8th AnnualConnecticut Chapter

CaSe management ConferenCe

Case management in 2013 and beyondSaturday, October 26, 2013

Mohegan Sun Casino & ResortUncasville, CT

www.acmaweb.org/ct

7:15am – 8:15am Registration&NetworkingBreakfastwithSponsors&Exhibitors

8:15am – 8:45am WelcomeAnnouncements&ChapterBusinessMeeting

8:45am – 10:00am KeynoteAddress:HowToUsetheToolsfromCMSto IncreaseCaseManagement’sValueAcrosstheContinuum

10:00am – 10:30am NetworkingBreakwithSponsors&Exhibitors

10:30am – 11:45am Session2:CrucialConversations

11:45am – 1:00pm Lunch(provided)&NetworkingBreakwithSponsors&Exhibitors

1:00pm – 2:15pm Session3:HIPAA:Mythsvs.Facts

2:15pm – 2:25pm TransitionBreak

2:25pm – 3:40pm Session4:PartnershipforSuccessinToday’sHealthCareEnvironment: CareManagerandPhysicianAdvisor

3:40pm – 3:45pm TransitionBreak

3:45pm – 4:45pm Session5:HealthCareReform:TheExchanges&Beyond

4:45pm ClosingRemarks

PresidentMaureen Zukauskas, MS, RN, CPHM, ACMManagerCaseCoordinationHartfordHospital•Hartford,CTPresident-electShelley Dietz, MSN, RN, MBA, ACMDirectorCareCoordinationTheHospitalofCentralConnecticut•NewBritain,CTPastPresident/NominatingChairKathy Tynan-McKiernan, MSN, RN, ACMDirectorCareTransitionsandCommunityOutreachYaleNewHavenHospital•NewHaven,CTSecretaryElizabeth Ryder-Battisti, RN, ACMUtilizationReviewCaseManagerCaseManagementMidstateMedicalCenter•Meriden,CTTreasurerJoanne Erickson, MSN, RNDirectorBusinessDevelopmentMasonicare•Wallingford,CTMembershipChairPatricia Morgan, RN, ACMSupervisorClinicalResourceManagementDanburyHospital•Danbury,CTPlanningCommitteeKatherine Reilly, MS, RN, ACMDirectorCareManagementGaylordHospital•Wallingford,CT

EducationCo-ChairGail Haesche, BSN, RN, MS, ACMManagerCareCoordinationYaleNewHavenHospital•NewHaven,CTEducationCo-ChairLisa Skowronek, BSN, RNCaseCoordinator/InstructorCaseCoordinationHartfordHospital•Hartford,CTMembers-at-Large:Beth Greig, MSN, RN, MBA, ACMAdministrativeDirectorQuality&OrganizationalEffectivenessSt.FrancisHospitalandMedicalCenter•Hartford,CTJill Jensen, MSW, LCSW, CMCCareManagerCareManagementGaylordHospital•Wallingford,CTSuzanne Sullivan, MSW, LCSW, ACMSocialWorkManagerCaseManagementSt.FrancisHospitalandMedicalCenter•Hartford,CTJanet Wagner, RN, CCMDenialsCaseManagerCaseManagementStamfordHealthSystem•Stamford,CTDeborah Ware, RN, ACM CaseManagerCaseManagementLawrence&MemorialHospital•NewLondon,CT

ConferenCe SCheduleoCtober 26, 2013

Chapter board of direCtorS & ConferenCe planning Committee

Keyn O Te A ddReSS :

how to use the tools from CmS to increase Case management’s Value across the ContinuumJackie birmingham, bSn, rn, mSEducator/ConsultantRegulatory MonitoringEducation/Consulting Services • Suffield, CT

SeSSion AbStrAct: This session will explain the CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid) and CoP (Conditions of Participation) for discharge planning. Interdisciplinary teams, patient choice, readmissions, working with post-acute providers and efficiency scores are only a few of the drivers of how case managers are making positive changes. The presentation will focus on the role of case management in the time of value-based purchasing. Finally, the speaker will discuss CMS regulatory guidance and how it reinforces what case managers should do and can do.

LeArning objectiveS:

1. Describe the Hospital Standards for Discharge Planning as they relate to the CoP and the associated Interpretive Guidelines

2. Identify sections in the guidelines that support case managers as leaders in discharge planning/transition management across the continuum

3. List strategies to incorporate changes to your hospital policies

SeSS i O n 2 :

Crucial ConversationsSue greenleaf, mph, Certified empowerment CoachChief Learning Officer, Director of Organizational & Leadership DevelopmentDivision of Care TransformationLawrence & Memorial Hospital, Private Practice • Noank, CT

SeSSion AbStrAct: How do you effectively communicate in delicate situations when stakes are high, opinions differ and emotions run rampant? The speaker will discuss principles, tools and strategies to speak up respectfully and candidly in ways that will strengthen relationships, yet clearly address the intended message. Attendees will leave with practical tips to improve communication in their daily practice.

LeArning objectiveS:

1. Cultivate emotions that will restore a healthy dialogue2. Identify your personal role in any conversation with a poor outcome 3. Apply two tools to effectively communicate in a crucial conversation

SeSS i O n 3 :

hipaa: myths vs. factskatharine d. Whiteside, bSn, JdOwnerKatharine D. Whiteside, LLC • Fairfield, CT

SeSSion AbStrAct: This presentation will discuss the major goal of the Privacy Rule issued by HHS to implement HIPAA: to ensure that individuals’ health information is properly protected. Security must occur while allowing the flow of health information needed to provide and promote high-quality health care. This session will take a look at the myths and the facts about HIPAA through the use of various scenarios.

LeArning objectiveS:

1. Describe the major goal for the Privacy Rule2. Identify protected health information and covered entities3. List permitted uses and disclosure

SeSS iOn 4 :

partnership for Success in today’s health Care environment: Case manager and physician advisordr. Jeffrey epstein, md Medical Director of Quality for Case Management and Resource UtilizationCase ManagementStamford Hospital • Stamford, CT

SeSSion AbStrAct: The physician advisor role can be a key asset to case management departments. Recognizing the many changes in the clinical and financial aspects of reimbursement requires a coordinated approach. It is through effective partnering with a physician advisor that case managers can employ specific strategies to positively impact key drivers on hospital dashboards. This session will discuss key changes requiring increased collaboration between physician advisors and case managers and how to comply with these requirements.

LeArning objectiveS:

1. Explain changes in health care that require increased collaboration between physician advisors and case managers

2. Identify ways in which the physician advisor role can be a key asset to case management

3. Apply specific strategies by partnering with physician advisors to impact key drivers

S eSS iO n 5 :

health Care reform: the exchanges and beyondJoyce m. hess, mbaVice President of Payer Relations and ContractingWestern Connecticut Health Network • Bethel, CT

SeSSion AbStrAct: The Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010 is already having a significant impact on the health care delivery system. As its many provisions roll out of Washington, it is important to recognize what it means to the future of the provider community. By understanding key elements of the law, providers will be better positioned to respond to this ongoing challenge. This session will identify these key elements and assist in developing an understanding of health care reform on the provider community.

LeArning objectiveS:

1. Identify key components of the Affordable Care Act of 2010

2. Develop an understanding of the health insurance exchanges

3. Explain the impact of health care reform on the provider community

For more information, visit our conference website:

www.acmaweb.org/ct

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online:www.acmaweb.org/ct

mail:11701 West 36th StreetLittle Rock, AR 72211

fax:501-227-4247

For a hard copy registration form, complete online registration and print to mail.

There will be no refunds for cancellations; however, fees may be transferred to another participant for the same event.

For more information and questions, please call 501-907-2262.

Early rEgistration

DEaDlinEOctober 11

latE rEgistration

BEginsOctober 12

ChaptEr ConfErEnCE

DatEOctober 26

ACMA MeMber: .................................................$80NoN-MeMber: ................................................$100

ACMA MeMber Group**: ...............................$72NoN-MeMber Group**: ..................................$90**Group Discount applies to 3 or more participants from same organization. Registrations and payments must be submitted together and received by early registration deadline.

MeMbership pACkAGe*: .............................$235*Includes 1-year ACMA & Chapter Membership. Membership application required. May not be combined with Group Discount.

ACMA MeMber: ..............................................$100NoN-MeMber: ................................................ $125

MeMbership pACkAGe*: .............................$260*Includes 1-year ACMA & Chapter Membership. Membership application required.

eArly reGistrAtioN

ACMA must receive payment and registration by October 11, 2013.

regiStration priCing

lAte reGistrAtioN

Received on or after October 12, 2013.

Continuing eduCationParticipants may earn up to the following continuing education (CE) hours:

7.2 Nursing Contact Hours (based on 50-minute hour)

6.0 Social Work Contact Hours (based on 60-minute hour)

6.0 ACM™

6.0 Nursing Contact Hours (based on 60-minute hour)

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