11^th Annual Gulf Coast Home Care Conference & Exhibition

The Next Evolution of Care at Home:

The Provider of the Future

September 17-19, 2011

Grand Hotel Marriott Resort

Point Clear, Alabama

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           Your decision to attend the Gulf Coast Home Care Conference 2011 may be the most important education conference decision in the lifetime of your business. Time is very short for agencies to adapt to severe reductions in reimbursement and the multitude of regulatory changes. Experts say that recent cuts and regulatory changes make this environment more severe than that of BBA ’97. Industry leaders expect consolidation in home health to be greater that that of BBA ’97. The select group of providers that will be around to capitalize on the wealth of future opportunities are educating themselves now and making changes today. This conference will provide insight into care initiatives that are shaping the future of home care and will better position your business for success and survival.
            The speakers for this three day event advise leading home health providers across the country every day. These topics, all provided in this one place, will allow your team to engage top experts regarding current best practices in the areas of face to face, joint ventures, Accountable Care Organizations, finance, workforce, OASIS, billing, and therapy service changes. Attendees will hear the latest on fraud, ZPIC activity, cost report issues, telehealth, chronic care management, care transitions that prevent re-hospitalization, and news on mergers and acquisition activity.   Topics will address new competitors on the homecare horizon, including Accountable Care Organizations, Patient Centered Medical Homes, and the model for Independence at Home providers. Speakers will share new areas of opportunity as hospitals are on the verge of having to pay penalties for re-hospitalization of diabetics, those with congestive heart failure and with myocardial infarctions.  Speakers will cover the most effective models that leading home health agencies are implementing to reduce chronic care costs, address accounts receivable, thereby assuring financial viability for your future.
            The venue for the conference is beautiful Point Clear, Alabama, and this year’s weekend format, from Saturday, September 17^th through Monday the 19^th, provides an opportunity for a spouse to experience the golf courses at Point Clear, or perhaps the world class spa. Or maybe this is the right time for the family to  experience the kid-friendly activities of the resort at the Grand Hotel Marriott Resort at Point Clear.
            Join the home care associations of Alabama, Florida, Louisiana and Mississippi as we explore the questions above related to the next evolution of care at home. This conference will help you to plot out a course as your company evolves to become the agency of the future.

Going Green

In an effort to be environmentally responsible, Gulf Coast Home Care Conference is trying to reduce the amount of paper we use at the conference. Attendees will receive a binder containing the conference schedule, session evaluations, exhibit hall layout and sponsor/exhibit guide. Sessions handouts will not be printed and distributed; attendees will have the opportunity to download the session handouts before, during and after the conference from the HomeCare Association of Louisiana website. *Computer usage at the Grand Hotel Marriott Resort is $10.00 for up to 15 minutes, and printing per page starts at $1.00.

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