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July 11th, 2017 Board Meeting Minutes

MOKSACVPR Board Meeting

July 11, 2017

Attendees:  Amy Choitz, Carolyn Beard, Tiffanie Holman, Snizhana Hostyanska, Jennifer Newman, Tedd Walsh, LeAnn Dickson

Proceedings:

Meeting called to order at 0700 by President Tedd Walsh

June 2017 meeting minutes approved

Committee Reports / New Business:

  • Treasurer’s Report–Jennifer Newman
    • 35-40 signed up for conference
    • Refund on bags coming to Jennifer
    • Current Accounts:
      • Checking:  $30,189.35
      • Savings:  $14,005.97
  • Education –Carolyn Beard
    • Summer workshop
      • Members assignments will be emailed
      • CEU certification done
      • Food lined up with Dawnie
      • Jennifer is working on registration sign-in forms
      • Handouts—PowerPoint and algorithms only
        • Jennifer is creating a quick reference for Cardiac and will email to Carolyn for Pulmonary quick reference.  Once complete, Amy will load to website with link information.
  • Annual Conference
    • Begin thinking of topics—PAD
  • Communications/Website – Snizhana Hostyanska / Amy Choitz
    • Clean up Constant Contact
      • Members vs. Non-Members
    • Facebook
      • Tricia will be admin for page.  Let her know if you have anything that needs posted to page.
  • Standards & Issues – Debbie Dorshorst
    • Tedd and Tricia attended Cure on the Hill in Washington DC,  June 26 & 27
      • 46 states were represented
      • Mid-level supervision—representatives were very positive about bill
        • Continue emails to congressmen
  • Janie Knipper verified that ITP must be signed before 1st treatmen
  • Nominations—Amy Choitz
    • Upcoming positions:  President Elect, Secretary, KS Member at Large
  • Certification – Carolyn Beard
    • Failed 400 certification applications due to “education” vs. “other core measures”
    • Registry is not ready for new changes in performance measures
  • Leadership Forum
    • Promote programs
      • Find innovative ways to use Cardiopulmonary Rehab programs
      • Promote success stories
      • Weblast letters from President to engage programs
    • Many affiliates sent more than one member.  This could be a possibility for us in the future.
    • Student Memberships
      • Do we have enough education and intern students to benefit from this?
      • Offer student pricing for conferences and possibly offer incentive for student member
      • Contact schools in area
        • EMAIL Snizhana with schools in your area that you get Exercise Science / RN students from
  • Charge Master for Pulmonary
    • How much does it cost to provide service?
    • Contact charge master for your facility and review changes and reporting

Old Business:

  • Strategic Plan—no updates

Next Board Meeting:  August 8, 2017 at 7am

Minutes submitted by Tiffanie Holman