19th Annual Case Management Conference and 13th Annual ACMA Meeting
 
 
04/26/2012
8:00 am - 6:30 pmPre-Conference Events (Includes all 4 Pre-Conference Sessions)
8:00 am - 9:00 amPre-Conference Session 1: When Complex Discharges Meet Limited Resources
9:15 am - 10:15 amPre-Conference Session 2: Weighing Advocacy with Legal Implications
10:30 am - 11:30 amPre-Conference Session 3: Consider this Case
11:30 am - 12:30 pmPre-Conference Session Lunch (pre-conference attendees only)
12:00 pm - 1:00 pmPre-Conference Session 4: The Toughest Patients to Transitions: A Solution that Works
1:00 pm - 6:30 pmMain Conference
1:15 pm - 2:30 pmACMA Leadership Forum (An ACMA Member Benefit): Limitations, Leadership and Lasting Results
2:30 pm - 6:30 pmWelcome Reception & Exhibition / Poster Session Presentation / ACMA Silent Auction / "Win the Wheels Opportunities"

04/27/2012
7:00 am - 9:30 pmMain Conference Day 1
7:00 am - 9:00 amBreakfast & Exhibition / ACMA Silent Auction / "Win the Wheels Opportunities"
9:00 am - 9:15 amTransition Break
9:15 am - 11:00 amWelcome / Franklin Award of Distinction Announcement / Keynote Address
11:00 am - 1:00 pmLunch & Exhibition / Poster Presentation / ACMA Chapter Presidents & Presidents-elect Meeting / ACMA Silent Auction / "Win the Wheels Opportunities"
1:00 pm - 1:15 pmTransition Break
1:15 pm - 2:30 pm1A: Silent Treatment: Why Safety Tools and Checklists Aren’t Enough to Save Lives
2A: Strategies for Defining Measurable Goals and Effective Physician Advisor Responsibilities
3A: A County Hospital System’s Experience with the Patient-Centered Medical Home: Year One Results
4A: The Strategic Triad: Interdisciplinary Rounds, Clinical High Risk Meetings and Escalation
5A: Compare, Manage & Improve: Successful Improvement Strategies Using Benchmarking Information
6A: To Admit or Not to Admit: How Do We Answer This Question?
2:30 pm - 2:45 pmTransition Break
2:45 pm - 4:00 pm1B: Barrier Reduction Teams: Interdisciplinary Collaboration for Improved Throughput and Quality Outcomes
2B: Is Your Physician Advisor Effective, or is it Time For a Change?
3B: Developing Community Relations: Strengthening Transitions of Care
4B: It Takes a Village: Working with the Undocumented Patient
5B: ACMA Social Work Fellowship Presentation
6B: ED Case Management: Transitions to Alternate Levels of Care
7B: ACMA Franklin Award Winner Presentation
4:00 pm - 4:15 pmTransition Break
4:15 pm - 6:15 pmReception & Exhibition / WIN the WHEELS! Car Giveaway (Must be Present to Win)
6:30 pm - 9:30 pmCOMPARE User Group Meeting & Event (Current Subscribers Only)

04/28/2012
7:00 am - 6:30 pmMain Conference Day 2
7:00 am - 7:30 amContinental Breakfast
7:30 am - 8:45 amACMA Annual Meeting
9:00 am - 10:15 am1C: ACMA Public Policy Forum
2C: No Medicare Qualifying Stay, No Problem
3C: Reinventing Your Personal Brand as a Leader
4C: Dealing with Interdisciplinary Ethical Dilemmas in the Acute Hospital
5C: Reducing ED Ultra-Utilizer Visits: A Little Planning Goes a Long Way
6C: Speed Learning C-1: Case Managers - Where Do You Find Them and How Do You Keep Them?
6C: Speed Learning C-2: The Future of Case Management - Teaching Nursing Students the "Art of a Safe Discharge"
6C: Speed Learning C-3: The Development and Maintenance of a Successful Social Work Internship Program
10:15 am - 10:30 amTransition Break
10:30 am - 11:45 am1D: 3M Health Information Systems - Case Management in an Era of Health Care and Regulatory Reform
2D: Accretive PAS ™ - Taking the Mystery out of Observation
3D: Air Ambulance by Air Trek, Inc - Principles of Air Medical Transport
4D: Allscripts - Case Management on the Threshold: A Story of Transformation
5D: Executive Health Resources - Assessing Your Compliance Risk Through Benchmarking and Data Analysis
6D: McKesson Health Solutions - The Ease of InterQual 2012
7D: MexCare - Sending the Unfunded Latin American Patient Home Safely – One Hospital System’s Story
8D: Midas+ Solutions - Reducing Managed Care Denials through an Enterprise-wide Solution
9D: Milliman Care Guidelines - Using Milliman Care Guidelines Products to Prepare Effectively for RAC Audits
10D: Morrisey Associates, Inc - Putting "Care" into Care Transitions
11D Davita - Patient Pathways: Proven Dialysis Discharge Planning Solutions
12D Allsup - Getting A Handle on Health Care Reform
11:45 am - 12:30 pmLunch
12:45 pm - 2:00 pm1E: Defining and Doing: Progression of Care
2E: Intensive Case Management Program Addresses Inappropriate Utilization of Hospital Services
3E: Case Management Professional Advancement Ladder
4E: The Cost of Care: Understanding the Next Generation of Payment Models
5E: CARE: Communication, Awareness, Readmission and Education
6E: Case Management/Social Work Partners with Revenue Cycle to Deliver a Patient-Centered “Compassion” Model
7E: Speed Learning E-1: Navigators, Advocates, Coaches and Concierges - Understanding the Work of Our Newest Team Members
7E: Speed Learning E-2: Journeying with an Electronic Medical Record for "Meaningful Use," Case Management and Patient Outcomes
7E: Speed Learning E-3: Medicare Compliance Readiness: Practical Strategies
2:00 pm - 2:15 pmTransition Break
2:15 pm - 3:30 pm1F: The Home Based Transitional Care Team: Challenges and Opportunities
2F: Preventing Readmissions Through Safe Transitions
3F: Senior Care: Holding a Handful of A.C.E.S. (Acute Care, Care of the Surgical Patient, Emergency Care)
4F: Driving Patient Care Through Increased Accountability
5F: What Can Case Management at the Corporate Level Do for Your Organization?
6F: Tool Improves Quality of Care Related to Transfers from SNF and Rehabilitation to Acute Care
7F: Speed Learning F-1: Guardianship: A Collaborative Approach
7F: Speed Learning F-2: Surrogate Decision Makers: How Do You Know If You Are Talking to the Right Person?
3:30 pm - 3:45 pmTransition Break
3:45 pm - 4:45 pmGeneral Session G: Integrated Care Management - Session Sponsored by DaVita
5:00 pm - 6:30 pmClosing Party & ACMA Live Auction

04/29/2012
8:00 am - 12:00 pmPost Conference Session: Professional Resilience as a Career Strategy (Additional fee required)
8:00 am - 12:00 pmACM Certification Study Group (Additional admin fee required)