February 9-11, 2015
Loews Madison Hotel
Washington, DC
Schedule of Events - NEW SESSIONS CONFIRMED!!
Monday, February 9
12:00 – 2:00pm
NASL Board of Directors Meeting
2:00 – 3:15pm
Keep Calm and Prepare for IMPACT: Working Session on IMPACT Act Implementation
Robert Latz, PT, DPT, CHCIO, Trinity Rehabilitation
Joanne Wisely, MA, CCC/SLP, Genesis Rehab Services
Chairs, NASL IMPACT Implementation Workgroup
Confirmed
3:30 – 5:30pm
NASL IT Committee Meeting
Kelly Cronin, Director, Office of Care Transformation, ONC
Elizabeth Palena Hall, RN, MIS, MBA, ONC LTPAC Coordinator
NASL continues its dialogue with ONC about health IT standards, certification and interoperability. Topics to be addressed include advancing health information exchange, especially around Transitions of Care; quality measures; and aligning quality reporting with payment policy.
NASL Medical Products Committee Meeting
6:00 – 7:30pm
NASL Opening Night Reception
Tuesday, February 10
7:30 – 8:00am
Networking Breakfast
8:00 – 10:00am
NASL Medical Services Committee Meeting
10:30 – 11:30am
CMS' Bundled Payments: Our Experiences in the First Year
Mark Besch, VP of Clinical Operations, Aegis Therapies
Jack MacDonald, Senior Executive VP, Golden Living
11:30am - 12:30pm
Bundled Care for Payment Initiative . . . Site Neutral Proposals . . . How do These and Other Proposals Fit into the Context of Post-Acute Care Payment Reform?
Barbara Gage, Ph.D., Director of Scientific Research and Evaluation, Post Acute Care Center for Research (PACCR)
12:30 – 1:30pm
Luncheon
1:45 – 2:45pm
Medicare Part B Provider Outlook for 2015
Marc Hartstein, Director, Hospital and Ambulatory Policy Group, Center for Medicare, CMS
3:00 - 4:00pm
Managed Care Building Blocks and Outlook for Integration
Mike Cheek, VP, Medicaid and Long Term Care Policy, American Health Care Association
4:00 - 5:00pm
Senate Finance Committee Outlook
Kristin Welsh, Health Policy Advisor, Senate Finance Committee (majority)
Karen Fisher, Senior Health Counsel, Senate Finance Committee (minority)
Wednesday, February 11
7:00am Networking Breakfast
Sponsorship available
7:45- 8:15am
U.S. Representative Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)
8:30 - 9:30am
Policy Update and Forecast for 2015
Cynthia Morton, MPA, Executive VP, NASL
Alan Parver, Esq., Arnall Golden Gregory, LLP
9:30 - 10:30am
The How To's of Advocating Through Social Media
Amy Mendoza, Senior Manager, Public Affairs, American Health Care Association
Eric Reiske, Marketing Consultant/Social Media Consultant, OutMarket
10:30am
Adjourn to Capitol Hill for Hill Meetings
DeBrief Room: B-340 Rayburn House Office Building
11:00am - 12:00pm
NASL Diagnostic Testing Committee Meeting
*Speakers and sessions will be added as they are confirmed, so check back often.
