Quality Conference 2008 Agenda

Thursday, May 22, 2008

Breakout I

AIPP
Follower, Manager, or Leader: Which Are You?

• Alyce Kaster, RN, BSN, Independent Consultant

Lean Thinking

• Thomas G. Zidel, MBA, President, Lean Hospitals, LLC

HIT Success in Implementation

• Paula Suter, RN, MA, Director, Chronic Care Management,
Baptist Health Home Health

• Denise Looker, MA
Home Health Administrator, Visiting Nurse
Association of Arkansas

• Kathy Presley
Vice President of Home & Community Based Healthcare at Ouchita County Medical Center

• Tammy Hensley, RN
Director, Bradley County Medical Center Home Health

EPSDT Incentive

• Jason Scheel, MBA, Manager of PCP Profiling, Medicaid Managed Care Services, AFMC

2:45 – 3:00 pm

 Break

3:00 – 4:00 pm

Pressure Ulcers: Cross-setting

• Theresa Edelstein, MPH, LNHA, Vice President, Continuing Care Services,
New Jersey Hospital Association

Pressure Ulcers: Cross-setting

• Theresa Edelstein, MPH, LNHA, Vice President, Continuing Care Services,
New Jersey Hospital Association

ACH/Care Coordination (In-state Panel)

• Donna West, RPh, PhD, Assistant Professor, Division of Pharmaceutical Evaluation and Policy, UAMS College of Pharmacy

• William E. Golden, MD, MACP, Professor of Internal Medicine & Public Health, UAMS; Medical Director for Health Policy, Arkansas Department of Human Services
and Arkansas Medicaid

• Sue Rodden, RN, CCM

• Lynn Wooley, RN, COS-C

Making Your Data Work for You

• Rupa Sharma, MSc, MSPH, Senior Epidemiologist, Diabetes Prevention and Control Program, Arkansas Department of Health

4:00 – 4:15 pm

Break * Afternoon Snacks *

Best Practice Panel: Facility Spotlight

• Tammy Wilson, LPN, Medical Records/Behavior Program Leader
Craighead Nursing Center

• Ruth Ann Williams, RN, Director of Nursing, The Meadows Health & Rehab

• Corliss Manning
Administrator, Twin Rivers Health & Rehab

• Veronica Harmon, RN
Clinical Nurse Consultant,
Nursing Consultants Incorporated

Dealing with Competing Priorities in Quality
(In-state Panel)

• David Hall, MD
Senior Vice President for Medical Affairs,
St. Vincent Health System

• Robin Clark, RN
Director, Quality Management/Regulatory Compliance and Risk Management, Northwest Medical Center

• Tim Johnsen, CEO, St. Joseph’s Mercy Health Center

• Jennifer Payton, JD, CHC, CCO/Legal Counsel, Stuttgart Regional Medical Center

Dealing with Competing
Priorities in Home Health Quality

• Georgia Happy, RN, OASIS Educational Coordinator,
Arkansas Department of Health

• Laura Moody, BSMT, Program Manager, Licensure and Certification,
Arkansas Department of Health

Mini Expo:
Physician Office Resources (No CNE Credit)

• Julie Kettlewell, RNP
Physician Office Team Leader, AFMC
• Mary Gupton, MPH
Physician Office Quality Specialist, AFMC • Kim Hayman, RN
Medicaid Project Manager, AFMC

• Rhelinda McFadden, RN
Physician Office Academic Detailer, AFMC

• Rebel Ward-McKnight, CPHIT, CPEHR
Health Information Technical Specialist, AFMC

• Jo Nycum, RN
Physician Office Academic Detailer, AFMC