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Press Release: Second National Medicare Readmissions Summit Features New Study on Readmission Rates in FFS Medicare vs. Medicare Advantage
- A Hybrid Conference, Internet Event and Training Tool
- June 7 - 8, 2010
- Onsite at Jack Morton Auditorium, George Washington University,
& the Washington Marriott, Washington, DC
- Online In Your Own Office or Home live via the Internet with 24/7 Access for Six Months
- www.ReadmissionsSummit.com
PRESS RELEASE
Phone: 800-503-3596
Email: registration@hcconferences.com
Website: www.ReadmissionsSummit.com
| FEATURING NEW STUDY ON READMISSION RATES IN FFS MEDICARE vs.MEDICARE ADVANTAGE BY: |
Jeff Lemieux
Senior Vice President, AHIP Center for Research, AHIP, Washington, DC |
Cary Sennett, MD, PhD
Chief Medical Officer, MedAssurant, Inc., Bowie, MD |
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GRANTOR
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ADDITIONAL GRANTOR
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FEATURING
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Implications of health reform on readmission policy
Analysis of the potential impact of the various policy options for public and private payers regarding 30 Day Readmissions reporting requirements and the financial performance of hospitals
A strategic explanation of the larger context of CMS strategies to lower cost and shift care to less resource intensive settings
Successful strategies for managing readmissions and transitions of care
Specific technology enabled innovations central to reducing readmissions, improving clinical quality and reducing cost
Strategies to assure compliance with law and regulation relating to billing and coding
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WITH SPECIAL SESSIONS ON
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Overview of Readmissions Policy: Implications for Hospital Operations and Finance
Innovations and Technologies for Managing Readmissions: the Promise of Improved Quality and Functionality
Case Studies of Successful Innovation: Tools for Evaluating Strategies and Technologies
CMS Care Management for High Cost Beneficiaries Demonstration (CMHCB)
Critical Advances in Enabling Technologies: Today and On the Horizon
CMS Analysis of Variations Data, Quality and Cost Implications
Payer-Driven Strategies for Patient Management
Who Can Really Drive Successful Transitions? Home Care and Discharge Planning Approaches
Rapidly Emerging Coding and Legal Issues
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Jack Morton Auditorium - George Washington University
MEDICARE READMISSIONS CERTIFICATE PROGRAM
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FEATURED READMISSIONS SUMMIT VIDEO
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Rehospitalization in Medicare: Understanding the Challenge
Stephen F. Jencks, MD, MPH
Independent Consultant, Former Director of the Quality Improvement Group, Office of Clinical Standards and Quality, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Former Assistant Surgeon General, US Public Health Service, Washington, DC
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CO-LOCATED WITH
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FIFTH NATIONAL MEDICAID CONGRESS
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A Hybrid Conference and Internet Event
Strategies for Navigating the New Medicaid
Media Partners: Harvard Health Policy Review and Health Affairs
June 7 - 9, 2009
Washington Marriott
Washington, DC
www.MedicaidCongress.com
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NATIONAL ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATION SUMMIT
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A Hybrid Conference and Internet Event
The Leading Forum on the Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) and Related Delivery System and Payment Reform
Media Partners: Harvard Health Policy Review and Health Affairs
June 7 - 9, 2010
Ritz-Carlton Hotel
Washington, DC
www.ACOSummit.com
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Click here for special registration for all three events.
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WASHINGTON DC USA -- MEDICARE/MEDICAID UPDATE NEWS SERVICE™ -- MAY 20, 2010: The National Medicare Readmissions Summit, www.ReadmissionsSummit.com, June 7-8, 2010, at the Jack Morton Auditorium, announced today that it will feature a new study comparing Stephen Jencks’s 2004 NEJM readmission rate findings for FFS Medicare with pooled data from 11 Medicare Advantage plans in 2006-2008. Jeff Lemieux, Senior Vice President for AHIP’s Center for Research, and Cary Sennett, MD, PhD, Chief Medical Officer for MedAssurant, Inc. will present their original research in a plenary session on June 7.
NATIONAL MEDICARE READMISSIONS SUMMIT
June 7 - 8, 2010
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ONSITE
Jack Morton Auditorium, George Washington University & the Washington Marriott
Washington, DC
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ONLINE
In your own office or home live via the Internet
with 24/7 access for six months
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CONFERENCE CO CHAIRS
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Amy Boutwell, MD, MPP
Director of Health Policy Strategy, Co-Principal Investigator STAAR Initiative, Institute for Healthcare Improvement, Cambridge, MA |
Kathleen Houston Drummy, Esq.
Partner, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, Los Angeles, CA |
Nancy Foster
Vice President of Quality and Patient Safety Policy, American Hospital Association, Washington, DC
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PRECONFERENCE BOOT CAMP CHAIR
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Barbara Harvath, RN
President, Harvath Health Associates; Senior Advisor, Public Health Institute, Oakland, CA
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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
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Carolyn M. Clancy, MD
Director, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC |
Stephen F. Jencks, MD, MPH
Independent Consultant; Former Director of the Quality Improvement Group, Office of Clinical Standards and Quality, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Former Assistant Surgeon General, US Public Health Service, Washington, DC
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Mark E. Miller, PhD
Executive Director, The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Former Assistant Director of Health and Human Resources, Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Former Deputy Director of Health Plans, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Former Health Financing Branch Chief, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Washington, DC |
Barry M. Straube, MD
Chief Medical Officer; Director, Office of Clinical Standards and Quality, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Washington, DC
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FEATURED FACULTY
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Robyn Golden, LCSW
Director of Older Adult Programs, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL |
Brian Jack, MD
Associate Professor of Family Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, founding Vice Chair for Academic Affairs, Boston University Medical Center, Boston, MA |
Randall Krakauer, MD, FACP, FACR
National Medical Director, Consumer Segment, Aetna, Princeton, NJ
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Jeff Lemieux
Senior Vice President, AHIP Center for Research, AHIP, Washington, DC |
Joan M. Marren, RN, MEd, MA
Chief Operating Officer, Visiting Nurse Service of New York (VNSNY), President, VNSNY Home Care, New York, NY |
Harold D. Miller
Executive Director, Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform, President and CEO, Network for Regional Healthcare Improvement, Pittsburgh, PA
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Ravi Nemana, MBA
Executive Director for Services: Science, Management & Engineering (SSME) and Health Care, Center for Information Technology in the Interest of Society (CITRIS), University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA |
Susan Nedza, MD, MBA, FACEP
Vice President, Strategic Clinical Solutions, HealthyCircles, LLC, Chicago, IL |
Marc Pierson, MD
Regional Vice President of Clinical Information and Special Projects and Executive Sponsor, Whatcom Pursuing Perfection Project, PeaceHealth, Bellingham, WA
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Genie Pritchett, MD
Senior Medical Director, Interim Executive Director, Colorado Access Advantage, Denver, CO |
Robert J. Rosati, PhD
Vice President of Clinical Informatics, Center for Home Care Policy and Research, Visiting Nurse Service of New York, New York, NY
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Patricia Ryan, MS, RN
Director, VISN 8 Community Care Coordination Service, Associate Chief Consultant, VHA Office of Telehealth Services, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC |
Cary Sennett, MD, PhD
Chief Medical Officer, MedAssurant, Inc., Bowie, MD
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FINAL HEALTH REFORM LEGISLATION INCLUDES SIGNIFICANT PROVISIONS AFFECTING READMISSIONS
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Health reform will bring significant changes for hospitals in the area of readmissions. Although there are many references to readmissions in H.R. 3590, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the most significant provisions are in two sections -- Section 3025, which creates the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, and Section 3026, which creates the Commnity-Based Care Transitions Program.
Click here for an official, searchable PDF of the legislative langage in H.R. 3590.
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2010 MedPAC REPORT TO CONGRESS DISCUSSES ALIGNING FNANCIAL INCENTVES OF HOSPITALS AND POST-ACUTE CARE (PAC) PROVIDERS
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Although making no formal recommendation, the 2010 MedPAC Report to Congress filed in March discusses the desirability of aligning hospital and PAC provider incentives. Click here to read Chapter 3 of that report.
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NATIONAL MAP OF CMS TRANSITIONS OF CARE PILOTS
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on April 14, 2009 announced 14 regions that will participate in a pilot project to reduce preventable hospital readmissions through improved care coordination. Under the Care Transitions project, state quality improvement organizations will work with health care providers and other organizations to implement community-wide interventions, including those that target specific diseases or conditions and reasons for admission. The project is expected to run through July 2011.
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TRADITIONAL ONSITE ATTENDANCE
Simply register, travel to the conference city and attend in person.
Pros: subject matter immersion; professional networking opportunities; faculty interaction
LIVE AND ARCHIVED INTERNET ATTENDANCE
Watch the conference in live streaming video over the Internet and at your convenience
at any time 24/7 for the six months following the event.
The archived conference includes speaker videos and coordinated PowerPoint presentations.
Pros: Live digital feed and 24/7 Internet access for next six months; Accessible in office, at home or anywhere worldwide with Internet access; Avoid travel expense and hassle; No time away from the office |
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INTERNET INTERFACE SAMPLE
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Click here for a sample stream |
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| THE GROUP REGISTRATION/ONLINE TRAINING ALTERNATIVE |
| By arranging to license online group access to the Medicare Readmissions Certificate Program, health care providers can implement an organization-wide online Certificate Program on medicare readmissions. The organization's training coordinator can assign and track online participation. Successful completion of the training can be evidenced by passing the post conference certificate examination.
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| HERE IS AN EXAMPLE OF A HEALTH SYSTEM READMISSIONS CERTIFICATE PROGRAM |
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