Agenda

Monday, July 20 | Day 1

8:30 a.m.

Welcome – Introductions

9:00—10:15 a.m.

Tom Daschle, former Senate Majority Leader and the author of Critical: What We Can Do About the Health-Care Crisis

“Healthcare Reform’s Impact on the Quality of Care in Nursing Homes”

10:30—11:00 a.m.

Sue MacInnes, RD, LD, Chief Marketing Officer, Medline

“Participant Perspectives on QA Practices and Opportunities”

11:00 –12:30 p.m.

Panel 1:
“Experiences with Quality Assurance: what has worked and what hasn't”

Mary Ousley - Owner, Consultant and Co-chair
AHCA Survey and Regulatory, QA Expert

Neil Pruitt - CEO, UHS Pruitt — a Quality Culture

Jeff Jerebker - CEO, Pinion Management — Leader in Culture Change

Nancy Schwalm - Chief Business Operations Officer, Piñon Management — Leader in Culture Change

Keith Krein - MD, CMO — Kindred Health

1:30—2:30 p.m.

Discussion and Q&A with Panel 1 and all attendees

2:45—3:45 p.m.

Dr. Andy Kramer, Professor of Medicine, Head of Division of Health Care Policy and Research, University of Colorado and the lead architect of the Quality Indicator Survey (QIS)

“The new Era of Quality Assurance in Long-Term Care”

3:45—4:15 p.m.

Summary of the Day and next steps

Tuesday, July 21 | Day 2

10:00—11:15 a.m.

Panel 2:
“Opportunities in QA using health information technology and with the QIS”

Wayne Brannock - Vice President of Clinical Affairs, Maryland Health Enterprises

Claudia Chatham - Regional Nurse Consultant, Midwest Health Management

Carmen Shell - Vice President of Clinical Services, Morse Geriatric Center

Barry Bortz - CEO, Carespring

11:30—12:30 p.m.

Discussion and Q&A with Panel 2 about opportunities in a new era of Quality Assurance

1:15—2:00 p.m.

Dr. Andy Kramer

“Putting it all together”

2:15—2:30 p.m.

Closing Remarks – take aways