The Academy of Senior Health Sciences FALL CONFERENCE Session and Registration Information November 1 & 2, 2012 Quest Conference Centers 8405 Pulsar Place Columbus, Ohio 43210
Please join The Academy of Senior Health Sciences for our first annual Fall Conference. This event will feature relevant, timely topics delivered by great speakers, a trade show and plenty of networking. There will be time to learn, time to socialize and time to reconnect while earning up to fifteen BENHA CEUs. Thursday, Nov. 1 Agenda 8:00 8:30 a.m. Registration & Continental Breakfast 8:30 10:00 a.m. Concurrent Sessions 1.5 CEUs 10:00 10:15 a.m. Break 10:15 11:45 a.m. Concurrent Sessions 1.5 CEUs 11:45 a.m. 12:45 p.m. Lunch with speaker Harry Saxe 1 CEU 12:45 2:15 p.m. Concurrent Sessions 1.5 CEUs 2:15 2:30 p.m. Break 2:30 4 p.m. Concurrent Sessions 1.5 CEUs 4 5 p.m. Concurrent Sessions 1 CEU 5 7 p.m. Happy Hour Social with Trade Show Friday, Nov. 2 8:00 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast 8:30 10:00 a.m. Concurrent Sessions 1.5 CEUs 10:00 10:15 a.m. Break 10:15 11:45 a.m. Concurrent Sessions 1.5 CEUs 11:45 a.m. 12:45 p.m. Lunch with speaker Tammy Cassidy 1 CEU 12:45 2:15 p.m. Concurrent Sessions 1.5 CEUs 2:15 3:45 p.m. Concurrent Sessions 1.5 CEUs CEU credit will only be issued for sessions attended. Credit is only issued in one-hour increments. Attendees will be responsible for insuring their CEU sheet is punched at the end of each session. ASHS is a preferred provider of BENHA CEUs (ASHS#-P-12).
8:30 10:00 a.m. Thursday Sessions TH1 Reality Orientation Perry Farmer, Crossroads Hospice TH2 Census Building on Shoestring Budget Linda Saunders, LNHA, Censusolutions 10:15 11:45 a.m. TH3 Money Saving Best Practices Paul Bergsten, LNHA TH4 Legal Update Geoffrey Webster, Esq., Webster & Associates Co., LPA 11:45 a.m. 12:45 p.m. Lunch with Speaker Harry Saxe, ICDS Project Manager, Office of Medical Assistance 12:45 2:15 p.m. TH5 ODH Regulatory Update Jill Shonk, Ohio Department of Health TH6 Healthcare Lending 101: Improving Cashflow Robert Smallwood, Love Funding 2:30 4:00 p.m. TH7 Therapy Coding Changes Don Cook, Encore Rehab TH8 Managed Care and Provider Networks Carol Turni, LNHA, CPAN; Lisa Cowden, CPAN 4:00 5:00 p.m. TH9 Employment Law Update Scott Salisbury, Salisbury and Salisbury TH10 Pricing to Managed Care Bert Cummins, CPA, HW&Co.
Friday Sessions 8:30 10:00 a.m. FR1 Person Centered Care Matt Dapore, LNHA, Provider Services FR2 Hot Topics in Nursing Home Litigation and Risk Management (Part I) Danny Newman, Esq., Reminger; Warren Enders, Esq., Reminger; Tom Prislipsky, Reminger 10:15 11:45 a.m. FR3 UTI Prevention Shirley Wamsley, RN; Ohio Department of Health/TAP Program FR4 More Hot Topics in Nursing Home Litigation and Risk Management (Part II) Danny Newman, Esq., Reminger; Warren Enders, Esq., Reminger; Tom Prislipsky, Reminger 11:45 a.m. 12:45 p.m. Lunch with Speaker Tammy Cassidy, LNHA 12:45 2:15 p.m FR5 MDS Updates Tammy Cassidy, LNHA FR6 Resident Satisfaction Survey Erin Pettegrew, Ohio Department of Aging 2:15 3:45 p.m. FR7 The Advancing Excellence Campaign Bev Laubert, Ohio Department of Aging FR8 Legislative/Budget Update Chris Murray, The Academy of Senior Health Sciences Denotes a session that is related to a quality measure
Session Descriptions Thursday TH1 Reality Orientation Perry Farmer, Crossroads Hospice Reality Orientation focuses on effectively managing potential issues within your facility related to hospice care. These issues include alleviating resident and family concerns, lowering apprehensiveness, and understanding and meeting resident and family expectations. TH2 Census Building on Shoestring Budget Linda Saunders, LNHA, Censusolutions When money is tight, your census needs to be right! Linda Saunders will give you proven solutions that will improve your census with little or no cost. TH3 Money Saving Best Practices Paul Bergsten, LNHA Are the recent reimbursement cuts making you pull your hair out? Attend this session to get money saving and census building tips from a LNHA who has been in the trenches. TH4 Legal Update Geoffrey Webster, Esq., Webster & Associates Co., LPA Join well know LTC attorney Geoff Webster to hear the latest in legal updates. Recent case law will be covered along with suggestions on how to avoid ending up in the courtroom. TH5 ODH Regulatory Update Jill Shonk, Ohio Department of Health Regulations are constantly changing. Learn about the recent licensure and life safety code changes directly from ODH. Time will be allowed for Q & A. TH6 Healthcare Lending 101: Improving Cashflow Robert Smallwood, Love Funding The current economic environment can make life difficult when facing cash flow problems. This session will help you understand how lending options can help you manage your cash flow. TH7 Therapy Coding Changes Don Cook, Encore Rehab Are you getting the most out of your therapy reimbursement? Do you understand the recent coding changes? This session will cover coding changes and how to ensure you are getting the maximum reimbursement you are entitled to. TH8 Managed Care and Provider Networks Carol Turni, LNHA, CPAN; Lisa Cowden, CPAN This session will explain the changing role of managed care in the long-term care industry. It will explain what to expect from managed care companies and the advantages of a provider network. TH9 Employment Law Update Scott Salisbury, Salisbury and Salisbury Attorney Scott Salisbury will discuss union threats and issues with employees. This is a CAN T miss session for managers and owners. TH10 Pricing to Managed Care Bert Cummins, CPA, HW&Co. The Ohio Medicaid system continues to evolve with the next evolution, the managed care of dual eligibles, beginning in 2013. Join us to explore the dynamics of what might be and will be involved and what steps to take to properly position your organization as a provider of choice.
Session Descriptions Friday FR1 Person Centered Care Matt Dapore, LNHA, Provider Services How is your facility addressing Person Centered Care? Think it can t be done and it costs too much? Hear from a current administrator who has implemented Person-Centered Care and learn how you can do the same. FR2 Hot Topics in Nursing Home Litigation and Risk Management (Part I) Danny Newman, Esq., Reminger; Warren Enders, Esq., Reminger; Tom Prislipsky, Reminger Part I of this two-part session will cover a variety of topics including: Arbitration Agreements in Long Term Care Are They Enforceable? Physical and Sexual Abuse of the Nursing Home Resident How Documentation Lapses Can Affect Litigation C. Difficile Case hypo FR3 UTI Prevention Shirley Wamsley, RN, Ohio Department of Health/TAP Program UTI are often the source of citations and litigation. They are also a quality measure both on Nursing Home Compare and for Medicaid reimbursement. But they can be prevented! Attend this session to hear from an RN on how you can help prevent UTIs at your facility. FR4 More Hot Topics in Nursing Home Litigation and Risk Management (Part II) Danny Newman, Esq., Reminger; Warren Enders, Esq., Reminger; Tom Prislipsky, Reminger Part II of this two-part session will cover a variety of topics including: Arbitration Agreements in Long Term Care Are They Enforceable? Physical and Sexual Abuse of the Nursing Home Resident How Documentation Lapses Can Affect Litigation C. Difficile Case hypo FR5 MDS Updates Tammy Cassidy, LNHA Join Consultant Tammy Cassidy to learn about the recent MDS updates and how to make the new MDS work at YOUR facility. This session will cover common MDS mistakes and misunderstandings. FR6 Resident Satisfaction Survey Erin Pettegrew, Ohio Department of Aging The Resident Satisfaction Survey plays an important role in reimbursement. Learn how to better understand the questions and what results are available for you to use to improve your facility. FR7 The Advancing Excellence Campaign Bev Laubert, Ohio Department of Aging The Advancing Excellence Campaign is playing a more prominent role in improving quality at nursing facilities. Learn about recent goal changes and how you can use the advancing excellence campaign to establish goals and improve quality at your facility. FR8 Legislative/Budget Update Chris Murray, The Academy of Senior Health Sciences Learn the latest policy initiatives at the federal and state levels and what may happen in the upcoming state budget.
Hotel Information Two lodging options are located directly behind Quest Conference Center and are just a short walk. Fairfield Inn 9000 Worthington Rd, Westerville, OH 43082 - - - Book Online Hampton Inn & Suites Columbus Polaris 8411 Pulsar Place, Columbus, Ohio 43240 1-614-885-8400 Book Online Updated Registration Info Registration Fees Your registration fee includes all sessions, breakfast, luncheons, the evening social, up to fifteen (15) hours of CE and a flash drive with all available handouts. This is a great value with members paying less than $16 per CEU hour! ASHS Member Rate: $249 ASHS Non-member Rate: $339 Registration is online and it is EASY! You can even register online if you are paying by check. Each attendee must complete a registration form. Online registration is closed, but walk-in registration is available!! If you have any questions, call Chris Murray at ASHS 614/461-1922 or email Dawn Kennedy at Dkennedy@ohioceus.com. ASHS Fall Conference Registration Cancellation Policy: After October 19, 2012 no refunds will be given. Substitutions maybe made at any time without any additional fees.