Creating Value: The Quality Care Reimbursement Connection Seminar

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1 Creating Value: The Quality Care Reimbursement Connection Seminar Earn 6 CEUs The Education Team From: The Premier Rehab Provider

2 GRS Spring Seminars Creating Value: The Quality Care Reimbursement Connection Genesis is preparing for RUGs IV and MDS 3.0. How?? We are offering to all of our customers, free admission to the seminars listed below. We hope you will take advantage of this opportunity to earn 6 CEU s while keeping informed of changes. We encourage you to register early to reserve your seat. Cost: $ Non GRS Customers / Free for GRS Customers Early Bird Specials $ Multi-Registration Two registrants for the price of one Registration Contact Carol Soldau 101 E State Street, Kennett Square, PA (Pay by check) Carol.Soldau@genesishcc.com (Pay by Credit Card) Phone: / Fax: Go to or Carol Soldau for a Registration Form Date Early Bird Discount Location Time May 19, 2010 April 21, 2010 Harrisburg, PA 8:30 4:30 PM June 15, 2010 May 18, 2010 Richmond, VA 8:30 4:30 PM June 22, 2010 May 25, 2010 Daytona Bch, FL 8:30 4:30 PM June 29, 2010 June 01, 2010 Indianapolis, IN 8:30 4:30 PM July 01, 2010 June 03, 2010 Columbus, OH 8:30 4:30 PM July 13, 2010 June 15, 2010 Milwaukee, WI 8:30 4:30 PM July 20, 2010 June 22, 2010 St Louis, MO 8:30 4:30 PM July 29, 2010 July 01, 2010 Denver, CO 8:30 4:30 PM

3 Dr. Paul T. Cass, MD Speaker Bios Dr Paul T. Cass is recently retired as Senior Vice President of Corporate Medical Affairs for Genesis Health Care in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. From 1974 to 1993 Dr. Cass was a physician staff member with Crozer Keystone Health Care System in Upland, Pa. Dr. Cass had been with Genesis Health Care Corporation since He is currently the Medical Director for GRS. Dr. Cass is a member of the Board of Directors for the Christian and Missionary Alliance Foundation overseeing Shell Point Retirement Community in Ft. Myers, Florida. Dr. Cass is a member of the Board of Directors for the Alliance Community for Retirement Living in Deland, Fla. Dr. Cass is a Board member for the Life at Home PACE program in Sharon Hill, Pa. Currently, Dr. Cass is President of Paul T. Cass. MD. LLC, consulting for excellence in elder care. He earned his MD from Hahnemann Medical College, where he also completed his internship and residency and is Board Certified in Internal Medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine with added qualifications in Geriatric Medicine. Ted Mulligan, MS OTR/L, MBA Ted Mulligan graduated from Colorado State University in 1991 with his Masters in Occupational Therapy, and from the University of New Hampshire in 1999 with his Masters in Business Administration. He is a clinical reimbursement specialist, with expertise in the rehabilitation area of clinical reimbursement for Medicare, skilled nursing and therapy services, and state specific Medicaid programs. He began his career as a clinical occupational therapist in the areas of industrial rehabilitation, skilled nursing care, and long term care. Over the past 10 years he has been employed with Genesis Healthcare, and has held positions including Rehabilitation Program Manager, Clinical Reimbursement Manager, and is currently Director or Reimbursement Rehab Services. As a rehabilitation reimbursement consultant, he is involved in program auditing, training, consulting, program evaluation and development, and strategic planning. Barbara Benson Yody, B.A, M.A Senior Director, Outcomes Analysis, Genesis HealthCare Barbara Yody is responsible for monitoring and reporting outcomes for Genesis HealthCare. In addition to outcomes reporting, Ms Yody manages a team of analysts that perform statistical analysis to understand the drivers of high quality and assess the impact of clinical or operational changes. The team also provides market assessment and survey support to assess current projects or evaluate future development. Ms. Yody is a trained research scientist with experience in community-based brain injury programs, market research and business planning. Alice Bell PT, GCS Alice Bell is currently employed by Genesis Rehabilitation Services as the Senior Director of Clinical Services for Physical Therapy and Clinical Operations Technology Integration. Alice received her Bachelors degree from Northeastern University, Boston Bouve College in She became a Board Certified Specialist in Geriatrics through the APTA in 1994 and was recertified in She is currently a DPT candidate at the University of Montana. Professional Activities: Vice President of the Section on Geriatrics of the APTA ; APTA appointed representative of the Coalition of Rehab Therapy Organizations to the Professional Technical Advisory Committee for JCAHO; APTA appointed member of the National Quality Forum; Contributor to the updated APTA Defensible Documentation Resource in the areas of Skilled Nursing Facilities/Long Term Care, Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities, and Long Term Care Hospitals posted on the APTA website in September of 2009 Former Secretary of the Western District of the Massachusetts Chapter of the American Physical Therapy Association; Former Assembly Representative for the Massachusetts Chapter of the APTA; Former Director and Membership Chair for the Section on Geriatrics; Service award recipient of the Section on Geriatrics in 2007 and 2009; Item writer for the Geriatric Specialist Certification Exam; Guest lecturer on the topic of Geriatric Physical Therapy for the PT program at Springfield College Professional Experience Alice has experience in home care, acute care, out-patient, acute rehab, sub-acute care and long term care. Alice has lectured and written many articles on topics related to Physical Therapy and the older adult. Mary Lea Habegger, MA-CCC/SLP Mary Lea Habeggeris the Clinical Specialist of Education and Staff Development for Genesis Rehabilitation Services (GRS). She provides clinical education and opportunities for student placements to support colleges and universities and GRS Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists and Speech-Language Pathologists. Mary Lea graduated from Marshall University with her Masters degree in 1993 and has practiced in a variety of settings with the last 13 years spent primarily in geriatrics and long- term care. Mary Lea is a Master Clinician in Dementia. She has presented continuing education courses on various clinical topics including: A Cognitive Framework- An Interdisciplinary Approach to Dementia; Dysphagia-The Basics; Auditory Rehabilitation; Cognitive Linguistic Therapy; Staging Dementia-A Nursing Approach; Cognitive Rehab-The Possibility of Hope; Reimbursement Seminars and Medicare Boot Camps. Mary Lea has also presented at the Annual Ohio Health Care Conference, the Wisconsin Speech and Hearing Convention, the Ohio Speech-Language Hearing Convention, the Miami Valley Alzheimer s Association, and the American Speech Language Hearing Association s National Convention. Mary Lea speaks on leadership issues as related to geriatrics and long term care. She is certified in the Serper Method (a cognitive rehabilitation program) and participates on the Dementia Special Interest Group for Genesis Rehab Services; and is a member of the Specialist Interest Groups for Supervision and Swallowing Disorders for the American Speech-Language Hearing Association.

4 Course Agenda Time Title Overview Speaker 8:30 9:00 AM Sign In Continental Breakfast Section 1 9:00 12:00 PM Optimizing Clinical Outcomes for Older Adults in Assisted Living and Skilled Nursing Settings The impact of Ageism in Healthcare Creating an Effective Interdisciplinary Team focused on Person Centered Care Clinical Management, Medical Management, Therapy Services, Clinical Collaboration Interdisciplinary Clinical Collaboration and Focus Area E Dr Paul Cass Alice Bell Mary Lea Habegger 10:30 10:45 AM Break 12:00 12:30 PM Lunch will be Provided Section 2 12:30 2:30 PM Understanding the CMS Quality Measures (QMs) Definitions of Publicly Reported Quality Measures. Role of QMs in 5 Star Rating System Suggestions for Improving QM Performance Impact of MDS 3.0 on QM Calculations Barbara Yody 2:30 2:45 PM Break Section 3 2:45 4:15 PM MDS 3.0/RUG IV Understanding the Changes to Reimbursement New criteria for Nursing RUGs Look back periods, Late Loss ADL s and Extensive Services Impact on Rehab Services Changes to Other Medicare Required Assessments (OMRA) Financial Impact Ted Mulligan 4:15 4:45 PM Q & A Open Forum All Presenters

5 Registration Form Creating Value: The Quality Care Reimbursement Connection If you are interested in attending, please complete the form below and return it to Carol Soldau at: Fax Mail GRS 101 E State St, Kennett Square, PA Cost: $ for Non GRS Customers GRS Customers (Free) (Check the appropriate box) (Early Bird Specials $179.00) (Multi-Registration Two registrants for the price of one) Name: ( License Info Required for 6 CEU s) License # / State: License # / State: Facility: Phone Number: Address: City/State/Zip Address: Check Enclosed MC / Visa / American Express Credit Card # Exp Date / Place a check mark next to the seminar that you plan on attending. 5/19/2010 Courtyard Harrisburg Hershey 725 Eisenhower Blvd Harrisburg, PA /15/2010 Courtyard Richmond Northwest 3950 Westerre Parkway, Richmond, VA /22/2010 Courtyard Daytona Bch 1605 Richard Petty Blvd, Daytona Bch, FL /29/2010 Courtyard Indianapolis Airport 2602 Fortune Circle East, Indianapolis, IN /01/2010 Courtyard Columbus West 2350 Westbelt Dr, Columbus, OH /13/2010 Courtyard Milwaukee Downtown 300 W Michigan St, Milwaulkee, WI /20/2010 Courtyard St louis Downtown 2340 Market St at Jefferson, St Louis, MO /29/2010 Courtyard Denver Airport 6901 Tower Road, Denver, CO Referred By: Phone: Facility: Address: Contact info for Carol Soldau Carol.Soldau@Genesishcc.com

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