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Conference Schedule
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| 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. |
Registration |
| 5:15 p.m. |
Membership Matters! |
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| 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. |
Registration |
| 7:00 to 8:00 a.m. |
Continental Breakfast |
| 8:00 to 8:30 a.m. |
Welcome and Opening |
| 8:30 to 10:00 a.m. |
Keynote -The Power of Myth: How the
Media-Fueled Undervaluation of
Nursing Wastes Health Care Resources
and Takes Lives - Sandy Summers, RN, MSN, MPH |
| 10:00 to 10:30 a.m. |
Break |
| 10:30 to 12 Noon |
Keynote - The New Survey Focus:
Abuse Reporting and What It Means
to You - Daniel J. Sheridan, PhD, RN,
FNE-A, FAAN |
| 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. |
Lunch |
| 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. |
Breakouts
- When Injuries Speak: Forensic Implications of Possible Abuse/
Neglect – Daniel J. Sheridan, PhD, RN, FNE-A, FAAN
- Successfully Transforming Nursing Through Culture Change –
Linda Kettles, RN and K.J. Langlais, CEO, LACHA
- A Primer for Diagnosis Coding – Patrice Macken, RHIA, LNHA
- The Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) Survival Guide – Lauri
Shofner, RN, RAC-CT
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| 2:30 to 3:00 p.m. |
Break |
| 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. |
Breakouts
- QIS- What You Need To Know – Kenneth Daily, LNHA
(Note: This is a very condensed version of the Pre-conference
QIS Course)
- Steps to Minimize Impact of Fiscal Intermediary Documentation
Review – Josephine Cronin, RN, MBA, RAC-CT
- Legal Documentation - Donna Dalton, RN, C-NE, RAC-CT,
Paralegal
- MDS 3.0 Implementation Strategies: NOW is not too soon to
begin! - Rena R. Shephard, MHA, RN, RAC-MT, C-NE
(Note: This is a very condensed version of the Pre-conference
MDS Course)
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| 6:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. |
Harbor Dinner Cruise
Join us Thursday night for an evening of networking, fun, food and entertainment
as we embark on a delightful dinner cruise. Board at 6:30 pm,
depart at 7:00, return at 10:00 pm. $69.
Seperate registration and payment required, please see registration form on page 15.
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| 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. |
Registration |
| 7:00 to 8:00 a.m. |
Continental Breakfast |
| 8:00 to 9:30 a.m. |
Keynote - CMS Updates - Mary Pratt,
MSN, RN; Peggy Williams, SW, MS; and
Sheila Lambowitz, MBA |
| 9:30 to 10:00 a.m. |
Break |
| 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. |
Keynote - Legal Update - Fred Miles,
Esq., JD; and Carol Manteuffel, Esq. |
| 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. |
Lunch |
| 12:30 to 2:00 p.m. |
Breakouts
- State Medicaid Nursing Home Pay for Performance…Status
of State Programs – Christine Mueller, PhD, RN, BC, NEA-C,
FAAN and Carol Job, RN, RAC-CT
- RUGs IV - Changes to Payment, Acuity and Facility Practice
Patterns – Sheryl Buchholtz Rosenfield, RN, BC, RAC-MT
- CMS Five Star Rating System, What You Really Need to Know - Andrew Porch
- The War on the Sore: Strategies for Pressure Ulcer Management
- Jennifer Pettis, RN, RAC-MT, C-NE and Sandy Biggi, BSN,
SNT, RAC-MT, C-NE
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| 2:00 to 2:30 p.m. |
Break |
| 2:30 to 4:00 p.m. |
Breakouts
- MDS and Medicare – Billing and Reimbursement – Carol
Maher, RN-BC, RAC-CT
- Five Steps to Successfully Reduce Rehospitalization Rates –
Sheila Capitosti, RN-BC, NHA, MHSA
- Pain Management and the Survey Process: Avoid Deficiencies
and Achieve Great Outcomes – Rena R. Shephard, MHA, RN,
RAC-MT, C-NE
- RUGs IV is here for Medicare – Carol Job, RN, RAC-CT
Schedule is subject to change.
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