Calendar

Come join us for the 24th Annual Summer Splash! A tentative agenda is posted below!

Monday, August 8th

7:45-8:00        Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:00-12:00     “The Common Sense Approach to Abuse and Neglect” 

Speaker: Cat Selman

Session Description:  With the implementation of the CMS RoP, “abuse and neglect” has been a topic of concern and frustration for long term care centers. In October, 2019, federal officials announced that nursing homes given certain abuse, neglect or exploitation citations would have a red open-hand “stop” icon placed next to their name on the Nursing Home Compare website. And if that was not enough, the GAO recently reported that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) had yet to enforce several of its recommendations after a GAO report found oversight gaps in abuse reporting requirements for nursing homes. The GAO found that abuse deficiencies cited in nursing homes more than doubled from 2013 to 2018. To say that this area is going to be a major focus of the survey process would be an understatement! How do we train our staff in this area? How do we recognize and report abuse and neglect? How do we investigate? Let’s take a deep breath and do what we do best…provide the best possible person-centered care to our residents! In this session, Cat will discuss the regulatory side of abuse and neglect, as well as “common-sense” strategies and training techniques to address this specific area.

9:00                   Executive Board Meeting

12:00-1:00          Lunch & Learn

1:00-2:00       “Chronic Wound Management”

Speaker: Anita Meador with Medline

This session will focus on identifying hard to heal wounds, challenges and cost-effective measures.

2:00 – 3:00        TBA

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Tuesday, August 9th

7:45-8:00         Continental Breakfast

8:00-10:00           “Medicaid Eligibility & Reimbursement Updates: Developing Key Financial Relationships” 

Speaker: Becky Hewitt

Session Description: Hall Booth Smith’s Long-Term Care team, including Medicaid & Reimbursement Specialist Becky Hewitt, will provide insight into the ever-changing financial world of Long-term Care.  We will identify key relationships from the provider’s standpoint and discuss how to nurture those connections to secure payment for services.  HBS will update providers on relevant federal and state Medicaid policies and guidelines.  We will discuss proactive measures to avoid non-payment concerns and learn strategic approaches to deal with them. Participants will become a resource for residents, families, and their companies, in turn improving the accounts receivable for each facility.

10:00-12:00         “Health Literacy, the core of Value Based Purchasing” Speaker: Joel VanEaton   Broad River Rehab

Session Description: The Value based purchasing program, VBP, is going to expand for more rehospitalization measure to potentially 9 new measures. The FY 2022 SNF PPS final rule and the recent VBP TEP formation all but solidify that VBP is about to undergo a significant overhaul. It is important for providers to understand the trajectory that CMS is plotting with regard to VBP At the core of the measures that are being considered to be added to rehospitalizations, as a foundation to VBP 2.0, is health literacy. In this presentation, participants will grow in their understanding of the principals in guiding the transformation of the VBP program and how health literacy is at the core of each of the measures that are being considered for expansion of this program.

12:00-1:00        Lunch and Learn

1:00-3:00              “DHEC Round-Up”          

Speakers: Darryl “Todd” McAlhany, Director Division of Fire and Life Safety  and  DHEC Staff TBA

In the session, attendees will learn the most frequently cited fire and life safety citations, state and federal cations in skilled nursing centers and assisted living facilities in South Carolina. There will also be a Q&A to wrap up the session.

Wednesday, August 10th

8:15-8:30       Continental Breakfast

8:30-10:30    “Most Wanted:  What Every Provider and Facility Needs To Know about HIPAA.”

Speakers: Alice Harris and Chandler Martin with Nexsen Pruet, LLC

This session will involve a discussion of practical and legal issues providers and facilities should consider related to HIPAA Privacy and Security. The presentation will be in a FAQ format, dealing with the most frequently encountered questions and issues in the HIPAA and privacy arena, and “lessons learned” from recent relevant enforcement actions.

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