The Future of CARE:  The Great Eight, Facilitating the Gold Standard and Predicting Success

 

Kris Mastrangelo, President & CEO of Harmony Healthcare International, will share an overview of the eight major areas of focus for evered Skilled Nursing Facility Operator:  IMPACT Act, 5-Star Analysis, Proposed Rule, Compliance, PEPPER, Value-Based Purchasing, Bundled Payments, and Antibiotic Stewardship.  Learn about the changing landscape of compliance enforcement, and what penalties may look like with and without a compliance program.  Kris will discuss the latest compliance risks, and data-driven strategies to help providers address risk.

Attendees of this program will be able to:

• State the eight (8) key areas of focus for SNF operational, clinical, and quality success in 2016 and beyond.

• Describe how the PEPPER Report supports and Effective Compliance Program in the SNF.

• Identify the major changes to the overall Five-Star Rating.

 

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THE PRESENTER 

 

Kris has more than 18 years of experience in the long-term care industry. An Occupational Therapist degree from Tufts University followed by a Master's in Business Administration and Nursing Home Administrator's License affords Kris an in-depth perspective into the nursing home industry.

Initially providing direct care as an occupational therapist, Kris became familiar with the Medicare reimbursement system. Her position evolved into the management of in-house rehabilitation programs to Vice President of Operations for a national consulting company to Vice President of Reimbursement. Her experience includes the development and presentation of training modules (clinical, financial, operational and reimbursement) for large healthcare corporations, implementation of in-house rehabilitation programs, management of Medicare and Medicaid cost reporting, change of ownership applications, budgeting, skilled nursing facility clinical and financial analysis along with vendor contracting.

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