4031.0 Health Care Policy and Medicare

Tuesday, November 9, 2010: 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Oral
This session will cover topics related to health care reform and Medicare. Examples of topics include whether the RUGs III case-mix system adequately adjust for the cost of Medicare patients in nursing homes, and linical care strategies for high performing (and winning) home health agencies.
Session Objectives: 1. Discuss issues related to post-acute care in nursing homes. 2. Identify the marginal costs associated with Medicare patient care in nursing homes. 3. Identify evidence-based effective organizational and clinical care themes and strategies that produce high performing home health agencies.
Moderator:
Nancy A. Miller, PhD

8:30am
Does the RUGs III case-mix system adequately adjust for the cost of Medicare patients in nursing homes?
Dana B. Mukamel, PhD, William D. Spector, PhD, Rhona Limcangco and Heather A. Ladd, MS
8:48am
Medication therapy management services under Medicare Part D: A pilot test to contract a provider
Ingrid Mburia, MPH Candidate, Teresa M. Sacks, MPH and Daniel Cook, PhD
9:06am
Clinical care strategies for high performing (and winning) home health agencies
Eugene Nuccio, PhD, Angela A. Richard, MSN and William Buczko, PhD
     
9:24am
Pharmacists' acceptable levels of compensation for MTM services: A conjoint analysis
Junling Wang, PhD, Song Hee Hong, PhD, Lawrence Brown, PharmD, PhD and Shelley White-Means, PhD
        
9:42am
Diagnostic and Preventive Dental Benefits for a Medicare Population: Utilization and Costs in a 5-Year Period
Stephen D. Hooper, MBA
     

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.

Organized by: Gerontological Health (newly approved name Aging & Public Health)
Endorsed by: Social Work

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH)

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