101: Billing—Medicare secondary payer & credit balances
Audience: Skilled nursing/nursing facility
Medicare credit balance reports are due every quarter. This session will explain what should be included on the report, how to determine when Medicare is secondary, and how to bill Medicare secondary claims.
Kim Conner, Business Office Consultant, Pope & Conner Consulting, Inc.

102: How energy incentives can benefit the SNF/NF & AL industry
Audience: Skilled nursing/nursing facility & assisted living
The government has passed unprecedented energy legislation these past two years ushering in the upcoming climate economy. During this session you will learn about those energy incentives in the built environment that apply to the SNF/NF and AL industry. Those who are building new, renovating, or improving their property are welcome to join and learn if they are eligible to participate in the Energy Incentive Program.
Joe Sawatske, Principal, Eide Bailly, LLP

103: Knowledge is power—Connecting HIV+ & LGBTQ+ elders to resources
Audience: All audiences
Elders who are HIV+ and/or LGBTQ+ continue to experience barriers to access and health disparities. How do we empower people on the margins with relevant information, support, and connection to resources for leading healthier lives? Rainbow Health has built an online, searchable HIV+ & Aging LGBTQ+ Resource Directory where Minnesotans can access providers/services and relevant health education in one location. Learn more about the directory, Rainbow Health’s aging work, and how to get involved.
Abby Henderson, Aging Associate, Rainbow Health

104: Staffing—Time for flexibility & accommodations
Audience: Skilled nursing/nursing facility & assisted living
Learn how to understand the full-time equivalent model and how to adapt it at your organization. Teach employees how to be accountable and creative with their schedules.
Chris Blomquist, Consultant, Advanced Health Institute
 
105: Quality measures—Clinical, operational, financial & regulatory impacts
Audience: Skilled nursing/nursing facility
SNF VBP, SNF QRP, Care Compare, CASPER Reports, and state specific quality measures impact all aspects of skilled nursing facilities today and in the future. This important presentation will provide leaders with key information on the financial, clinical, and regulatory impact of quality measures on their organization. Attendees will receive key leadership strategies and QM resource tools to stay on top of the evolving quality measure environment.
Colleen Toebe, RN-MSN, RAC-MT, Nurse Consultant, Pathway Health
106: When is guardianship necessary? Less often than you think!
Audience: All audiences
You’re working with a resident and you need their permission for something, but you’re not sure they have the capacity to understand what you’re asking about. What do you do? You need the resident’s signature for something, but they’re unwilling to sign. What then? We need a decision from someone legally responsible, don’t we? Join us to explore situations in which less restrictive alternatives to guardianship, including supported decision making, can help resolve these and other challenges.
Marit Peterson, Program Director, Minnesota Elder Justice Center
Anita Raymond, LISW, CMC, Director, Volunteers of America MN, Center for Excellence in Supported Decision Making