NORTHEAST HOME HEALTH LEADERSHIP SUMMIT

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1 The Thirteenth Annual NORTHEAST HOME HEALTH LEADERSHIP SUMMIT Turn On Your Leadership Light Sometimes everything has to be inscribed across the heavens so you can find the one line already written inside you. January 20-22, 2015 The Colonnade Hotel Boston, MA David Whyte, poet and author.

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3 Northeast Home Health Leadership Summit January 20-22, 2015 Turn on Your Leadership Light The Colonnade Hotel Boston, Massachusetts Home care leaders understand that their efforts play an important role in this new age of care. They are blazing the way and achieving great results through new collaborations, expanded business models, and enhanced care. As a leader, you can shine even brighter, when you attend the thirteenth Northeast Home Health Leadership Summit. Here you can explore new opportunities, develop new strategies and enhance your leadership skills in this educational event designed for home health management. Registration is now open. The Northeast Home Health Leadership Summit is sponsored by the Northeast Home Health Leadership Collaborative, a consortium of state home care trade associations representing provider and associate members in the northeast. HCA Education and Research, the education arm of the Home Care Association of New York State, is once again the coordinator of this event. Members of the collaborative work closely together to bring you this insightful program. They include: Connecticut Association for Healthcare at Home Home Care & Hospice Alliance of Maine Home Care Alliance of Massachusetts Home Care Association of New Hampshire Home Care Association of New Jersey Home Care Association of New York State New York State Association of Health Care Providers Rhode Island Partnership for Home Care Vermont Assembly of Home Health Agencies Summit Website DIRECTORY Pre Conference Session Northeast Home Health Leadership Program Summit Logistics Registration Form Summit Website Online Registration Page 3 Page 3 5 Page 6 Page

4 Pre Conference Session Tuesday, January 20 11:00am Conference Registration Conference registration opens at 11:00am where you can receive your conference program and welcome bag. 1:00pm 5:00pm PRE CONFERENCE SESSION (There is an additional fee to attend this program. Please see the registration form for details). Pre Conference Sponsored by: 1:00pm 3:00pm Care Transitions: Emerging Trends in Home Care Home care is best positioned to become a leading partner before and after hospital discharge. Hear how a leading home health agency is capitalizing on post acute opportunities through technologies, chronic care management, development of a mobile observation unit and integration with medical homes. Dana Sheer, ACNP, MSN, Director, Clinical Programs/Partners Mobile Observation Unit Partners HealthCare at Home 3:15pm 5:00pm Articulating the Home Health Value Proposition, With Local Partners and on a National Level Home health agencies should be natural partners in new models of care that align incentives among multiple health care providers and promote value instead of volume in achieving person centered care. But have we, as individual providers or an industry, articulated the role and value of home health care within these emerging models? What are our key strategies to build and sell this vision? Dr. Landers will offer his perspective, including an update from the Institute of Medicine s The Future of Home Health Care workshop. Dr. Steven Landers, MD, MPH, President & CEO, Visiting Nurse Association Health Group, Inc. Dinner is on your own this evening. Wednesday, January 21 8:00am Registration Opens 9:30am Welcome to the 13th annual Northeast Home Health Leadership Summit 3 Agenda continues on next page

5 SUMMIT AGENDA Wednesday, January 21 10:00am Healthcare Kaizen: Engaging Every Employee in Sustainable Improvements Kaizen is a Japanese concept that means change for the better. In this presentation, learn the management mindset and philosophies required to make Kaizen work in your organization along with solid examples of organizational improvements that result in improved processes, happier employees, and better patient care. Mark Graban Vice President of Customer Success, KaiNexus, author and consultant 11:15am Tools for the Connected Medical Home Remote patient monitoring can improve management of chronic disease, including clinical outcomes and quality of care. It can also achieve potential cost savings, better allocation of resources and empower patients to self manage their health. Dr. Kvedar will outline applications of connected health in discharge planning and patient transitions. He will show how virtual visits and remote consultations can connect patients from all over the world with medical specialists, provide access to care in rural areas, and deliver care to patients with mental health challenges. He will also address how mobile technology can improve patient engagement by capturing personal health data and providing in the moment messaging that takes advantage of the addictive nature of always on mobile devices. Dr. Joseph Kvedar Director, Center for Connected Health Partners Healthcare 12:30pm Lunch Sponsored by: 1:30pm The Palliative Care Toolkit: How Payers are Supporting Palliative Care Palliative care is gaining interest from home health providers as a way to improve patient care and deliver needed services to patients living with serious illness at home. This segment will discuss a toolkit created by the Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC) in partnership with the National Business Group on Health and the California Healthcare Foundation that describes innovative ways payers and providers are collaborating to address the needs of the seriously ill at home. Emily Warner, JD, Senior Policy Analyst at the Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC) 3:00pm Afternoon Rap Up with Dr. Damania Warning: This session contains a doctor mixing medicine, music, and mayhem. The goal is to entertain and educate, not to provide medical advice. It s the kind of face to face encounter you ll find refreshing! Zubin Damania, MD, Director of Healthcare Development, Downtown Project and CEO and Founder, Turntable Health Agenda continues on next page 4

6 SUMMIT AGENDA Wednesday, January 21 continued 4:00pm Reception The Colonnade 6:30pm Group Dinner Join your peers for an exclusive dinner at Fogo de Chao, a Brazilian Steakhouse, located within walking distance of The Colonnade Hotel. The cost is $85 per person. Pre registration for this limited seating event is required. Sponsored by: Thursday, January 22 7:00am Networking Breakfast Buffet Sponsored by: 8:30am The Future of Post Acute Care Under a Value Based Payment System Medicare spending on post acute care now exceeds $62 billion annually. With the establishment of new payment models, strong incentives have been created for coordination of post acute care. Health systems, ACOs and Medicare Advantage plans are beginning to establish preferred networks of providers to deliver care more effectively and reduce hospital re admissions. This segment examines these new approaches to manage, coordinate and utilize post acute services, including home care, and the implications for patients, providers and policy. Robert E. Mechanic, M.B.A, Senior Fellow, Heller School of Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University and Executive Director of the Health Industry Forum 9:45am Conversational Leadership Poet David Whyte will close out the 2015 Summit with his unique perspectives on conversational leadership. Using poetry and thoughtful commentary, he will illustrate how we can foster qualities of courage and engagement qualities needed if we are to respond to today s call for increased creativity and adaptability in the workplace. He brings a unique and important contribution to our understanding of individual and organizational change, guaranteed to help you turn on your leadership light. David Whyte, Poet, Author Lecturer 12:30 Closing Lunch and Adjourn Sponsored by: 5

7 Northeast Home Health Leadership Summit Turn On Your Leadership Light Here s some helpful information! Summit Website Check out the Summit website at for updated conference information, speaker handout materials, driving directions, speaker profiles, sponsor information, as well as links to online registration, information on visiting Boston, and upcoming education programs offered by the Collaborative associations. Discount for Early Registrants Register for the Summit by December 19 and save! Your registration fee includes access to expert speakers, group meal events and more. Register for the Summit simply and securely using your credit card online at You can also fax or mail in the registration form accompanying this brochure. Be sure to indicate if you wish to participate in the pre conference session and/or the group dinner for which there are additional fees. Registration fees may not be shared. Walk in registrations will not be accommodated. Special fees apply to vendors who are not sponsors. What to Wear Business casual is suggested for all events. A jacket or sweater is recommended during the education sessions, as temperature comfort levels vary. Weather In the event of inclement weather on January 20 or 21, it is our intent to hold the program as planned. However, if a state of emergency travel advisory is issued, we suggest you view the Summit website at or call HCA at (518) for a recording for further details. The cancellation policy as outlined on the registration form will prevail. Handout Materials In an effort to be green, all handout materials, in cases where they are provided by speakers, will be available for downloading prior to the conference. A link will be sent to each registrant one week prior to the Summit. Print only the handouts you need or download them to your electronic device in advance of the conference. Questions? Contact the Home Care Association of New York State, the Summit coordinator, at (518) or info@hcanys.org. The Colonnade Hotel 120 Huntington Avenue Boston, MA The Colonnade Hotel is the site of the Summit. Room rates at the hotel are $175 per room, per night. The deadline for this special rate is December 29, or until our room block is sold out. Call (800) and ask for the Group Code NEH24K to receive this discounted rate. For more information on the hotel, visit Sponsorship of the Summit Sponsorship is open to anyone who supports home care, including suppliers of home care products and services. Sponsors are featured on the Summit website, in the conference program and in the Sponsor directory provided to each attendee. Be recognized as a supporter of home health and become a Sponsor today! Visit to see who has sponsored already and to view the 2015 Sponsorship brochure outlining all the opportunities available. Please contact Ms. Billi Hoen at (518) for further information. Summit Supporters 6

8 Northeast Home Health Leadership Summit Turn On Your Leadership Light January 20-22, 2014 The Colonnade Hotel - Boston, Massachusetts Registration Form Name Title Agency Address City State Zip Phone Fax Please indicate your state association membership affiliation: I am not a member of any Association Connecticut Association for Healthcare at Home Home Care & Hospice Alliance of Maine Home Care Alliance of Massachusetts Home Care Association of New Hampshire Home Care Association of New Jersey Home Care Association of New York State* New York State Association of Health Care Providers* Rhode Island Partnership for Home Care Vermont Assembly of Home Health Agencies *Member of both HCA and HCP-NY Two-Day Registration Fee Includes: Education programs, handouts and food and beverage events where noted. The Pre-Conference session on January 20 th is additional. Members Please Note: Members of the same agency may not share the two day registration fee. Each individual must be pre-registered to attend. Non Members Provider Member of a Sponsoring State Association Early Bird Two-Day Fee (until 12/19/14) $499 Two-Day Fee (after 12/19/14) $549 Vendor Member of a Sponsoring State Association Non-Member Providers Early Bird Two-Day Fee (until 12/19/14) Two-Day Fee (after 12/19/14) Non-Member Vendors Pre-Conference Session Pre-Conference Session (In addition to above Registration) Pre-Conference Session ONLY Pre-Conference Session ONLY Networking Dinner Yes, I will attend dinner on January 21 $569 $699 $749 $769 $129 Member: $239 Non-Member: $339 $ 85 Registration Deadline and Cancellation Policy Cancellations up to January 2 will receive a full refund less 25% administrative fee by ing info@hcanys.org. No refunds will be given after January 2. Changes or substitutes within the same agency are acceptable by notifying HCA Education and Research by January 9 th. Questions? Contact HCA at (518) or info@hcanys.org. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act or special meal needs, please let us know how we can accommodate you: Three Ways to Register Online: By Fax: By mail: Fax your registration form with credit card payment to (518) Send your payment and registration form to HCA Education and Research 388 Broadway, 4 th Floor Albany, NY Total Registration Fee Method of Payment $ American Express MasterCard VISA (3 digit security code) _ Exp. Date / / Card Number Cardholder s Name Billing Address City State_ Zip Signature Check (must be received by Jan 12) made payable to: HCA Education and Research 388 Broadway, 4 th Floor Albany, NY 12207