Session titles and speakers will be added as they are confirmed, so please check back often.
Monday, February 8
12:00 – 5:00pm Registration Open
2:00 – 4:00pm
NASL IT Committee Meeting
A Working Session and Facilitated Discussion with
Terrence O’Malley, M.D. Medical Director for Non-Acute Care Services Partners HealthCare, Massachusetts General Hospital
Elizabeth Palena Hall, MIS, MBA, RN LTPAC Coordinator Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT
Kevin Larsen, MD, FACP Medical Director, Meaningful Use Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT
All are invited to attend.
NASL Medical Products Committee Meeting
The Move to Alternative Payment Models – How Can Suppliers Plan For the Wave?
Laura J. Cohen PhD, PT, ATP/SMS Principal Rehabilitation & Technology Consultants, LLC
3:00 – 3:30 Break (Refreshments only)
4:15 – 5:45pm Opening General Session
Dealing with the U.S. Congress: Stories from the Trenches
Bruce A. Yarwood President and CEO of the American Health Care Association (retired)
Laurence F. Lane Vice President of Government Relations at Genesis HeathCare Corporation
Ellen Doneski Chief Advisor on Tax and Economic Policy for the Senate Democratic Leader
For Mature Audiences Only
Refreshments provided
6:00 – 7:30pm NASL Opening Night Reception
Tuesday, February 9
7:00 – 8:00am Continental Breakfast
8:00 – 10:00am
NASL Medical Services Committee Meeting
Therapy Professional Association Roundtable featuring
Roshunda Drummond-Dye Director, Regulatory Affairs American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)
Tim Nanof Director, Health Care Policy & Advocacy American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
Christina A. Metzler Chief Public Affairs Officer American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)
10:00 – 10:30am Networking Break
10:30 – 11:45am
Policy Update and Forecast for 2016
Cynthia Morton, Executive Vice President National Association for the Support of Long Term Care
Alan Parver, Esq., Partner Arnall Golden Gregory LLP
11:45am – 1:00pm Luncheon
1:15 – 2:30pm
Medicare Part B Issues as They Relate to LTPAC
Marc Hartstein, Director Hospital and Ambulatorty Policy Group Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services
2:30 – 2:45 Networking Break
2:45 – 4:00pm
Challenges Facing Medicare Home Heath in 2016
Eric Berger, CEO Partnership for Quality Home Healthcare
4:15 – 6:15pm NASL Board of Directors Meeting
Wednesday, February 10
7:00 – 8:30am Continental Breakfast
7:00 – 8:00am
NASL Diagnostic Testing Committee Meeting
8:00 – 8:45am
Presentation of NASL 2016 Congressional Leadership Award
U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (D-5th CA)
9:00 - 10:00am
CMS Regulatory Update for Part A Post-Acute Care
Laurence Wilson, Director Chronic Care Policy Group Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services
10:00 - 11:00am General Session
Last Minute Prep for Hill Visits
11:00am
Adjourn to Capitol Hill for Meetings with Members of Congress
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