National Association for Home Care & Hospice

Session : NAHC1301
900: Opening General Session Washington Update
Conference : 2013 Home Care & Hospice March on Washington / Private Duty Home Care Integrated Conference & Exposition
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Val J. Halamandaris, JD, NAHC President Andrea L. Devoti, MSN, MBA, RN, NAHC Chairman Richard D. Brennan, Jr. MA, Vice President for Technology Policy, Government Affairs William A. Dombi, Esq., Vice President for Law & Director of the Center for Health Care Law Theresa M. Forster, Vice President for Hospice Policy & Programs Jeffrey Kincheloe, JD, Vice President for Government Affairs Mary St. Pierre, MGA, BSN, RN, Vice President for Regulatory Affairs Colin Roskey, NAHC Counsel Mary B. Langowski, JD, NAHC Counsel

National Association for Home Care & Hospice policy staff engaged in negotiations with Congress, federal agencies and other policymaking bodies will provide inside information on issues of vital interest to home care and hospice providers. Your representatives on the front lines will present the latest on legislative, regulatory, legal and research developments.

Objectives: Identify pending regulatory i ssues and analyze their impact on home care and hospice agencies Analyze pending legislative proposals for impact on home care and hospice operations Outline industry advocacy efforts and response to pending legislative and regulatory proposals Learn how to communicate successfully with members of Congress about specific home care and hospice priorities

Session : NAHC1302
102: Home Care and Hospice Program Integrity: Surveying the Landscape
Conference : 2013 Home Care & Hospice March on Washington / Private Duty Home Care Integrated Conference & Exposition
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Faculty: William A. Dombi, Esq., Vice President for Law, National Association for Home Care & Hospice, Washington, DC

Federal and state oversight of public programs that finance home care and hospice services is on the increase. From studies and investigations to prosecutions, the message is clear that program integrity concern in home care and hospice has grown. This program is a landscape review of the activities of the HHS Office of Inspector General, The US Department of Justice, Medicaid Anti-Fraud Units and others charged with the responsibility of policing government health care programs. NAHCs program integrity blueprint for action will be featured as the industrys best practices response.

Objectives: Identify the home care and hospice program i ntegrity risk areas uncovered by federal and state oversight entities Recognize the target areas of the oversight entities Discuss the program integrity measures supported by the home care and hospice community

Session : NAHC1303
103: Medicaid Long Term Services and Supports: The Move to Managed Care
Conference : 2013 Home Care & Hospice March on Washington / Private Duty Home Care Integrated Conference & Exposition
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Faculty: National Council on Medicaid Home Care Advisory Board members; representatives from the Leadership Council on Aging Organizations (invited)

Medicaid is the largest public payer of home care services in the US. With a variety of benefit programs that cover children, persons with disabilities, and the elderly, Medicaid serves over 5 million people in home care, spending in excess of $30 billion annually. State Medicaid programs, with the support of federal Medicaid at CMS, are shifting beneficiaries into managed care plans at breakneck speed. CMS is also approving demonstration programs that merge Medicare and Medicaid payments for dual-eligibles. This program provides a panel discussion of the pros and cons of this reform from the vantage point of providers and beneficiaries.

Objectives: Recognize the political and health policy landscape of Medicaid reform that shifts LTSS into managed care Identify the basic structure of Medicaid managed LTSS under develop and in implementation Understand the role and placement of home care in Medicaid managed LTSS

Session : NAHC1304
105: Master Marketing Plans That Attract New Clients
Conference : 2013 Home Care & Hospice March on Washington / Private Duty Home Care Integrated Conference & Exposition
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Faculty: Bob Roth, BS, Managing Partner, Cypress Home Care Solutions, Phoenix, AZ

This presentation will help you develop a marketing plan that fits your business and assists you in understanding the ins-and-outs of how to market, who to market to and when to market.

Objectives: Build a marketing plan that fits your business. Discuss how to determine marketing budget. Inspire marketing tactics through proven examples.

Session : NAHC1305
106: Telehealth Solutions in a Private Duty Home Care Network
Conference : 2013 Home Care & Hospice March on Washington / Private Duty Home Care Integrated Conference & Exposition
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Faculty: Kent Dick, BS, CEO, Alere Connect, Phoenix, AZ; Andy Sallee, MBA, VP, Business Development, Alere Connect , Phoeniz, AZ

This session will provide specific information relative to teleHealth and remote patient monitoring solutions within a home care setting. The goal of this session is to provide attendees information on what monitoring solutions are available in the market today and an understanding of the challenges and opportunities to improve care, while containing costs as remote monitoring technology becomes a viable long-term addition to the care continuum.

Objectives: Opportunities to Improve Care with Remote Patient Monitoring. Challenges of Adoption and Implementation. Potential Costs, Returns and Marketing Options for a Private Duty Agency.

Session : NAHC1306
203: The Future of Medicaid
Conference : 2013 Home Care & Hospice March on Washington / Private Duty Home Care Integrated Conference & Exposition
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Invited Faculty: Lu Zawistowich, PattonBoggs, Washington, DC (former MACPAC Executive Director); Kathleen Nolan, Director of State Policy and Programs, National Association of Medicaid Directors, Washington, DC

Medicaid is rapidly changing . It is expected to expand by 10 million more beneficiaries overnight resulting from the Affordable Care Act. Whether it is a shift to managed care, innovations in chronic care management, a rebalancing of long term care to the home care setting, or coordinating Medicare and Medicaid for dual eligibles, Medicaid is definitely the most important health care program in the country. This program brings the insights on the future of Medicaid from the perspective of Medicaid experts operating at the highest levels of Medicaid policy. Panelists include the former Executive Director of the Medicaid Access and Payment Advisory Commission (MACPAC) and the National Association of Medicaid Directors.

Objectives: Identify the how Medicaid is evolving nationally Discuss the delivery reforms that can be expected in Medicaid Understand how home care and hospice fit into the future of Medicaid

Session : NAHC1307
204: HIPAA Compliance in 2013
Conference : 2013 Home Care & Hospice March on Washington / Private Duty Home Care Integrated Conference & Exposition
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Faculty: John DiMaggio, MBA, MS, CEO, MCS2 Solutions, Lewis Center, Ohio, Marcia Augsburger, JD, and Tiffani V. Williams, JD, Associate, DLA Piper, Health Care Policy and Regulatory Group, Washington, DC

In January, 2013, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued long-awaited final regulations that modify the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy, Security and Enforcement Rules and Breach Notification Rule. HHS goal for these rules is to strengthen privacy and security protections for health information and improve government enforcement. With the rapid growth in electronic transactions and documentation and increased use of mobile devices in home care, it is essential that home health, hospice, and private duty organizations be fully aware of protected health information and security requirements. This program will offer an overview of the HIPAA final rule and provide insights into necessary steps to ensure compliance.

Objectives: List new and amended HIPAA requirements List security vulnerabilities Identify steps needed to ensure compliance

Session : NAHC1308
205: Grassroots Lobbying: The 411 on Lobbying on "THE HILL" and Beyond!
Conference : 2013 Home Care & Hospice March on Washington / Private Duty Home Care Integrated Conference & Exposition
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Faculty: Lucy Andrews, RN, MS, CEO, At Your Service Home Care, Santa Rosa, CA, Vice President, NAHC Board of Directors; Brittnei Salerno, BS, Administrator and President, La Jolla Nurses Home Care, La Jolla, CA, Immediate Past-Chair, CAHSAH

The session will be lecture and Q and A period with some discussion. It is suited for first time attendees in Washington DC and those with experience lobbying in the past. This session is specifically for Private Duty providers.

Objectives: Attendee will gain understanding of how a bill begins, grows and eventually becomes law. Attendee will have a clear follow up plan for after the Washington DC visit. Attendee will have a three step process to introduce a discussion with their representative in Congress.

Session : NAHC1309
301: Employer Mandates under the Affordable Care Act
Conference : 2013 Home Care & Hospice March on Washington / Private Duty Home Care Integrated Conference & Exposition
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Faculty: William A. Dombi, Vice President for Law, National Association for Home Care & Hospice, Washington, DC.

The Affordable Care Act takes effect in full force in 2014. Employers have several significant responsibilities to meet that vary depending on whether employees are provided with health insurance. This workshop provides a detailed discussion of the ACA employer mandates, including the IRS standards for determining whether and how the mandates apply to your business, what options exist for eliminating or reducing possible penalties, and the developing standards on what qualifies as a qualified health benefit plan.

Objectives: Identify the standards for determining whether your company is a small employer or a large employer? for purposes of application of the employer mandate. Identify the standards for calculating an employer penalty when health insurance is not made available to employees. Discuss the business options to mitigate or eliminate an employer penalty.

Session : NAHC1310
303: Labor Organizing in Home Care
Conference : 2013 Home Care & Hospice March on Washington / Private Duty Home Care Integrated Conference & Exposition
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Invited Faculty: Matt Westfall, JD, Senior Director of Labor Relations, ResCare, Louisville, KY

Unions are gearing up to grow, and the NLRB is poised to pave the road for organizing your employees. Learn the tactics and issues unions will use to sign up workers and unionize home care agencies.

Objectives: Describe the legal process for union organizing campaigns. Identify and explain successful union organizing tactics and strategies. Prepare for increasing NLRB involvement in even non-union workplaces.