60-minute session

Wednesday, April 29, 2015

9:00 AM-12:00 PM


PC02
What to Expect and How to Be Prepared – A Hospice Leader’s Guide to Government Investigations
Howard Young, J.D., Bill Musick, BS, MBA, CHC, CHPC and Robert DeConti

1:30 PM-4:30 PM


PC07
Legal Aspects of Marketing: Advantages, Consequences and How PPACA has Impacted the Rules
Connie A. Raffa, JD, LLM

Thursday, April 30, 2015

10:15 AM-11:15 AM


2A
Who's On First? Developing An Effective CEO-Board President Relationship
Anne Kissel, PhD, NCC and Patrice Moore, BSN, MSN, ARNP

2B
CMS Update
Judi Lund Person, MPH, Zinnia Harrison, Annette Synder, PhD, MSN, CFNP, Michael Plotze, PhD, Thomas Christian, PhD, Joan Teno, MD, MS and Cindy Massuda, JD

2D
Access to Future Hospice Patients: The Challenges and Can It be Profitable in Today’s Environment and with Current Payers?
James Ridenour, CPA and Anne Hochsprung, CPA

2E
Time to Rekindle Your Core Values? How to Make it Happen
Lizabeth Sumner, RN, BSN, MA, ORGL and Janet Jones, RN, BSN, FAAMA

11:30 AM-12:00 PM


3B
Assessing Your HIPAA Compliance Risk
Jennifer Kennedy, MA, BSN, RN, CHC

3H
Social Media Marketing for Hospice Providers
Amanda Bow, MBA and Alex Caruso

3:15 PM-4:15 PM


5A
What Were They Thinking?
Jay Mahoney, MPA

5B
Medicare Hospice Updates from CGS
Shonda Brummer

5B
Medicare Hospice Updates from National Government Services (NGS)
Corrinne Ball, RN, CPC, CAC, CACO

5B
Medicare Hospice Updates from Palmetto GBA
Kim Campbell, Charles Canaan, MPH, RN and Marilyn Jeske

5C
CAHPS® Hospice Survey Development, Content and Applications in Hospice Quality Improvement
Rebecca Anhang Price, PhD, Joan Teno, MD, MS and Carol Spence, PhD

5D
Take the Challenge: Building a Sustainable Business Model for Pediatric Hospice
Lizabeth Sumner, RN, BSN, MA, ORGL, Diane Parker, RN, MSN, NE-BC, CHPN, CHPPN and Holly Davis, MS, APRN

5E
Hospice and Part D: How You Can Influence Hospice Policy
Karen E. Davis and Judi Lund Person, MPH

5G
Coaching For the Future: Leadership and Teamwork at End of Life
Martha Rutland, DMin and Donald Hohne, MDiv, BCC, PCC

5H
Building Partnerships to Expand Hospice Palliative Care Globally
Gwynn Sullivan, RN, MSN and Catherine Hamel, MA

Friday, May 1, 2015

11:00 AM-12:00 PM


7A
Futuring: Developing Critical Skills for the 2020 Leader
Joyce Sutton, MS, M.Ed.

7B
Hot Regulatory Topics
Judi Lund Person, MPH and Jennifer Kennedy, MA, BSN, CHC, LNC

7C
Driving Improvement in Hospice Using Lean Philosophy and Principles
Linda Simon, PhD, RN, CHPN and Catherine Hamel, MA

7D
Determining Your True Cost of Providing Hospice Services
Gary Massey, CPA and Kelly Dennis, CPA

7E
Hospice CAHPS and Customer Service. The Agrace Hospice Roadmap for Patient and Family Centered Care
Katherine Northcutt, RN and Andrea Wipperfurth, RN, BSN, CHPN

7F
Palliative Care Legal Requirements, New State Laws and How to Partner with ACOs and Medical Homes
Connie A. Raffa, JD, LLM

7G
Genuinely Speaking: How YOU Make Your Message Memorable
Ron Culberson, MSW, CSP, CPAE

7H
Content is King: Strategies to Boost Your Message
Andrew A. Duncan, MA, Melissa DelaCalzada, MBA and Amy Tribbett

2:15 PM-3:15 PM


8A
New Care Continuums for Success in a Changing Health Care Landscape
William Finn, MBA and Kent Anderson, MBA

8B
How to Win a Hospice Eligibility Case: What Arguments Are You Leaving on the Table?
Meg S.L. Pekarske, JD and Bryan K. Nowicki, JD

8C
Social Work Assessment Notes: An Outcomes Based Hospice Documentation System
Ellen Martin, PhD(c), RN, CPHQ and Angela Hansen, LCSW, ACHP-SW

8D
Multi-Hospice Networks: A Model for Collaboration in Challenging Times
Charles Lee, MA, MBA, Chris Comeaux and Jon Wood, CPA

8E
Planning for Success during Uncertain Times: How to Engage Everyone in Developing Strategic Plans
Sue Lyn Schramm, MA and Ann Mitchell, MPH

8F
Putting Down Roots: The Proper Positioning Of Community-Based Palliative Care in the American Healthcare Continuum
Stephen Leedy, MD, FAAHPM, HMDC and Rana McClelland, MBA

8G
Clinical Ladder to Excellence
Monica L. Anderson, RN, BSN, MBA, CHPCA

8H
Crisis Communications and the Media
Jon Radulovic, MA, Anita Brikman and Amanda Bow, MBA

3:30 PM-4:30 PM


9A
CEO Succession: A Case Study in a CEO Transition and Transforming a Hospice Organization
James Ridenour, CPA and Susan R. de Cuba, MA, ACHE

9B
It's Time for a Tune-Up: Re-Evaluating Hospice Contracts for Today's Enforcement Climate
Meg S.L. Pekarske, JD and Bryan K. Nowicki, JD

9C
Spiritual Care by the Numbers: Measuring Productivity and Outcomes in Spiritual Care
C. Brandon Brewer, MDiv

9D
Accountability Structures: The Difference Between Organizational Accomplishment or Mediocrity
Andrew Reed, CPA

9E
Exploring the Provision of Rural Hospice Care in an Evolving Policy Environment
Judi Lund Person, MPH, Alana Knudson, PhD, Brad Gibbens, MPA and Sandy Kuhlman, BSN, RN

9G
Having a Conversation: A Peek Inside a Multi-Generational IDG
Vicki Merrill, LCSW, ACHP-SW and Brian Jones, DHSc, CHPCA

9H
What's Your Organization's Brand Vision?
Katherine Brandt, MS

Saturday, May 2, 2015

10:45 AM-11:45 AM


12A
Continual Leadership Development for Seasoned Executives: How to Keep Your Leadership Fresh and Innovative
Brent Brady, MHA, MDiv, MCCT, PCC, CEC, CT and Sue Lyn Schramm, MA

12B
Managing the Complexities of the General Inpatient Level of Care
Patricia Gibbons, BSN, CHPN and Annette Kiser, MSN, RN, NE-BC

12C
CANCELLED

12D
The Care Journey in the Assisted Living Setting
Jennifer Stonebrook, MSHS, CHPCA and Julia Bartel, MSN, ACHPN, CHPCA, FPCN

12E
A Model for Mission Mastery: Ignite, Navigate and Reach Your Organization's Vision
Laura Mosby, MSW, LCSW and Brianna D. DeLaRosa, MSW, LCSW

12F
An American Palliativist in Ireland: Learning a Different Perspective on Medical Caring from Across the Atlantic
Todd Cote, MD, HMDC, FAAHPM, FAAFP