Pre-Conference Sessions Descriptions
The following Pre-Conferences are running concurrently
from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 14, 2010.
Lunch is included.
Cost: $150 Member $250
Non-Member.
You can only register for one of
these pre-conferences:
WEDNESDAY,
July 14, 2010
Pre-Conference Sessions
(Separate registration is required)
9:00 am to 3:00 pm
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1: HOME HEALTH AGECY FINANCIAL BASICS: For Rookies and Veterans Looking for a Refresher |
Session 601
The Medicare HHA Cost Report and its Trail of Documents, Blood, Sweat and Tears
9:00am to Noon
Get an understanding of one of the most
difficult and vital filing documents, the Medicare HHA
cost report! This program will demonstrate to the participant
the basic structure and understanding of the cost report,
as well as assist attendees’ understanding of what
information can be developed from an accurate and complete
cost report.
Objectives:
- Review cost reporting requirements. Identify the purpose
of cost reports and the cost report filing process;
- Review the flow of the cost report;
- Discuss Medicare cost reporting data requirements
and non-allowable costs; and
- Identify CMS and other documentation requirements
that are part of a cost report filing.
Faculty: Thomas E. Boyd, MBA, Boyd & Nicholas, Inc. Rohnert Park, CA; Dave Macke, Von Lehman & Company, Inc. Fort Mitchell, KY.
Course level: TBD
Prerequisite: TBD
Establishing Fundamental Financial Systems
1:00 to 3:00pm
Home health personnel new to the industry, new agencies and even established agencies
will benefit from an understanding of the fundamental financial tools for developing
and maintaining positive financial outcomes. This session identifies the minimum
financial and statistical data that must be maintained and understood by management
staff. Specific management reports will be analyzed. Expected financial outcomes
will be identified for the successful agency.
Objectives:
- Discuss the basic accounting and statistical structure
for a home health agency;
- Recognize the capabilities of your IT systems and
the related management expectations of your systems;
- Identify specific interim analysis procedures along
with industry standards for statistical and financial
outcomes; and
- Recognize the external requirements for accuracy of
financial data and reports.
Faculty: Steve Peterschmidt, Peterschmidt & Associates, Albuquerque, NM; and Vern Peterschmidt, Peterschmidt & Associates, Albuquerque, NM
Course level:
Basic; nursing CEs 5.0; accounting CPEs 5.0 (NASBA/MAS)
Prerequisite:
Basic knowledge of financial systems and Medicare
HHA Cost Report
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2: Hospice Financial Management |
Session 701
HOSPICE BOOT CAMP:
Seasoned Campers Only!
9:00 am to 3:00pm
(Lunch from noon to 1 p.m.)
This pre-conference program provides an extensive and
practical overview of the financial aspects of the hospice
industry, including discussion of national economic and
policy changes which will impact hospice operations, regulatory
issues and revenue enhancing strategies. The Hospice Boot
Camp is designed specifically for professionals seeking
to acquire the skills and knowledge needed to manage hospice
financial operations.
During the sessions learn:
- Discussion of Palliative Care Services and the financial
accounting implications.
- Overview of the hospice benefit and discussion of the
financial accounting for all services including bereavement,
physician services, volunteers, music, massage, pet and
other therapies, liaisons or community representatives.
- Strategies for Cost Containment and other operational
efficiencies
- Strategies for Revenue Enhancement including public
education and marketing methodologies
- Cost Reporting for the Future. Cap management, PIP
implications. New billing operational requirements.
- Provision of Inpatient Services, owned or leasing arrangements,
Respite and Residential Services.
Objectives:
- Identify hospice financial management essentials
- Discuss crucial reimbursement and revenue strategies
to achieve bottom-line success with hospice; and
- Cite health system dynamics that impact on the future
opportunities for hospice and palliative care.
Faculty:
: Robert Simione, Managing Principal, Simione Consultants,
Hamden, CT; Donna Gouveia, Chief Executive Officer, Visiting
Nurse Service of Greater Rhode Island, Lincoln, RI; Larry
Leahy, Vice President of Finance; Foundation Management
Services, Inc., Denton, TX; and Michael T. Ferris, Director,
Marketing, Sales and Customer Service Consulting Division,
Simione Consultants, LLC. Hamden, CT
Course level:
Intermediate; nursing CEs 5.0; accounting CPEs 5.0
(NASBA/SKA)
Prerequisite:
Basic knowledge of hospice and financial management
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3: Technology |
Session 801
A Care Transition Model: Powered by Technology, Transforming Financial Incomes
9:00 am to 3:00pm
(Lunch from noon to 1 p.m.)
Panel 1:
Cost Effective Model: Leveraging Technology in a
Clinical/Financial Performance System
This panel will identify clinical financial performance systems that can
be implemented to assist in building care pathways for chronic disease management.
Objectives:
- Discuss care pathways for chronic diseases that predict
clinical outcomes and insure cost containment; and
- Describe clinical financial performance systems that
rely on value based purchasing and financial incentives.
Moderator: Michael Lemnitzer, Philips Telehealth
Solutions, Framingham, MA
Panelists: Paula Suter, RN, Baptist Home Health Network; Ray Darcey, Sentara Enterprises
Panel 2: Client Centered Care: The Financial Benefits
of Integrating Technology
This panel will highlight actual examples
of how technology can be incorporated into patient-centered
planning and care by focusing on programs that produce
financial benefits.
Objectives:
- Relate examples of patient centered planning and care
through home care versions of “medical home models” and
examples of home care/physician partnered models;
- Explain transition procedures for pre and post admission
to home care, describing the involvement of telehealth
nurses both pre and post hospital discharge; and
- Present examples of how telehealth call centers can
be involved in care transition protocols and outsourcing
of in-house monitoring of vital signs.
Moderator: Charlie Daniels, HealthMEDX, Ozark,
MO
Panelists: Cynthia Acosta, PT, AseraCare Home Health; Susan Quinn, Ed. D, MBA, RN, Penn Care at Home
Panel 3: Care Coordination: Creating Benchmarks for
Clinical Outcomes
This panel discussion will outline benchmarks for technology and non-technology best
practices in clinical performance.
Objectives:
- Cite examples of “Episode management” in
the establishment of a Utilization Management System
with markers to predict outcomes.
- Identify the common mistakes uncovered in Recovery
Audit Contractor audits and how to avoid them through
proactive best practices.
- Discuss an automated medication management and reconciliation
system.
- Highlight benchmarks to improve the efficiencies of
clinical performance and clinical quality performance
Moderator: Laurie Neander, At Home Care, Oneonta,
NY
Panelists: Kristy Wright RN, MBA,
FAN, VNA Western Pennsylvania; Bridget Gallagher GNP, MSN,
Panel 4:
Collaboration: Interoperable Technologies and Successful
Partnerships
In order to achieve the financial benefits
of technology, it’s important to create a circle
of healthcare partner-providers through interfaced technology
and a feedback process that will aggregate disease-specific
outcome data among all partners.
Objectives:
- Compare competitive and non-competitive examples of
successful interfaced technology partnerships;
- Discuss examples of successful EHR partnerships and
major EHR providers; and
- Illustrate how recent technology bridges gaps in care,
citing past, present and future example that deliver
higher quality outcomes, increased profitability,
and improved communication.
- Moderator: Thomas Check, Visiting Nurse Service
of New York, New York, NY
Moderator: Tom Check, Visiting Nurse Service of New York
Panelists: Dan Cobb, HealthMEDX, Inc.; Raj Shetye, LHC Group, Inc.
Course level: Intermediate; nursing 5.0 CEs; accounting
CPEs 5.0 (NASBA/SKA)
Prerequisite: Basic knowledge of relationship of
home health finance, clinical and quality indicators
and benchmarking.
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