SCHEDULE OF EVENTSAs of August 26, 2011. Schedule subject to change.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 18
11:00am-1:00pm
Registration Open
Palm Foyer
12:00- 1:00pm
Welcome to Vegas Social Hour Sponsored by McKesson
1:00-3:00pm
Committee Meetings
Medical Services Committee Chair: Martha Schram, AEGIS Therapies
Jasmine GH
Medical Products Committee Chair: Robert Minicucci, Health Systems Services
Banyon B
Information Technology Committee Chair: Traci Jersen, 6N Systems
Jasmine C
3:00-3:30pm
Networking Break Sponsored by HCR ManorCare
3:30-5:00pm
Concurrent Education Sessions
Alternative Future Medicare Payment Strategies for Therapy: Threats, Opportunities and Negotiations Speaker: Rachel Feldman, Partner, The Moran Company
Medicare Compliance Amid Fraud and Abuse Initiatives Speaker: Fred Miles, Esq., Miles & Peters
The Role of LTPAC Health IT Vendors in E-Prescribing Speaker: Rachelle “Shelly” Spiro, RPh, FASCP, President and CEO, Spiro Consulting, Director, Pharmacy e-Health IT Collaborative
Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Round Two: Now Things Get Serious Speaker: Michael Tootell, MGT Decisions
Banyon A
5:30-7:00pm
Opening Night Reception Sponsored by Accelerated Care Plus and Aegis Therapies
Bayview Patio
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19
7:00-8:00am
Continental Breakfast Sponsored by Hallmark Rehabilitation
South Seas AB Foyer
8:00-9:00am
Welcome and Legislative and Regulatory Update Speakers: Cynthia Morton, NASL Executive Vice President; Alan K. Parver, Esq., Shareholder, Julius W. Hobson, Jr., Senior Policy Advisor and Cynthia Berry, Esq., Shareholder, Polsinelli Shughart, PC
South Seas Ballroom AB
9:00-10:00 am
How to Plan for Economic and Regulatory Factors Affecting Your Business Speaker: Kate McCarthy, LarsonAllen
10:00-10:15 am
Networking Break Sponsored by ONR
10:15-11:30 am
Medicare Payment Reform Demonstration Outcomes & Influence Speaker: Barbara Gage, Ph.D., Director, Post Acute Research, RTI International
11:30am-3:00pm
AHCA/NCAL Exhibit Hall Open Visit NASL at Booth #413.
4:00-6:00pm
NASL Board of Directors Meeting
Banyon AB
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20
NASL President's Breakfast Sponsored by Polsinelli Shughart PC
8:00-8:30am
Welcome Introduction of NASL 2011-12 Board of Directors Annual Business Meeting Speakers: NASL President and Executive Vice President
8:30-9:15am
Advocacy: Bridging the Gap to Washington Speaker: Ted LeNeave, Heritage Hall Healthcare & Rehabilitation Centers, American HealthCare, LLC
9:15-10:15am
Bundled Payments, Baffled Implications Speaker: Allen Dobson, Ph.D., President, Dobson DaVanzo
10:15-10:30am
Networking Break Sponsored by Casamba
10:30-11:30am
How Quality Outcomes in SNFs Measure Up and Can Similar Principles be Applied to Rehab Speakers: David R. Gifford, MD, MPH, Senior Vice President, Quality and Regulatory Affairs, American Health Care Association; Andrew Kramer, MD, President and CEO, Providigm; and Mary Ousley , Long Term Care Expert
11:30am
Adjourn Speaker: Cynthia K. Morton, NASL Executive Vice President
