Observation Care '14

About

Observation Care is increasingly impacting how every hospital in the country thinks about capacity management, reducing costs, and providing more effective care. Observation Care '14 will examine the most crucial issues surrounding the growth, implementation and latest rules surrounding Observation Care:

• What impact will a properly designed observation unit make? Examine the potential impacts on fiancee, hospital capacity and flow using time-lapse scenarios. Compare different observation unit types, including open, closed, and mixed units.

• How will the 2-Midnight rule affect your region and hospital, and what will the fall-out be from RAC reviews and commercial denials? What coding and documentation requirements can limit your risk, and how can you keep your providers current and avoid compliance errors?

• What patient types are appropriate for Observation Units? As observation care expands, how do you set criteria for observation care patients, and where do mental health patients, children, and even critical care patients fit in?

• Explore negotiating strategies for an Observation Care contract between the provider group and hospital administration, including the land mines and real-life scenarios that exist with a for-profit observation unit management model.

As healthcare continues its rapid evolution, definitions of patient care change, and the ACA rollout impacts patient reimbursement, make sure your hospital is adapting to the shifting landscape. Observation Care '14 will present the most up-to-date present ions from national leaders in Observation Medicine. The conference is designed for Hospital and Health System Administrators, ED physicians, Case Managers, Nurse Practitioners, Physicians Assistants, Hospitalists, and Billing-Coding professionals to keep pace with the current trends and market practices, and the challenges that are already here.

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Program

Observation Care '14 will present key insights into achieving operational success, clinical protocols, and models of successful financial structuring from national experts and experienced negotiators.

The agenda reserves time for expert panels to give detailed answers to your pressing problems:

• Avoiding and responding to RAC audits.
• Staying compliant with CMS guidelines.
• Creating protocols that are relevant and specific to your patient population's needs.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2014

6:00pm – 6:45pm Welcome: Observation Medicine in 2014 - A Capitated World. Michael Cetta, MD

6:45pm – 9:00pm Reception

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2014

7:00am – 8:00am Registration / Breakfast

8:00am – 8:15am Welcome - Aaron Snyder, MD

8:15am – 9:00am The Impact of Observation Services on Capacity Management: the key to unlocking your hospital’s flow dilemmas. Robbin Dick, MD and Michael Cetta, MD

9:00am – 9:45am Opportunities in EM: Improving Throughput, Narrowing Variability, and Becoming the Decision Center for Dispositions. Rick Bukata, MD

9:45am - 10:15am Panel Discussion

10:15am – 10:30am BREAK

10:30am – 11:15am Observation Medicine: Making it Profitable. Chris Baugh, MD

11:15am – 12:00pm How to Kill Your Observation Unit: lessons from the school of hard knocks. Mark Moseley, MD

12:00pm – 1:00pm LUNCH

1:00pm – 1:45pm What's Behind Observation Units: Politics and Payment, Pawan Suri, MD

ADMIN TRACK

1:45pm – 2:15pm Moneyball: Lessons from Maryland's Unique Hospital Rate Setting System. Barry Rosen, MD

2:15pm – 2:45pm Observation Care Analytics: Metrics, Data Collection, and Dashboards. Justin Schaper

2:45pm – 3:15pm The Evolving Finances of Observation Care. Aaron Snyder, MD & Chris Baugh, MD

3:15pm – 4:00pm Discussion

4:00pm – 4:15pm BREAK

CLINICAL TRACK

1:45pm – 2:15pm Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners: roles and responsibilities within a successful observation care unit. Paul Neagle, PA-C

2:15pm – 4:00pm: The Pillars of Clinical Observation Medicine:

ECG/Chest Pain – Michael Perraut, MD and Paul Neagle, PA-C

COPD/Asthma – Neil Roy, MD and Jason Nace, MD

4:00pm – 4:15pm Closing: Aaron Snyder, MD and Robbin Dick, MD

4:15pm Adjourn

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Speakers

Richard Bukata, MD

Founder Medical Director of the Center for Medical Education

Pawan Suri, MD

Chair, Division of Observation Medicine

Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center

Aaron M. Snyder, MD, FACEP

President, Observation Services

Director, Observation Unit, Western Maryland Health System

Robbin Dick, MD, FACP

Director of Observation Services

MEP Health

Christopher W. Baugh, MD, MBA

Director of Observation Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital

Michael Cetta, MD, FACEP

Senior Partner, MEP Health

Vice President for Business Development, MEP Health

Michael Perraut, MD, FAAEM

Vice-Chair Emergency Department

St. Mary's Hospital

Neil Roy, MD, RDMS

Emergency Medicine Physician

Meritus Medical Center

Paul Neagle, PA-C

Advanced Practice Quality Officer

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CME & Accreditation

Accreditation Statement:
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the sponsorship of Shady Grove Adventist Hospital. Shady Grove Adventist Hospital is accredited by MedChi, The Maryland State Medical Socety, to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Shady Grove Adventist Hospital designates this educational activity for a maximum of 9 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Disclosure Policy:
In accordance with ACCME Standards and Shady Grove Adventist Hospital policy, all faculty participating in this program are required to disclose to the program audience and any real or apparent conflict (s) of interest to the content and/or discussion of off-label use of pharmaceuticals in their presentations.

Americans with Disabilities Act Statement:
MEP is committed to making its activities accessible to all individuals. If you have a disability, please submit a description of your needs, along with your registration, to assure that you will be able to participate.

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Sponsors

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You may contact Kelly Herman, our Event Coordinator, at (301) 944-0036 or kherman@mephealth.com to secure your exhibit table, discuss additional sponsorship opportunities, or request a registration form.