Training Description

Improving Outcomes, Finance & Quality Through Integrated Information XXI

June 5 & 6, 2008 ~ Sheraton Lansing Hotel, Lansing

Conference Agenda (Click on the button below to download the brochure for the full details of the conference.)

Thursday, June 5, 2008

8:00am to 9:00am     Registration and Continental Breakfast

9:00am to 9:15am     Welcome and Opening Remarks

9:15am to 10:30am Plenary Session: “We Are Making A Difference:
                                    Using OutcomeMeasurement to Assess Program
                                    Performance” ◘ Qualifies for 1 CEU hour

10:45am to Noon     Concurrent Workshops
                         1. Finance: “Internal Controls”
                              - Tadd Harburn, Partner, Plante and Moran

                         2. QI: “Tools for Evaluating Program Performance”
                              ◘ Qualifies for 1 CEU hour
                             - Di Shen, Ph.D., CARF International

                         3. IS: E-Prescribing – A Panel Discussion
                             - Bill Riley, CIO, Oakland County CMH Authority;
                             Dave McElfish, CIO, CMH Services of Muskegon
                             County; Bob Lambert, Summit Pointe; Bill Drake,
                             Pharm.D., Advanced Care Inc.

Noon to 12:30pm      Lunch

12:30pm to 2:00pm Plenary Session: MDCH Update
                                    - Judy Webb, Director, Division of Quality
                              Management Planning, MDCH

Presentation of the Nick Filonow Award of Excellence

2:00pm to 3:15pm    Concurrent Workshops

                         4. Finance: “MDCH Reporting Requirement
                                    Revisions: FSR and MUNC”
                              - John Duvendeck, Michigan Department of
                              Community Health

                         5. QI: “Making the Connection From the Framework
                                    to Data Analysis”
                              ◘ Qualifies for 1 CEU hour
                              - Di Shen, Ph.D., CARF International

                         6. IS: “Records Retention”
                              - Caryn Wojcik, Arts & libraries, Michigan Department
                              of History

3:15pm to 3:30pm     Break

3:30pm to 5:00pm     Concurrent Workshops

                         7.   Finance/QI: “Rate setting: Price / Metrics and
                                     Other Analyses”
                               - Judy Webb, Michigan Department of Community
                               Health

                         8.   IS: “E-Discovery – New Requirements for
                                     Electronic Discovery”
                               - Caryn Wojcik, Arts & Libraries, Michigan
                               Department of History

5:00pm to 7:00pm     Networking Reception

Friday, June 6, 2008

7:30am to 9:00am     Networking Breakfasts

9:00am to 9:15am     Plenary Session: State Issues Update
                               - Amy Zaagman, Associate Director, Michigan
                               Association of Community Mental Health Boards

9:15am to 10:30am   Plenary Session: “Integrated Approach to
                                     Effective Strategic Planning for IT”
                               - Rob Moerland, CIO, SW Michigan Alliance

10:30am to 10:45am   Break

10:45am to Noon        Concurrent Workshops

                           9.   Finance: “A-87 Issues”
                                 - Nathan Balderman, Rehman / Robson

                         10.   QI: “Driving Quality Improvement Through
                                       Clinical Record Review”
                                 - Dave Ray, SW Michigan PIHP; Paul Duff, CEI
                                 CMH; Stephanie Zin, CEI CMH; Karen McShane,
                                 North Country CMH; and Christine Gebhard,
                                 Northern Affiliation

                          11.   IS: “Electronic Healthcare Record Scenarios”
                                 - Brian McNeill, Panel Moderator, CMH of Central
                                 Michigan; Dianne Forster, North Country CMH;
                                 Chuck Dougherty, CEI CMH; Ivan Gibbs, LifeWays;
                                 Carolyn Landy, Macomb County CMH Services;
                                 Kevin Sackett, Saginaw County CMH Authority; and
                                 Ramaswamy Srinivasan, Senior Application
                                 Engineer, network180

Noon                          Conference Adjourns

Cost: $155 On or Before 5/30/08 ($180 After 5/30/08)
Includes breaks, 1 continental breakfast,1 lunch, 1 full breakfast buffet, networking reception & presentation materials

Overnight Accommodations:
A block of rooms has been reserved at the Sheraton. To make your reservations, please call the hotel directly at (517) 323-7100. Be sure to mention that you are with the MACMHB’s Improving Outcomes Conference to receive the conference rate of $109 plus tax. The deadline to reserve your overnight accommodations is Monday, May 5, 2008.

Cancellation / Refund Policy:
Substitutions are permitted at any time. No shows will be billed at the full training rate. Cancellations must be received in writing at least 10 business days prior to the training or a $25 cancellation fee will be assessed. If cancellation is received less than 10 days prior to the training, you will be charged the full conference fee.

Questions????
Call MACMHB at (517) 374-6848

Directions to the Sheraton:
From I-96 take I-496 to Creyts Road. Take the North Creyts Road Exit. Go North on Creyts Road. Turn right at the light onto Anacapri Boulevard (first road). Pass the first drive and enter either of the next two drives to complimentary parking.

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