2009 NHIA Annual Conference & Exposition
NHIA Educational Track Programming
Each NHIA concurrent session has been organized within the following track content areas to help you find the educational programs that best suit your professional development needs and interests—and such sessions are marked throughout the brochure with the below icons to further assist you with program selections:
Clinical Track — Geared primarily towards the clinical practice areas and comprehensive content most relevant to pharmacists, nurses and other clinicians working within the alternate-site infusion field. These sessions fully address today’s greatest opportunities and challenges facing those offering infusion care to the full spectrum of home-based patients!
Receive practical strategies for managing the more challenging aspects of USP <797> by participating in our best-practice based USP <797> Pre-Conference on Sunday, March 1—separate registration is required.
Additionally, make the most of your clinical learning experience by starting off each day with a hot breakfast and a critical clinical topic, via the NHIA Breakfast Symposia Programming.
Supported by an unrestricted educational grant from Hospira Worldwide, Inc.
Leadership & Management Track — Established specifically for alternate-site infusion owners, leaders and management professionals at all levels. The rich, diverse topics of this track range from leadership theory; to change and risk management; to the latest legal, regulatory and accreditation updates; to utilizing benchmarking, trending and market analyses to strengthen organizational performance and expand services—just to name a few!
Further enhance your strategic skills and leadership development by also attending the 2009 NHIA Executive Pre-Conference on Sunday, March 1—separate registration is required.
Supported by an unrestriced educational grant from Provista
Reimbursement Track — Formulated for both reimbursement staff and others within your alternate-site infusion organization who contribute to the reimbursement process. Even seasoned reimbursement professionals will benefit from the most current information on coding, managing claims rejections, drug pricing, Medicare, billing and collections, reimbursement audits—and more!
Be sure to be present at sessions 15-D. and 19-E., Parts I and II of “The Revenue Cycle”—these back-to-back educational programs have been specifically crafted to provide an in-depth review of all the crucial components of the revenue cycle, so you and your team can better ensure prompt payment and accurate reimbursement.
Supported by an unrestricted educational grant from Hann's on Software
Sales & Marketing Track — Designed for alternate-site infusion owners, managers and sales professionals, this track is filled with distinct learning options created to help cultivate your organization’s sales growth and marketing capacity. Whether you’re looking to increase your referrals or expand your business, expert faculty will offer you tried-and-true methods for advancing your market share.
Engage in the 2009 NHIA Roundtables program on Monday afternoon (March 2) for an unprecedented opportunity to network around virtually every “hot topic” in alternate-site infusion today—including candid, extensive discussions about your sales and marketing challenges with a group of your peers, facilitated by experienced industry experts!