Annual Spring Conference

Calling All Healthcare Heroes...

National Superhero Day is April 28, 2023. POHMS would like to honor all of our Healthcare Heroes who work endlessly to save patients and their practice. Check out our agenda and see if we can help to zap your kryptonite!

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Registration

THANK YOU TO ALL WHO ATTENDED POHMS ANNUAL SPRING CONFERENCE!!!

Speaker presentations are now available. Please go to the Presentations Tab from POHMS home page.

We are looking forward to seeing more of you November 16-17, at the Hotel Hershey

Click HERE for Member Registration (PRACTICE)

National Superhero Day is April 28, 2023. POHMS would like to honor all of our Healthcare Heroes who work endlessly to save patients and their practice. Check out our agenda and see if we can help to zap your kryptonite!

healthcare hero

Reasons to attend the Annual Spring Conference:

Relevant topics, what your practice needs to know about and prepare for today!
Live Q&A
Networking
Positive and Comfortable environment
Time to visit with our sponsors
AAPC CEU Credits!
Fabulous prizes!!!

Who should attend

Practice Managers/Administrators
Providers, Nurses, Pharm Tech and other clinical employees
Billing managers and other billing employees
Patient navigators
Financial counselors
Other employees within your practice for updated and current education

Agenda & speakers

Annual Spring Conference \| Friday, April 28, 2023 \| Marriott Philadelphia West
7:30 am	Registration and Breakfast
8:00 am	Welcome and Opening Remarks Lisa Smith - POHMS President Cliff Goodman - Moderator
8:15 am	Expanding Telehealth Access, Embracing Transparency and Increased OIG Scrutiny: A Look Into Healthcare Priorities for 2023 Leigh Davitian Founder/CEO, Dumbarton Group & Associates	This educational program will highlight several key legislative and regulatory initiatives identified as top priorities for physician practices in 2023. With the public health emergency nearing its end, issues such has expanding access to telehealth services, renewed efforts for healthcare billing transparency, and new aggressive government enforcement efforts to minimize fraud and abuse will be addressed. The speaker will discuss critical reimbursement and coverage changes to the Medicare/Medicaid programs and the impact on physician practices and the beneficiaries they serve. The session will also include a nonpartisan analysis of the first few months of the 118th Congress and the Biden Administration’s focus on critical health care initiatives and ones that have been tabled.
9:45 am	Break	Vendor Hall
10:15 am	USP Standards & Practice Considerations. Are you ready for USP 800? Derek Burns, PharmD, BCPS, BCSCP, DPLA, CLP Clinical Specialist - McKesson	Join us as we discuss an overview of USP Chapter <797> and <800> Standards, along with considerations for implementing strategic change within your practice. Attendees will learn about recent changes to practice standards, the purpose and intent behind these chapters, and timeline for enforcement. We will also explore regulatory implications and applicability, how to identify gaps in current process, and will discuss ways to overcome implementation barriers. Practices can expect to walk away with a strategic mindset to help guide their journey towards compliance and development of a roadmap for success.
11:30 am	POHMS Member Business Meeting (POHMS members only please)
12:30 pm	Lunch
1:30 pm	Creating a Healthy Work Environment Kathleen Bartholomew	Kathleen’s passion for creating healthy work environments is infectious. She is an expert on hospital culture and speaks internationally to hospital boards, the military, leadership, and staff about safety, communication, cultural change, and power. With a background in sociology and past positions in marketing, business, communications, and teaching, Kathleen approaches the work environment with a fresh perspective, allowing her to probe into the human side of the healthcare industry
2:30 pm	Break	Vendor Hall
3:00 pm	Medicaid Coverage Due to the end of COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) Aimee Hoch, MSW, LSW Oncology Financial Navigator, Grand View Health Cancer Center	With the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) ending on May 11, 2023, states will begin to reinstate their yearly Medicaid eligibility reviews which will result in many recipients losing their Medicaid coverage due to no longer meeting the qualifications for Medicaid. Through thisdiscussion, the participants will gain an understanding of the upcoming Medicaid Unwinding process and why it’s important to proactively screen, educate, and navigate your patients through the potential loss of Medicaid coverage. The speaker will also discuss the Unwinding Special Enrollment Period (SEP) that will be available through the ACA Health Insurance Marketplace. Through case-based discussion, the participant will understand the impact of the Medicaid Unwinding on your patients and practice.
4:00 pm	Conclusion POHMS Member raffles, you must be present to win; fabulous prizes and cash!!!

Speakers

Derek Burns, Pharm D, BCPS, BCSCP, DPLA, CLP

Clinical Oncology Specialist - McKesson

Derek Burns is a Clinical Oncology Specialist serving as a subject matter expert for the McKesson Advisory Services team. Within his current role, he provides clinical and operational insight and supports strategic initiatives for oncology and multispecialty practices within the Western region.

Prior to joining McKesson, Derek served as the Director of Pharmacy & Admixture Services for Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers which is a large, multi-site outpatient oncology center in Colorado and part of the US Oncology Network. He has also worked as an IV Room Supervisor and Trainer for two hospital institutions.

He has a passion for sterile compounding and is dedicated to streamlining processes for maximized patient safety, workflow efficiencies and practice standardization. Derek has expanded his familiarity of USP Standards by completing onsite education directly from USP, received Compounded Sterile Preparations certification from ASHP, and is Board Certified in Sterile Compounding and Pharmacotherapy. He earned his Pharm.D. from Butler University in 2006, and currently resides in Southwest Montana.

Kathleen Bartholomew

Kathleen’s passion for creating healthy work environments is infectious. She is an expert on hospital culture and speaks internationally to hospital boards, the military, leadership, and staff about safety, communication, cultural change, and power.

With a background in sociology and past positions in marketing, business, communications, and teaching, Kathleen approaches the work environment with a fresh perspective, allowing her to probe into the human side of the healthcare industry.

Leigh Davitian

Founder/CEO, Dumbarton Group & Associates

Leigh Davitian is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Dumbarton Group and Associates (DGA) and manages it's Washington office.

Over the last 20+ years, Leigh has developed a specialized expertise for many legislative and regulatory matters related to Medicare, Medicaid, and other third-party payment programs. With a broad knowledge-base in these areas, Leigh has a deep working-knowledge of Medicare and Medicaid compliance, reimbursement, coverage, and billing. She routinely counsels clients on issues relating to health care fraud and abuse, errors and waste, as well as the federal False Claims Act, Anti-Kickback Statute, and Physician Self-Referral (Stark) laws.

Additionally, Leigh worked hard to put herself in the fore front of an important and growing health-care area, Elder Care and the Law. As issues of senior abuse and neglect within institutional and home-care settings steadily grow, and become more a focus of governmental intervention, Leigh has seen her value in serving and protecting the senior care population.

Prior to founding DGA, Leigh served simultaneously as both the Senior Legislative Counsel and Director of Government Affairs for the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (an international professional society representing pharmacists specializing in geriatric medication therapy). Additionally, Leigh has experience working within the U.S. Department of Justice that gives her a unique insight into important governmental enforcement thought processes.

Leigh received her Juris Doctorate from the Capital University School of Law, and her B.S. Degree from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.

Aimee Hoch, MSW, LSW

Oncology Financial Navigator, Grand View Health Cancer Center

Aimee Hoch, LSW, OSW-C, is a Masters Level Social Worker with 20 plus years of experience in both healthcare and behavioral health. She earned her MSW from Fordham University Lincoln Center. A Financial Navigator for the Oncology Program at Grand View Health and consultant for the Cancer Support Community, Aimee is an advocate for individuals diagnosed with cancer by meeting them with empathy and connecting them with resources to support them during their most vulnerable times.

Aimee has been a guest on Cancer Buzz TV, Patient Power, and WDVR. She has been featured in publications including Breastcancer.org, Patient Power, and Association for Community Cancer Center’s (ACCC) Financial Advocate Spotlight. Aimee speaks about financial toxicity and the role of financial navigation in cancer care. She is an active member of ACCC’s Financial Advocacy Network Advisory Committee and Voice Task Force. Aimee is a member of Cancer Support Community’s Biosimilar Advisory Board. She has contributed to ACCC’s Patient Assistance and Reimbursement Guide and OncoLink News.

Directions & Accomodations

The Marriott Philadelphia West
111 Crawford Avenue
West Conshohocken, PA 19428
Tel: +1 610-941-5600

POHMS has negotiated a group rate. Please see information below. There is a limited number of rooms, we suggest making your guest room reservations as soon as possible. The cut-off date for this rate is April 6, 2023.

To make your reservation you can call the hotel directly at 1-800-228-9290 for POHMS group rate. OR you can make the reservation directly using this hotel link: Book your group rate for POHMS Spring Conference

POHMS Spring Conference
Start Date: Wednesday, April 26, 2023
End Date: Saturday, April 29, 2023
Last Day to Book: Thursday, April 6, 2023
Hotel(s) offering your special group rate: Marriott Philadelphia West for $179 USD per night

Exhibitors

2023 SPRING CONFERENCE EXHIBITOR LETTER

Registration is now open

Click HERE for Corporate Members and Exhibitors Registration

Please note: Invoices will be sent upon confirmation of registration. At that time you can pay by credit card, check or EFT.

Registration: Friday, April 28, 2023 Starting at 7:30 am

Exhibit Set-up

Thursday, April 27, 2023 After 7:00pm
Friday, April 28, 2023 6:00 am to 8:00 am

Exhibit Hours

Please note events and breaks noted in the program in relation to exhibit hours
Friday, April 28, 2023 7:30 am to 4:00 pm during vendor breaks

Exhibit Tear-Down

Friday, April 28, 2023 After 4:00 pm

Key Dates/Deadlines:

Last date for exhibitor registration is April 3, 2023 (exhibitors who are confirmed as of this date will be included in conference printed materials)
Late fee after April 3, 2023 is: $500, THERE ARE NO EXCEPTIONS
Payment for all exhibits is due no later than April 10, 2023
Refunds: If cancellation is received by April 3, 2023, a full refund minus a 25% administration fee. After this date, all registration fees are non-refundable. No exceptions.