Monday, August 28, 2017
HCBS INTENSIVES
- 2017 Managed Long-Term Services and Supports (MLTSS) Intensive
- Information & Referral/Assistance (I&R/A) Intensive for State and Local I&R/A Professionals
- Medicaid 101: Everything You Wanted to Know About Medicaid Long-Term Services & Supports but Were Afraid to Ask
- HCBS Regulation Implementation CMS Intensive
- Aging & Disability 101 for New Directors
- Grantee Meeting: General Session for all CMS Grantees: 5 Keys to Sustainability
- Grantee Meeting: Money Follows the Person (MFP): Building Partnerships and Innovation for Community Living
- Grantee Meeting: Testing Experience and Functional Tools (TEFT) Grantee Meeting- Innovations in Quality Measurement and Health Information Technology within Medicaid HCBS
Tuesday, August 29, 2017
Workshops
10:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m
- ACL Track: Strengthening Person-Centered Advocacy for Long-Term Care Facility Residents: Promising Policies & Practices in States’ LTC Ombudsman Programs
- CMS/ACL Track: CMS Home and Community-Based Services Final Rule: Current Issues and Future Directions
- Supportive Housing for People with Long-Term Care Needs
- The Georgia Senior Hunger Initiative: Addressing a Community
- Growth and Uncertainty in HCBS-Funded Assisted Living
- Moving Towards Reliable and Valid Assessment Processes in Three States
- Caring for Those who Care: Addressing the Family Caregiver’s Needs
- Innovation Track: Key Features to Consider When Procuring Your Electronic Visit Verification System
1:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
- CMS/ACL Track: Realizing the Vision of Optimal Community Inclusion: Additional Strategies for States in Implementing the HCBS Settings Rule with Fidelity
- Social Determinants of Health – A Managed Care Organization’s Perspective
- Partnering with Medicaid to Increase Access to Long-Term Services & Supports
- Innovative Approaches to HCBS Network Adequacy in MLTSS
- Long-Term Services and Supports Scorecard: Translating Data into Action
- Massachusetts Initiatives to Strengthen and Support the Home Care Workforce
- Care Management for the Justice-Involved Individuals
- Advocates as Allies: Building Relationships between Managed Care Organizations and Ombudsman
- Implementing Electronic Visit Verification: The Connecticut and Ohio Experiences
- Supporting Real Life Outcomes Through Self-Direction
- There’s an App for That! Connecting Caregivers with Resources/Support
2:45 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
- ACL Track: The Role of Technology in the Care and Monitoring Persons with Dementia Living Alone
- CMS Track: Medicaid 101: Overview of the Program
- Triumphs and Challenges: A State Panel Discussing the HCBS Final Rule
- Minnesota’s Medicaid Innovation for Serving Pre-Eligible Seniors
- HCBS Personal Health Record: If You Build It, Will They Come?
- Improving Quality in a Dynamic Healthcare Arena
- Our Journey from Forcing Work to Working with the Force!
- Models of Integrated Care for Medicare-Medicaid Eligibles
- Scaling and Sustaining an Innovative Community Program
- Person- and Family-Centered Practices in ADRCs and No Wrong Door Systems
- Bridging Legal Services and the Aging Network: National Center on Law and Elder Rights
4:15 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
- ACL Track: Building Business Capacity and Financial Sustainability in Times of Transitions
- CMS Track: Medicaid 201: Home and Community-Based Services within Medicaid
- Improving Care Coordination for Persons with Dementia: California’s Experience
- Leading and Emerging Practices Supporting Employment for People with Disabilities
- MLTSS Programs – Good Design and Implementation
- Listening to People with Disabilities National Core Indicators at 20
- Federal Update on Long-Term Services and Supports Policy
- Centene’s Electronic Visit Verification Innovations
- Innovation Track: Leveraging Innovative Caregiver Supports, Including Technology, to Drive Better Outcomes
Wednesday, August 30, 2017
Workshops
8:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.
- ACL Track: Using Survey Data to Describe OAA Participants
- CMS Track: Quality 101 in the 1915(c) Home and Community-Based Services Waiver
- Employing the Disadvantaged While Meeting the Growing Need for Home Care Workers
- LTSS Integration: High Quality Person-Centered Care for Persons with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
- How Connecticut’s Web-Based Tracking and Reporting System Improves Money Follows the Person and Community First Choice
- Palliative Care through Compassionate Connections
- Understanding Mortality Risk – In Order to Prevent It
- Why and How Minnesota is Keeping LTSS Quality Measures Relevant
- Infrastructure Development to Support MLTSS
- Moving Forward with Wisconsin’s Quality Long-Term Care System
- Compliance Isn’t Quality: Building an Authentic Quality Framework in MLTSS
10:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
- CMS Track: Quality 201 in the 1915(c) Home and Community-Based Services Waiver: Health and Welfare
- Virginia’s Care Coordination Program for Individuals with Dementia
- The Massachusetts and Nebraska Models for Engaging LTSS Stakeholders in LTSS Reform
- Trends in HCBS Services for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (I/DD): Policy Implications
- Northwest to Northeast Approaches to Medicaid Program Integrity
- First Assess: Planning for Transformation of the Long-Term Services & Supports Access System
- Realizing the Value in Value-Based Purchasing of Long-Term Services & Supports
- News You Can Use: Findings from Recent Research on Home and Community-Based Services
- The Hidden Health Care Crisis: Lack of Adequate Oral Health
- Innovation Track: Custom, COTS, Cloud: A Balancing Act
2:45 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
- ACL Track: State Program Report (SPR) Redesign: Getting Ready for the Future
- CMS Track: Financial Accountability in HCBS
- The Case for LTSS Integration: New Data from National Health & Aging Trends Study (NHATS)
- The Power of Self-Direction
- Partnering With Tribes in Wisconsin: Value in Cultural Competencies
- Preparing for Change: Michigan’s Compliance with CMS’ HCBS Rule
- Priority Measures of Quality in LTSS from National Core Indicators (NCI) and National Core Indicators – Aging & Disabilities (NCI-AD)
- Unique Partnerships with Area Agencies on Aging to Better Serve Waiver Members
- The State of the States in Aging and Disability: Results from the 2017 ADvancing States Survey
- Innovation Track: How to Leverage the 21st Century’s Cures Act
4:15 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
- ACL/CMS Track: HHS Investments in Cross-Cutting Quality Measurement Initiatives
- ACL Track: Faith-Based Programs in Dementia Care
- Person-Centered Foundations to Support Choice Architecture
- Leveraging Data to Promote Health Literacy and Health Behavior Change
- Combating Fraud in Self Direction
- Health and Housing Collaboration: A Success Story
- Direct Support Workforce: Stability Strategies and Outcomes
- Diverse Partnerships to Advance Lifespan Respite Opportunities for Family Caregivers
- Strategic Partnerships to Build a Strong LTSS Continuum
- Innovation Track: Preadmission Screening & Resident Review: Old News or New Frontier?
Thursday, August 31, 2017
Workshops
8:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.
- ACL Track: Evaluation of the Older Americans Act Title III-C Nutrition Services Program: Participants’ Food Security, Socialization and Diet Quality
- CMS Track: Electronic Visit Verification Requirements in the 21st Century CURES Act
- Transportation Solutions to Better Serve Individuals with Chronic Care Needs
- Framework for MLTSS Quality in Pennsylvania and Virginia
- From Home Alone to the CARE Act: Research Driving Policy
- Commonwealth of Virginia Waiver Managements Systems (WaMS) Implementation
- Maximizing Veteran Independence with the VD-HCBS Program
- Trends in the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program
- State-Specific Processes for Expanding Medicaid-to-Medicare Transitions: Success and Challenges
- Labor Law and Policy: Focus on Federal Changes
10:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
- ACL Track: Health and Safety Practices in State HCBS Systems
- CMS Track: Final Findings from the National Money Follows the Person (MFP) Evaluation
- Identifying and Supporting Caregivers in the LGBT Community
- Matching Services Registries as a Tool for Expanding Self-Direction
- Assisted Living Communities and Continuous Quality Improvement
- Great Intentions: Lessons Learned in Medicare-Medicaid Program
- Findings from the 2016 Centers for Independent Living Transitions & Diversion Services Survey
- Take Your Volunteer Program to the Next Level
- There Really is “No Place like Home”
- National Core Indicators – Aging & Disability (NCI-AD)
- Business Acumen: What We Know and Where We're Going
- Advancing Health IT Alignment Across HCBS Funded Medicaid Programs
11:30 a.m. – 12:45 a.m.
- ACL Track: Making the Case for Tribal Programs: Using Data to Demonstrate Efficacy
- CMS Track: Quality in Managed Long-Term Services and Supports
- Technology-Enabled Consumer Engagement Intervention Strategies for HCBS Programs
- Listening Sessions with the “Model Minority”: Integrating Findings into Practice
- HCBS Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) Survey Tools
- Person-Centered Planning: Beyond the Regulations, Implementation and Evaluation
- No Wrong Door and Assistive Technology – What Works?
- Overcoming Stigma to Identify Benefits
- Coordinating Data Across the Individual’s Systems
- The Important Role of Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) in Employing Seniors