NEW YORK MEDICAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING ANNUAL EDUCATIONAL SYMPOSIUM CLINICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE UPDATES PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION DIFFICULT FAMILIES E-PRESCRIBING AVOIDABLE ADMISSIONS/RE-ADMISSIONS BILLING AND CODING Robert Figlerski, PHD Leonard Gelman, MD, CMD William Hallett, Pharm. D., MBA, CGP Joe Sacco, MD Mark Weigle, MD ON-SITE PROGRAM MAY 5-6, 2015 THE DESMOND ALBANY, NEW YORK NYMDA BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
NEW YORK MEDICAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION ANNUAL EDUCATIONAL SYMPOSIUM MAY 5-6, 2015 THE DESMOND 660 Albany Shaker Road Albany, NY 12211 518-869-8100 www.desmondhotelsalbany.com The Annual Educational Meeting, Membership Meeting and Board of Directors Meeting of the New York Medical Directors Association will be held at the Desmond, Albany, New York on May 5-6, 2015 from 6:30PM to 8:30PM on Tuesday, May 5, 2015 and from 8:00AM to 4:30PM on Wednesday, May 6, 2015. OBJECTIVES: The program will enable the participants to: Understand the role of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in a skilled nursing facility Learn techniques and skills for the management of difficult families Understand e-prescribing requirements and how to implement them in your practice and facility Decrease avoidable admission and re-admission rates in your facility Improve your billing and coding AUDIENCE: Medical Directors, Attending Physicians, and other health professionals practicing in long term care. FACULTY: Leonard Gelman, MD, CMD President American Medical Directors Association Mark Weigle, MD Chair of Physiatry at Montefiore New Rochelle Robert Figlerski, PHD Director of Psychological Services of IPC Joe Sacco, MD Medical/Palliative Medicine Director of NY-RAH William Hallett, Pharm. D., MBA, CGP President/CEO, Guardian Consulting Services
NEW YORK MEDICAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION SPRING EDUCATIONAL MEETING Tuesday May 5, 2015 6:00PM 6:30-8:30PM 8:30-10:00PM Registration Industry Sponsored Dinner Symposium Albert L. Riddle, MD, CMD Use of currently available oral anticoagulants in long term care NYMDA Board of Directors Meeting (by invitation) Wednesday May 6, 2015 7:30AM Registration - EXHIBITS 7:30AM Continental Breakfast - EXHIBITS 8:00AM Introductions: Jay Slotkin, MD, MPH, AGSF, CMD, FACP ********************************************************************************************* 8:05AM-9:30AM 9:30AM-10:00AM 10:00AM-11:00AM 11:00AM-12:00PM Billing and Coding Leonard Gelman, MD, CMD Improve the accuracy of coding and billing Coffee Break - EXHIBITS Avoidable Admissions/Re-Admissions Joe Sacco, MD Implement strategies to reduce hospital admissions and re-admissions Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Mark Weigle, MD Understand the role of PM&R in a skilled nursing facility ********************************************************************************************* 12:00PM-1:00PM 1:00PM-2:30PM 2:30PM-3:00PM 3:00PM-4:30PM Lunch - EXHIBITS E-Prescribing William Hallett, Pharm. D., MBA, CGP Understand the regulations and guidelines surrounding the electronic transmission of both legend and controlled prescriptions Coffee Break EXHIBITS Difficult Families Robert Figlerski, PHD Learn techniques and skills for management of difficult families
Accreditation Statement: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of AMDA The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine and the New York Medical Directors Association (NYMDA). AMDA The Society for Post- Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Credit Designation Statement: AMDA The Society for Post-Acute and Long- Term Care Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. CMD Credit Statement: This live activity has been pre-approved by the American Board of Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine (ABPLM) for a total of 5.5 credit hours in Management hours and 1 clinical hour toward certification as a Certified Medical Director (CMD) in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care medicine. The CMD program is administered by the ABPLM. Each physician should claim only those hours of credit actually spent on the activity. THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING THE ANNUAL EDUCATIONAL MEETING OF THE NEW YORK MEDICAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION. WE HOPE THAT IT WAS ENJOYABLE AND FRUITFUL. PLEASE BE SURE TO FILL OUT YOUR PINK EVALUATION SHEET. THIS HELPS US IN PLANNING FOR FUTURE MEETINGS SO THAT WE CAN SERVE OUR MEMBERSHIP AS BEST AS POSSIBLE. WE DO READ THEM! THANK YOU. CERTIFICATES OF ATTENDANCE WILL BE MAILED WITHIN TWO WEEKS TO PAID-IN-FULL ATTENDEES.