The Aging and Disability Business Institute’s staff and partners were part of a number of informative sessions that took place at n4a’s 2017 annual conference in Savannah, GA. Please see below for the PDF slides of Business Institute sessions:

Pre-Conference: New Directions and Opportunities in Evidence-Based Programming: Part I

• Welcome
• Implementation of Evidence-Based Programs through the Aging Network: Where We Are and Where We Are Going: EBLC Leaders’ Perspectives
• Implementation of Evidence-Based Programs through the Aging Network: Where We Are and Where We Are Going: ACL’s Perspective
• Network Development for Coverage across a State

Pre-Conference: New Directions and Opportunities in Evidence-Based Programming: Part II

• Innovating Together: Partnership Profiles
• Building volume for multiple evidence-based programs through diverse community-based providers and settings
• Opportunities under MACRA and Other Initiatives for Evidence-Based Programs and Community-Based Organizations

Aging and Disability Business Institute Integrated Care Boot Camp, Part I: Are You Positioned to Succeed in Health Care Partnerships? Identify your Readiness Factor!

• Mary Kaschak, Deputy Director, Aging and Disability Business Institute, National Association of Area Agencies on Aging, Washington, DC
• Lori Peterson, CEO, Collaborative Consulting, San Francisco, CA
• Suzanne Burke, CEO, Council on Aging of Southwestern Ohio, Cincinnati, OH
• Janet Grant, Head, Great Plains Region, Aetna Medicaid, St. Louis, MO

Aging and Disability Business Institute Integrated Care Boot Camp, Part II: Get the Integrated Care Game Plan & Learn How to Diversify Payer Partnerships

• Mary Kaschak, Deputy Director, Aging and Disability Business Institute, National Association of Area Agencies on Aging, Washington, DC
• Kathy Vesley-Massey, President/CEO, Bay Aging, Urbanna, VA
• Joan Hatem-Roy, CEO, Elder Services of the Merrimack Valley, Inc., Lawrence, MA
• Erik Eaker, Bold Goal, Director, Partnerships and Communications, Humana, Louisville, KY

More Than a Meal: Demonstrating Value Through Enhanced Service Delivery and Outcomes Data

• Linda Netterville, Vice President, Program Development and Impact, Meals on Wheels America, Alexandria, VA
• Brenda Schmitthenner, Successful Aging Program Officer, Gary and Mary West Foundation, and Successful Aging Senior Director, West Health Institute, La Jolla, CA
• David Dosa, Associate Professor of Medicine, Associate Professor of Health Services, Policy and Practice, Brown University/Providence VAMC, Providence, RI

Demonstrating And Measuring Quality In The New Managed LTSS Paradigm

• Christine Tardiff, Director, Nursing & Community Health Programs, Elder Services of the Merrimack Valley, Inc., Lawrence, MA
• Tonya Perry, Director, Home and Community Based Services, Integrated Care, NCQA, Dayton, OH
• Dan Roman, Senior Research Associate, National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), Washington, DC

Primary Care Liaisons: Expanding Clinical-Community Partners for Older Adults

• Nora Super, Chief, Programs and Services, National Association of Area Agencies on Aging, Washington, DC
• Joan Weiss, Senior Advisor, Bureau of Health Workforce, Health Resources and Services Administration, Rockville, MD
• Allison Boll, Primary Care Liaison, Seattle/King County Aging and Disability Services, Seattle, WA
• Melissa Ensey, Primary Care Liaison, Area Agency on Aging and Disabilities of Southwest Washington, Vancouver, WA
• Elizabeth Phelan, Project Director, Northwest Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
• Nina Tumosa, Public Health Analyst, Bureau of Health Workforce, Health Resources and Services Administration, Rockville, MD

Tapping Into the Business Acumen Brain Trust: Q & A With Experts

• Mary Kaschak, Deputy Director, Aging and Disability Business Institute, National Association of Area Agencies on Aging, Washington, DC
• Connie Benton Wolfe, CEO and President, Aging & In-Home Services of Northeast Indiana, Inc., Fort Wayne, IN
• Gary Cook, President and CEO, Direction Home Akron Canton Area Agency on Aging & Disabilities, OH
• Sandy Atkins, Vice President, Strategic Initiatives, Partners in Care Foundation, San Fernando, CA
• Jennifer Raymond, Director, Healthy Living Center of Excellence, Elder Services of the Merrimack Valley, Inc., Lawrence, MA
• Suzanne Burke, CEO, Council on Aging of Southwestern Ohio, Cincinnati, OH

The Holy Grail: Integrating Care Through Regional & Statewide CBO Networks for Contracting with Health Care

• Kristen Smith, Aging Program Administrator, County of San Diego, Aging & Independence Services, San Diego, CA
• Sandy Atkins, Vice President, Strategic Initiatives, Partners in Care Foundation, San Fernando, CA

Patient-Centered Medical Homes and Community-Based Organizations: Partnerships to Improve Population Health

• Robert Schreiber, Medical Director, Healthy Living Center of Excellence, Elder Services of the Merrimack Valley, Inc., Lawrence, MA
• Nora Super, Chief, Programs and Services, National Association of Area Agencies on Aging, Washington, DC