As the legislative session heats up, and changes in the way we do business are imminent, being as informed as possible is one of the most proactive choices you can make as an owner, administrator, or manager. On April 20, Care Providers of Minnesota will bring together an expert faculty to discuss some of the most important topics affecting providers of care for Minnesota’s older adults: Health Care Reform, Business Planning, Re-Hospitalization, and the Public Policy Landscape.

Late-breaking news: We have just received confirmation that the co-chairs of the Conference Committee on Health and Human Services Finance will participate on our Public Policy Landscape panel. Senator David Hann (R-Eden Prairie) and Representative Jim Abeler (R-Anoka) are in charge of negotiating the final conference committee agreement between the House and Senate positions. Their presence at our forum is the final piece in what is sure to be a great program.

If you hadn’t been planning to attend the 2011 Spring Leadership Conference, especially if you haven’t taken time to really look at the program agenda, you should take a few minutes to open up the brochure and read more about this phenomenal program. And then register right away, while space is still available.

If you’d like a condensed version, here’s what will be covered during this important full-day leadership program:

Health Care Reform

• State-Specific Initiatives
• The Role of Housing and Community-Based Services and Nursing Facilities under Bundled Payments
• Value-Based Purchasing, Care Coordination, and Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement (QAPI)

Business Planning: Now What

• Exiting Medical Assistance
• Closing vs. Bankruptcy
• Re-Negotiating Contracts, Wages, and Benefits

Re-Hospitalization

• Re-Admission Penalties
• The Role of Post-Acute Providers

2011 Public Policy Landscape

• Meet and hear from Minnesota’s new leadership and receive an update on the game plan for long-term care for the remainder of the 2011 legislative session.

These sessions will be presented by an extensive faculty of experts that includes:

Health Care Reform
Dr. Jennifer Lundblad, president & CEO, Stratis Health
Dr. David Moen, executive medical director, Fairview Health Services
Nancy E. Rehkamp, principal, LarsonAllen
John Selstad, state program administrator coordinator,
   Aging & Adult Services Division, Minnesota Department of Human Services

Business Planning: Now What?
April J. Boxeth, partner, Voigt, Klegon and Rodè, LLC
Robert C. Castle, partner, Oppenheimer, Wolff, and Donnelly LLP
Samuel D. Orbovich, attorney, Fredrikson & Byron
Robert F. Rodè, partner, Voigt, Klegon and Rodè, LLC
Mary Nell Zellner, senior vice president of consulting, Health Dimensions Group

Re-Hospitalization
Kathy Cummings, clinical systems improvement facilitator,
   Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement
Dr. William Nersesian, chief medical officer, Fairview Physician Associates
Mark Sonneborn, patient safety/quality reporting, Minnesota Hospital Association

The 2011 Public Policy Landscape
Moderator: Toby Pearson, vice president of advocacy, Care Providers of Minnesota
Rep. Jim Abeler (R-Anoka)
Commissioner Dr. Edward Ehlinger, Minnesota Department of Health
Sen. David Hann (R-Eden Prairie)
Commissioner Lucinda E. Jesson, Minnesota Department of Human Services
Thomas J. Hanson, associate, Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A.

The 2011 Spring Leadership Conference will be held on April 20 from 9:00 a.m. – 4:15 p.m. (check-in at 8:30 a.m.) at the Holiday Inn St. Paul East, conveniently located just off Interstate 94. Read more information on this important event, including making hotel reservations and program registration.

Thanks to our Program Sponsor Premier Diagnostic Imaging and Luncheon Sponsor McKesson Medical-Surgical for their ongoing support of Care Providers of Minnesota. We appreciate you!

Cyndi Spencer
952.851.2490
cspencer@careproviders.org