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MHA Annual Convention & Trade Show
Session Materials
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Updated 9/12/2011

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Unless otherwise noted, paper handouts will NOT be available or produced at the convention.

Please Note: Several speakers have opted to not submit materials in advance to MHA. They will make their own copies and bring them for you to the convention. If there are no handouts available online, it will be noted near the download link for each item.

Education Session A • Wednesday, September 21    1:30 - 3:00 pm

A1 Integrating EMS with Primary Care
Jim DeTienne

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A2 Hazard Communication, Global Harmonization and Chemical Management Strategies
Phil Sparks & Tom Jacques

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A3 OASIS Process Measures: Best Practice for Best Outcomes
Patricia Jumps

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A4 State Regulatory Issues
Roy Kemp

Speaker has not provided their handouts yet. Please check back.

A5 Spotlight on Kids
Melissa Tyvand, Melisa Synness, Sarah Parr

Speaker has not provided their handouts yet. Please check back.

A6 Sharing our Resources to Improve Patient Outcomes & Employee Engagement
Carlos Arce

Speaker has not provided their handouts yet. Please check back.

A7 Supply Chain Disaster Planning
Dave Shelley

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A8 Fetal Demise: Responding Through Remembrance
Grant Barnett-Christenson

Speaker has not provided their handouts yet. Please check back.

Other Meetings & Sessions

September 21

CAH Administrator - Flex Program Meeting
Wednesday 8:00 - 11:45 am

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X2 Long Term Care Committee Meeting / LTC DON Forum
Wednesday 11:30 am - 1:00 pm

No handouts for this session.

X3 MHA Member CEO Meeting & House of Delegates
12:00 - 4:30 pm

Speaker has not provided their handouts yet. Please check back.

Bonus Session

Wednesday, September 21
8:30am - 5:00pm

Bonus #1: ICD-10: Preparing for the Transition
Irene Mueller

Materials will be provided on-site


Wednesday, September 22
12:45pm - 3:45pm

Bonus #2: POLST: Montana Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment

Materials will be provided on-site

Education Session B • Wednesday, September 21    3:30 - 5:00 pm

B1 Dreams of the Terminally Ill
Ashley DiFronzo

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B2 Medicare Hot Topics: Staying in the “Know”
Patricia Jump

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B3 Your Emergency Operations Plan and You
Mitch Saruwatari

Speaker has not provided their handouts yet. Please check back.

B4 Compliance for HIPAA 5010 is 6 Months Away – Are You Ready?
Rita Spear, Charie Faught & Andrew Horton

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B5 Sharing our Resources to Improve Patient Outcomes & Employee Engagement (continued)
Carlos Arce

Speaker has not provided their handouts yet. Please check back.

B6 MSHMM Business Meeting

No handouts for this session.

B7 Caring for Montana’s Veterans – An Introduction to the Rural Veteran’s Health Access Program

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B8 Partnership for Patients and 10th Statement of Work (SOW)
Sara Medley

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Education Session C • Thursday, September 22    8:00 - 9:30 pm

C1 Home Care Operational Management: Essentials for Success
Patricia Jump

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C2 POLST Update
Linda Bierbach & Kathryn Borgenicht

Speaker has not provided their handouts yet. Please check back.

C3 Antimicrobial Stewardship and How to Engage Physicians
Dr. Cam Saberhagen

Speaker has not provided their handouts yet. Please check back.

C4 Best Practices in Adapting to Local Regulations, Markets and Trends

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C5 I Found It! Success with Paper and Time Organization
Michele Nolta

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C6 What Do You Do When Life Looks Ugly?
Lois McElravy

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C7 Medical Homes

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C8 CAH Replacement Hospital: Concept through Construction, Presentation & Roundtable
Joe Grabowski, Craig Aasved, Maura Fields, David Brown, Scott Bruner

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C9 HIMSS Board/Business Meeting

No handouts for this session.

C10 MSCA Business Meeting

No handouts for this session.

C11 MHIMA Business Meeting

No handouts for this session.

Keynote Presentation
X9
V.J. Smith
General Session: No handouts



Education Session D • Thursday, September 22    2:00 - 3:30 pm

D1 B.O.A.T.I.N.G.
Linda Bierbach, Shelly Roy, Dave Mason, Ann Karsky, Mary Werner, Tom King

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D2 Constancy and Artistry in Spiritual Care
Susan Thomas & Curt Kochner

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D3 Hands On With Your: EOP Basics
Mitch Saruwatari & Onalee Grady-Erickson

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D4 National Labor Issues
Dave McLean & Mark Taylor

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D5 OBRA Guidelines for Dignity and Environment u
Michele Nolta

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D6 Collaborative Approaches to Decreasing Healthcare Associated Infections (HAI) u
Rachel Stricof

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D7 Vicarious Liability
Julie Lichte & Kiely Keane

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D8 990s & Fund Raising Expenses: Reporting Basics
Erin Stockwell

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D9 Develop Your Humor Habit: How to Share the Funny Side of Life
Lois McElravy

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D10 Federal & State Policy Impacting Telehealth
Greg Billings, Thomas Brewer, Thelma McClosky Armstrong, Joan Thullbery, Cindy Leenknecht, Larry Putnam

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D11 How HIPAA Protects Healthcare: A Hacker’s View
Brad Smith

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D12 Three Simple Steps to Person-Centered Care... Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner!
Bill Lutz

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D13 Improving Patient Outcomes through Coordinated Transitions
Jane Brock, MD, MSPH

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Education Session E • Thursday, September 22    3:45 - 5:15 pm

E1 Hands On With Your Annexes & Appendices
Mitch Saruwatari, Onalee Grady-Erickson, Larry Ross, Dayle Perrin & Tina Eblen

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E2 MDS 3.0, Still More to Learn - Quality of Life CATs, CAAs and Care Plans u
Michele Nolta

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E3 Hot Topics for Infection Control
Leslie Teachout

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E4 Negligent Credentialing
John Maynard

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E5 Board Development & Collaboration Between Boards
Kelly Arduino

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E6 Health Care Safety - Protecting Patients and Front Line Staff

Speaker has not provided their handouts yet. Please check back.

E7 Humor in Sensitive Situations
Lois McElravy

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E8 Social Media in the Workplace
Casey Buckingham, Terry Olinger & Dave McLean

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E9 Hospice Circle

No handouts for this session.

E10 Yes is the Answer...What is the question? A Fresh Direction in Implementing Person-Centered Care
Bill Lutz

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E11 Meaningful Use in Montana: A Panel Discussion
Dave Nixdorf

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E12 340B Drug Program for Rural Hospitals

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E13 MSHE Board/Business Meeting

No handouts for this session.

 
Education Session F • Friday, September 23    8:30 - 10:00 am

F1 Disaster in Medicine: Ethical and Legal Challenges
Anna Pou, MD

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F2 Communicate for Quality
Joan Bachman

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F3 How to Evaluate & Make Decisions on Affiliations: The Perspective of a Rural Hospital
Kelly Arduino

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F4 Home Health Circle

No handouts for this session.

F5 Compliance vs P.P.D. in Foodservice...Without Aspirin
Bill Lutz

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F6 MSHHRA Business Meeting

No handouts for this session.

 
Education Session G • Friday, September 23    10:30 am - 12:00 pm

G1 Northwest Rural Nurse Residency Program
Lori Chovanak, Deana Molinari

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G2. Cutting out Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTIs)
Erin Minnerath, Bonnie Barnard, Christy Fuller and Tina Eblen

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G3 Investigations and Prosecutions of Health Care Fraud and Overpayments: Trends, National Priorities and Predictions
Bill Mercer

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G4 Statewide Health Information Exchange
Loren Schrag

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