Conference Agenda

Georgia Association for Home Health Agencies, Inc.
2012 Annual Meeting
The Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort & Spa
Savannah, GA
August 19-22, 2012
Tentative Agenda

 Sunday, August 19, 2012

3:00 Registration
6:00 Board Meeting


Monday, August 20, 2012

7:30 Registration/Continental Breakfast
8:30 Welcome & Announcements
8:45  - 10:15

Leadership Fatigue: Organizational Implications
Barbara Citarella, RN, BSN, MS, CHCE, CHS-V, President/CEO
RBC Limited

10:15 - 10:30 Break
10:30 - Noon

Before You Tweet/Post/Text...Risks and Exposures to Consider
Doreen Chery, CPA, CIA, MBA, Corporate Compliace Officer
Mark C. McDermott, General Counsel
St. Joseph's/Candler Health System

12:00 - 1:00 Lunch - CC Dudley Award
1:00 - 2:30 2012 PPS Changes: Strategies for Agencies to Counteract Constant Cuts
Mike Dordick, Principal
McBee Associates, Inc.
2:30 - 2:45 Break
2:45 - 3:15 Committee Meetings
3:15 - 4:00 Regional Meetings/Elections
4:00 - 5:00  Membership Meeting
6:30  Welcome Reception


Tuesday, August 21, 2012

7:30 Exhibits Open/Continental Breakfast
8:30 - 10:00

How to Handle RAC Audits
Elizabeth E. Hogue, Esq.

10:00 - 11:00 Break – Exhibit Hall
11:00 - 12:00

What Providers Need to Know About ACO's
Elizabeth E. Hogue, Esq.

12:00 - 1:30 Lunch – Exhibit Hall
1:30 Exhibit Closing
1:30 - 3:00 National Regulatory and F2F Update
Mary St. Pierre, MGA, BSN, RN, V.P. for Regulatory Affairs (Invited)
National Association for Home Care & Hospice
3:00 - Adjourn


Wednesday, August 22, 2012

8:30 Registration for Wednesday-Only Attendees
Continental Breakfast
9:00 - 12:30 Therapy Utilization in 2012: Moving from Counting to Interdisciplinary Care Management
Cindy Krafft, MS, PT - Director of Rehabilitation Consulting Services
Fazzi Associates, Inc.
12:30 Adjourn/Boxed Lunches to Go