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NAHC Annual Meeting Pre-conferences
Pre-conference
One: OASIS-C: What You Must Know
Saturday, October 10, 2009 1 to
5 p.m. – Separate
Registration Fee: $50 members; $75 non-members
OASIS-C is the first major update of the OASIS since
it was introduced in 1999. There are significant revisions
to existing items and major changes to OASIS, including
the addition of items that measure processes of care. This program will provide
attendees with information on the new process measures and guidance on new and
revised items, including new definitions and conventions, and strategies for agencies
to consider as OASIS-C is implemented. At this time, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services (CMS) plans to initiate patient assessments using OASIS-C early in 2010.
Objectives:
- Describe the rationale leading
to development of the OASIS-C;
- Identify the different components
of quality measurement and the rationale for inclusion
of process items in OASIS-C;
- Describe the process of OASIS-C
development and testing;
- Describe the findings of
OASIS-C testing;
- Identify major new components
of the OASIS-C assessment instrument;
- Identify changes needed in
agency operations with implementation of OASIS-C;
- Outline the major implications
of the new assessment instrument for quality measurement
and reporting; and
- Describe steps for implementing
quality improvement using OASIS-C.
Faculty:
Elizabeth Madigan, PhD, RN, FAAN, Associate Professor of Nursing, Frances Payne Bolton
School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio; Angela Richard,
MS, RN, Research Associate, Center for Health Services Research, University of Colorado
Health Sciences Center, Aurora, Colo.; Deborah Dietz, RN, MSN, Nurse Researcher,
Abt. Associates, Inc. Cambridge, Mass; Patricia
Sevast, RN, BSN, Nurse Consultant,
Home Health and Hospice Services, State Operations, Division of Continuing Care Providers
(CMS/CMSO/SGC/DCCP); Debora A. Terkay RN, MS, Nurse Consultant, Home Health and Hospice
Services, State Operations, Division of Continuing Care Providers, (CMSO/SCG) and
Robin Dowell, RN, BSN, Nurse Consultant, Quality Measurement and Health Assessment
Group, Office of Clinical Standards for Medicare and Medicaid Services; all
from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Baltimore, Maryland.
INVITED CMS Representatives:
Patricia Sevast, RN, BSN, Nurse Consultant, Home
Health and Hospice Services, State Operations,
Division of Continuing Care Providers (CMS/CMSO/SGC/DCCP);
Debora A. Terkay RN, MS, Nurse Consultant, Home
Health and Hospice Services, State Operations,
Division of Continuing Care Providers, (CMSO/SCG) and
Robin Dowell, RN, BSN, Nurse Consultant, Quality
Measurement and Health Assessment Group, Office
of Clinical Standards for Medicare and Medicaid
Services; all from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services, Baltimore, Maryland.
Course Level: Intermediate; Nursing 3.7 CEs; Accounting
4.0 CPEs (NASBA/SKA).
Pre-requisite: Working knowledge and experience with
OASIS in a Home Healthcare Agency.
There is a separate registration fee to attend the OASIS-C
Pre-Conference.
Pre-conference
Two: Expanding Hospice – Taking
Advantage of Opportunities Across the Continuum
Sunday, October 11, 2009 8:30 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. – Included
in Registration Fee
2009 is a year of great opportunity for hospice programs, with a wide array of healthcare
reform efforts that should improve access to and utilization of hospice services.
However, hospices cannot wait to be “invited” to participate. Hospices
must proactively educate themselves about healthcare quality and operational improvement
efforts across the continuum. They must build relationships with home health care
providers, nursing homes, hospitals, physician practices, and others whose referrals
are critical to the growth in access to hospice services. Further, hospices must
prepare themselves for an increasingly integrated system of data capture, reporting,
and reimbursement. In this special pre-conference session, we will review the emerging
opportunities across the healthcare system
Faculty: Martha
Tecca, Founder and Principal, M&M Strategies, Lyme,
N.H.; additional faculty TBA.
Course Level: Advanced, Nursing
4.5 CEs; Accounting 5.0 CPEs (NASBA/RE).
Pre-requisite: Working knowledge and experience in Medicare
hospice.
Sponsored by: Suncoast Solutions
Poster Presentations
Located outside the West Exposition Hall Entrance
Sponsored by the National Home Health & Hospice
Research Council
The National Association for Home Care & Hospice
recently established the National Home Health & Hospice
Research Council (NHHRC). The NHHRC is focused on supporting
high quality research on home and community-based health
care services, as well as encouraging the dissemination
of findings to practitioners, researchers, policy makers,
payors and the general public.
One of the first goals of the NHHRC for 2009 was to develop
a poster presentation session at the NAHC Annual Meeting
in Los Angeles. These high quality posters will inform
attendees of research, best practices, and program implementations
that can improve and quality improvement initiatives for
the home health and hospice operations.
Posters will be available for viewing during the entire
conference, but presenters will be available for questions
at the following times:
Sunday, October 11th: 5 to 7 p.m. • Monday,
October 12th: Noon to 2:15 p.m.
1. Transition to Home Care: A Model for Success
Carole Yeung,
RN, CIC, Clinical Practice Specialist;
Donna Florez, MNSc, APN, Clinical Practice Specialist;
Beth Hennessay, RN, MSN, Administrator;
Sheena Johnston, RN, Staff Nurse;
Colette O’Connor, RN, Case Coordinator;
Lori Pledger, RN-BC, Team Leader Scheduling;
Alexey Pyavoskiy, BSCS, Systems Analyst;
David Risius, MSPT, Assistant Team Leader; all from Baptist
Health Home Network, Little Rock, Ark.
2. When Pigs Fly- Using the Hospital
Incident Command System (HICS) for Pandemic Preparation
Jeanie Stoker, MPA, RN, BS, Director,
Regina Ervin, BHSR, Homecare Manager; both from AnMed
Health, Anderson , S.C.
3. How Data Created the Critical Link between Financial
Performance Patient Outcomes and Operational Excellence:
A Demonstration of the “Quality Link”’ by
a Large; Multi-Site Home Health Agency
MaryKaye Krammer,
MA, Vice President of Clinical Quality
Outcomes, Girling Health Care, Austin Tex;
Barbara Rosenblum, RN, BSN, MAON, Founder, President
and CEO, Strategic Healthcare Programs, Santa Barbara,
Calif.
4. Homecare Research: The Value
of Predictive Modeling in Reducing Acute Care Hospitalization
Sue Blockberger-Miller, RN, MSN, Director
of Education, OCS, Inc., Seattle , Wash.
Linda Pekar, RN, BA, CLNC, CHPN,
Director of Organizational Quality, VNA of Southeast
Michigan, Oak Park, Mich.
5. Market Factors Influencing Hospice Utilization
Richard Chesney, MBA, President, Healthcare Market Resources,
Dresher , Penn.
6. Strength in Numbers: A Community-based Falls Prevention
Program
Ann Careau, RN, MA, Director of Business Development;
Jeanne Ryan, MA, OTR , CHCE, COS-C, Executive Director,
both from, VNA & Hospice of Cooley Dickinson, Northampton,
Mass
7. Demographic Strategies Resulting in Increased Staffing
and Referrals
Susan Bourne, RN, MSN, Director of Clinical Specialty
Programs;
Juanita Rodriguez, RN, Senior RN, Internal Case Manager;
both from Home Care of Rochester, Rochester, N.Y.
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