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8:45–9:00: Opening Remarks/Welcome
Tabitha Kinggard, RN, Manager, Outreach Services, AFMC
Peggy Starling, FACMPE, Senior Vice President, Outreach Services, AFMC
9:00–9:15: State of the State
Kristi Putnam, MS, I/O Psychology, Secretary, Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS)
9:15–10:00: AR Medicaid Updates
Elizabeth Pitman, JD, Director, Division of Medical Services (DMS), DHS
Janet Mann, CPA, Deputy Secretary & State Medicaid Director, DMS, DHS
10:00–10:30: Maternal Health, Gov. Task Force, and Life360
Elizabeth Pitman, JD, Director, DMS, DHS
Janet Mann, CPA, Deputy Secretary & State Medicaid Director, DMS, DHS
10:30–11:00: IQI Awards
10:30–11:00: Break
11:15–11:45: Integration of Behavioral Health
Melissa Weatherton, JD, Director of Specialty Medicaid Services, DHS
Paula Stone, LCSW, Director, Office of Substance Abuse and Mental Health (OSAMH), DMS, DHS
11:45–1:00: Lunch and Featured Speaker—Making Expectations Become a Reality
Steve Roberts, Featured Speaker
1:00–1:30: AR Medicaid Provider Enrollment
Tyler Brickey, Manager of Provider Enrollment, Gainwell Technologies
1:30–2:00: Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS)—AR Medicaid Updates
Karen Young, Training and Program Developer, Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS), AFMC
2:00–2:30: Incorporate SHARE to Meet AR Medicaid Requirements
Anne Santifer, Director, Office of Health Information Technology
2:30–2:45: BREAK
2:45–3:15: Personal Care Overview
Jay Hill, Director, Division of Aging, Adult, and Behavioral Health Services (DAABHS), DHS
Deb Inman, JD, Assistant Director, DAABHS, DHS
Early Intervention Day Treatment (EIDT) Overview
Thomas Tarpley, JD, Deputy Director, Division of Developmental Disabilities Services (DDS), DHS
3:15–3:45: AR Medicaid Primary Care Case Management & PCMH
David Ballard, Business Operations Manager, DMS, DHS
AFMC PCMH Practice Transformation Updates
Rhelinda McFadden, BSN, RN, CPHIMS, PCMH-CCE, Manager, Practice Transformation, AFMC
3:45–4:15: Empowering Patients to Take Control of Their Diabetes
Tina Hedrick, BSN, RN, CPHIMS, PCMH-CCE, Outreach Specialist, AFMC
4:15–4:30: Closing Remarks
Tabitha Kinggard, RN, Manager, Outreach Services, AFMC
