Late Morning Breakout Sessions (11:35a)
Each Session is 1.0 hours and participants will earn 1.0 CEUs for these programs.
Suggested Tracks: BOM: Business Office Managers * ACT: Activities * NUR: Nursing * ADM: Administration
Project Management 101: The Who, What, When, and How of Managing Successful Projects
Presenters: Daniel T. Vogt, CPEHR, PMP, BerryDunn
Long Term and Post-Acute Care facilities are constantly undertaking projects. Whether it is remodeling a unit or preparing for ICD-10 or implementing an electronic health record, projects have numerous opportunities to get off track. The stories of projects that failed to meet expectations, were over budget, or significantly delayed are unfortunately more frequent that people would like. Well managed projects bring a deliberate focus to managing scope, schedule, cost, risk, and communications. This presentation will cover some fundamentals of project management, share common examples of where projects go wrong, and tips and tricks that you can bring back to your own facility.
Participants will learn:
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The fundamentals of project management
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Common areas where projects can experience challenges
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Project management approaches with real life examples and industry trends
Daniel T. Vogt, CPEHR, PMP, is a Senior Manager in BerryDunn’s Management Consulting and Information Technology Consulting Group. He is a Certified Professional in Electronic Health Records (CPEHR), a Project Management Professional (PMP), and a Lean Six Sigma Greenbelt. Dan helps clients with a variety of issues including strategic technology planning, system selection, electronic health record strategy and planning, ICD-10 compliance, HIPAA compliance, implementation and project oversight, and information security. Dan’s recent work has included assisting Maine Veterans’ Homes with the selection, planning, and implementation of MVH’s EHR system.
Do it For the Residents (multi-disciplinary approach to activities)
Presenter: Lori Dresser, Merrimack County Nursing Home
Working with residents in nursing homes is challenging enough. To have other departments buy in to these special events is a much greater challenge. Once an activity professional has excelled at this, special events in that home have reached a very different level of both reward and enjoyment for all involved. Employee morale is sure to go up and residents will look forward to special events even more.
Lori Dresser has been working with Alzheimer’s residents in nursing home setting for over 20 years. She currently is the Recreation Director at Merrimack County Nursing home. She was employee of the year in 2013 for Merrimack County Nursing Home. She feels very strongly that all departments need to be part of the resident’s life and has done well with having all departments in a nursing home participate in special events with the residents. She is an advocate not only for residents but to other activity professionals who work with the elderly. She believes in the sharing of ideas amongst various homes. In 2014 she received her ADC credentials.
Proactively Managing Antipsychotics in a SNF Setting
Presenters: Douglas M. Brandt, MD, MMM, CPE, DFAPA
MedOptions
Program Description Coming Soon...
Dr. Brandt joined MedOptions in 2010 after serving as Chair of Psychiatry at Lawrence and Memorial Hospital in New London, CT.
Dr. Brandt has served as president of the American Association of Psychiatric Administrators (AAPA), an educational, networking, and support organization for psychiatrists interested in administration and management. It is a component of the American Psychiatric Association (APA), where Dr. Brandt is a distinguished fellow.
Medicaid Care Management: What is ahead?
Presenters:
Eric Hunter, Well Sense Health Plan
Scott Westover, NH Healthy Families
As Step 2 enrollment of Medicaid Care Management comes closer, what should you and your facilities expect? What do your residents need to know? What does your staff need to know? This session features the head of both Medicaid Care Organizations that your residents will have the option of choosing in July. Eric & Scott will share their views on what lies ahead and answer questions from the audience. We hope that this will provide a constructive forum for both the providers and the MCOs to learn about the unique challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.
Eric Hunter has served as the Chief Operating Officer for Boston Medical Center Healthnet Plan/Well Sense Health Plan since early 2013 In this role, he is responsible for the leadership and strategic direction of the operating units at BMCHP, including the Customer Care Center, Claims, Enrollment, Business Integration and Facilities. He is also the executive sponsor of WellSense Health Plan. Prior to joining BMCHP/WSHP, Mr. Hunter served as CEO at ValueOptions of Texas and previously in Illinois. Mr. Hunter's experience also includes a variety of healthcare executive and senior level managemtn positions in the public and private sectors, including with Centene, Inc., Schaller Anderson, Inc., and the Oklahoma Health Care Authority. Mr. Hunter is a graduate of St. Leo University in Tampa, Florida and the University of Oklahoma at Tulsa and is currently participating in the MBA program at Northeastern University.
Scott Westover is the Executive Director of New Hampshire Healthy families, a Managed Care Organization working to provide benefits to people participating in New Hampshire’s Medicaid program. Scott has been working in the New Hampshire health care system for more than 15 years, including holding the positions of Vice President for Planning at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Senior Vice President of Strategic Management at Southern New Hampshire Health System. He earned his MBA at Franklin Pierce College, and lives in Hopkinton, NH.