NAACOS ACO 2020 Preliminary Boot Camp Agenda
Sponsored by Salient and Lightbeam
Monday, February 24
| 1:00 p.m. |
Arrival, Registration |
| 1:30 p.m. |
Welcome, Introductions
Tom Kloos, Atlantic Health MSO
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| 2:00 p.m. |
Getting and Maintaining Buy-in from Leadership
Led by: Tom Kloos
- Demonstrating value to leaders
- Getting funding, including using Stark exemptions/safe harbors and creative ways to raise funds
- Setting/managing expectations
- Staying in the game – even if you haven’t met expectations
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| 3:00 p.m. |
Understanding CMS Benchmarking
Led by: Tim Hollowell, Imperium Health
- Using regional benchmarking to keep score
- Determining when to move up track
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| 4:00 p.m. |
30-Minute Break |
| 4:30 p.m. |
Leveraging Risk Adjustment
Led by: Kim Kauffman
- Training staff, monitoring performance, optimizing coding
- ACO Case studies showing two different approaches
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| 5:30 p.m. |
Reception |
Tuesday, February 25
| 7:30 a.m. |
Breakfast |
| 8:00 a.m |
Using the Data That’s Available
Led by: Jen Perloff, Brandeis University
- ACO Use Cases: capabilities of the CMS Portal
- NAACOS Data Sources (B-CAPA and more)
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| 9:30 a.m. |
30-Minute Break |
| 10:00 a.m. |
Fundamentals of Provider Networks (two one-hour sessions with 15-minute break)
Speakers: Rob Fields, Mount Sinai Health System; Allison Brennan, NAACOS; Gary Albers, Imperium Health
- Embracing the conversation of network leakage and keepage
- Calculating the 5 percent MACRA bonus
- Building a preferred SNF network
- Structuring collaborative practice agreements
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| 12:15 p.m. |
Lunch |
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1:00 pm
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Identifying and Implementing Best Practices
Speakers: Stephen Nuckolls, Coastal Carolina Quality Care; Tom Kloos; Gary Albers
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2:30 p.m.
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Wrap Up
Led by: Stephen Nuckolls and Rob Fields
A facilitated discussion of lessons learned, remaining questions, and where to go from here
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3:30 p.m.
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Adjourn |
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