PROGRAM AGENDA

C o n f e r e n c e & T r a d e s h o w

CAH Critical Access Hospital Conference

T E X A S

Hosted by

Texas Organization of Rural & Community

Hospitals

Sponsored by

Texas State Office of Rural Health

TORCH is pleased to host the 2014 Texas Critical Access Hospital Conference & Tradeshow. There are 80 CAHs in Texas. This is the only educational and networking event of its kind for Texas CAHs, so don’t miss this unique opportunity to attend, stay current on key issues relevant to CAHs and network with industry professionals!

HOTEL INFORMATION

The 2014 CAH Conference will be held at the Hyatt Lost Pines Resort & Spa (575 Hyatt Lost Pines Rd, Cedar Creek, TX 78612). The conference block room special rate is $139/night for (single/double). Reserve your room before June 10, 2014 for this special rate. Call the hotel directly for reservations at (800) 421-1442 or book your room online at:

https://resweb.passkey.com/go/TORC2014

Hyatt Lost Pines Resort Lost Pines, TX June 25-26, 2014

2014 Critical Access Hospital Conference & Tradeshow

ONLINE REGISTRATION COMING SOON!

For more information, go to: www.torchnet.org

CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS

A total of 9 hours of CE units for CPAs are available from the

Texas State Board of Public Accountancy: sponsor #04763. No

preparation required.

TORCH is authorized to award 9 hours of pre-approved ACHE

Qualified Education credit for this program toward advancement

or recertification in the American College of Healthcare

Executives. Participants in this program wishing to have the

continuing education hours applied toward ACHE Qualified

Education credit should indicate their attendance when submitting

application to the American College of Healthcare Executives for

advancement or recertification.

AGENDA

Wednesday, June 25th

3:00 pm – 3:30 pm

Networking and Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Hall 3:30 pm – 4:40 pm

Advocacy Update David Pearson, MPA, FACHE, President/CEO, TORCH, Austin, TX

CAHs and Effect: Important News from the Advocacy Front for Critical Access Hospitals – As the federal budget cutting continues and efforts to reform healthcare are hitting closer and closer to home, we will take a quick look in this session at the hottest, most pertinent advocacy issues facing CAH facilities and what TORCH is doing to protect this important designation, as well as the various programs and funding that CAHs have come to depend. 4:40 pm – 5:30 pm

Meaningful Use Stage 2 Requirements David Nilasena, MD, MSPH, MS, Chief Medical Officer, Centers for

Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Region 6, Dallas, TX (invited)

This session will provide clarifying information for the Meaningful Use Stage 2 requirements for the Medicare and Medicaid incentive programs. Learn the differences between stage 1 and stage 2. As we look at each core and menu measure, understand what the Stage 2 objectives require, what eligible hospitals and providers have to do to meet the new required threshold, and what exclusions exist for the objectives. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn to what you must achieve in order to successfully demonstrate meaningful use of your EHR system in Stage 2.

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Networking Reception in the Exhibit Hall

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Registration and Exhibit Hall Opens 1:00 pm – 1:10 pm

Welcome and Introduction David Pearson, MPA, FACHE, President/CEO, TORCH, Austin, TX Quang Ngo, EVP, TORCH, Austin, TX

1:10 pm – 2:00 pm

Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility (Flex) Program: State and Federal Priorities and Updates Brad Denton, Director, Texas State Office of Rural Health (SORH),

Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA), Austin, TX Megan Cody, MPH, Flex Coordinator, Texas SORH, TDA, Austin, TX

With a new State Office of Rural Health Director and virtually an entirely new team, this remains a critical year for the Texas Flex Program and Critical Access Hospitals as we continue to update the project scope to ensure alignment with current federal application requirements, legislative changes, and the changing needs of Texas Critical Access Hospitals in this healthcare environment. These changes could have significant impact on your hospital’s ability to access much needed grant funding and resources, so get the latest information at the federal level as well as the state level regarding current and future funding priorities and programs for CAHs. 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Achieving Value of Health Information Exchange Mike McGuire, CEO, Holon Solutions, Roswell, GA Jonathon Voelkel, CEO, Wilbarger General Hospital, Vernon, TX Quang Ngo, EVP, TORCH, Austin, TX

The grand vision of HIE promises many great things, but hospitals and providers need to focus on a truly essential foundation that will allow them to be successful TODAY. In this session learn how you can realize the value and power of information exchange in a way that is achievable, secure, realistic, affordable, and usable. Understand the differences and implications of which technologies and path to use, how to overcome expensive interfaces, as well as operational , financial and workforce challenges. Don’t miss this enlightening, informative panel discussion aimed at demystifying much of the confusion surrounding this issue.

7:30 am – 8:30 am

Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall 8:30 am – 9:30 am

Leveraging Healthcare Reform Ralph Llewellyn, CPA, Director of Critical Access Hospitals, Eide

Bailly, LLP, Fargo, ND

What does the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) mean for Critical Access Hospitals? What provisions or requirements directly impact CAHs financially? Conversely, are there opportunities within the ACA that CAHs can take advantage of or would benefit from? This session will strip away the complexity of the legislation and hone in on specific challenges and opportunities afforded by the ACA. Don’t miss out! Learn how you can strategically position your facility for success. 9:30 am – 10:30 am

ICD-10 Physician Education & Clinical Documentation Paul Weygandt, MD, Vice President of Physician Services, Nuance

Communications, Inc., Burlington, MA (invited)

ICD-10 conversion continues to be a considerable undertaking for many Critical Access Hospitals. There are many challenges and hospitals large and small are lagging behind. A successful transition depends upon many things, including educating and training your coders and physicians (the processes and focus are different), improving your clinical documentation processes, and testing your systems. This session will focus specifically on what your physicians need to do in the new ICD-10 environment and how you can help them today to be prepared. Physician preparation in involvement is absolutely essential to your success. Attend to learn more.

10:30 am – 11:30 am

Meaningful Use Audits Inevitable Hospital CEO Panel Discussion

CMS Meaningful Use Audits have been implemented and the rate at which hospitals are being audited is nothing short of alarming. In this session, hear from hospital CEOs about their experience of going an audit—how they prepared, what’s being asked, how they responded to and communicated with the auditors, and how they successfully navigate this process. Learn about the details and types of documentation that should be incorporated in your “book of evidence” to support your attestation and measurement requirements . This is the next big challenge! Don’t miss out on the lessons learned and insights gained to help you prepare. 11:30 am – 12:00 pm

Networking and Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Hall

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Lunch 1:00 pm – 1:30 pm

Dessert and Networking in the Exhibit Hall 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm

Small Hospital Improvement Grant - Forming SHIP Networks Megan Cody, MPH, Flex Coordinator, SORH, TDA, Austin, TX Julie Ketelsen, MPH, Rural Health Specialist, SORH, TDA, Austin, TX Quang Ngo, EVP, TORCH, Austin, TX

The SHIP Grant is available to small rural hospitals with 49 or fewer beds. There is a significant opportunity for SHIP eligible hospitals to consider strategic opportunities to pool their funding resources to implement initiative(s) that help them address major area(s) of, including ICD-10 education and training, quality and performance improvement and reporting initiatives. In this facilitated discussion, learn about these and other strategic opportunities for collaborative projects that leverage the power of relationships and volume, that maximize your individual and collective funding, and that streamlines your administrative and reporting requirements.

2:30 pm - 3:30 pm

HOT TOPICS: Funding Opportunities and Resources Quang Ngo, EVP, TORCH, Austin, TX This session will provide a plethora of information ranging from current programs, services, support and education through TORCH and the State Office of Rural Health. Get the latest on various funding opportunities, free education resources for CAHs, information on mandatory reporting requirements coming this September, and subsidy opportunity for high speed, broadband connectivity, and much more!

Operational Strategies for Managing the Critical Access Hospital Swing Bed Program

(SPECIAL BREAKOUT SESSION)

Thursday, 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm

Suzy Harvey, RN-BC, RAC-CT, Supervising Consultant, BKD, LLP, Springfield, MO (invited)

Running 4 years straight, this popular, special, breakout session will provide important up-to-date information on how CAHs can operate a well-managed and highly effective swing bed program as a true profit center and close-to-home quality care. In particular, learn about current regulatory provisions, clinical criteria, program requirements and service payments for the CAH swing bed program.

AGENDA: Thursday, June 26th

RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED

P.O. Box 203878

Austin, TX 78720

11675 Jollyville Road, Suite 300

Austin, TX 78759

(512) 873-0045

(512) 873-0046 fax

www.torchnet.org

For information about this event contact Rose Valenzuela at rose@torchnet.org or Quang Ngo at quang@torchnet.org

2014 TEXAS CAH CONFERENCE June 25-26, 2014

Hyatt Lost Pines Resort – Lost Pines, TX

TIME SENSITIVE

2014 CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL CONFERENCE & TRADESHOW

June 25-26, 2014 Hyatt Lost Pines Resort & Spa (outside of Austin, TX)

IMPORTANT DEADLINES

Exhibitor/Sponsor Application Deadline: June 6, 2014 Hotel Reservation Deadline: June 10 2014

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