2020 Spring Conference Fly-In

Spring Conference &Congressional Fly-In Watergate Hotel • Washington, DC

It's time to come to Washington, DC! AMRPA wants to encourage all current and future medical rehabilitation leaders to attend our annual Spring Conference & Congressional Fly-In, being held March 22-24, at The Watergate Hotel, in Washington, DC. The conference itself is split into two parts – the Medical Directors Symposium and the Leadership Forum, which includes the Congressional Fly-In. Register Today March 22-24, 2020 amrpa.org/spring-2020 March 22–24, 2020

The Medical Directors Symposium on March 22 is designed for physician leadership within medical rehabilitation units. Whether you're a new or experienced medical director, you will walk away from this symposium with skills and strategies to ensure that you are successful in your medical director role.

Topics to be covered include:

„ Navigating post-acute choice and Medicare red tape „ How to lower your acute discharge rate „ Practices to lower your 30-day readmission rates after discharge „ Medical director's impact on quality care delivery „ Takeaways from the CMS Quality Summit

Following the Medical Director's Symposium, the Leadership Forum and Congressional Fly-In are rare opportunities to hear directly from federal policy makers and industry thought leaders who are diving crucial discussions about the medical rehabilitation industry. This year, AMRPA has secured high-level representatives from a number of federal agencies, including:

„ Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) „ U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) „ Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) „ National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

Adam Boehler, Senior Advisor to the Secretary of Health and Human Services, CMS Deputy Administrator and Director of the CMS Innovation Center, speaks on innovation in post-acute care at the 2019 Leadership Forum.

In addition, we will hear from the National Association of LongTerm Care Hospitals and National Association for Home Care and Hospice.

Alison N. Cernich, PhD, is the Deputy Director of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) at the National Institute of Health. In her presentation, she will discuss the fundamental shift occurring in rehabilitation, in respect to the overall approach to delivering care and the new technologies being integrated in care delivery. Cernich will cover potential implications of these advances and where the field should be poised during this time of transition. Also joining us for the Leadership Forum is Ben Harder, Chief

Ben Harder Chief of Data Analysis, U.S. News & World Report

Eric D. Hargan Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Alison N. Cernich, Ph.D., ABPP-Cn Deputy Director, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health

Susanne Seagrave, PhD Deputy Director, Division of Institutional Post-Acute Care, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

of rehabilitation hospitals/units and patients. Physicians have a powerful voice and message that needs to be heard. Members of Congress appreciate the clinical expertise of Medical Directors, and in particular, the role we all play in creating policies that lead to improved patient care and outcomes.

The recently released Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 proposed budget and ongoing session in Congress pose both great opportunities and potential threats to the medical rehabilitation industry. It is more important than ever to educate yourself and get involved in the legislative and regulatory processes that affect your day-to-day operations. Make sure your voice is heard!

Thank you to our 2020 Spring Conference sponsors and exhibitors:

Dr. Rich Kathrins, former chair of AMRPA Board of Directors, presents the AMRPA Chairman's Award to Laurence Dylan Wilson, [title, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services] at the 2019 Leadership Forum.

of Data Analysis at the U.S. News and World Report. In his AMRPA Spring Conference presentation, Harder will discuss the considerable changes being brought to the U.S. News Best Hospitals for Rehabilitation ranking this summer. Once determined exclusively by a survey of physiatrists, the ranking will now incorporate objective data on patient outcomes and other quality measures, including data elements from CMS IRF Compare and the American Hospital Association Annual Survey Database. He will review key strengths and limitations of the new methodology, discuss feedback U.S. News has received, and comment on actions that hospital leaders might take to help U.S. News advance measurement that's meaningful to both clinicians and patients.

After the Leadership Forum, we head to Capitol Hill. AMRPA will schedule meetings with Senators and Representatives in order to share our top policy priorities and advocate on behalf

There are still sponsorship and exhibit opportunities available! To learn more, and to register for the 2020 AMRPA Spring Conference & Congressional Fly-In, visit the AMRPA website.

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