Oct 06, 2013 11:30am -
Oct 08, 2013 12:00pm
(GMT-7)

Event Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Registration now open.  New Sessions Added!!

 

Schedule of Events

Date

Time

Session

Location

 

Sunday

Oct 6

 

11:00am – 4:00pm

 

Registration

 

Maryvale Foyer

 

 

11:30 – 12:30pm

 

Welcome to Phoenix Social Hour

Enjoy light refreshments as you catch up with NASL colleagues.

Sponsored by Aegis Therapies

 

 

Maryvale Foyer

 

 

12:30 – 2:00pm

 

Long-Term and Post-Acute Care Legislative and Regulatory Update

Alan Parver, Esq., Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

 

 

Maryvale

 

 

2:00 – 3:30pm

 

LTPAC’s Role in Health Data Exchange - Will Our Turn Ever Come?

Terrence A. O'Malley, M.D.

Medical Director for Non-Acute Care Services

Partners HealthCare, affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard University

Dr. O'Malley is one of the most influential players in health information exchange for LTPAC.  He is directly involved with improving Massachusetts' Post-Acute Care Transfers (IMPACT) and serves on the S&I Framework Committee that is establishing standards for Health IT.

 

John Derr, RPh

Appointed to the Secretary of Health and Human Resources’ Federal Advisory Committee on Health Information Technology Standards, John Derr has his finger on the pulse of long term and post acute care’s role in the electronic exchange of health information. 

 

Dr. O’Malley will join John Derr for this special presentation which will connect the clinical with the technological for NASL members.

 

 

 

Maryvale

 

 

 

3:30 – 4:00pm

 

Networking Break

Sponsored by Brookdale Senior Living

 

 

Maryvale Foyer

 

 

4:00 – 5:30pm

 

CMS’ Expanding Audit Empire

Nancy Beckley, Nancy Beckley & Associates  

A nationally known compliance expert in the rehabilitation and DME arena who works with providers facing audits from MACs, RAs, ZPICs, etc., Nancy Beckley shares her knowledge on the ins and outs of dealing with CMS' Expanding Audit Empire.

 

 

Maryvale

 

 

5:30 – 7:00pm

 

NASL Opening Night Reception

 

 

Oculus

 

Monday

Oct 7

 

7:00 – 9:00am

 

Registration

 

Maryvale Foyer

 

 

7:00 – 8:00am

 

Continental Breakfast

Sponsored by RehabCare

 

 

Maryvale Foyer

 

 

7:30 – 9:00am

 

The Status of the CARE Tool and Post-Acute Care Reform

 

Dr. Barbara Gage, Managing Director, Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform of the  Brookings Institute

Get the latest from a leading national expert in Medicare Post-Acute Care Policy issues, as Dr. Gage provides a report on her work on the development of the standardized CARE Item set and other post-acute reform projects.

 

 

Maryvale

 

 

9:00 – 11:00am

 

AHCA/NCAL Opening Keynote Speaker: 

Dr. Benjamin Carson,
named one of CNN’s and Time Magazine’s 20 foremost physicians in the world 
 

 

 

Phoenix

Convention

Center

 

 

 

11:00am – 2:30pm

 

Expo Hall Open

Visit NASL at Booth 623.

 

 

Phoenix

Convention

Center

 

 

3:00 – 5:30pm

 

Concurrent NASL Committee Meetings:

 Medical Services Committee

IT Committee

 

 

  

Maryvale

Ahwatukee B

 

 

4:00-4:15pm

 

Networking Break

Sponsored by HCR ManorCare

 

 

Maryvale Foyer

 

 

 

 

Tuesday

Oct 8

7:00 – 9:00am

Registration

Maryvale Foyer

 

 

7:30 – 9:30am

 

NASL President’s Breakfast and Annual Business Meeting

Sponsored by Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

 

Garry Pezzano, President, NASL

President’s Breakfast
In a casual atmosphere of peer sharing, NASL’s Committee Chairs update you on the issues most important to their Committee members – issues that ultimately affect the patients we ALL serve. 
Then . . . they’re your fly on the wall at meetings, the people who go to bat for you at CMS and on the Hill, they’re the driving force behind NASL – they’re the NASL Staff.  Join NASL President Garry Pezzano for an NASL President’s Breakfast with a twist as we turn the tables to get to know NASL’s powerhouse staff. 

Annual Business Meeting

Participate in an annual reporting session on the state of NASL – it’s goals, plans and day-to-day operations – and meet the NASL Member of the Year and 2013-14 Board of Directors.

 

 

Maryvale

 

 

9:30 – 10:00am

 

Networking Break

Sponsored by Accelerated Care Plus

 

 

Maryvale Foyer

 

 

10:00 – 11:30am

 

Implementing the Affordable Care Act—An Update from the CMS Regional Administrator

 

David W. Saÿen, CMS Regional Administrator

San Francisco Regional Office (Region 9)

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

With 30 years of Federal service and experience in health and human services programs, the CMS Regional Administrator gives us an update on the new health insurance marketplaces and implementation of other agency priorities in the Affordable Care Act.

 

 

Maryvale

 

 

11:30am – 2:30pm

 

Expo Hall Open

Visit NASL at Booth 623.

 

Phoenix

Convention

Center

 

 

 

2:00 – 5:00pm

 

NASL Board of Directors Meeting 

 

 

Laveen A

 

The NASL 24th Annual Meeting is held in conjunction with the AHCA/NCAL 64th Annual Convention & Expo.  Registration for the NASL 24th Annual Meeting includes admission to all AHCA opening and educational sessions. 

 

Please note that entry into the Expo Hall is also available.  Pre-registration and a daily fee of $50 is now required.* 

 

Check the appropriate box(es) during the NASL registration process to indicate which day(s) you plan to visit the Expo Hall.  Marker(s) will be placed on your NASL name badge to allow you entry to the Expo Hall, and the appropriate fee will be added to your meeting registration.

 

 

*Holders of AHCA exhibitor badges are exempt from this requirement.

 

Tickets for AHCA/NCAL Dinner and Gala featuring Foreigner will be available for purchase on-site at the member price.


 

 

 

 


Event Type:Conference
Category:Annual Meeting
Early registration ends on Jun 30, 2013.
Regular registration starts on Jul 01, 2013 and ends on Oct 15, 2013.
Late registration starts on Oct 16, 2013.
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