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Preconference Events
Critical Access Hospital Administrator’s Meeting - Flex Program Meeting
Audience - Critical Access Hospital (CAH) administrators and anyone interested in the Rural Hospital Felxibility (Flex) Program.
| WEDNESDAY, PART 1 |
| 8:00 - 8:30am |
Meet & Greet Breakfast |
| 8:30 - 8:45am |
Welcome and Introductions |
| 8:45 -10:00am |
MT Medicaid and EHR Incentives
Tim Sizemore-proposed
What’s up with HealthShare MT?
Loren Schrag-proposed |
| 10:00 -10:45am |
Value Based Purchasing Considerations for CAHs
Gloria Kupferman-proposed
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| 10:45 - 11:00am |
Break |
| 11:00 - 11:45am |
2011-2012 Flex News Important news about 2011-2012 Flex projects for MT CAHs!
Carol Bischoff and Kathy Wilcox |
| 12:00 - 4:30pm |
Join the MHA Member Meeting |
FEES & REGISTRATION
| Fees |
CAH Administrator
Funded by the Flex grant |
$0 |
| Others |
$25 |
Registration
| Online - |
Check the CAH Administrator Meeting under pre-conference events |
Cancellation Policy
Cancellations must be received at the MHREF office by close of business September 15. Cancellations received after September 15 will be required to pay the $25 extra participant fee.
Audience - MHA Member CEOs
The MHA Member CEO meeting will be held again on Wednesday afternoon. This meeting will be a chance for all MHA member CEOs to meet and discuss the most pressing issues with their facility and the health care industry. The House of Delegates meeting will be part of the agenda.
Sponsored by: MedAssets
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| 12:00 - 1:00 pm |
Lunch |
| 1:00 – 1:45 pm |
House of Delegates |
| 2:00 - 4:30 pm |
Member Meeting |
Faculty: Irene Mueller
This workshop will provide participants with an overview of essential new knowledge areas needed for documenting and accurate coding of musculo-skeletal diagnoses and procedures using ICD-10-CM/PCS. The morning session will focus on ICD-10-CM and the afternoon session on ICD-10-PCS.
Workshop attendees will be able to meet the following objectives:
- Identify the new specific medical knowledge required for accurately applying ICD-CM-CM and/or ICD-CM-PCS for reviewing, abstracting, and coding musculoskeletal diagnoses and procedures in medical records for reimbursement and other required data collection, analysis, and reporting,
- Identify the new documentation elements required for accurately reflecting severity of illness/quality of care provided for musculoskeletal diagnoses and procedures in medical records for reimbursement and other required data collection, analysis, and reporting.
- Have numerous examples and a resource list for further training and education in ICD-10-CM/PCS.
Audience - HIM, Coding, Case Managers, Patient Financial Services, QIO, Compliance
| If you ARE attending the Convention: |
$80/person |
| If you are NOT attending the Convention: |
$245/person |
| Fees include session handouts and breaks. |
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| Lunch is not included. |
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Respecting Choices® POLST WORKSHOP
- Acquire the necessary skills to initiate POLST-type conversations
- Help patients make informed end-of-life treatment preferences
- Learn to effectively implement the POLST system
Brought to you by: MHA and Saint Patrick Hospital and Health Science Center (SPHHC)
Taught to you by: SPHHC Respecting Choices® Certified POLST Instructors
Course Description
The Respecting Choices POLST Facilitator course is designed for professionals (social workers, nurses, clergy) working with frail elders, or those whose death in the next 12 months would not surprise us. This course builds on the successful components of the Advance Care Planning (ACP) Facilitator Course offered by Respecting Choices faculty for over a decade.
www.respectingchoices.org
www.polst.org
www.polst.mt.gov
Course Objectives
- Demonstrate skills to initiate POLST conversations with frail elders, designated healthcare agents and their loved ones.
- Demonstrate skills to assist frail elders, healthcare agents, or loved ones in making informed end-of-life treatment preferences, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), limitations on treatment (airway management, artificial nutrition and hydration, antibiotics), time-limited trials, and options for comfort care.
- Create a POLST document that accurately reflects an individual’s treatment preferences.
- Discuss other strategies to increase the effectiveness of the POLST system.
FACILITATOR CERTIFICATION (CLASSROOM DAY)
Prerequisite: Completion of the Respecting Choices® Online Advance Care Planning (ACP) Curriculum for POLST Facilitators. The online component includes four interactive courses intended to help you learn basic ACP concepts and to become prepared for a more robust classroom experience. Registration for this online curriculum is included in conference fees.* (see below)
Purpose: Certification as a Respecting Choices® POLST ACP Facilitator
Online Contact Hours: 6.2 for RN and Social Work
Classroom Contact Hours: 7.2 for RN and Social Work
*Complete the RC online course for POLST Facilitators. You will receive online course access instructions via email. This four-module online course is intended to provide baseline information on advance care planning and the role of the facilitator, and will prepare participants for an interactive classroom experience. Please note that you must complete the entire online course to attend the classroom course and receive certification. Included in the online course is a link to an online text that provides more detailed information about advance care planning.
You must register by August 15th to allow yourself time to complete the online portion of this training. You must complete the online portion before arriving at the all day classroom session.
| $150/person |
| Fees including online training, session handouts and breaks. |
| Lunch is not included. |
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