3rd Annual Medical Rehabilitation Education Conference
October 31, 2005—November 2, 2005
The Lodge at Rancho Mirage
Rancho Mirage, CA
(760) 321-8282
Whether you are a seasoned veteran or just beginning a career
in medical rehabilitation, you won’t want to miss the only
conference available specifically for the field.
Learn about what is going on in the industry as well as an
up-to-the-minute legislative briefing.
A registration form, educational grid and information about
travel is included.
Monday, October 31, 2005 |
TRACKS: |
FINANCIAL |
75
PERCENT RULE |
LEGISLATIVE/PROGRAM EVALUATION |
MEDICAL DIRECTORS BOOT CAMP |
1:00 -
1:45 pm |
Developing Zero-Based Nursing Budgets to Support
Organizational Objectives - Joan Alverzo, Kessler
Rehabilitation |
Implementation Issues: IRF-PPS
Refinement and the 75% Rule - Carolyn
Zollar, AMRPA |
Medicare
Modernization Act of 2003 and What it Means for Rehab -
Gerben DeJong, National Rehabilitation Hospital |
Introduction and Role of the Medical Director-Bob Bianchi
, Ken Adams, MD |
1:45 -
2:30 pm |
Inpatient Rehabilitation : A Strategy
to Survive in 2005, Barton West Huddleston, MD, Nashville
Rehabilitation Hospital |
Continued Session: Implementation
Issues: IRF-PPS Refinement and the 75%
Rule - Carolyn Zollar, AMRPA |
Continued Session: Medicare
Modernization Act of 2003 and What it Means for Rehab -
Gerben DeJong, National Rehabilitation Hospital |
Medicare
Regulations-Carolyn Zollar, AMRPA |
3:00 -
3:45 pm |
After
the Dust Settles: Ensuring Medical
Necessity and Long-term Program Success - Dan Walter and
Jane Snecinski, Mitretek Healthcare-Gill/Basano Consulting |
Our Path
to Compliance (as best we understand it!) - Liz Jackson,
Northeast Georgia Medical Center |
Legislative and Regulatory Update for Rehabilitation -
Carolyn Zollar, AMRPA, Martha Kendrick, Patton Boggs, LLC |
Marketing for Physicians-Frances Fowler, Fowler and
Associates |
3:45 -
4:30 PM |
Continued Session: After the Dust
Settles: Ensuring Medical Necessity
and Long-term Program Success - Dan Walter and Jane
Snecinski, Mitretek Healthcare-Gill/Basano Consulting |
Continued Session: Our Path to
Compliance (as best we understand it!) - Liz Jackson,
Northeast Georgia Medical Center |
Continued Session: Legislative and
Regulatory Update for Rehabilitation - Carolyn Zollar,
AMRPA, Martha Kendrick, Patton Boggs, LLC |
Identification of the Comorbid Conditions- Ken Adams, MD |
Tuesday, November 1, 2005 |
TRACKS: |
DOCUMENTATION |
CLINICAL
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LEADERSHIP/MANAGEMENT |
MEDICAL DIRECTORS BOOT CAMP |
8:30 am
- 9:15 am |
Implementation of an Electronic Medical Record in the
Rehab Environment: Requirements for
Survival - Sue Kida and Karen Liszner, Kessler Institute
for Rehabilitation |
Cleaning
Up Our Act: Infection Prevention
Through Improved Cleaning in the Rehab Setting - Stephanie
Nadolny, Rehab Hospital of the Cape and Islands |
Know
Your Customer - Johnny Harrison, Skyline Medical Center |
Essential Programming for the IRF-Bob Bianchi |
9:15 -
10:00 am |
Documentation and Recording the Appropriate Functional
Score - Bruce Marshall, Helen Hayes Hospital |
CARF’s
Stroke Specialty Program - Emmett Thaddeus Ervin, CARF |
Using
Failure Mode and Effects Analysis to Improve Rehab
Processes - Johnny Harrison, Skyline Medical Center |
Driving
Outcomes-Sam Fleming, Fleming AOD |
10:30 am
- 12:00 noon |
Documentation, The New Era Changes - Frances Fowler,
Denese Estep, Fowler Healthcare Affiliates |
IRF-PAI
Clinical Users Group - Dr. Pamela Smith, IT HealthTrack |
Quality
Leadership Requires Ongoing Renewal - Joanne Schultz,
Schultz Consulting |
The New
75% Rule-Bill Hawley, GPS Health |
1:30 -
3:00 pm |
IRF-PAI
Coding: Decisions and Documentation -
Dr. Pamela Smith, IT Health Track |
1:30
-2:15 pm
Trust: A Shock to the System:
A Practical Approach - Richard D. Smith, MD, John
Muir Medical Center for Rehabilitation; 2:15 - 3:00
pm Unilateral Spacial Neglect, What Clinicians Should Know
- Michelle Cournan, Sunnyview Hospital |
Use of a
Career Development Program to Assist in the Recruitment,
Retention, and Improved Job Satisfaction of Therapy Staff
- Shawne Soper, Sheltering Arms |
Documentation Basics-Renee Costenbader, Good Shepherd
Hospital |
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RESEARCH
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3:30 -
5:00pm |
IRF-PAI
- A Proven Audit Process to Ensure that You’re Doing it
Right - Sandra Kozielec, Michael Megilll, Gonemaugh Health
System |
Growth
and Development of American Post-Acute Rehab Facilities
Across Settings of Care: A 20-year
perspective, 1985-2005 - Gerben DeJong, National
Rehabilitation Hospital |
Continued Session-Use of a Career Development Program to
Assist in the Recruitment, Retention and Improved Job
Satisfaction of Therapy Staff – Shawne Soper, Sheltering
Arms |
Documenting for the LCD-Renee Costenbader, Good Shepherd
Hospital |
Wednesday, November 2, 2005 |
TRACKS: |
DOCUMENTATION |
LEGISLATIVE/PROGRAM EVALUATION |
LEADERSHIP/MANAGEMENT |
MEDICAL
DIRECTORS BOOT CAMP |
8:30 -
9:15 am |
Assisting Medical Directors to Better Document Medical
Necessity for Continued Coverage of Inpatient Rehab
Services - Ann Lambert Kremer, Beacon Rehab Solutions |
Program
Evaluation Quality Improvement Project, "PEQIP", An
Examination in Length of Stay Efficiency - Michael Lynch
and Lisa Tudor, Cardinal Hill Rehabilitation |
Five
Things Other Industries Know That Would Benefit Rehab -
Penny O’Malley, Centerre Healthcare |
Leading
Change and Keeping Your Team Healthy in Times of
Change-Frances Fowler, Fowler Healthcare Affiliates |
9:15 -
10:00 am |
Using
eRehabData Outcomes Reports to Enhance the Auditing
Process - Dr. Pamela Smith, IT HealthTrack |
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Clinically Managing Care is Not a Passive Sport - Penny
O’Malley, Centerre Healthcare |
Making
Your Program Thrive-Elaine DeFrancesco |
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LEGAL |
|
10:30 am
- 12:00 noon |
Using
eRehabData for Strategic Planning - Todd Herrmann, Doug
Rich, Rehab Hospital of the Cape and Islands |
Conducting Clinical Audits of Physical, OT, and Speech
Language Pathology Programs in Rehab Agencies - Sally
Jones McNamara |
Maximizing Success: Appealing
Inpatient Rehab Claims Denials and Understanding the New
Procedures - Peter Thomas, Powers, Pyles, Sutter, and
Verville |
Coding
for Part B; Using CARF Prep to Increase Program
Viability-Bob Bianchi, Mel Gunawardena |
AMRPA
3rd
ANNUAL MEDICAL REHABILITATION
EDUCATIONAL
CONFERENCE
October 31 – November 2,
2005 at The Lodge at Rancho Mirage
Rancho
Mirage, California
REGISTRATION FORM
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MEMBER FEE: $525
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Phone: (217) 753-1190
Fax: (217) 525-1271 Mail:
206 S. 6th, Springfield, IL 62701
(50% CANCELLATION FEE
ASSESSED AFTER September 30, 2005)
If you have questions,
please contact Amy Cheatham at (217)753-1190 or at acheatham@hso.net.
Thank you for your
registration!
Hotel and Travel Information
The Lodge at
Rancho Mirage
68-900 Frank
Sinatra Drive
Rancho Mirage, CA
92270
Phone (760)
321-8282
Fax (760)
770-7605
www.rockresorts.com
Reservations
The American Medical
Rehabilitation Providers Association has established a room
block with a rate of $159 per night. Please
call the hotel directly to make your reservations by no later
than September 30, 2005 and reference the association.
Location
The Lodge at Rancho Mirage
is perched atop a 650 foot plateau in the foothills of the Santa
Rosa Mountains, overlooking the Palm Springs area.
Approximately fifteen minutes from the Palm Springs
International Airport, one hour from the Ontario International
Airport and two hours from the Los Angeles Airport, the San
Diego Airport and the John Wayne Airport.
All major airlines fly into the Palm Springs airport, and cab
service or rental car service is available.
Surrounding
Attractions
Nearby destinations
include Palm Springs Aerial Tramway, one of the greatest
engineering accomplishments in the country; The Living Desert;
The Indian Canyons; Joshua Tree National Park; Knott’s Soak City
Water Part; Desert Adventure Jeep Tours; horseback riding; hot
air ballooning and more.
Recreation
The hotel provides guests
with an in-house Golf Services Department dedicated to ensuring
your golf experience is flawless. You can
take advantage of the golf partnership with the legendary
Mission Hills Country Club or any of the top courses in the
desert. Other recreational amenities include
eight lighted tennis courts with on-site professionals and an
outdoor pool. Plus you can enjoy public
gardens, nature trails, and nearby shopping in El Paseo,
featuring designer stores, galleries, antiques, restaurants and
cafes.
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