Late Morning Breakouts (1.0 CEUs)
11:00a - 12:00n
Mental Health: A Little Knowledge Can Go A Long Way
Judge Broderick will be discussing the Change Direction NH campaign designed to enhance public knowledge and awareness of mental illness/emotional suffering. This non-partisan, non-political campaign was launched before 425 people at the State House in May and is the first statewide launch of this national campaign in the country. The goal of the campaign is timely, simple and powerful: to make the five most common signs of mental illness/emotional suffering as well known and as widely known as the signs of a heart attack or a stroke. With more public knowledge and awareness will come (perhaps for the first time) informed discussion in our homes, places of work and worship, our public schools and colleges, our municipal and state governments and other centers of our lives that will begin to change the unfortunate culture surrounding mental illness. By providing a more informed and empathetic environment, more people will come in from the shadows for treatment.
The Change Direction campaign has received a very enthusiastic reception from the hospital, mental health, legal, faith, governmental, educational, business and civic communities in New Hampshire. It is long past time that mental illness be treated with the respect and understanding of every physical illness in our society.
Presenter:
Hon. John T. Broderick, Jr.
Co-Chair of the Change Direction NH Campaign
John T. Broderick, Jr. serves as Co-Chair of the Change Direction NH Campaign along with Mr. Peter Evers and Dr. William Gunn.
He recently became the Senior Director of Public Affairs at Dartmouth-Hitchcock. He was a member of the New Hampshire Supreme Court from 1995 to 2010. During his last seven years there he served as Chief Justice. Much of his focus as Chief Justice was on court reform in an effort to make the justice system in our state more accessible, affordable and understandable for more of our citizens.
He was the first Chief Justice in our state’s history to appoint a Citizens Commission on the State Courts so that citizens could examine how the courts functioned and how they could be improved to better serve the needs of all who needed them. He created the first-ever business court, and expanded family court, mental health court and drug court dockets across the state.
After stepping down as Chief Justice, he became Dean of the law school at
UNH. Under his leadership, the law school advanced an unprecedented 49
slots in the US News and World Report rankings into a tie with the law schools at Northeastern and Villanova. He was also the founder of the Warren B. Rudman Center for Justice, Leadership and Public Policy at the law school.
Before entering public service, Justice Broderick was a civil trial lawyer in
private practice for over twenty years and formerly served as president of both the NH Bar Association and the NH Trial Lawyers Association. He is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. He has received numerous
professional awards and several honorary degrees.
John Broderick was born in Norwood, MA and is an honors graduate of Holy
Cross College and the University of Virginia Law School.
Consolidated Billing
Practical Application in a Skilled Nursing Facility
This program reviews the components of Consolidated Billing allowing the attendee to identify excluded services and the requirements for reimbursable ambulance transportation.
Objectives
1. Identify the basic concepts of Consolidated Billing
2. Identify excluded services (i.e. bundled vs. unbundled)
3. Identify parameters of ambulance services from a reimbursement perspective
This program will enable healthcare providers to provide quality healthcare through an understanding of the Medicare Reimbursement System in a Skilled Nursing Facility.
Presenter:
Kris Mastrangelo, OTR/L, LNHA, MBA
President & CEO, Harmony Healthcare International
Kris has more than 24 years of experience in the Health Care industry with a specialty in the Long-Term and Post-Acute Care Arena. An Occupational Therapist degree from Tufts University followed by a Master's in Business Administration from Salem State University coupled with a 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, Medicaid and HMO reimbursement systems. Her position evolved into the management of 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 (C.A.R.E.- Compliance, Audit, Analysis, Reimbursement and Regulatory an Efficiency) for independent owners to national organizations. Kris has owned and operated Harmony Healthcare international (HHI) for over 15 years. She proclaims that "Our on-site and off-site medical record review process is the platform for C.A.R.E. optimization and systems improvement."
Kris and her team of HealthCARE Specialists are integral players in Payment Reform with significant contributions to the policy process. The inordinate amount of regulatory change is nearly impossible to digest and implement in the required timeframes. This changing regulatory climate was a driving force in Harmony Healthcare International's (HHI) mission of to distill, synthesize and educate owners and caregivers which in turn facilitates high quality outcomes and optimal care.
Kris was appointed to and serves on the American Health Care Association (AHCA) Clinical Practice Committee (CPC).
how to build a successful, sustainable qapi program
Are you at ground zero in your QAPI program? Would you like to take your quality measures to a five star rating! This training is designed to identify the barriers to building a successful QAPI program. We will break down each barrier and give effective solutions to break through them. We will talk about where to get ideas for data, how to create charters and PIP’s, and how to involve and communicate to staff and family members. We will also talk about the key to sustainability.
Presenter:
Julie Normand, RN
Bedford Nursing & Rehab
I am the Director of Quality Assurance at Bedford Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, where I have worked for 15 years. I am passionate about the delivery of quality care to our residents. With the support of my Administrator, I built a successful QAPI program that took our 2 star quality measure rating to a 5 star rating. The QIO has recently designated BNRC as “peer coach” for the state of New Hampshire for our quality improvement programs. For me this honor is not about the title but about the recognition that we created an environment where our staff can work together to deliver effective patient-centered care.
A fun fact about me! My favorite past time is cooking and spending time with my family which includes 11 grandchildren!
The jerk at work: Managing difficult behaviors in the workplace
This program will run until 12:15p and offer 1.25 CEUs.
This is a unique and practical seminar dealing with the workplace bully who can transform your workplace into a nightmare. We'll discuss how to identify jerks at work, the effects of workplace bullies on employee morale, camaraderie and productivity, and strategies for managing and perhaps terminating these difficult employees.
Presenter:
Debra Weiss Ford
Office Managing Principal and Office Litigation Manager
Jackson Lewis, Portsmouth
Debra Weiss Ford is Office Managing Principal and Litigation Manager of the Portsmouth, New Hampshire, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. She has more than 35 years of experience representing employers in litigation matters before the state and federal courts and administrative agencies.
Ms. Ford also represents employers before the New Hampshire Commission for Human Rights, the Maine Human Rights Commission, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the New Hampshire Department of Labor, and the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination.
Ms. Ford trains frequently in New England on issues related to employment law, including discrimination, wrongful discharge, reductions in force, termination issues, wage and hour issues, proper documentation, leaves of absence, and Title IX compliance. She regularly advises clients on employment-related matters.
Ms. Ford was a member of the New Hampshire Board of Bar Examiners from 1993 to 2005. She was appointed by the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire to serve on the Merit Selection Panel to consider the reappointment of the incumbent magistrate. In 2003, she was appointed to serve on the Federal Court Advisory Committee. She is an approved federal and state mediator.