2019 Financial Management Conference

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Registration Open (4th Floor, Ballroom Promenade)

14 Jul 19
8:00 AM - 8:00 PM

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801. Home Health Summer Camp 2019 (Room Chicago 10)

14 Jul 19
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Tracks: Pre-Conference

Speaker(s): David Macke MBA, CHFP, FHFMA ; Elizabeth (Liz) Pearson JD ; Melinda Gaboury COS-C ; Tammy Ross MHA, BSN, RN, CCM ; Thomas Boyd
A regular feature of the Financial Management Conference, people new to the industry, as well as veterans in home health services, will benefit fro... More...

802. Hospice Summer Camp 2019 (Room Sheraton 3)

14 Jul 19
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Tracks: Pre-Conference

Speaker(s): David Macke MBA, CHFP, FHFMA ; Elizabeth (Liz) Pearson JD ; Melinda Gaboury COS-C ; Thomas Boyd
Getting back to the basics has never been more important, as hospice continues to grow and mature as a health care program. This preconference prov... More...

804. Medicare Home Health PDGM: An In-Depth Primer (Room Chicago 8&9)

14 Jul 19
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Tracks: Pre-Conference

Speaker(s): Andrew Olowu ; Gina Mazza MBA, BSN, RN, CPHQ ; Jhonna DeMarcky MBA ; Laura Page-Greifinger BSN, RN, MPA ; M. Aaron Little CPA ; Robert Simione CPA
During Q1 2019, NAHC and its affiliates HHFMA, HCTAA, and Forum of State Associations held a 12-site set of PDGM Summits that presented a detailed ... More...

Opening Reception (Room The Expo, 1st Floor, Riverwalk AB)

14 Jul 19
4:00 PM - 6:30 PM

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The FMC Expo (Room 1st Floor, Riverwalk AB)

14 Jul 19
4:00 PM - 6:30 PM

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901. Legislative, Regulatory, and Legal Update 2019: A Very Busy Time in Washington Once Again (Room Sheraton Chicago 4-7)

14 Jul 19
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

Tracks: General Sessions

Speaker(s): William Dombi Esq.
PDGM, hospice carve-in, RCD, U-PAC, VBP, rural add-on, and CMPs are just a part of the landscape for home health services and hospice in 2019. Add ... More...

Registration Open (4th Floor, Ballroom Promenade)

15 Jul 19
7:30 AM - 5:00 PM

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Breakfast (Room The Expo, 1st Floor, Riverwalk AB)

15 Jul 19
8:00 AM - 9:15 AM

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The FMC Expo (Room 1st Floor, Riverwalk AB)

15 Jul 19
8:00 AM - 2:30 PM

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902. HHFMA Leadership Panel – The Future Belongs to Home Care and Hospice (Room Sheraton Chicago 4-7)

15 Jul 19
9:15 AM - 10:25 AM

Tracks: General Sessions

Speaker(s): Bruce Greenstein ; Donna DeBlois BSN, RN, MSB, MBA, AHCA ; James (Jamie) Summerfelt MPT, MA ; Mary Myers BSN, RN, MS
This General Session presents a diverse group of leaders in home care and hospice who offer their views and insights on how to succeed in the ever-... More...

Coffee Break (Room The Expo, 1st Floor, Riverwalk AB)

15 Jul 19
10:25 AM - 11:00 AM

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101. Budgeting – Why Do It? (Room Sheraton 1&2)

15 Jul 19
11:00 AM - 12:40 PM

Tracks: Education Home Health Track

Speaker(s): Mark Sharp CPA
Home Health is presented with many challenges including a changing reimbursement model, staffing issues, and ongoing regulatory and compliance upda... More...

102. Revenue Cycle Management (Room Sheraton 3)

15 Jul 19
11:00 AM - 12:40 PM

Tracks: Education Hospice Track

Speaker(s): M. Aaron Little CPA
Effective management of the hospice revenue cycle is an evolving challenge, as cash flow optimization efforts must always be balanced against poten... More...

103. Getting Outside Your Silo – The Global Healthcare Environment (Room Chicago 10)

15 Jul 19
11:00 AM - 12:40 PM

Tracks: Education Leadership Track

Speaker(s): Cory Rutledge CPA ; Keith Boroch MBA, CPA
Many providers are focused solely on the specific world they operate in but this mode of operation can be dangerous in today’s health care en... More...

104. PDGM – Data/Preparation (Room Chicago 8&9)

15 Jul 19
11:00 AM - 12:40 PM
Speaker(s): David Merk MA ; Michael McGowan
The Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) will be implemented on January 1, 2020. This is the biggest change to the home care industry since the in... More...

Lunch (Room The Expo, 1st Floor, Riverwalk AB)

15 Jul 19
12:40 PM - 2:00 PM

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201. Revenue Cycle Management (Room Sheraton 1&2)

15 Jul 19
2:00 PM - 3:40 PM

Tracks: Education Home Health Track

Speaker(s): Melinda Gaboury COS-C ; Petria McKelvey
Managing the home health revenue cycle is daunting. While cash flow efforts must be successful, agencies must also guard against potential comp... More...

202. Takeaways from the HHS OIG’s Hospice Vulnerabilities Portfolio Report (Room Sheraton 3)

15 Jul 19
2:00 PM - 3:40 PM

Tracks: Education Hospice Track

Speaker(s): Kathleen Hessler RN, JD, CHC, CHPC ; William Bill Musick MBA, CHC
In November 2018, the Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a report entitled “Vulnerabilities in the Medica... More...

203. Capitalizing on Industry Consolidation Trends – How to Find the Best Fit Merger Partner (Room Chicago 10)

15 Jul 19
2:00 PM - 3:40 PM

Tracks: Education Leadership Track

Speaker(s): David Berman CPA, CVA, CGMA
In the past, home health and hospice providers viewed mergers as a last option to continue to provide services to their communities. As regulat... More...

301. HHVBP – Deep Dive into the Data and CY 2019 Changes (Room Sheraton 1&2)

15 Jul 19
3:50 PM - 4:40 PM

Tracks: Education Home Health Track

Speaker(s): Chris Attaya MBA
In the CY 2019 Home Health Final Rule, CMS dramatically changed the scoring methodology for the Home Health Value-based Purchasing Program (HHV... More...

302. How to Increase the Value of Your Agency (Room Sheraton 3)

15 Jul 19
3:50 PM - 4:40 PM

Tracks: Education Hospice Track

Speaker(s): Dexter Braff MBA, MS ; Mark Kulik MAMI ; Pat Clifford MBA
The hospice mergers & acquisition market has been at an all-time high for the past 18-24 months, but some sellers seem to enjoy a higher va... More...

304. PDGM – Clinical-Episode Management (Room Chicago 8&9)

15 Jul 19
3:50 PM - 4:40 PM
Speaker(s): Carissa McKenna BSN, RN, COS-C, HCS-D ; Kim Campbell MA, MHP
Survival is key, as home health providers brace for PDGM, the largest change to home health reimbursement since the implementation of PPS in 2000. ... More...

401. Efficiencies for Documentation Management – RCD & TPE (Room Sheraton 1&2)

15 Jul 19
4:50 PM - 5:40 PM

Tracks: Education Home Health Track

Speaker(s): Diana Dee Kornetti PT, MA, HCS-D, HCS-C ; Jennifer Gibson Osburn RN, HCS-D, COS-C
Documentation Management can include multiple layers of intricate policies and processes, with the end result being documents that are shared, orga... More...

402. How to Improve Profitability of Hospice GIP Facilities (Room Sheraton 3)

15 Jul 19
4:50 PM - 5:40 PM

Tracks: Education Hospice Track

Speaker(s): Kelly Corcoran ; Phillip Ward ; Tarrah Lowry
While communities tend to be extremely generous during a hospice capital campaign, their generosity often fades once the facility becomes operation... More...

403. Optimization of Technology (Room Chicago 10)

15 Jul 19
4:50 PM - 5:40 PM

Tracks: Education Leadership Track

Speaker(s): Craig Mandeville ; Darcey Trescone BSN, RN ; Jarrett Bauer
Technology continues to play a pivotal and expanding role in home care and hospice. Whether it’s integration, automation, or interoperabi... More...

404. PDGM – Therapy (Room Chicago 8&9)

15 Jul 19
4:50 PM - 5:40 PM
Speaker(s): Cindy Krafft PT, MS, HCS-0 ; Karen Vance BSOT
Since the inception of PPS in 2000, home health payments have been based on a 60-day, therapy-driven model. Adjustments to the PPS payment mode... More...

Breakfast (Room 4th Floor, Sheraton Chicago 4-7)

16 Jul 19
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM

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Registration Open (4th Floor, Ballroom Promenade)

16 Jul 19
7:30 AM - 12:00 PM

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501. Review Choice Demonstration (Room Sheraton 1&2)

16 Jul 19
8:30 AM - 10:10 AM

Tracks: Education Home Health Track

Speaker(s): Robin Seidman RN, MSN, MBA, LNCC, COS-C, HCS-D ; Wayne Van Halem CFE, AHFI
CMS has revised prior authorization to, in their words, offer more flexibility and choice for providers in the five states (Illinois, Ohio, Nor... More...

502. Budgeting – Why Do It? (Room Sheraton 3)

16 Jul 19
8:30 AM - 10:10 AM

Tracks: Education Hospice Track

Speaker(s): Mike Simione MBA ; Robert Simione CPA
Hospice is presented with many financial challenges, including volume, staffing, length of stay, cost, and reimbursement. It is vital that hospice ... More...

503. Compensation Plans & Staffing (Room Chicago 10)

16 Jul 19
8:30 AM - 10:10 AM

Tracks: Education Leadership Track

Speaker(s): Carolyn Flietstra BSN, RN ; Doug Himmelein ; Pat Laff CPA
As home care and hospice services have been increasingly recognized as preferred care options, shortages in qualified field staff is a constant cha... More...

504. PDGM – Financial (Room Chicago 8&9)

16 Jul 19
8:30 AM - 10:10 AM
Speaker(s): Mark Sharp CPA ; Mike Dordick ; Nick Seabrook
Thriving under the PDGM payment reform requires a clear understanding of how PDGM will affect financial outcomes in a home health agency. This ... More...

Coffee Break (4th Floor, Ballroom Promenade)

16 Jul 19
10:10 AM - 10:30 AM

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601. Managed Care – How to Overcome the Operational Challenges within a Deep Managed Care Environment (Room Sheraton 1&2)

16 Jul 19
10:30 AM - 11:20 AM

Tracks: Education Home Health Track

Speaker(s): Andrea Fairbanks CPA ; Will Boyd MBA
Medicare Advantage plans continue to build market share with an attractive array of benefits. In most cases, they offer a lower cost alternative to... More...

602. The Changing Landscape of Advanced Illness and Palliative Care (Room Sheraton 3)

16 Jul 19
10:30 AM - 11:20 AM

Tracks: Education Hospice Track

Speaker(s): Julia Maroney RN MHSA ; Patricia O'Brien MSN, MBA
Policymakers, payers and providers have taken deliberate steps to advance our health system’s response to the care needs of people with a... More...

603. Our Best Resource: Employee Recruitment, Retention and Succession Planning (Room Chicago 10)

16 Jul 19
10:30 AM - 11:20 AM

Tracks: Education Leadership Track

Speaker(s): Deborah Collum MS ; Eric Scharber
Is your hospice or home health agency challenged with hiring or retaining sufficient qualified clinical and office staff? Is your organization faci... More...

701. Managed Care Panel Discussion (Room Sheraton 1&2)

16 Jul 19
11:30 AM - 12:20 PM

Tracks: Education Home Health Track

Speaker(s): Paul Giles ; Tony D'Alonzo PT, DPT, MBA ; Will Boyd MBA
Medicare and Medicaid Advantage Plans continue to build market share and agencies need to adapt to these changes by improving operations to minimiz... More...

702. Lengths of Stay Management (Room Sheraton 3)

16 Jul 19
11:30 AM - 12:20 PM

Tracks: Education Hospice Track

Speaker(s): Julia Maroney RN MHSA
Providing comprehensive, meaningful care to patients who are referred late in their disease trajectory is one of the most long-standing challenges ... More...

703. Positioning Back Office Infrastructure to Prepare for Growth (Room Chicago 10)

16 Jul 19
11:30 AM - 12:20 PM

Tracks: Education Leadership Track

Speaker(s): Maria Warren ; Raymond Belles
Organizations, both new and established, are now facing severe reimbursement and regulatory changes; federal money shrinkage; consolidation; and st... More...

903. Financial Managers Open Forum (Room Sheraton Chicago 4-7)

16 Jul 19
12:15 PM - 2:00 PM

Tracks: General Sessions

The Open Forum is the traditional closing session of FMC and your chance to ask HHFMA experts any question you have in home care and hospice financ... More...

Lunch (Room 4th Floor, Sheraton Chicago 4-7)

16 Jul 19
12:20 PM - 2:00 PM

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