Practice Management

(SA21) PACE Programs and Post-Acute/Long-Term Care: Challenges and Opportunities

Saturday, March 9, 2024

4:30 PM – 5:30 PM CT

Room: 301

CME: (1) MOC: (1) CMD Management: (1) NP Pharmacology Hours ()

Session Chair/Speaker(s)

Richard Feifer, MD, MPH, FACP

Chief Medical Officer
InnovAge
Weatogue, CT

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose.

Speaker(s)

Karyn P. Leible, MD, FACP, CMD

Medical Director, Independent contractor
Karyn P. Leible, MD, LLC
fort collins, CO

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose.
Jeff Lentz, PT

Therapy Supervisor/Physical Therapist
Innovage
Thornton, CO

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose.

Disclosure(s):

Richard Feifer, MD, MPH, FACP: No financial relationships to disclose.

Karyn P. Leible, MD, FACP, CMD: No financial relationships to disclose.

Jeff Lentz, PT: No financial relationships to disclose.

PACE (Program for the All-Inclusive Care of the Elderly) is a care model primarily designed for Medicare/Medicaid dual-eligibles who demonstrate sufficiently impaired ADLs such that they would qualify for nursing home placement. PACE programs have responsibility for these patients, even when they require care within post-acute healthcare facilities, creating potential challenges surrounding coordination of care, and requiring strong partnerships between the PACE organization and the SNF/NF. This session will lay a foundation of understanding regarding the PACE program’s clinical model and the Medicare/Medicaid requirements that apply. The presenters will then describe challenges and solutions associated with PACE patients entering SNF/NFs, through collaboration and partnership.

Learning Objectives:

At the completion of this session, learners will be able to:

Understand the PACE program and relationship to SNF/NFs.
Explore potential challenges of care coordination between PACE and SNF/NFs.
Learn about solutions that improve patient outcomes, care collaboration, and provider satisfaction.