Education

Schedule at a Glance


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Monday, March 11, 2019 - Leadership Forum

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Welcome and State of the Field
Richard Kathrins, PhD, Chair, AMRPA Board of Directors / President and CEO, Bacharach Institute of Rehabilitation

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Policy Headlines
Carolyn Zollar, JD, Senior Policy Counsel, AMRPA

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The New 116th Congress and Preparing the Message for your Elected Officials
Martie Kendrick, JD, Partner, Akin Gump
Kendal Hussey, Policy Advisor, Akin Gump

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A View from CMS: Regulatory Issues and Perspectives
Laurence Wilson, Director, Chronic Care Policy Group, Acting Deputy Director, Center for Medicare, CMS

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Updates on the IRF Quality Reporting Program
Katie Brooks, RN, Nurse Consultant, Center for Clinical Standards and Quality, CMS
Charles Padgett, RN, Nurse Consultant, Center for Clinical Standards and Quality, CMS

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CMS Update on Recovery Audit Contractors
Brian Elza, Director, Division of Recovery Audit Operations, Center for Program Integrity, CMS

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Data Outcomes and Trends from the Field
Sam Fleming, Director, Fleming-AOD / eRehabData®

Tuesday, March 12, 2019 - Leadership Forum

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Leadership Forum Welcome
Richard Kathrins, PhD, Chair, AMRPA Board of Directors / President and CEO, Bacharach Institute for Rehabilitation

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Innovation in Post-Acute Care
Adam Boehler, Senior Advisor to the Secretary, CMS Deputy Administrator and Director of the Innovation Center

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Foundational Considerations for a Unified Post-Acute Care Prospective Payment System (PAC PPS)
Suzanne Kauserud, FACHE, PT, Member, AMRPA Board of Directors; Chair, AMRPA Quality Committee; AMRPA Representative, CMS PAC PPS Technical Expert Panel; Vice President, Carolinas Rehabilitation

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Early Findings from the RAND IMPACT National Beta Test of Standardized Patient Assessment Data Elements (SPADEs)
Emily Chen, PhD, Co-Director of the IMPACT Act Standardized Patient Assessment Data Elements Project, RAND Corporation

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Perspectives from the Administration
Jane Lucas, Special Assistant to the President, Office of Legislative Affairs at the White House

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Lunch Panel: Provider Perspectives on the Unified Post-Acute Care Prospective Payment System

Moderated by Suzanne Kauserud, FACHE, PT, Member, AMRPA Board of Directors; Chair, AMRPA Quality Committee; AMRPA Representative, CMS PAC PPS Technical Expert Panel; Vice President, Carolinas Rehabilitation

William A. Dombi, President, National Association for Home Care and Hospice (NAHC)

Lane Koenig, PhD, President, KNG Consulting, LLC; Director of Policy and Research, National Associations for Long-Term Care Hospitals (​NALTH)

Mike Cheek, Senior Vice President, Reimbursement Policy & Legal Affairs, American Health Care Association (AHCA)/National Center for Assisted Living (NCAL)