Schedule of Events/Program Highlights
(Speakers and topics subject to change)

Wednesday, October 7 - Dialysis Management Workshops

Morning will feature one track for all workshop participants:

Thursday, October 8

Friday, October 9

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Program Highlights

Optional Workshop – Wednesday, October 7, 2009

The NRAA workshop will be all day Wednesday with a special focus on Conditions for Coverage compliance. Building off the widely successful format of the 2008 Workshop, this full day session will provide practical, hands-on tools that you can apply to your company for conditions for coverage compliance.

The Wednesday workshop session will feature a special presentation on:

Applying the Toyota Way and Lean Methods in the Dialysis Setting – Mike Rona, Rona Consulting Group
The Toyota Management System (TMS) is a proven system that allows its adopters to produce twice as much in half the time at half the cost with half the problems, and with a fraction of the inventory. Just like the manufacturers who developed this system, healthcare providers and managers must follow step-by-step procedures to produce the effects they wish to achieve, and when problems arise, they must first discover them, and then gather and process information to resolve them. This presentation will deliver proven techniques to make your operation more efficient, without sacrificing quality care. The number of successful applications of the Toyota Management System in the healthcare industry grows daily, and NRAA members are the next to learn how to apply this cost saving, value-added system!

Medicare Conditions for Coverage – update from CMS
A representative from CMS will join us for an update on surveys – what facilities can expect and what
you can learn and apply from others’ experience.

Conditions for Coverage - Practical Strategies for Compliance – Katrina Russell
NRAA’s resident expert on Conditions for Coverage, Katrina Russell, will offer updates and practical strategies to ensure that your facility is in compliance.
The afternoon of the Conditions for Coverage workshop will break into two concurrent tracks:

Clinical Track:

• QAPI - What to Monitor & How to Report It – Gail Wick
  
• Personnel Issues - CfC Impact & Open Discussion – Bring Your Case Studies!
  
• Infection Control in The Dialysis Setting – CDC
  

Financial Track:

• Dialysis Billing & Reimbursement 101– Cindy LaMunyon
  
• Dialysis Cost Reports - Overview –Bruce Thompson
  
• Variance Analysis - Explaining Unexpected Financial Findings – Jeff Lehman
  

The Wednesday program will close with a reception for workshop and conference attendees, to be held in the exhibit hall featuring displays from over 50 vendors serving the dialysis industry.

NRAA Conference – Thursday and Friday, October 8 - 9

The two day NRAA Conference program will feature the following valuable information:

• Proposed payment bundle for dialysis services – implementation, calculating reimbursement for your dialysis patients and what it means for small providers – Experts from Avalere Health, Amgen and Davita – NEW!
  
  
• CROWNWeb - An update on phase 2 from the Florida ESRD network, plus a panel discussion and open forum from experienced users and experts.
  
  
• Washington Update from Legislative Counsel BKSH
  
  
• Cost differentials report from the NRAA Benchmarking survey
  
  
• A panel of MDO Executives sharing their views on the future of dialysis, survival tactics for small SDO’s, and working with the new bundling and healthcare issues – Larry Jones, Innovative Dialysis Systems, Syed Kamal, American Renal Associates, and Steve Pirri, US Renal Care – NEW!
  
  
• “Medical Director Requirements in the New Conditions for Coverage” and “Contracting with Your Medical Director.” Jim Riley, NRAA Legal Counsel
  
  
• Healthcare Reform

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Exhibitor Information

Attention Exhibitors! Don’t Miss This Opportunity to Promote Your Products and Services to This Key Market!

NRAA hosts the largest national convention for administrators of renal dialysis facilities. NRAA members are renal administrators, nurse managers, nurses, medical directors, technicians and financial/billing managers employed by university hospital, and freestanding facilities. More than 400 attendees will flow througthe NRAA exhibit hall at the Marriott Marco Island Hotel looking for state-of-theart information from:

• Healthcare/Supply Companies
• Pharmaceutical Companies
• Healthcare Services
• Water Treatment Companies
• Renal Publications
• Waste Management Companies
• Computer Software Companies
• Device Manufacturers
  

By registering to exhibit, you are entitled to:

• Pre-conference Registration List
  
• Post-conference Registration List
  
• Recognition in the Official Conference Program Book

NRAA Exhibitor Prospectus
NRAA Exhibitor Space Contract
Sponsorship Opportunities
Program Advertising Opportunites

Click here for an updated map of the exhibit hall

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Hotel

Marriott Marco Island Resort
400 South Collier Boulevard
Marco Island, Florida 34145 USA
Phone: 1-239-394-2511
Fax: 1-239-642-2672

Fresh from an extraordinary $200 million makeover, this world-class Marco Island resort is situated on three miles of pristine beachfront property and offers an exhilarating retreat from the ordinary.

NRAA has secured a rate of $219 for the NRAA meeting. This special rate is good three days PRIOR to and three days AFTER the NRAA meeting (so the $219 rate is good October 4 -12). This is a great opportunity to build in some vacation time before or after the meeting, and take advantage of the NRAA rate! Be sure to specify that you are with NRAA when asking for the room rate.

For more information on our host hotel, visit www.marcoislandmarriott.com.

Making hotel reservations has been made easier! By clicking here, you will be taken to the Marriott Marco Island reservations page. The conference code has already been entered, so you will automatically receive the NRAA rate!

IMPORTANT: As of 9/10/09,the NRAA room block at the Marriott is SOLD OUT. A nearby property is Hilton Marco Island Beach Resort and Spa. Click on this link for details and reservations.

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Marco Island, FL

Marco Island is the largest of Florida’s Ten Thousand Islands, located on the Gulf of Mexico in Southwest Florida. The attraction is tropical sun-washed white beaches and a casual easy paced life style. Sunshine, frolicking dolphins, and all of the water and sun sports that go with the beaches are available for your pleasure.

NRAA will provide a complimentary shuttle service from Fort Myers Airport (formally recognized as Southwest Florida International Airport) to the Marco Island Marriott on Tuesday, October 6 and Wednesday, October 7. Look for the transportation staff in baggage claim, they are attired in red golf shirts and black slacks holding NRAA logo signage. Please collect your belongings and check in with a staff member to confirm the next available shuttle time. Shuttles will depart every 45 minutes between 10:00 AM and 9:30 PM and airport departure times are listed below.

*IMPORTANT*: Please call Naples Transportation to book your transfer, from the airport, when the complimentary shuttle is not provided. PLEASE NOTE THAT TRANSFERS BOOKED INDEPENDENTLY WILL BE PAID FOR ON OWN. The telephone number for Naples Transportation is 800-592-0848, please ask for Carol Pawlinski or email Carol at: cpawlinski@nttep.com.

Saturday, October 10, 2009:
Please stop by the Naples Transportation Desk to make your shuttle reservation at least 24 hours prior to departure day. Shuttles will be provided between 7:00 AM and 2:00 PM and seating will be provided based on reservations only. You will be advised of your resort departure time when you sign-up for the shuttle. The Naples Transportation Desk is located just north of the main lobby and operates from 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM daily.

Temperatures during the NRAA meeting in October should be delightful, ranging from lows in the mid 60’s to highs in the high ‘80’s.

For more information on beautiful Marco Island, Florida, click here.

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Registration

Thank you to all who have registered for the upcoming NRAA Annual Fall Conference! Registration is now closed, but if you are interested in joining us you may sign up at the Registration Desk during the conference. The pricing for the Workshop and Conference are below:

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