NATIONAL MEDICARE READMISSIONS SUMMIT

The Leading Forum on Medicare 30-Day Readmissions Policy and Technology-enabled Strategies for Transitions of Care

June 7 - 8, 2010

ONSITE
Jack Morton Auditorium
George Washington University
Washington, DC

ONLINE
In your own office or home live via the Internet with 24/7 access for six months

MEDICARE READMISSIONS SUMMIT CONTENT NOW AVAILABLE IN VARIOUS POST CONFERENCE FORMATS

The Readmissions Summit conference content is now available in a variety of formats.

You may now purchase the packaged Readmissions Summit Training Program, which includes preconference readings and online courses, the conference video with synchronized PowerPoint presentations and the post conference online exam. This content is perfect for corporate compliance training programs and can be purchased at deep group discounts.

Alternatively, you may purchase just the Summit streaming content in the following formats: Flash Drive or online archive (6 months). You may also purchase individual presentations in an online archive (6 months) format.

THE COMPLETE ONLINE READMISSIONS COMPLIANCE TRAINING PROGRAM IS NOW AVAILABLE

Includes:

Background readings (available online)
An online training module on preparing for and responding to Medicare readmissions policies and rules, prepared by HealthTech
Streaming Video of entire Readmissions Summit with synchronized PowerPoint presentations (18 hours of content) (6 months of access - 24/7)
Online examination with certificate of completion

Integrates easily into corporate compliance training program
Purchase individually for $595
Or license multiple seats as follows:

5 or more for $395 each
10 or more for $295 each
15 or more for $195 each
20 or more for $95 each

ALTERNATIVELY YOU CAN PURCHASE JUST THE READMISSIONS SUMMIT CONTENT AS FOLLOWS:

Flash Drive of 2010 Readmissions Summit Presentations today!
$245
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Online Archive of 2010 Readmissions Summit Presentations today!
Complete conference: $595
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FINALLY YOU MAY PURCHASE READMISSIONS SUMMIT INDIVIDUAL PRESENTATIONS:

Click here to purchase individual presentations for $59.95 in online archive format (6 months of access - 24/7).

MEDICARE READMISSIONS CERTIFICATE PROGRAM

MEDIA PARTNERS

GRANTOR

ADDITIONAL GRANTOR

FEATURING

Implications of health reform on readmission policy

Analysis of the potential impact of the various policy options for public and private payers regarding 30 Day Readmissions reporting requirements and the financial performance of hospitals

A strategic explanation of the larger context of CMS strategies to lower cost and shift care to less resource intensive settings

Successful strategies for managing readmissions and transitions of care

Specific technology enabled innovations central to reducing readmissions, improving clinical quality and reducing cost

Strategies to assure compliance with law and regulation relating to billing and coding

WITH SPECIAL SESSIONS ON

Overview of Readmissions Policy: Implications for Hospital Operations and Finance

Innovations and Technologies for Managing Readmissions: the Promise of Improved Quality and Functionality

Case Studies of Successful Innovation: Tools for Evaluating Strategies and Technologies

CMS Care Management for High Cost Beneficiaries Demonstration (CMHCB)

Critical Advances in Enabling Technologies: Today and On the Horizon

CMS Analysis of Variations Data, Quality and Cost Implications

Payer-Driven Strategies for Patient Management

Who Can Really Drive Successful Transitions? Home Care and Discharge Planning Approaches

Rapidly Emerging Coding and Legal Issues

ONLINE ATTENDEE LOG IN

Click here to log in for live and archived Internet broadcast.

Jack Morton Auditorium - George Washington University

FEATURED READMISSIONS SUMMIT VIDEO

Rehospitalization in Medicare:
Understanding the Challenge

Stephen F. Jencks, MD, MPH
Independent Consultant, Former Director of the Quality Improvement Group, Office of Clinical Standards and Quality, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Former Assistant Surgeon General, US Public Health Service, Washington, DC

CO-LOCATED WITH

FIFTH NATIONAL MEDICAID CONGRESS

A Hybrid Conference and Internet Event
Strategies for Navigating the New Medicaid
Media Partners: Harvard Health Policy Review and Health Affairs
June 7 - 9, 2009
Washington Marriott
Washington, DC
www.MedicaidCongress.com

NATIONAL ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATION SUMMIT

A Hybrid Conference and Internet Event
The Leading Forum on the Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) and Related Delivery System and Payment Reform
Media Partners: Harvard Health Policy Review and Health Affairs
June 7 - 9, 2010
Ritz-Carlton Hotel
Washington, DC
www.ACOSummit.com

Click here for special registration for all three events.

NATIONAL MEDICARE READMISSIONS SUMMIT June 7 - 8, 2010
ONSITE Jack Morton Auditorium, George Washington University Washington, DC	OR	ONLINE In your own office or home live via the Internet with 24/7 access for six months

CONFERENCE CO CHAIRS

Amy Boutwell, MD, MPP
Director of Health Policy Strategy, Co-Principal Investigator STAAR Initiative, Institute for Healthcare Improvement, Cambridge, MA

Kathleen Houston Drummy, Esq.
Partner, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, Los Angeles, CA

Nancy Foster
Vice President of Quality and Patient Safety Policy, American Hospital Association, Washington, DC

PRECONFERENCE BOOT CAMP CHAIR

Barbara Harvath, RN
President, Harvath Health Associates; Senior Advisor, Public Health Institute, Oakland, CA

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Carolyn M. Clancy, MD Director, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC	Stephen F. Jencks, MD, MPH Independent Consultant; Former Director of the Quality Improvement Group, Office of Clinical Standards and Quality, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Former Assistant Surgeon General, US Public Health Service, Washington, DC
Mark E. Miller, PhD Executive Director, The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Former Assistant Director of Health and Human Resources, Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Former Deputy Director of Health Plans, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Former Health Financing Branch Chief, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Washington, DC	Barry M. Straube, MD Chief Medical Officer; Director, Office of Clinical Standards and Quality, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Washington, DC

FEATURED FACULTY

Robyn Golden, LCSW Director of Older Adult Programs, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL	Brian Jack, MD Associate Professor of Family Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, founding Vice Chair for Academic Affairs, Boston University Medical Center, Boston, MA	Randall Krakauer, MD, FACP, FACR National Medical Director, Consumer Segment, Aetna, Princeton, NJ
Jeff Lemieux Senior Vice President, AHIP Center for Research, AHIP, Washington, DC	Joan M. Marren, RN, MEd, MA Chief Operating Officer, Visiting Nurse Service of New York (VNSNY), President, VNSNY Home Care, New York, NY	Harold D. Miller Executive Director, Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform, President and CEO, Network for Regional Healthcare Improvement, Pittsburgh, PA
Ravi Nemana, MBA Executive Director for Services: Science, Management & Engineering (SSME) and Health Care, Center for Information Technology in the Interest of Society (CITRIS), University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA	Susan Nedza, MD, MBA, FACEP Vice President, Strategic Clinical Solutions, HealthyCircles, LLC, Chicago, IL	Marc Pierson, MD Regional Vice President of Clinical Information and Special Projects and Executive Sponsor, Whatcom Pursuing Perfection Project, PeaceHealth, Bellingham, WA

Genie Pritchett, MD Senior Medical Director, Interim Executive Director, Colorado Access Advantage, Denver, CO	Robert J. Rosati, PhD Vice President of Clinical Informatics, Center for Home Care Policy and Research, Visiting Nurse Service of New York, New York, NY
Patricia Ryan, MS, RN Director, VISN 8 Community Care Coordination Service, Associate Chief Consultant, VHA Office of Telehealth Services, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC	Cary Sennett, MD, PhD Chief Medical Officer, MedAssurant, Inc., Bowie, MD

FINAL HEALTH REFORM LEGISLATION INCLUDES SIGNIFICANT PROVISIONS AFFECTING READMISSIONS

Health reform will bring significant changes for hospitals in the area of readmissions. Although there are many references to readmissions in H.R. 3590, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the most significant provisions are in two sections -- Section 3025, which creates the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, and Section 3026, which creates the Commnity-Based Care Transitions Program. Click here for an official, searchable PDF of the legislative langage in H.R. 3590.

AHRQ REPORTS HOSPITALS SPENT $3O.8 BILLION ON 4.4 MILLION UNNECESSARY READMISSIONS IN 2006

See Nationwide Frequency and Costs of Potentially Preventable Hospitalizations, 2006

2010 MedPAC REPORT TO CONGRESS DISCUSSES ALIGNING FNANCIAL INCENTVES OF HOSPITALS AND POST-ACUTE CARE (PAC) PROVIDERS

Although making no formal recommendation, the 2010 MedPAC Report to Congress filed in March discusses the desirability of aligning hospital and PAC provider incentives. Click here to read Chapter 3 of that report.

NATIONAL MAP OF CMS TRANSITIONS OF CARE PILOTS

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on April 14, 2009 announced 14 regions that will participate in a pilot project to reduce preventable hospital readmissions through improved care coordination. Under the Care Transitions project, state quality improvement organizations will work with health care providers and other organizations to implement community-wide interventions, including those that target specific diseases or conditions and reasons for admission. The project is expected to run through July 2011.

CONTENT OPTIONS

TRADITIONAL CONFERENCE REGISTRATION
Register for Preconference Medicare Readmissions Boot Camp and/or Conference.

MEDICARE READMISSIONS CERTIFICATE PROGRAM
The Medicare Readmissions Summit is offering a Medicare Readmissions Certificate Program in the form of an optional course within the conference for attendees wishing to take a deeper dive into the Summit's subject matter. The Program requirements are:

Completion of preconference readings - Click here to review pre-course reading
Completion of online training modules on Medicare Readmissions
Consideration of a series of preconference questions - Click here to review pre-course questions
Attend Preconference Medicare Readmissions Boot Camp either in person or online
Attend Summit either in person or online
Successful completion of a post-conference online examination - Click here to take sample examination.

Attendees who successfully complete Program requirements will receive a certificate of completion.

PARTICIPATION OPTIONS

TRADITIONAL ONSITE ATTENDANCE
Simply register, travel to the conference city and attend in person.

Pros: subject matter immersion; professional networking opportunities; faculty interaction

LIVE AND ARCHIVED INTERNET ATTENDANCE
Watch the conference in live streaming video over the Internet and at your convenience at any time 24/7 for the six months following the event.

The archived conference includes speaker videos and coordinated PowerPoint presentations.

Pros: Live digital feed and 24/7 Internet access for next six months; Accessible in office, at home or anywhere worldwide with Internet access; Avoid travel expense and hassle; No time away from the office

INTERNET INTERFACE SAMPLE
Click here for a sample stream

THE GROUP REGISTRATION/ONLINE TRAINING ALTERNATIVE

By arranging to license online group access to the Medicare Readmissions Certificate Program, health care providers can implement an organization-wide online Certificate Program on medicare readmissions. The organization's training coordinator can assign and track online participation. Successful completion of the training can be evidenced by passing the post conference certificate examination.

HERE IS AN EXAMPLE OF A HEALTH SYSTEM READMISSIONS CERTIFICATE PROGRAM

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