NAHC Affiliate Open Forums

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Pediatric Home Care Association of America Open Forum

Friday, November 1, - 1:00pm - 2:30pm

The Pediatric Home Care Association of America open forum provides a unique opportunity for pediatric home care providers to share ideas and information that impacts pediatric home care. The forum is open to all and promises the participants a lively and engaging discussion that addresses key issues home care providers face in caring for medically fragile children.

Objectives:

Discuss at least three ways that diabetes, depression and dementia not only overlap but increase the acuity of each individual diagnosis
Discuss the treatment options for these three overlaping conditions
Discuss at least 2 values of adding both a psychiatric as well as a specific dementia program to an organization's home care offerings

Faculty: Susan Wade-Murphy, RN, BSN, Senior Clinical Director Home Care Services, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH ; Mary Carr, RN, MPH, Associate Director for Regulatory Affairs, National Association for Home Care & Hospice

305. Home Care Technology Association of America (HCTAA) Town Hall Meeting on Health IT Interoperability, Standards & Certification

Government continues its push for interoperability in health IT. Yet barriers prevent routine exchange of critical information during transitions in care. A major reason for the low level of interoperability is the expense of connecting different electronic health record systems (EHRs). The HITECH Act partially addresses the issue by offering incentives for doctors and hospitals to adopt EHRs. It does not offer similar incentives to long-term and post-acute providers, though effective exchange of information plays a crucial role when patients transition between care settings. How can home care and hospice surmount this and other roadblocks? Join the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT) to learn how your agency can get better connected to enhance patient care.

Objectives:

Gain a greater understanding of the complexity of standards-based health information exchange (HIE) in today's health IT environment
Convey the benefits of both selecting compliance-tested EHR and HIE products, and participating in HIE testing, including enhanced patient care and reduced costs
Illustrate for NAHC members how they can find more about EHR and HIE certified products and/or compliance test their own health IT

Faculty: Moderator, Richard D. Brennan, Jr., MA, Vice President of Technology Policy, Government Affairs, National Association for Home Care & Hospice, Alisa Ray, MHSA, Executive Director and CEO, Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT), Chicago, IL; Elizabeth Palena Hall, RN, MIS, MBA, LTPAC Coordinator, Project Officer, State HIE Program, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC); Marianne Yeager, MBA, Executive Director, Healtheway, Inc., McLean, VA; Mark Solomon, Director of Innovation, HealthMEDX, Inc., Ozark, MO; Thomas Peth, President, Thornberry, Ltd, Lancaster, PA

Course Level: Intermediate; Nursing 1.5 CEs; Accounting 1.5 CPEs; Social Workers 1.5 CEs, NASW (except CA and MI),BBS (BBS except marketing credits)

Track: Health Information Technology
Audience: | HH | HOS | NUR | PHY | PD | TH

704. National Council on Medicaid Home Care Issues Open Forum

Medicaid is fast becoming the center of home care services for all age groups, the elderly, and persons with disabilities. At the same time, Medicaid home care is fast evolving with innovative home and community-based care programs starting in the States, expansion of Medicaid Managed Long Term Services and Supports (MMTSS), and the major expansion in Medicaid enrollment slated for 2014. NAHC’s National Council on Medicaid Home Care will host its third annual open forum that offers an electric dynamic focused on the hottest Medicaid issues of the day. This is one of the sessions that you must not miss if you have any interest in Medicaid home care whether as a provider or supporting vendor.

Objectives:

Identify the priority issues and trends affecting Medicaid home care
Describe the activities of the National Council on Medicaid Home Care
Recognize the growing opportunities in Medicaid home care

Faculty: Moderator: William Dombi, Esq., Executive Director, National Council on Medicaid Home Care, Washington, DC

Course Level: Intermediate; No CEs or CPEs awarded for this session

Track: Financial
Audience: | HH | HOS | NUR | PHY | PD | TH

715. Hospice Association of America Open Forum and Policy Roundup

The Medicare Hospice Program has entered an era of rapid change that is being driven by regulatory and legislative initiatives. This session will provide insight into the latest regulatory issues hospice providers must address, as well as changes that are anticipated in the not-too-distant future. The session will also serve as an opportunity for attendees to become acquainted with staff and leadership of NAHC’s Hospice Association of America.

Objectives:

Outline key issues related to current and future hospice regulatory requirements
Describe federal legislative initiatives in hospice and end-of-life care and work currently being conducted by MedPAC related to hospice
Discuss efforts by HAA on behalf of hospices in the legislative and regulatory arenas.

Faculty: Katie Wehri, Hospice Regulatory and Operations Specialist, NAHC, Washington, DC; Theresa M. Forster, Vice President for Hospice Policy & Programs, NAHC, Washington, DC

Course Level: Intermediate; 1.5 nursing CEs; 1.5 CPEs (NASBA/SKA); Social Workers 1.5 CEs, NASW (except CA and MI), BBS (BBS except marketing credits)

Track: Legal & Regulatory
Audience: | HH | HOS | NUR | PHY | PD | TH

716. Private Duty Homecare Association (PDHCA) Open Forum

Come meet and share a dialogue with the PDHCA Advisory Board Members at the open forum as we discuss the exciting news on industry trends, the Private Duty Community and the current political climate including health care reform employer mandates and the federal companion exemption.

Faculty: Lucy Andrews, RN, MS, CEO, At Your Service Home Care, Santa Rosa, CA; Brittnei Salerno, BS, Administrator and President, La Jolla Nurses Home Care, La Jolla, CA; Shelle Womble, BS, BA, Chair, Private Duty Homecare Association, Louisville, KY

Course Level: Intermediate; No CEs or CPEs awarded for this session

Track: Legal & Regulatory
Audience: | PD

803. Financial Managers Open Forum

Once again, the Home Care and Hospice Financial Managers Association (HHFMA) presents its open, no holds-barred forum meeting to pull together all the crucial information presented in the financial management workshops, legislative and regulatory developments, and innovations in health care. This session will address any and all issues of interest to the conference faculty and attendees. The insights are endless, all the advice is free and the experience is priceless. All are welcome to attend and get engaged!

Faculty: William Dombi, Esq., Vice President for Law, National Association for Home Care & Hospice, Executive Director, Home Care and Hospice Financial Managers (HHFMA); Director, Center for Health Care Law, Washington, DC

Course Level: Intermediate; No CEs or CPEs awarded for this session

Track: Financial
Audience: | HH | HOS | NUR | PHY | PD | TH