Upcoming Events

Speakers: Michael Sciacca / Alicia Cantinieri Five months into PDPM clear patterns have emerged that require course correction. What does your data reveal about missed opportunity and compliance concerns? FAQs will be shared and course correction strategy discussed.

Speakers: Steven Littlehale / Don Lodwick MDS and FFS claims data make up Five-Star, QRP, SNFVBP and QMs. At times they conflict and sometimes alignment exists yet isn’t apparent. Strategies to make sense of the similar CMS initiatives are discussed, and how to meet as many “needs” with as few “deeds” as possible.

Speakers: Marc Zimmet How does the term “Population Health Management” apply to SNF Institutional Special Needs Plans? How do metrics differ? How are outcomes quantified? This session clarifies the variables of the “ISNP Equation” to help SNFs determine if the program is right for their situation.

Speakers: Steven Littlehale / Vincent Fedele Five-Star continues to have a significant impact on “all things healthcare” including financial, and it continues to change. This session identifies the intentional and unintended impacts of Five-Star and provides a clear understanding into recent and anticipated 2020 changes.

Speakers: Marie Infante / Ari Stawis As we race to capture the PDPM payment drivers, we must be aware of the inherent compliance concerns that result. “Access to care” and “inappropriate delivery of care” are concerns that were not abandoned with this new payment model. Also, this session addresses how providers can assure that vendors are not creating compliance concerns for their facility.

Speakers: Marc Zimmet / Vincent Fedele Traditionally we classified nursing home revenue into three buckets: Medicare, Medicaid and “Other.” Now more than ever, that “other” line takes on new meaning. Managed Medicare, APMs, ISNP and other “shared savings” programs offset gains or losses in the traditional revenue centers. This session reviews concepts associated with the next iteration of SNF reimbursement to help providers understand the “new bottom line.”

Speakers: John Fazzio FFS volume is dwindling while alternative payment models (APMs) and other Medicare “products” hit the market. How do they impact budgeting and cost reporting? How do you make sense of these variations across your own portfolio of facilities? This session sheds much needed light on these mysteries and brings a level of confidence in moving forward to embrace these modern day alternatives to payer mix.

Speakers: Sheryl Rosenfield / Robert Gross PDPM is not the only thing that has necessitated a change in work flow for skilled nursing. RoP and Managed Care has also had a hand in changing how we deliver care. This session attempts to make these processes clear, and tie it all together for efficiency.