Conference Agenda
Tuesday, March 8
11am – 12pm
NASL's Legislative & Regulatory Update
NASL’s eyes and ears on the ground present the latest intel during their in-depth Legislative & Regulatory Update, including their always insightful thoughts on what we can expect from Congress, the Administration and CMS in 2022 and beyond.
Michaela Sims, JD, President, Sims Strategies
Cynthia Morton, MPA, Executive Vice President, NASL
12pm - 1pm
Remote Physiologic and Therapeutic Monitoring Reimbursed by Medicare from the Expert
A strategic advisor on digital health and medicine and an expert on CMS coding, coverage and payment of digital medical services talks about the new Medicare reimbursed remote physiologic and therapeutic monitoring codes.
Robert Jarrin, JD, Managing Member, The Omega Concern, LLC; Member, Digital Medicine Payment Advisory Group, and Co-Chair, AI Working Group, The American Medical Association
Break 1pm - 2pm
2pm - 3pm
Medicaid Home and Community Based Services: Opportunities to Improve Post-Acute Care
President Biden’s American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 provided nearly $13 billion to states to increase access to home and community-based care for Medicaid beneficiaries. Dr. Bowdoin will present on how CMS is administering these funds and other home and community-based policies under Medicaid.
Dr. Jennifer Bowdoin, Director, Division of Community Services Transformation, CMS
3pm - 4pm
Congressional Staff Panel Review of the SMART Act
The Stabilizing Medicare Access to Rehabilitation and Therapy (SMART) Act (H.R. 5536) is critical bipartisan legislation that NASL advocates have worked extremely hard to advance through Congress since its introduction last year. Introduced by Reps. Bobby Rush (D-IL) and Jason Smith (R-MO), the bill would temporarily suspend the 15% therapy assistant cut through January 1, 2023, and provide an exemption to the policy for providers treating Medicare beneficiaries in rural and medically underserved areas. Staffers from the Congressional offices championing the SMART Act share their insights on prospects for the bill as well as where they think the Hill is headed with the Medicare program as we move through another election year.
Presentation of the NASL 2022 Congressional Leadership Award - US Representative Bobby Rush (D-IL)
Lauren Citron, Legislative Director, Rep. Bobby Rush (D-IL)
Ari Kirsh, Legislative Assistant, Rep. Jason Smith (R-MO)
Wednesday, March 9
Remote Monitoring Roundtable Medicare is now paying for remote monitoring of patients. What is the difference between Remote Physiologic Monitoring and Remote Therapeutic Monitoring? Which one can rehab therapists now bill through Medicare? This panel will take you through some of the foundational pieces of this type of this nascent program, including the therapist’s role and the patients that it could benefit.
Alice Bell, Senior Payment Specialist, American Physical Therapy Association
Berry Brunk, Chief Product Officer, Birdsong Life Leslie Freeman Davidson, Chair, Clinical Research and Leadership, The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Holly Hester, Senior Director, Strategic Client Partnerships, Net Health
Amy Hobbs, Vice President of Clinical Operations, ACP
Jim Mack, Director of Sales, Owlytics Healthcare
Meredith Mull, Vice President of Community Health Strategy, Select Rehabilitation
Gwenlynn Reeves, Vice President of Compliance & Education, Choice Rehabilitation
Holly Taylor, President & General Manager, Keet Health
CMS’ Hospital at Home Waiver: Tales from the Field
Learn first-hand about this emerging area from a hospital at home waiver participant and passionate proponent for redefining healthcare delivery through technology, process and quality improvement.
Kevin Riddleberger, MBA, MS, PA-C, Chief Strategy Officer and Co-Founder, DispatchHealth
Break 1-2pm
NASL’s Rehab Advocacy Dataset
An update on NASL’s Rehab Advocacy Dataset, a valuable asset that raises the profile of NASL and its ability to advocate on behalf of the industry.
NASL Technical Team:
Mike Capstick, President, Select Rehabilitation
Julie Donachy, Regional Director of Clinical Services, Restore Therapy
Genice Hornberger, Director, Regulatory Affairs – Skilled Nursing, PointClickCare
Peter Klug, Managing Director, FRKL Insights
Cynthia Morton, Executive Vice President, NASL
3pm - 3:45pm
State of the LTPAC Industry in 2022 and Beyond
A conversation with Governor Mark Parkinson on the current state of the LTPAC industry and the challenges he sees coming in 2022 and beyond.
Governor Mark Parkinson, CEO American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL)
3:45pm – 4:30pm
NASL Member Engagement Event
"Name That Tune," an exciting, interactive trivia game that will challenge your musical knowledge! Questions span decades and genres from the 70's to today, with a series of music video clues. Questions include true/false, multiple choice and fill-in-the-blank. Bring you love of music, trivia, and conversation to this fun-paced game!! There will be time to network after the game.
By Zoom
Tuesday, March 22
1pm – 3pm
NASL IT Committee Meeting
Featuring: Presentation by Raymond Wedgeworth, Director of the Data Analytics & Systems Group in CMS' Center for Program Integrity
(IT Committee sessions are included in your Conference registration.)
Thursday, March 24
11am – 1pm
NASL Medical Services Committee Meeting
Featuring:
Professional Therapy Panel Discussion Moderated by Mark Besch, NASL Medical Services Committee Chair
Presentation: Future of Rehab in Home Health Presentation
Dawn Greaves and Shannon Lien, Aegis Therapies
(Medical Services Committee sessions are included in your Conference registration.)
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