New England Hospice & Palliative Care Conference Information

Tuesday, March 16, 2010
10:00 a.m. - 11:30

Review American Recovery & Investment Law (also known as the HITECH Act)
Learn about changes to HIPAA including penalties, Business Associate Agreement
Federal Breach Notification
Massachusetts State Law: Data Security Regulations, Identify Theft Notification
Red Flag Rules: Federal Medical Identify Theft

Faculty: Joan Usher, President and Founder JLU Health Record Systems, Pembroke, MAMs. Usher has more than 20 years experience in health care management consulting, particularly for hospice and home health. She is experienced in the implementation of HIPAA and other federal and state security regulations that affect hospice programs including electronic medical records. She has been a board member of the Federation since 2008.

Registration fee per hospice program: $75.
Dial-in number and presentation will be sent in advance only to the key contact person listed on the Registration Form who is responsible for forwarding information to other staff.

Download the brochure for detailed description and to register for the audio conference.

For more information call: 781-255-7077

Please join us at this year's conference. See the Capturing the Essense of Hospice in Documentation conference brochure for a detailed description of the program. Attendees may register either by mail or using our online Conference Registration.
(Adobe Acrobat is required to download the brochure)

To register online

To register by mail

•	After downloading the brochure, fill out and return the Registration page.
•	Please make checks payable to Hospice and Palliative Care Federation of Massachusetts, and mail to:
	•	Hospice & Palliative Care Federation of Massachusetts 1420 P rovidence Highway, Suite 277 Norwood, MA 02062
For further information or questions, please call 781-255-7077 or send e-mail to registration@hospicefed.org

SAVE THE DATE for the 2010 FALL EDUCATION CONFERENCE

We have recently completed another successful fall education conference. This year's conference offered participants over 65 workshops and attracted more than 30 Exhibitors and 750 individuals from all over New England who share an interest in improving end-of-life care.

We invite you to save October 19-20, 2010 and join us at the Four Points Sheraton in Norwood at our next fall education conference. We look forward to seeing you at the Fall Conference.

We have begun accepting proposals for the 2010 Fall Education Conference.
	Call for Proposals

Enhance the understanding of ethical principles related to end of life care
Facilitate the process of ethical decision-making by care teams
Apply ethical principles to daily practice in hospice and palliative care
Explore components of complex ethical dilemma

What

Sixty minute sessions, originally presented at the New England Hospice & Palliative Care Education Conference, are being offered at your site for interdisciplinary care teams and/or peer networking groups. Download the brochure for detailed description.

Where

Either at your site or a neighboring one. Presenters are willing to travel anywhere in MA.

When

Negotiated with presenters based on availablitiy. A minimum of 15 participants is required for each workshop. Agencies hosting a workshop could invite other members of their community (i.e. professional partners, volunteers, board members, etc) to make the education available to as many people as possible.

How

Express interest to Reverend Dr. Gordon Postill, Spirtual Counselor, Old Colony Hospice, Chair of the Federation Ethics Forum. Download the brochure and fax the form to 781-297-7345

Cost

A $100 check per workshop payable to the Federation, given to the workshop presenter as the workshop is about to begin. Once the details of a workshop have been set, the presenters need to have received some form of written confirmation about the workshop’s time/place at least two weeks prior to the presentation.

Sponsored by the Hospice & Palliative Care Federation of Massachusetts

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