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Day 2
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Wednesday, June 27, 2012
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7:30 am -
8:00 am
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8:00 am -
8:15 am
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8:00 am -
9:00 am
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Policy and Technology: The Underlying Infrastructure for Successful Care and End of Life Events |
- Discuss takers, providers and other key new methods of connectivity to keep patients, their care individuals informed and involved in the care process
- Learn how paper records are moving toward electronic forms leading to better connectivity amongst providers
- See how the NCHICA has brought together various parties to enhance technological communication and standardization
- What are the financial implications of advanced technology systems?
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W. Holt Anderson
Executive Director
North Carolina Healthcare Information and Communications Alliance (NCHICA)
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9:00 am -
9:45 am
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Pending Regulatory Reform: Payment, Quality, Coding |
- An overview of inter-related coding policies within the end of life continuum
- The proposed rule of ICD-10 regulations and what implications does delayed implementation have
- Discuss the interactions and large moving components involved with balancing payments with quality
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David Introcaso
Vice President of Policy Research
Marwood Group
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9:45 am -
10:15 am
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10:15 am -
1:15 pm
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CROSS SECTION PANELS: COLLECTION OF 3 |
| Each panel is intended to address one facet of the “Triple Aim” from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement and Don Berwick. Multiple stakeholders will be represented on each panel and will use the opportunity to consider mutually beneficial solutions and express concerns. |
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10:15 am -
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11:15 am -
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PANEL TWO: Strategies to Boost Outcomes for Quality of Care |
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- What are advanced illness states and what kinds of care is required to properly treat the patient
- How to treat both patients and caretakers to effectively navigate the end of life process
- Hear updates on advanced treatments to pain management
- Best practices and strategies to manage elder care for those with multiple co-morbidities
- Discuss predictive modeling for patients towards the last 1-2 years of life and how to effectively plan treatments accordingly
- Where should end of life services be available? Should emergency departments have such services?
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12:15 pm -
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PANEL THREE: Cost Containment for All |
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- Discover the Plan and Employer perspective toward end of life treatment offerings
- Discuss what are the most costly components to end of life care and what efforts are taken to mitigate these costs while maintaining care quality
- What initiatives are underway to increase stakeholder interaction and communication
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1:15 pm -
1:45 pm
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1:45 pm -
2:30 pm
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2:30 pm -
3:15 pm
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Applying the Value of the POLST Paradigm as an End-of-life Care Transitions Program |
- Identify a two-step approach to advance care planning that is focused on patient centered, goal based care, effective communication, and shared, informed medical decision-making
- Recognize the need for actionable medical orders and the POLST Paradigm Program as the emerging national model to ensure patient preferences for care are honored
- Define POLST as a Key Pillar of Palliative Care with potential to reduce unwarranted clinical variations
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Patricia Bomba, MD
Vice President and Medical Director, Geriatrics,
Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield;
New York State’s Representative,
National POLST Paradigm Task Force
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3:15 pm
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