Symposium

2016 National Medicaid and CHIP Oral Health Symposium

2015 National Medicaid and CHIP Oral Health Symposium

Patient Centered Integrated Healthcare: Opportunities for Medicaid and CHIP Programs, Managed care Organizations and Providers 

• Keynote Address: Patrick Conway, MD  
• Session 1: Opportunities for EPSDT Programs  
• Session 2: Opportunities for Special Populations  
• Session 3: Opportunities for Non-Disabled Adults  
• Session 4: Opportunities for the Dual-Eligibles  
• Session 5: Standardized Coding:Treatment Verses Diagnostic Codes Information Systems and the EHR  
• Session 6: Timothy Shriver, PhD  Fully Alive     VIDEO
• Session 7:  Evolving Interprofessional Education  
• Session 8:  The Provider Perspective  
• Session 9: The Payer Perspective  
• Session 10:  A National Initiative - Bruce Donoff, DMD, MD  ?

• Opening Plenary: Introduction to State Contracting - James A. Gillcrist, DDS, Tennessee Health Care Financing and Administration; Bob Isman, DDS, Dental Program Consultant, California Department of Health Care Services; David Fischer, Contract Administrator, Oregon Medicaid
• Session 1: General Obligations of the State - Kim Elliott, PhD, CPHQ, Administrator, Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System; David Weeks, JD, Attorney, TennCare Office of General Counsel
• Session 2: Scope of Services Related to Providers - David Weeks, JD, Attorney, TennCare Office of General Counsel; Robyn Olson, PhD, Management Consultant, Boston Benefit Partners; Tom Underwood, DDS, General Dentist, Tennessee Medicaid Advisory Committee; R. Mike Shirtcliff, DMD, President & CEO, Advantage Dental
• Session 3: Scope of Services Related to Beneficiaries - Milton Bernard, DDS, Quality Plan Administrators (HSCSN Program); David Weeks, JD, Attorney, TennCare Office of General Counsel; Cheryl Harding, Vice President and COO, Delta Dental of Iowa (Dental Wellness Plan); Charles Czerepak, DDS, Pediatric Provider
• Session 4: Program Administration and Management - Nancy Gurzick, RDH, MA, Dental Policy Specialist, Michigan Department of Community Health; Nance Orsbon, Vice President of Professional Services, Delta Dental of South Dakota; Jerry Caudill, DMD, Kentucky State Dental Director, Avesis; David Weeks, JD, Attorney, TennCare Office of General Counsel
• Session 5: Program Integrity - David Weeks, JD, Attorney, TennCare Office of General Counsel
• Session 6: Reporting Requirements; Lessons Learned, Dos and Don'ts - R. Mike Shirtcliff, DMD, President & CEO, Advantage Dental; Robert Thielen, DDS, MBA, Aetna Medicaid; David Fischer, Contract Administrator, Oregon Medicaid; David Weeks, JD, Attorney, TennCare Office of General Counsel

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• Session 1: Optimizing Impact for Medicaid-CHIP Programs and Providers- Jeffrey Parker, CEO, Sarrell Dental Center
• Session 2: Medicaid Eligibility and Coordination with the Exchanges- Allison Kean
• Session 3: Financing- Patrick Finnerty
• Session 4: Information Technology Systems and Data- Leon Bragg, DDS; Krishna Aravamudhan, BDS; Jeff Brozena; Robert Isman, DDS
• Session 5: Benefits- Janice Kupiec; John Roberts, DDS; Cathy Coppes
• Session 6: Program Integrity- Lori Bellan, JD; Richard Celko; Linda Altenhoff, DDS
• Session 7: Quality of Care and Delivery Systems- Rob Compton, DDS; ManWai Ng, DMD; Martha Dellapenna, RDH, MEd
• Session 8: Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)- Catherine Hess; Ellen Badley
• Session 9: Operationalizing Dental Medicaid Programs in a New Era- James Gillcrist, DDS
• Session 10: Provider Payments and Program Transparency- Alan Finkelstein, DDS
• Session 11: Workgroup Discussion and Policy Recommendations- Lynn Mouden, DDS; Laurie Norris; Pam Vodicka

• Session 1: Defining Quality in Health Care Delivery - Rob Compton, DDS
• Session 2: Evidence Based Dentistry - Julie Frantsve-Hawley, RDH, PhD
• Session 3: Developing and Utilizing Professional Policies, Recommendations, and Clinical Guidelines - Julie Frantsve-Hawley, RDH, PhD; Laurie Barker, MPH; Anupama Rao Tate, DMD
• Session 4: Measuring Quality - Tegwyn Brickhouse, DDS, PhD; Heidi Bossley; Paul Glassman, DDS, MBA
• Session 5: Collecting Information and Data - Cynthia Hake; Dave Preble, DDS, JD; Brent Martin, DDS, MBA
• Session 6: Can Diagnostic Codes Work in Dentistry? - Elsbeth Kalenderian, DDS, MPH; Rachael Ramoni, DMD, DSc
• Session 7: Electronic Health Record (EHR) and Health Information Technology (HIT): Tools for Data Collection and Quality Management - David Koppel; Girma Alemu, MD, MS; Pam Reece
• Session 8: Mining the Data for Quality Assessment, Planning and Improvement - Alan Finklestein, DDS; David Kilber, DDS; Rob Compton, DDS
• Session 9: Piecing It All Together - Linda Altenhoff, DDS
• Session 10: Managing Quality Programs: Traditional Programs versus Managed Care - Angela Littrell; Dan Plain; Bob Birdwell, DDS
• Session 11: CMS Oral Health Initiative: Update on Goals and Action Plans - Laurie Norris, JD; Lynn Douglas Mouden, DDS, MPH
• Session 12: Dental Quality Alliance Update - Krishna Aravamudhan, BDS, MS; Martha Dellapenna, RDH, MEd
• Session 13: Quality Buy-in - Dolores Mitchell

• Keynote Address: New Directions for Medicaid & CHIP Dental Programs - Victoria Wachino
• Opening Plenary: The Historical Compass Points the Way - Christine Farrell, RDH, MPA; Michael Graham
• Session 2: Surveying the Landscape: Mountains & Valleys - Patrick Finnerty, MPA; Andrea Maresca
• Session 3: New Horizons - Cathy Coppes; Kathryn Dolan, RDH, MEd; Greg Folse, DDS
• Session 4: Bumps in the Road - James Thommes, DDS; David Kilber, DMD; Martha Dellapenna, RDH, MEd
• Session 5: Tuning Up the Engine - William Bailey, DDS
• Session 6: Asking for Directions: Stakeholder Breakout - Mary Foley, RDH, MPH
• Session 7: Building New Freeways - Mark Siegal, DDS, MPH
• Session 8: Navigating with GPS - Marcy Bonnett, RDH, MPM; Marsha Lillie-Blanton
• Closing Session: Turning the Key - Kathleen O'Loughlin, DMD, MB, MPH