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Conference
Tracks
Criteria
for Submission
Submission
Process
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Included
below under each track heading are suggestions that provide direction on the general
scope of the session. Abstracts and panel submissions not accepted for presentation
may be selected for presentation during the Professional Poster Session.
Track 1: Health Care Quality Improvement
- Measurable results
in projects targeting patients in nursing facilities and home health settings.
- Physician and
consumer behavior change.
- Successful Rapid
Cycle Improvement projects.
- Systems approaches
to improving quality.
- Successful interventions
and outcomes from Disease Management Programs
- Results and lessons
learned from rural health collaborations.
- Successful train-the-trainer
programs and lessons learned.
Track 2:
Hospital Payment Monitoring Program
- Proven methods
for improving provider and practitioner performance.
- DRG validation.
- Medical records
tracking.
- Management and
review of electronic medical records.
- Payment data analysis
methodologies.
Track 3:
Case Review
- Beneficiary complaint
programs.
- EMTALA violations.
Track 4:
Finance and Human Resources
- Models for estimating
resource requirements.
- Successful recruitment
and retention strategies.
- Cost management
for quality improvement.
- Corporate compliance.
- Streamlining processes
to improve profitability.
- Baldridge Certification,
ISO Certification, etc.
- Investments in
the customer service experience.
Track 5:
Communications and Beneficiary Outreach
- Lessons learned
from successful outreach activities.
- Contact management.
- Effective strategies
for communicating with physician office, home health agency and nursing home staff.
- Methods for elevating
the quality improvement agenda in the media.
- Measurable results
in innovative beneficiary education interventions.
- "Branding"
Initiatives.
Track 6:
Analytic Methodologies
- Application of
analytic software.
- Innovative analytic
methods, risk adjustment, etc.
- Outcomes assessment.
- Large scale data
analysis.
Track 7:
Information Systems & Technology
- HIPAA compliance.
- Use of internet
based applications to improve quality of care.
- Applications for
e-commerce, content, services, and connectivity.
- Database and tracking
system development.
- Development of
data collection tools.
- Network security.
Track 8:
Leadership & Professional Development
- Proven management
strategies.
- Creative thinking
skills development.
- Professional certification
rewards and pitfalls.
- Use of the internet
in career development.
- Team building
activities.
- "How to"
for publication and presentation.
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