NASL Winter Legislative & Regulatory Conference
Schedule of Events Speakers and Sessions will be added as they are confirmed, so please check back often
Monday, February 25
11:00am - 5:00pm
Registration Open
12:30 – 1:00pm
Welcome and DC Social PLEASE NOTE OUR EARLIER START TIME!
1:00 – 2:00pm
How Nursing Homes are Preparing for the Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM)
Gov. Mark Parkinson, Keynote Speaker President and CEO, American Health Care Association (AHCA)
2:00 – 3:30pm
PDPM Consultant Roundtable Moderator: Sherill Mason Principal, Mason Advisors, LLC Panelists: Leigh Ann Frick President, Care Navigation Consulting, LLC Mark McDavid Owner, Seagrove Rehab Partners Ellen Strunk President, Rehab Resources & Consulting, Inc.
4:00 – 5:30pm
Electronic Exchange of Health Information - A Path Forward
Larry Wolf
Principal, Catalytic Transformation, Strategic Health Network Chair Emeritus, HIMSS Public Policy Committee
6:00 – 7:30pm
NASL Opening Night Reception
Tuesday, February 26
7:00-8:00am
NASL Breakfast
7:00am-4:00pm
8:00-10:30-am
NASL Medical Services Committee Meeting
Outpatient Therapy under MIPS
Heather Smith
Director of Quality, American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)
RUSH Act
Catherine Pugh Senior Director, HorizonDC.com
Professional Therapy Association Staff Panel Discussion
Kara Gainer and Justin Elliott, American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)
Tim Nanof and Sarah Warren, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
Sharmila Sandhu and Jennifer Bogenrief, American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)
Legislative & Regulatory Round-up
Michael Barnett Manager of Legislative & Regulatory Affairs, NASL
11:00am-12:00pm
The New Case-Mix Adjustment Methodology for Home Health Agencies - The Patient Driven Grouping Model (PDGM) Sherill Mason Principal, Mason Advisors, LLC
12:00-1:00pm
NASL Lunch
1:15-3:00pm
NASL IT Committee Meeting
3:00 – 4:30pm
An Update on PDPM From CMS
Get the latest update on the impending implementation of the new Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM) from one of its chief architects at CMS. As SNF Team Leader at CMS, John Kane is responsible for leading skilled nursing facility (SNF) payment policy development, as well as evaluating emerging and existing Medicare policies.
John Kane SNF Team Leader Center for Medicare, Chronic Care Policy Group, Division of Institutional Post-Acute Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
4:30-6:30pm
NASL Board of Directors Meeting
Wednesday, February 27
7:00 – 8:00am
7:30 – 9:00am
Legislative & Regulatory Update
Cynthia Morton
Executive Vice President, NASL
Michaela Sims
President, Sims Strategies
9:00 – 9:30am
Final Preparation for Hill Visits
9:30am - 4:00pm
Adjourn to Capitol Hill for Meetings with Members of Congress - Please schedule your travel from DC for 5pm or later to allow time for 3 or 4 meetings.
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