November 19, 2024
9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
1.5 Administrative CEUs available
MHCA Member – $55/facility
Join MHCA, Missouri Hospice & Palliative Care Association, and Missouri Alliance for Home Care for an insightful seminar designed to equip post-acute care providers with essential knowledge and strategies related to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) new mandatory Transforming Episode Accountability (TEAM) Model. This session will cover:
- Understanding the TEAM Model: Explore the implications of the TEAM Model on post-acute care providers and how it reshapes the landscape of care delivery.
- Alternative Payment Models: Review the impact of alternative payment models on providers and identify actionable steps to prepare for this significant shift in reimbursement.
- Enhancing Patient Experience: Learn how post-acute providers can play a pivotal role in improving patient experiences by facilitating effective transitions of care and managing overall costs.
- Building Referral Networks: Discover strategies for establishing robust referral networks and leveraging data-driven analysis to effectively communicate your organization’s value.
- Contractual Considerations: Discuss the contractual challenges that may arise in relationships necessary to implement the TEAM Model, ensuring compliance and alignment with new expectations.
- Survey and Certification Concerns: Examine the survey and certification issues linked to the obligations established with acute care institutions in the context of the TEAM initiative.
- Risk Management Strategies: Address critical risk management issues, including the allocation of risk, revenue considerations, and potential losses associated with the TEAM Model.
Join us to gain the knowledge and tools needed to successfully navigate this evolving landscape and enhance your organization’s readiness for the future of post-acute care.
Speakers:
Juli Pascoe, CPA, Partner – Juli, a member of Forvis Mazars National Health Care Group, has more than 19 years of experience providing an array of audit and consulting services to senior living providers, CCRCs and home health and hospice agencies. She also serves on the executive committee of the practice’s senior living industry team. Her experience includes supervising senior living audit and review engagements and audits in accordance with Government Auditing Standards. In addition, she assists senior living providers with strategic planning, preparation of operating budgets, Medicare and Medicaid cost report preparation and review and developing strategies to enhance reimbursement and improve operating efficiencies and profitability.
Sherri Robbins, RN, Senior Managing Consultant – Sherri is a member of Forvis Mazars and has more than 20 years of experience and focuses on long-term care. She provides clinical consulting for health care providers and educates providers about Medicare reimbursement strategies. She has trained numerous skilled nursing facilities as well as swing bed and skilled nursing units about proper minimum data set completion to manage the Medicare program. She also performs comprehensive follow-up reviews focused on patient-centered care and regulation compliance to help providers obtain appropriate Medicare reimbursement. Sherri has 10 years of health care experience as a director of nursing and administrator in a skilled nursing facility and worked as a licensed practical nurse and certified nurse assistant.
Harvey Tettlebaum, Partner – Harvey is a Partner with Husch Blackwell and he represents providers and associations of healthcare providers across the care spectrum from acute to primary care, including mental health professionals, pharmacists and pharmacies, emergency medical services, physicians and dentists. Harvey brings a 360-degree view to healthcare matters. He combines his thorough understanding of the statutory and regulatory landscapes and his familiarity with the key players when developing strategies to solve clients’ problems and help them achieve their goals.
Liz LaFoe, Senior Associate – With more than 10 years of clinical experience in the healthcare field, Liz has worked as a registered nurse in emergency medicine, intensive care, trauma, and forensics. Because of her background, she truly understands the ins and outs of healthcare, both clinically and operationally. This gives her an advantage as an advocate for healthcare providers facing a variety of legal challenges, including regulatory compliance issues, audits and overpayment demands, medical malpractice claims, professional license matters, and government investigations. Liz regularly represents physicians, pharmacists, nurses, hospice providers, and long-term care providers before professional boards and government agencies, as well as assisting with day-to-day compliance questions.
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