The Hemophilia Alliance http://hemoalliance.org Comprehensive Care Focused on All Patients' Needs Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:51:59 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Hemophilia Alliance Winter Membership Meeting 2012 http://hemoalliance.org/hemophilia-alliance-winter-meeting-2012 http://hemoalliance.org/hemophilia-alliance-winter-meeting-2012#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2011 22:07:29 +0000 Joel http://hemoalliance.org/?p=2149 Click here for more information.]]> The Hemophilia Alliance invites you to attend our Winter Membership Meeting on January 22 – 24, 2012.

The registration form is available in both PDF and Word format.

Phoenix Flyer : The flyer, in PDF format, for our upcoming meeting.

Phoenix Schedule : PDF view of the meeting schedule.

Phoenix, AZ
January 22nd to 24th , 2012

Room rate $199 per night

By Telephone:
Call 800-241-3333 and reference the Hemophilia Alliance.

For Online Reservations:
Visit our website at https://www.ritzcarlton.com/en/Properties/Phoenix/Reservations/Default.htm#top.

In the “Group Code” Field: Enter HEAHEAA for a Deluxe Room.

Room block rate good for three days before and after the meeting.

]]> http://hemoalliance.org/hemophilia-alliance-winter-meeting-2012/feed 0 Social Workers Conference Presentations Now Available http://hemoalliance.org/social-workers-conference-presentations-now-available http://hemoalliance.org/social-workers-conference-presentations-now-available#comments Tue, 15 Nov 2011 19:00:45 +0000 Joel http://hemoalliance.org/?p=1977 Click here to see them.]]> Presentations – in PDF format – from our recent Social Workers Conference are now available. Click here to see them.

]]> http://hemoalliance.org/social-workers-conference-presentations-now-available/feed 0 Discriminatory Pricing Documents Added http://hemoalliance.org/discriminatory-pricing-documents-added http://hemoalliance.org/discriminatory-pricing-documents-added#comments Mon, 31 Oct 2011 19:01:18 +0000 Joel http://hemoalliance.org/?p=1965 Business Tools" page of our Members' Section. Click here to view them.]]> New documents regarding discriminatory pricing have been added to the “Business Tools” page of our Members’ Section. Click here to view them.

]]> http://hemoalliance.org/discriminatory-pricing-documents-added/feed 0 Foundation Survey 2011 http://hemoalliance.org/foundation-survey-2011 http://hemoalliance.org/foundation-survey-2011#comments Wed, 19 Oct 2011 21:10:50 +0000 Joel http://hemoalliance.org/?p=1955 Click here to be taken to it.]]> The Foundation’s 2011 survey is now available. Click here to be taken to it.

]]> http://hemoalliance.org/foundation-survey-2011/feed 0 Our First Newsletter Post http://hemoalliance.org/our-first-newsletter-post http://hemoalliance.org/our-first-newsletter-post#comments Thu, 06 Oct 2011 22:22:42 +0000 Joel http://hemoalliance.org/?p=1949 Hello subscribers! This is just a test of our new newsletter. Future issues will be a little more informative ;)

]]> http://hemoalliance.org/our-first-newsletter-post/feed 0 Fall Meeting Presentations Now Available http://hemoalliance.org/fall-meeting-presentations-now-available http://hemoalliance.org/fall-meeting-presentations-now-available#comments Wed, 28 Sep 2011 17:45:04 +0000 Joel http://hemoalliance.org/?p=1946 Click here to be taken to the meeting agenda, where you’ll find links to both PDF and Audio Powerpoints for the presentations.]]> The presentations from our September meeting in Baltimore are now available to registered members. Click here to be taken to the meeting agenda, where you’ll find links to both PDF and Audio Powerpoints for the presentations.

]]> http://hemoalliance.org/fall-meeting-presentations-now-available/feed 0 Fall Meeting of the Hemophilia Alliance http://hemoalliance.org/fall-2011-meeting-of-the-hemophilia-alliance http://hemoalliance.org/fall-2011-meeting-of-the-hemophilia-alliance#comments Mon, 20 Jun 2011 23:24:26 +0000 Joel http://hemoalliance.org/?p=1498 Dates: September 11th to 13th, 2011
Location: Baltimore, MD, Marriott Baltimore Waterfront

Click here for this meeting’s registration form.
  • Room rate $179 per night
  • To make your reservation please call the hotel reservations at 1 (800) 228-9290 or (410) 385-3000
  • Room cut-off is 8/13/11

Click here for a PDF of the agenda, or see it below.

Members Meeting
Fall 2011
September 11th to 13th 2011
Baltimore, MD

Agenda

Monday – 8am to 5 pm

7:30 am Breakfast in meeting room

8:00 am Board Update – Mark Plencner, Chairman of the Board

8:15 am Alliance Update – Joe Pugliese

9:00 am Billing Issues: How to tackle them – Panel Discussion

10:00 am Break

10:15 am Payer Update: PBM’s and Carve outs, how to tackle them? – Roland Lamy

10:45 am Going Independent: Lessons from Independent HTCs – Diane Nugent, M.D.

11:15 am HTCs within Children’s Hospitals – Regina Butler

12:00 pm Lunch

1:30 pm Medicaid: A case study –Debra Demers

2:15 pm Medicaid Advocacy: Plan and timeline – Ellen Riker

3:15 pm HRSA Update: Sarah Linde-Feucht, M.D. (Scheduled to speak)

4:00 pm Acupuncture: Benefits for Hemophilia patients

4:30 pm NHF Update – Val Bias

Tuesday – 8 am to 2 pm

7:30 am Breakfast in meeting room

8:00 am OIG Update on 340B review – Kelly Waldhoff

8:30 am The Alliance Pharmacy: Panel Discussion

9:00 am Apexus: What’s new with the Prime Vendor – John Barnes

9:30 am Presentation by Baxter

10:00 am Break

10:15 am Government Update: OIG Medicaid Policies and Orphan Drugs – Stacia Leblanc

11:00 am Presentation by CSL

11:30 am Lunch

12:30 pm MCHB Update – Kathryn Mclaughlin, Hemophilia Division and Sara Copeland, M.D. (Scheduled to attend meeting)

1:15 pm OPA Update – Kwakou Butcher – Hemophilia Program Manager

1:45 pm Closing Remarks – Pam Betz, Vice Chair

]]> http://hemoalliance.org/fall-2011-meeting-of-the-hemophilia-alliance/feed 1 National Hemophilia Foundation Meeting http://hemoalliance.org/national-hemophilia-foundation-meeting http://hemoalliance.org/national-hemophilia-foundation-meeting#comments Fri, 20 May 2011 00:41:36 +0000 Joel http://hemoalliance.org/?p=1809 November 10th to 12th
Chicago, IL

]]> http://hemoalliance.org/national-hemophilia-foundation-meeting/feed 0 14th Annual Social Workers Conference http://hemoalliance.org/socialworker http://hemoalliance.org/socialworker#comments Wed, 20 Apr 2011 00:10:19 +0000 Joel http://hemoalliance.org/?p=1796 The Hemophilia Alliance is proud to announce the 14th Annual Social Workers Conference scheduled for Sunday, November 13th in Chicago, IL. This is an advanced clinical conference specifically intended for Social Workers in the treatment of bleeding disorders. This is a one day event immediately following the November 10—12th 2011 NHF conference.

Presentation Topic: Motivational Interviewing

Presentations from the Conference in PDF Form
Archived Information

CEU’s will be offered through NSAW*
*state requirements may vary

MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR NOVEMBER 13,
2011!!

**Please note that no paper announcement/application packet will be sent**

Click any of the following links to access additional information and the registration form:

  • Click here for the full meeting announcement.
  • Click here to view the speaker info.
  • Click here to read the announcement letter to social workers by Hemophilia Alliance President Joe Pugliese.
  • Click here to access the registration form in PDF format.
  • Click here to access the registration form in Word format.
]]> http://hemoalliance.org/socialworker/feed 0 HTC 340B Utilization and Reimbursement Survey http://hemoalliance.org/htc-340b-utilization-and-reimbursement-survey http://hemoalliance.org/htc-340b-utilization-and-reimbursement-survey#comments Thu, 14 Apr 2011 22:18:41 +0000 Joel http://hemoalliance.org/?p=1676 Click here to take the survey.]]> The HTC 340B Utilization and Reimbursement survey is now available. Click here to take the survey.

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