Administrator Pre-Course

Full Schedule:

CHAIRS:
Terry Litchfield, MPH, MS, Vice President, Clinical Operations, Lifeline Vascular Access,
Vernon Hills, IL & Jennifer Etkin, Senior Director, Operation Services, Fresenius Vascular Care,
Philadelphia, PA

7:45 am - 8:00 am
Welcome
Terry Litchfield, MPH, MS, Lifeline Vascular Access, Vernon Hills, IL
Jennifer Etkin, Senior Director, Operation Services at Fresenius Vascular Care, Philadelphia, PA

8:00 am - 9:00 am
Coping with the Rate Impact

Janet Dees, President & CEO, American Vascular Access, LLC, Palm Harbor, FL

Daniel Patel, MD, Volusia-Flagler Vascular Center, Daytona Beach, FL

9:00 am - 10:00 am
Becoming an ASC
Michael Kulczycki, MBA, CAE, Executive Director, Ambulatory Accreditation Program, The Joint Commission, Chicago, IL

 
10:00 am - 10:30 am Break

10:30 am - 11:45 am

Coding Update

Matthew Sideman, MD, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 

11:45 am - 1:00 pm Lunch (on your own)

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Staffing Issues – Recruitment and Retention
Tiffany Marsalis, MBA, PHR, DaVita Healthcare Partners, Kingwood, TX

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Medicare and Other Payor Audits – Follow-Up
Machelle Shields, MBA, CMPE,CHC, CHPC, CHRC, CCS-P, CPC, CPC-H, Healthcare Policy Advisor, Butler Snow, LLP, Memphis, TN

3:00 pm - 3:15 pm Break

 
3:15 pm - 3:45 pm Improving Reimbursement and Documentation
Danielle Rogatto, RN, BSN, Advanced Vascular Access, Cleveland, OH

LATE-BREAKING SESSION

3:45 pm - 4:45 pm Thriving in 2017:  Don't Aim to Just Survive!  

Faculty/Audience Brainstormng Session

 4:45 pm - 5:15 pm Leadership and Team Building

Jim Bevis, II, RT(R), Center Manager, NEPHCON Vascular Access Center, Huntsville, AL

5:15 pm - 5:25 pm Closing Remarks

For more information, contact the ASDIN office at601-924-2220. Program updates and other pertinent information will be posted on this webpage periodically.