Agenda
11:00 AM 7:00 PM
10:00 AM 6:00 PM
9:00 AM 5:00 PM
8:00 AM 4:00 PM
East Foyer Registration Desk
11:00 AM 12:00 PM
10:00 AM 11:00 AM
9:00 AM 10:00 AM
8:00 AM 9:00 AM
Palomino Ballroom
11:00 AM 9:00 PM
10:00 AM 8:00 PM
9:00 AM 7:00 PM
8:00 AM 6:00 PM
Palomino Ballroom
12:00 PM 12:10 PM
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Salon C
Chairperson: Lauren Dunning, Director
Milken Institute Future of Aging
12:10 PM 1:00 PM
11:10 AM 12:00 PM
10:10 AM 11:00 AM
9:10 AM 10:00 AM
Salon C
As hospitals and health systems face mounting capacity constraints, patients are increasingly struggling to access timely care. Expanding the continuum to include acute and urgent care in the home offers a powerful solution—improving outcomes, advancing quality and safety, and lowering the total cost of care. In this keynote, we’ll explore the case for scaling these models, the infrastructure required to make them ready and reliable, and the critical hurdles that still stand in the way. Whether you’re a provider, payer, or partner, this session will help you understand what’s next—and what it takes to get there.
Pippa Shulman, DO, MPH
President, American Academy of Home Care Medicine
CMO, Medically Home
1:00 PM 1:50 PM
12:00 PM 12:50 PM
11:00 AM 11:50 AM
10:00 AM 10:50 AM
Salon C
Tina Dueringer, BSN, RN, CCM, PCC, CEO, Principal Advisor
Dueringer Advisors, Inc
Beau Munoz, MD
Independent Healthcare Technologist
1:50 PM 2:20 PM
12:50 PM 1:20 PM
11:50 AM 12:20 PM
10:50 AM 11:20 AM
Palomino Ballroom
2:20 PM 3:10 PM
1:20 PM 2:10 PM
12:20 PM 1:10 PM
11:20 AM 12:10 PM
Salon C
Discuss how home care can encourage patient satisfaction, improve quality measures, help engage challenging populations, and close care gaps
Explore the growing need for staff and technology to support and enable the rapid growth in home care
Assess the increase in investment from private equity firms, the role of community-based organizations, and the positive impacts they can have on care provided in the home
Moderator:
Vandna Bhrany, Principal
8BAdvisors
Panelists:
Shannon Decker, PhD, MBA, MBA, MEd, MEd, Founder & CEO
VBC One
Alexa Arao, MSN, MBA, MHA, MHI, WOCN, CEO & Administrator
Home Health Providers
Elizabeth Chidothe, FNP, APRN-CNP
Home care expert, regional health plan
3:10 PM 4:15 PM
2:10 PM 3:15 PM
1:10 PM 2:15 PM
12:10 PM 1:15 PM
Palomino Ballroom
4:15 PM 5:05 PM
3:15 PM 4:05 PM
2:15 PM 3:05 PM
1:15 PM 2:05 PM
Salon C
Paul Chiang, MD, Senior Medical & Practice Advisor
HCCI
5:05 PM 6:05 PM
4:05 PM 5:05 PM
3:05 PM 4:05 PM
2:05 PM 3:05 PM
Salon C
Moderator:
Ana Handshuh, CHC, Principal
CAT5 Strategies
Charlotte S. Yeh, MD, former CMS Regional Administrator
Former Chief Medical Officer, AARP Services Inc
Founder, Yeh Innovation
Bryant Saxon, CIO
Pennant
Lauren Dunning, Director
Milken Institute Future of Aging
Julie Kennedy, Founder
Rubywell
6:05 PM 6:30 PM
5:05 PM 5:30 PM
4:05 PM 4:30 PM
3:05 PM 3:30 PM
Palomino Ballroom
6:30 PM 7:15 PM
5:30 PM 6:15 PM
4:30 PM 5:15 PM
3:30 PM 4:15 PM
Salon C
John Criswell, Founder, CEO & Chairman
Porter
Sakina Pasha Wells, Director, Population Health Strategy and Operations
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona
Charline Marcelle, Manager, Quality & Accreditation, Government Programs
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield
7:15 PM 8:00 PM
6:15 PM 7:00 PM
5:15 PM 6:00 PM
4:15 PM 5:00 PM
Salon C
Participate in a facilitated roundtable discussion and deep dive with peers on timely topics in the industry.
Stop Trying to Recruit Your Way Out of a Retention Problem
Kristen Wheeler, Former Executive Director of Home Care & Supportive Services
National Alliance for Care at Home
Beyond the Waiver: Sustainable Strategies for Scaling Acute Care in the Home
Pippa Shulman, DO, MPH
President, American Academy of Home Care Medicine
CMO, Medically Home
Meaningful Engagement for Patients and Caregivers
Charlotte S. Yeh, MD, former CMS Regional Administrator
Former Chief Medical Officer, AARP Services Inc
Founder, Yeh Innovation
Beyond the Exam Room: Unpacking How Social Determinants of Health Drive Cost, Influence Safety, and Shape Engagement
Alexa Arao, MSN, MBA, MHA, MHI, WOCN, CEO & Administrator
Home Health Providers
8:00 PM 9:00 PM
7:00 PM 8:00 PM
6:00 PM 7:00 PM
5:00 PM 6:00 PM
Palomino Ballroom
Join us for drinks, hors d’oeuvres, and face-to-face networking with peers.
11:00 AM 2:00 PM
10:00 AM 1:00 PM
9:00 AM 12:00 PM
8:00 AM 11:00 AM
Palomino Ballroom
11:00 AM 2:00 PM
10:00 AM 1:00 PM
9:00 AM 12:00 PM
8:00 AM 11:00 AM
East Foyer Registration Desk
11:00 AM 4:15 PM
10:00 AM 3:15 PM
9:00 AM 2:15 PM
8:00 AM 1:15 PM
Palomino Ballroom
12:00 PM 12:10 PM
11:00 AM 11:10 AM
10:00 AM 10:10 AM
9:00 AM 9:10 AM
Salon C
Chairperson: Kristen Wheeler, Former Executive Director of Home Care & Supportive Services
National Alliance for Care at Home
12:10 PM 1:00 PM
11:10 AM 12:00 PM
10:10 AM 11:00 AM
9:10 AM 10:00 AM
Salon C
Moderator:
Darren Wethers, MD, CPE, FACP, CEO
Wethers Consulting, LLC
Panelists:
Paul Chiang, MD, Senior Medical & Practice Advisor
HCCI
Eva Balint, MD, MS, Chief Medical Officer
EB Consulting
Anthony Zizza, MD, Consultant
Former National Chief of Longitudinal Care, Optum
Former Regional Medical Director, Landmark
1:00 PM 1:50 PM
12:00 PM 12:50 PM
11:00 AM 11:50 AM
10:00 AM 10:50 AM
Salon C
Amy Sharrett, Director, Clinical Services Operations & Performance Monitoring
Community Health Plan of Washington
Jake Mead, CEO
Impact Sales Partners
1:50 PM 2:20 PM
12:50 PM 1:20 PM
11:50 AM 12:20 PM
10:50 AM 11:20 AM
Palomino Ballroom
2:20 PM 3:15 PM
1:20 PM 2:15 PM
12:20 PM 1:15 PM
11:20 AM 12:15 PM
Salon C
Discuss HHS-OIG’s October 2024 Report on Health Risk Assessments: “Medicare Advantage: Questionable Use of Health Risk Assessments Continues to Drive Up Payments to Plans by Billions.”
Explain Cigna’s $37 million settlement resolving a whistleblower’s allegations that Cigna submitted risk adjusting diagnoses captured for the first time during in-home assessments by providers without the equipment needed to diagnose these conditions
Review the OIG’s Special Fraud Alert regarding marketing arrangements and payments from provider groups, including home health focused provider groups, to insurance brokers, as well as Oak Street Health’s $60 million settlement
Explore predictions for where whistleblowers, the Justice Department, and OIG will next focus their attention
Hallie Noecker, Partner
Whistleblower Partners LLP
Max Voldman, Partner
Whistleblower Partners LLP
3:15 PM 4:15 PM
2:15 PM 3:15 PM
1:15 PM 2:15 PM
12:15 PM 1:15 PM
Palomino Ballroom
4:15 PM 5:05 PM
3:15 PM 4:05 PM
2:15 PM 3:05 PM
1:15 PM 2:05 PM
Salon C
Kristen Wheeler, Former Executive Director of Home Care & Supportive Services
National Alliance for Care at Home
Julie Kennedy, Founder
Rubywell
Alexa Arao, MSN, MBA, MHA, MHI, WOCN, CEO & Administrator
Home Health Providers
5:05 PM 5:30 PM
4:05 PM 4:30 PM
3:05 PM 3:30 PM
2:05 PM 2:30 PM
Salon C
Come prepared for an interactive dialogue as you unpack the lessons learned throughout the conference. Walk away with your most pressing questions answered and insights you can bring back to your organization.