The 2011 Louisiana Medicare Quality Summit & Awards program will feature best practices and educational information for clinicians, quality leaders and policy makers. On-line registration is now closed.
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 2010 Leadership Panel participant (center) Frank Opelka, MD, FACS, Vice Chancellor for Clinical Affairs for LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans and pictured at right is LA. Congressman Patrick Williams |
2011 Schedule of Events
7:15–8:30 Registration / Breakfast / Sponsor Exhibits
8:30–8:35 WELCOME - Edie Castello, Chief Operating Officer, eQHealth Solutions
8:35 – 9:05 KEYNOTE ADDRESSES
Steven Berkowitz, MD, CMO, St. David's Healthcare and Division CMO, Central and West Texas Division HCA
9:05 - 10:00 LEADERSHIP PANEL -
Phil Rainier, WAFB-TV - Moderator
Bruce Greenstein, Secretary, Louisiana Dept. of Health & Hospitals
Donald Wright, MD, MPH, Deputy Asst. Secretary for Health Care Quality, U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
Alan Morgan, MPA, CEO, National Rural Health Association
William Root, Asst. Special Agent in Charge, HEAT Medicare Fraud Strike Force, Office of the Inspector General
10:00 - 10:15 Break & Sponsor Exhibits
10:15 –11:30 BREAKOUT SESSIONS
(For Breakout details & speaker background information click here.)
- Reducing Healthcare Acquired Infections - Donald Wright, MD, MPH
- Culture Change in Nursing Homes: Improving Quality of Care and Life - KaraLe Causey, Owner, Administrator, CFO, Haven Nursing Center, Inc.
- Diabetes Best Practices: Improving Outcomes While Expanding Your Business Reach and Community Impact - Natasha McCoy, MPH, Louisiana Diabetes Prevention and Control Program, Louisiana DHH
- Transitions of Care: COPD & CHF; End Stage Renal Disease; Alternatives to Acute Care - Jo Ann Brooks, PhD, RN, FAAN, FCCP, Vice Pres. of Quality, Clarian Health
- Road to Meaningful Use: The Business Case for EHR - Jeanie Berg, RN, Mississippi Regional Extension Center and Edwin Bonilla, MD, Family Health Clinic, DeRidder
- Overview of Rural Health Issues - Alan Morgan, MPA
- Medicare Fraud & Abuse: How to Avoid Unintentional Fraud & Abuse - William Root
- Consumerism & Quality Transparency - Do They Really Make a Difference? - Samantha Collier, MD, MBA, Pres. & Chief Quality Officer, St. Luke's Health System
11:30 –11:45 Break & Sponsor Exhibits
11:45 –12:45 LUNCHEON & SPEAKER
Jean Moody-Williams, RN, MPP, Director, Quality Improvement Group, CMS
Sparking Innovation, Igniting Action: Better Care, Better Health, Lower Costs
12:45 –1:00 Break & Sponsor Exhibits
1:00 – 2:00 QUALITY AWARDS PRESENTATION
2:00 Photo Opportunities
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