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AHCA Spring Leadership Conference - Review

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Spring 2008 Leadership Conference Slide Show

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Making Strategy Stick

Joanne Smikle is a respected consultant, author and speaker who develops practical strategies that promote sustained change in corporate culture, while enhancing performance and productivity. She helps her clients build the competencies required for long-term success. She is the author of “Coaching: The Lost Leadership Art,” and “Calamity-Free Collaboration: Making Teamwork WORK!” <click here for the pdf of this presentation>

Watered Down Truth

Bob Abrams is the founder of MyZiva, an internet-based resource goldmine for the long-term care community. Bob was honored as a "Pillar of Knowledge" by the New York Chapter of the American College of Health Care Administrators (ACHCA) in March of 2004, in appreciation for his contributions to long-term care, for maintaining the highest level of professionalism for over three decades and for creating an educational foundation which will serve thousands in the years to come. He is also founding partner and currently Of Counsel to the law firm of Abrams, Fensterman, Fensterman, Flowers, Greenberg & Eisman LLP, located in Lake Success, New York. A few years ago, Bob became fascinated by the events that unfolded in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina. He has done extensive research. <click here for the PowerPoint presentation>

AZ Legislature 2008

Mitch Menlove is the Director of Governmental Affairs for Greenberg Traurig, LLP, and has represented AHCA at the State Capitol for many years. He is well known and respected in legislative circles. <click here for the PowerPoint presentation>

Medicare & Medicaid Update

Joe Lubarsky. Until his retirement in 2006, Joe Lubarsky, CPA, was the National Director of Long-Term Care Services for BDO Seidman, LLP. Joe has worked exclusively consulting with long term care providers for the past thirty-three years. He has specific hands-on experience in all aspects of financial management for long term care facilities, including budgeting, planning, reimbursement, acquisition and feasibility. He continues to work extensively with both national and state nursing home associations in development and refinement of reimbursement systems and funding mechanisms. <click here for the PowerPoint presentation>