RURAL HEALTH SYMPOSIUM November 15, 2018 Hilton Garden Inn and Convention Center Salina, KS Hospital Education Focused on High Performance Sustainable Financing Visionary Leadership
AGENDA Wednesday, November 14 KsRHA Conference Separate Registration Process 5:00 p.m. Registration, Reception and Dinner 7:00 p.m. Student Panel: Workforce Implications Panel Discussion moderated by Michael Kennedy, MD, Kansas Rural Health Association Thursday, November 15 7:00 a.m. Registration 7:30 a.m. Joint Networking Breakfast with Kansas Rural Health Association 9:00 a.m. Welcome 9:05 a.m. CMS Rural Health Strategy Cara James, PhD, Office of Minority Health, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (Invited) 10:05 a.m. Break 10:20 a.m. Measuring CAH Swing Bed Quality Gregory Wolf, Stroudwater 11:20 a.m. Emergencies Happen: How to Be Prepared Eric Alberts, Orlando Health, Inc. 12:30 p.m. Lunch 1:30 p.m. Closing Care Gaps: A Front-Line Approach to Population Health Brooke McDonnell, BSN, RN, Stormont Vail Health Beth Weimer, BSN, RN, Stormont Vail Health Toni Wendling, BSN, RN, Stormont Vail Health 2:30 p.m. Break 2:45 p.m. Leading Transition: A Leader s Story Scott Wordelman, Wordelman Associates 4:00 p.m. Adjourn
SESSION DESCRIPTIONS KsRHA Conference - Student Panel: Workforce Implications Separate Registration Process Healthcare workforce will remain a challenge for the foreseeable future. In the past, most of the attention has been paid to the needs of the graduating residents. The purpose of this panel is to examine the perspectives of the new learners in the system as they develop their ideas about rural health care. We invite an exchange of ideas on the best ways to recruit and retain future health care workers of Kansas. CMS Rural Health Strategy Approximately 60 million people live in rural areas across the United States, including millions of Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries. Through a series of listening sessions with rural stakeholders and consumers, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Rural Health Council sought input on the challenges and local solutions associated with providing high quality health care in rural communities to inform the development of a strategic plan to improve health care in rural America. Cara James, PhD, director of the Office of Minority Health and co-chair of the CMS Rural Health Council, will share the CMS rural health strategy as a result of those activities. Through the implementation of this strategy, CMS and its partners will help make health care in rural areas accessible, accountable and affordable resulting in the highest quality of care. Measuring CAH Swing Bed Quality As bundled payments and other pressures are placed on the hospital reimbursement system, it is becoming increasingly important to tell the story of your swing bed program. During this session, Gregory Wolf, principal, Stroudwater Associates, will discuss a project developed in partnership with the University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center to develop and collect CAH swing bed clinical outcome measures. Based on a set of patient-level data elements collected by the clinical team during a swing bed episode of care, participating hospitals have the ability to analyze, report and benchmark performance. He will share results from the project pilot test and future plans for expansion. Emergencies Happen: How to Be Prepared On June 12, 2016, the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida became one of the deadliest mass shootings in U.S. history. During this session, Eric Alberts, who was working as the emergency preparedness manager for Orlando Health at the time, will recount lessons learned from the Pulse nightclub shooting. Alberts will explain the impact of the incident on hospital operations, provide a timeline of events to demonstrate the fast-paced nature of the incident, explain the importance of communication, and visit the primary challenges identified by hospital staff during and immediately following the event. Closing Care Gaps: A Front Line Approach to Population Health It is often challenging to figure out how a small hospital can start to tackle population health. During this session, Brooke McDonnell, BSN, RN; Beth Weimer, BSN, RN; and Toni Wendling, BSN, RN from Stormont Vail Health will share how a standard process for rooming and discharging patients can identify gaps in preventive care and provide a path for staying connected with patients. In addition, they will share strategies to reach out to patients after they leave the hospital to prevent future use of high cost health services. Leading Transition: A Leader s Story The challenges of leadership in rural health care have never been greater. Preserving past leadership tactics is no longer an option as the fundamentals of community demographics, changing care models, consolidation and mergers, technology applications, workforce shortages, and financial pressures shake the landscape of rural community health delivery. How do leaders respond in ways that serve the community through these difficult times? In this session, Scott Wordelman brings the lessons of success and failure from his 38 years of transformational health care leadership in communities across Minnesota. From his experience on the Canadian border to Minnesota s #1 trauma and safety hospital in Minneapolis, Wordelman shares the formula for leading transition, learned from the real world, not a book. His overall message is leading transition starts with you.
INFORMATION Overview Rural health care providers are constantly being faced with new challenges and fewer resources to address those challenges. The purpose of this symposium is to provide attendees with the skills, ideas and information necessary to survive in the rapidly changing world of rural health care. Who Should Attend This symposium is designed for senior-level administrators, hospital trustees and others interested in rural health issues. KsRHA Conference The KsRHA conference is being held in conjunction with the Rural Health Symposium. Questions about the KsRHA Conference and you can register by emailing kansasrha1@gmail.com. Checks can be sent to: Kansas Rural Health Association 3901 Rainbow Blvd. Kansas City, KS 66160 Mail Stop 1055 Location and Hotel Accommodations This symposium will be at the Hilton Garden Inn and Convention Center, 3320 S. 9th St., Salina, KS 67401. A block will be available of rooms has been reserved for the night of Nov. 14 at the rate of $109, plus tax. The room block is available until Thursday, Nov. 1. After that, reservations will be taken on a space-available basis. To make your reservation and receive the special rate call (785) 309-0440 and ask for the Kansas Hospital Association room block. Attire Business casual attire is suggested for this seminar. Temperatures in meeting rooms are somewhat difficult to control; therefore, we recommend you dress in layers to allow for these variances. Financial Support This program was partially federally funded through KDHE-BCHS-FLEX Program. The FLEX program is managed by the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Special Services If you need any of the aids or services identified in the Americans with Disabilities Act, contact Melissa Willey at mwilley@kha-net.org or (785) 233-7436. Questions Contact KHA Education Department at (785) 233-7436 or email mwilley@kha-net.org
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REGISTRATION Rural Health Symposium November 15, 2018 Event Date: November 15, 2018 Event Venue: Hilton Garden Inn and Convention Center, Salina Registration Fees include breakfast, lunch, refreshments and program materials. Refund Policy A full refund will be given for cancellations received in writing by email, fax or mail to KHA prior to 5 p.m., Nov. 8. Registrations may be transferred to another individual. No refund will be given for cancellations received after 5 p.m., Nov. 8. Two Easy Ways to Register Online https://registration.kha-net.org (Visa, American Express or MasterCard required.) Mail your registration and payment to: Kansas Hospital Association 215 S.E. 8th Ave. Topeka, Kansas 66603-3906. Registration Fees: $125 KHA Members $250 Non-members First Name: Last Name: Title: Organization: Address: City, State, Zip: Telephone No.: Email Address: MISSION: To be the leading advocate and resource for members.