The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is hosting the second piece of a two-part webinar on person-centered planning (PCP) systems. On May 4, CMS hosted a webinar that provided information on ways states can implement person centered planning requirements and concepts, provide instructions to the state regarding core principles/strategies that will promote person-centered systems and systemic program development.
The President’s Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities (PCPID) is hosting a webinar/ teleconference call for its members to discuss the first draft of the Committee’s 2016 Report to the President. PCPID is a federal advisory committee which promotes policies and initiatives that support independence and lifelong inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities in their respective communities. The Committee includes representatives from several federal agencies and 18 private citizen members.
The National Disability Navigator Resource Collaborative (NDNRC) is hosting a webinar about people with disabilities and the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The webinar will outline the research objectives and planned work of the CHRIL over the next five years. In addition, the webinar will present an overview of the National Disability Navigator Resource Collaborative (NDNRC) project and its Resources.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is hosting a two-part webinar on person-centered planning (PCP) systems. The first session includes an overview of how to develop systems to assist states to implement person centered planning requirements and concepts, provide instructions to the state regarding core principles/strategies that will promote person-centered systems and systemic program development including: (1) Development of state policies and procedures that support and require person-centered planning, (2) Leveraging state resources (3) State partnerships,
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is hosting an Approved STP Webinar Q & A Session. CMS will answer questions received during Tennessee’s presentation 2 weeks ago about its approved statewide transition plan. Patti Killingsworth, Assistant Commissioner, Tennessee Commission on Aging and Disability and Michelle Jernigan, Deputy, Tennessee Commission on Aging and Disability – along with CMS staff – will be presenting.
The ADA Knowledge Translation Center, which is funded through the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR), is hosting the State of the Science Conference on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). This event is free of charge but space is limited. The keynote speakers are Barry Taylor, J.D.; Vice President for Civil Rights and Systemic Litigation at Equip for Equality and David Pettinicchio, Ph.D.; Assistant Professor, University of Toronto.
Health Management Associates is hosting a webinar on the two separate frameworks that support common goals for healthcare organizational efficiency and effectiveness. Strategic planning and operations needs assessment go hand-in-hand.
Oral Health America's Wisdom Tooth Project (WTP) Webinar series consist of monthly webinars to provide a forum for organizations to share information about initiatives and activities related to older adults. The May webinar will focus on the work being done within their older adult program, the Wisdom Tooth Project. Explore the program's strategies of: Health Education and Communications, Toothwisdom.org, Professional Symposia, Demonstration Projects, and Advocacy. Discover opportunities in which you can join in, or collaborate with, OHA's efforts and activities.
The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) Center for Clinical Standards and Quality (CCSQ) is hosting a Special Open Door Forum (SODF) to allow patients, families, caregivers, patient advocacy groups, disabled groups, low-income health patients, other consumers and interested parties to ask questions on The Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation Act(commonly called the IMPACT Act) and standardizing the assessment of patients across post-acute care settings of Skilled nursing facilities, Home Health Agencies, Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities, and Long Te
