Highlights from the Third Annual NASMD Boot Camp

The third annual NASMD Boot Camp was held in Washington, DC in May 2010. CHCS collaborated with NASMD on this one-day program that brought participants from more than 25 states together to discuss opportunities and challenges facing new Medicaid directors and their senior staffs. Selected presentations are below:
 

May 2010 Boot Camp – Highlighted Presentations

Three Perspectives on Leading in Medicaid

• Jason Helgerson, Medicaid Director, Wisconsin Division of Health Care Financing 
• Christine Bronson, Former Medicaid Director, Minnesota Department of Human Services 
• Nancy Atkins, Commissioner, West Virginia Bureau for Medical Services 

 

HIT and Meaningful Use - How Medicaid is Leading

• Farzad Mostashari, Senior Advisor, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology 
• Jessica Kahn, Technical Director for Health Information Technology, CMS Center for Medicaid, CHIP, Survey and Certification 
• Larry Clark, Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare 

 

What's Happening with Program Integrity

• Chuck Duarte, Administrator, Nevada Division of Health Care Financing and Policy 
• Angela Brice-Smith, Director, Medicaid Integrity Group, CMS Center for Program Integrity 
• Doug Porter, Assistant Secretary, Washington Department of Social and Health Services