Conference Agenda
Thursday, April 29, 2021
3:30pm-6:00pm Early Registration
Pick up your conference materials early, save time in the morning!
4:30pm-6:00pm Networking Reception
Relax and Network! Reception is ages 21 and over only, please.
Friday, April 30, 2021
6:45am-7:45am Registration, Sign In, and Continental Breakfast
7:45am-8:00am Welcome, Introductions, and CHCQM Diplomate Achievement Award Presentation
Moderators:
Nick J. Paslidis, MD, PhD, MHCM, FACP, CHCQM
Chairman of the Board - ABQAURP
Senior Medical Director - Molina Healthcare
Sunil K. Sinha, MD, CHCQM, MBA, FACP
CME Committee Chair - ABQAURP
Vice President & Chief Medical Officer - Barnes Jewish (BJC) Health Systems Medical Group
8:00am-9:00am Length of Stay Management and Cost Containment Utilizing Multidisciplinary Rounds
Howard A. Stein, DO, MHA, CHCQM-PHYADV - Associate Director of Medical Affairs, Senior Physician Advisor Care Management - CentraState Medical Center; President - CentraState Medical Associates; and Board of Directors - American College of Physician Advisors
- Demonstrate how length of stay management correlates with cost containment
- Explain how multidisciplinary rounds function with a physician advisor
- Identify how multidisciplinary rounds yield benefits in quality, utilization, cost, and patient satisfaction
9:00am-10:00am Stethoscopes and Technology: The New Care Team
Tess Kryspin Lombard, MD, MBA, CHCQM, FACP, FAAPL, CPE - Chief Medical Officer - StayWell Health Center
- Recognize the complex process of implementing telemedicine technology into primary care
- Identify the intended and unintended outcomes of the implementation process
- Describe the role of the team in the use of telemedicine
10:00am-10:15am Networking Break
10:15am-11:15am CMS Initiatives on Quality, Value, Patient Safety and Reporting Burden Reduction
Richard E. Wild, MD, JD, MBA, FACEP - Chief Medical Officer, Atlanta and Boston Regional Offices - Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
- As CMS rules dictate, the objectives will be available as the event approaches due to potential updates in government programs. Please check back for updates.
11:15am-12:15pm Breaking Down Silos: Documentation to Support Utilization Review, Quality, and CDI
Timothy Brundage, MD, CCDS - Medical Director / Chief Executive Officer - Brundage Group
- Identify silos as barriers to your institution’s success
- Demonstrate ways to document in support of high quality
- Formulate education to elevate hospital-based practice to achieve value-based care
12:15pm-1:15pm Networking Lunch (Buffet Lunch Provided)
1:15pm-2:15pm Age-Friendly Health Systems
Cheri Lattimer, RN, BSN - Executive Director, National Transitions of Care Coalition (NTOCC)
- Analyze the impact COVID has had on transitions and care coordination for older adults
- Describe the concepts of an Age-Friendly Health Care System
- List the key initiatives of the “What Matters” program
- Recognize the long-term effects to providers, patients, and families recovering from COVID-19
2:15pm-3:15pm The Use of a Telehealth Substance Use Disorder Treatment Program in the Continuum of Care
Dennis Mihale, MD, MBA, CHCQM - Chief Medical Officer - Upward Health
- Discuss rise in both incidence of Substance Use Disorder (SUD) and morbidity and mortality
- Recognize the value of telehealth in continuum of treatment of SUD
- Explain the infrastructure required for telehealth SUD treatment
- Gain insight into the day-to-day processes for a telehealth addiction program
- Analyze considerations of using telehealth for treating SUD
3:15pm-3:30pm Networking Break
3:30pm-4:30pm PANEL DISCUSSION: Substance Use Disorder
Quality Measures and Improvement in Addiction Treatment
Kimberly Johnson, PhD, MBA - Associate Professor - University of South Florida; Former Director - SAMHSA Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
- Describe the measures of quality in addiction care
- Apply the measures of quality care to a practice example
- Explain the fundamentals of quality improvement in addiction
Quality Measures and Alternative Payment Models to Advance Evidence-Based Treatment in Addiction Medicine
Frank James, MD, JD, FASAM, FACLM - Medical Director, Outpatient Services - Mind Springs Health
- Determine the standards for treatment design
- Explain the continuum for payment models
- Identify quality measures as a basis for alternative payment models in Addiction Medicine
4:30pm-5:30pm Optimal Management of Behavioral and Physical Health: Six Degrees of Integration
Sam Toney, MD - President & Chief Executive Officer - Toney Healthcare Consulting
- Describe the shortcomings of managing behavioral and physical health separately and why integration is important
- Identify opportunities for improvement or superior performance across six key integration factors
- Assess your organization’s behavioral and physical health integration across the six dimensions and consider opportunities for improvement
5:30pm Closing Remarks and Adjournment
*Schedule, faculty, and content are subject to change.