaker(s): Suzan Cmolik RN, BS, MBA
This session, designed for a broad audience base, will describe the components of palliative care across the continuum and provide tips and guideli... More...

322. Leveraging Technology Across the Continuum (Room 102)

17 Oct 17
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM

Tracks: Regulatory (Home Health), Technology/AI

Speaker(s): Ricky Smith
Designed for intermediate experience levels, this session will review how technology can be leveraged across the settings to optimize quality while... More...

323. Disruptive Technology as Your Business Plan (Room 103)

17 Oct 17
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM

Tracks: Innovations, Mergers & Acquisitions, Technology/AI

Speaker(s): Joy Taylor Licensed Attorney; Registered Patent Attorney; MPH ; Sean Hunt MPM
We are in an age of innovative technology startup companies bursting onto the scene and becoming pioneering models of branding and customer service... More...

324. Creative Strategies for Recruitment and Retention (Room 104 A)

17 Oct 17
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM

Tracks: Innovations, Private Duty

Speaker(s): Lisa Gurgone
We're all aware of the current nursing and caregiver shortages and the problems that lie ahead because of it.  Now is the time to get crea... More...

325. The ABCs of ACOs (Room 104 B)

17 Oct 17
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM

Tracks: Finance, Regulatory (Home Health)

Speaker(s): Renee Coughlin PT, DPT, MHS
Attend this session and review how data and reports are used to identify best practices and quality performers.   Categories: Finance, Qual... More...

326. The Basics of Developing a QAPI Program as Part of the New CoPs (Room 104 C)

17 Oct 17
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM

Tracks: Regulatory (Home Health)

Speaker(s): Amber Ford BSN ; Christine Lang MBA
Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) programs are a mandate in the new Home Health Conditions of Participation (HHCoPs).  In t... More...

Closing Party (Room Terrace Theater Plaza, Long Beach Performing Arts)

17 Oct 17
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
A Night Under the Stars, a great outdoor party with great food & drinks and great friends, old and new. Join NAHC and our sponsor, Simione Heal... More...