13th Annual Hospital Case Management Conference: The Cost and Quality
Connection!
March 16 – 18, 2008 | Westin Buckhead Hotel, Atlanta, GA
Sponsored by Hospital Case Management and Case Management Advisor
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Offering FREE: 16 nursing and 16 critical care contact hours, 16 social work contact hours and/or 16
CCM clock hours!
Featuring
- What's Your Business? The Business Case for Case Management
- Case Management: Where Patient Care Management and Finances Meet
- The Public Reporting Maze
- Leading Change
- The Impact of a Documentation Integrity Program - From Reimbursement to Public Reporting
- Case Managing the Uninsured and Underserved
- Legal Issues for the Case Manager
- Clarian Care Alliance: A Collaborative Approach to Patient Discharge Management
- Case Managing the Seniors: Discharge Planning for the Older Spinal Cord-Injured Client
- Case Management Variances: A Tool for Improving Patient Flow
- Improving Patient Throughput — A MultiD Approach
- From Case Management to Medical Management, A Role for the Physician Advisor
- Introduction to MS-DRGs & FY08 Initiatives
Who should attend?
- Case Management Directors and Managers
- Discharge Planning Directors and Managers
- Patient Care Services Professionals
- Quality Assurance Directors and Managers
- Social Workers and Social Service Directors
- Utilization Management Directors and Managers
Recruiting Board
Have your current job openings viewed by 300 case managers by bringing your recruitment announcement and posting it on the Recruiting Board. This is a great opportunity to recruit qualified and experienced candidates, and if you’re looking for a new position, it is a great opportunity to view career opportunities in your field.
Hotel Information
The Westin Buckhead Atlanta is the home of the 13th Annual Hospital Case Management Conference. The Westin is perfectly situated adjacent to Lenox Mall and Phipps Plaza, two of Atlanta’s most popular shopping malls. Additionally, the Westin is conveniently located near the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority’s rail service (MARTA).
Atlanta's Attractions Offer Something for Everyone
Filled with a wealth of attractions and activities, Atlanta offers something for everyone. The city features exciting interactive
venues, historical sites and beautiful performing arts facilities. Atlanta’s unique attractions include the Inside CNN Studio Tours,
the Georgia Aquarium, World of Coca-Cola, Atlanta Botanical Garden, High Museum of Art, the Fernbank Museum of Natural
History, Zoo Atlanta and the Atlanta History Center. To find out what's happening around town while you are here, visit
www.atlanta.net.
Room Rates
$162 single or double occupancy prior to February 21, 2008
- $25 each additional person over 2 in a room
- Prevailing room, city and state taxes will apply.
Reservations must be made by February 21, 2008 to qualify for the group rate. Reservations made after February 21 will be
made on a space available basis only and at standard (not group) rates.
Call 1-800-WESTIN (800-937-8461) or 404-365-0065 and tell the reservations agent that you are with the Hospital Case Management Conference.
The Westin Buckhead, Atlanta requires that all reservations be guaranteed. Reservations can be guaranteed by a major credit card or check equal to one night’s room and tax. No-shows will be charged accordingly. If your reservation is not canceled
by 6:00 p.m. the day prior to arrival, and/or you fail to check into the hotel on your specified arrival date, there will be a charge of one night’s room and tax.
Parking Rates
| |
Self Parking |
Valet Parking |
| Up to 2 hours |
$5 |
$10 |
| 2 to 4 hours |
$10 |
$12 |
| 4 to 8 hours |
$12 |
$15 |
| 8 to 12 hours |
$15 |
$17 |
| Overnight |
$17 |
$24 |
Planning Committee
- Committee Chair: Toni Cesta, PhD, RN, FAAN, Vice President, Patient Flow Optimization, North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System,
Great Neck, NY.
- Beverly Cunningham, RN, MS Director of Case Management, Medical City Dallas Hospital, Dallas, TX.
- Steve Blau, MBA, MSW, LCSW-C Director, Case Management, Good Samaritan Hospital, MedStar Health System, Baltimore, MD
- Russ Underwood, MS, Editorial Group Head, AHC Media LLC, Atlanta, GA.
Our expert planning committee is bringing you the nation’s top case management experts to provide you with practical and immediately
actionable strategies and techniques that will help you improve clinical and financial outcomes for your case management program.
Conference Objectives
At the conclusion of this conference participants will be able to:
- Describe the value of case management in improving clinical and financial outcomes.
- List legal and regulatory requirements that are relevant to case managers.
- Describe strategies for optimizing patient flow in an acute-care facility.
Accreditation
AHC Media LLC is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
This activity has been approved for 16 nursing contact hours using a 60-minute contact hour.
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider # 14749, for 16 Contact Hours.
This program has been approved by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) for 16 Contact Hours, Category O, file number 10852. This activity has been approved by the Commission for Case Manager Certification for 16 clock hours. This program was approved by the National Association of Social Workers (provider # 886399925) for 16 continuing education contact hours.
Provision of this continuing nursing education activity does not imply endorsement by the
provider or by ANCC of any commercial products mentioned or displayed in conjunction with
this activity.
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