Sessions

Wednesday, January 24 – Session 1

Welcome

  • Corina Tracy

Statement of Intent

  • Kurt Merkelz, MD

Quality Outcomes Measures

  • Arif Kamal, MD, MBA, MHS, FACP, FAAHPM

Getting to the Results That Matter

  • Shantanu Agrawal

Hospice Quality Reporting

  • Alan Levitt, MD

Compassus Update

  • Kurt Merkelz, MD

Wednesday, January 24 – Session 2

Panel Q & A

  • Arif Kamal, MD, MBA, MHS, FACP, FAAHPM
  • Shantanu Agrawal
  • Alan Levitt, MD
  • Kurt Merkelz, MD

Field Study Overview

  • Kurt Merkelz, MD

What Hospice Patients Value

  • Carla Roberts

The Alliances Required to Get Hospice Patients What They Need

  • Debbie Martin, RN

The Commitments That Sustain Hospice Patients

  • Lori MacPherson, MD

Introduction to Case Reviews

  • Kurt Merkelz, MD

Wednesday, January 24 – Lunch

Political Update / Hill Visit Prep

  • Craig Jeffries

Wednesday, January 24 – Session 3

Cases from the Field Study: Case Reviews and Panel Discussion and Q & A

  • Carla Roberts
  • Debbie Martin, RN
  • Lori MacPherson, MD
  • Synthia Cathcart
  • Kurt Merkelz, MD