LeadingAge New York Annual Conference Brochure 2016 May 2016 | Page 16

ANNUAL CONFERENCE & EXPOSITION MAY 23 - 25, 2016
12:45 – 2 p.m.

Awards Luncheon
Sponsored by:
2 – 4 p.m.

Concurrent Sessions:
1) Quality Outcomes and Data Collection in
a Changing Data-Driven LTC Environment
Currently, data collection is primarily
obtained through the MDS and impacts
the facility’s quality rating system, the
regulatory survey process and the financial
performance through the NY Medicaid
Nursing Home Quality Initiative. Data
collection includes hospital readmission
data; as well as specific clinical and
functional outcomes for all Medicare
beneficiaries that will be used to affect
Medicare reimbursement. We will review
the current data collection process
through both the MDS process and
Medicare claims submission and discuss
the methodology for key quality measures
that will impact Medicare/Medicaid
reimbursement, the CMS Five-Star rating
and how to analyze data through Quality
Assurance & Performance Improvement
(QAPI.)
Joanne Jones, director of clinical consulting,
Loeb & Troper LLP, New York City
2) New York Legislative and Budget Update
Join LeadingAge New York staff as they
discuss current legislative and budget
issues facing members.
Daniel J. Heim, executive vice president, Ami
Schnauber, vice president of advocacy and
public policy; LeadingAge New York, Latham

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3) Key ACF/AL Issues: DOH Update
Participants will hear directly from the
Department of Health’s leadership on key
issues in adult care facilities and assisted
living. Time will be dedicated for questions.
Valerie Deetz, director, Divisions
of Assisted Living and Community
Transitions Program, Center for Health
Care Quality and Surveillance, NYS
Department of Health, Albany
4) How to Safely Navigate the River of Cash
Navigating down the River of Cash can
be as rough as rafting through white
water rapids. Knowing how to safely
maneuver around obstacles like sweepers
(audits), strainers (authorizations), eddies
(collections) and hydraulics (denials) will
help to ensure a smooth journey. This
session will identify some key operational
and financial strategies that are designed
to prevent reimbursement delays,
minimize your risk of audits and improve
your cash flow.
Andrea Hagen, director, Paula Santiago,
manager; Bonadio Receivable Solutions,
Pittsford
5) Medicaid Managed Long Term Services
and Supports (MLTSS), the Evolution and
Lessons Learned
State interest in MLTSS has grown
significantly in the last five years with
some 20 or more states now having, or
implementing soon, MLTSS programs that
serve individuals in excess of 400,000.
While there is significant state variation
in services covered, geographic coverage
and whether enrollment is voluntary or
mandatory; there are some common

themes and lessons learned regarding
payments, effectiveness in improved
care and other factors. This session will
summarize state approaches, highlight
challenges and success in the way of
policies and practices by states and their
plans and offer insights and observations
to guide future efforts.
Shawn Bloom, president and chief
executive officer, National Pace Association,
Alexandria,Virginia

4 – 5 p.m.

Be the Difference With Your
Workplace
Workforce issues are front and center for
all organizations in the staff-intensive aging
services field. Simply finding enough staff is
a challenge in this day and age. But an even
bigger question may be what can we do to
encourage talented individuals to stay when
there are so many job opportunities, and so
much competition for workers? What can
you as a leader do to “be the difference”
in creating a more welcoming, nurturing
workplace, a place where talented individuals
want to work – and want to stay?
Join us as Jean Steel offers her perspective
on this big question and discusses strategies
that we can employ – as individuals and
organizations – to work cooperatively with
our colleagues as a true team, to embrace
differences and to build happier, more
productive working environments.
Jean Steel, president, Happy People Win,
Nipomo, CA