Day s Events for Friday, September 9, 2011 (All Sessions at the Ted Ferry Conference Center, Ketchikan, AK) fast (Bagels and Cheese, fruit plate, yogurt, coffee and tea) Sponsored by 7:30am 8:30am _ DHSS Initiatives with all provider/consumer Groups to bend the cost curve 8:30am 10:00am Bill Streur and staff Challenges Ahead _ 10:00am 10:15am Sponsored by Next Steps for Projects to Bend the Curve of Healthcare Expenditures in Alaska 10:15am noon Panels of DHSS and ASHNHA Closing of Annual Meeting Bruce and Karen Members _ ASHNHA Board Meeting Working Lunch for ASHNHA Board noon 2:00pm Flights to Anchorage: 4:50pm arriving Anchorage at 9:38pm 10:30 10:45 Meetings with Gubernatorial Candidates 10:45 12:00 Lunch 12:00 1:00 Conference Closing Remarks
1:30pm 3:15pm 3:15pm 3:45pm Visit Vendors and have a snack Sponsored by 5 th Session The perspective of the Alaska Legislative Medicaid Taskforce 3:45pm 5:00pm Senator John Coghill Senator Bettye Davis Rep. Mia Costello Rep. Wes Keller Last Minute Shopping for Auction Items 5:00pm 6:00pm Stores all over front st Cocktail Hour 6:00pm 6:30pm Sponsored by ASHNHA Banquet and PAC Auction 6:30pm 9:30pm (Details in supplemental materials) Sponsored by
Day s Events for Thursday, September 8, 2011 (All Sessions Ted Ferry Conference Center, Ketchikan, AK) fast and Registration 7:30am 8:30am (Fruit, Pastries, Cereal, coffee/tea) (sponsored by ) Welcoming Remarks: Pat Branco And Karen Perdue 8:30am 9:00am 1 st Session Leading Transformational Change: The Physician Executive Partnership 9:00am 10:00am Tom Atchison 10:00am 10:45am Visit our Vendors and Sponsored by have a snack Run or use the tram down the hill to get your last minute auction items 2 nd Session What is working in the New Health Reform Law, and what needs improvement 10:45am noon Sr. Carol Keehan, CHA 3 rd Session (What does redesign for hospitals and nursing homes look like from the Health Commission Perspective Lunch with Speaker 12:00 1:30pm Ward Hurlburt Deborah Erickson Sponsored by 4 th Session (Report by ASHNHA Members and DHSS on efforts to Bend the Medicaid Cost Curve ) Reduction of Inappropriate Use of ER Bruce Lamoureux Annie Holt Admissions from and re admissions to Hospitals from SNF s LTC Taskforce Rate Adjustments for Out patient Hospitals Bill Streur Other projects..
Day s Events for Wednesday, September 7, 2011 (All Sessions Cape Fox Hotel, Ketchikan, AK) Charter Fishing 6:00am 1:00pm Ken Hintz and Dennis Murray [For persons with previously set up charter.] Registration, Coffee, Bagels and Fruit 7:00am 8:00am AHEN Category II Speaker 8:00am 10:00am 10:00am 10:15am Category II Speaker(s) 10:15am noon Lunch 12:00 1:00pm [at the cape fox] Registration for ASHNHA Cape Fox Lobby 3:00pm 6:00pm For ASHNHA and AHEN Members Category II Speaker 1:30pm 3:30pm John Nance ASHNHA Pre Conference meetings Sponsored by ASHNHA Long Term Care Committee 3:30pm 5:00pm Adding Value thru AHCA Membership Steve Ackerson, ASHCAE President ASHNHA Small Hospitals Committee 3:30pm 5:00pm Ketchikan Welcoming Reception 6:30pm 9:30pm Scenic Boat Cruise Heavy hors d oeurves Sponsored by Liquor Sponsored by
Day s Events for Tuesday, September 6, 2010 (All Sessions at the Cape Fox Hotel, Ketchikan, AK) Registration Cape Fox 1:00pm 1:30pm Category I 1:30pm 2:30pm Tom Atchison Category 1 speaker 2:30pm 3:30pm Tom Atchison 3:30pm 3:45pm Category 1 speaker 3:45pm 5:30pm Tom Atchison AHEN Chapter Meeting and Supper (Arranged by AHEN with Cape Fox) 6:00pm 7:00pm Category 1 speaker 7:00pm 9:00pm Tom Atchison