The Jersey Association of Medical Equipment Services (JAMES), established in 1978, disseminates information related to the delivery of Home Medical Equipment to providers of these services. It is the goal of the organization to keep its members informed of industry changes and related information necessary to maintain quality of care in providing home medical equipment, supplies and services to the patients who rely on us.

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Legislative Directory

The New Jersey State Board of Respiratory Care issued proposal number PRN 2010-103 on July 6, 2010.

The full summary of the proposed changes appear on the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs webpage.  

Public comments on the proposed changes are being accepted until September 4, 2010. 

Public comments may be submitted electronically through the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs webpage, or in writing.

The Jersey Association of Medical Equipment Services is pleased to present their annual conference, "Barriers to Boomers - How to Overcome and Prosper".

The conference will be held at the award-winning Ocean Place Resort & Spa, located in Long Branch, New Jersey on October 6 - 7, 2010.  Overnight guest rooms for JAMES guests will be available at a reduced rate of $169 per night, and will include a full buffet breakfast.

This two-day event includes an Owner's Summit - program designed for owners and senior management staff, vendor exhibit booth displays, JAMES Board of Director elections, CEU courses, a general membership meeting and presentations by:

· Rahshaan Felder

CMS Competitive Bidding Implementation Contractor-

Palmetto GBA

"New Jersey - A Round 2 MSA:  Competitive Bidding Essentials from CMS"

· David Barmak, Esquire

JAMES General Counsel

The Law Offices of David S. Barmak, LLC

"Fraud and Abuse Provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act"

· John Guhl, Director

 NJ Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services

(NJ Medicaid)

"Medicaid:  What's New in New Jersey"

· Chris Calderone

Lean Homecare Consulting Group, LLC

"Winning by Numbers:  Getting Employees to Think Like Owners"

"Introducing Lean Thinking Concepts for HME Providers"

· Alan Morris, Regulatory Analyst

The VGM Group

"Legislative Update"

· Randy Schluter, President

 DTCP/Ren Train

"Delivery Technician Certification Program"

· Tyler Wilson, President

American Association for Homecare

"Election Update"

· James Hardiman & Elizabeth Daniels

Outreach & Education Specialists,

NHIC, Corp.

"What's New:  Medicare Hot Topics in New Jersey"

· Erika Williams

Ombudsman

National Supplier Clearinghouse (NSC)

"NSC Update"

· Kimberly Kiernan

Molina Medicaid Solutions

Something for Everyone!

This is a conference designed with something for everyone!  Kicking off the two-day session on October 6 will be a specialized training and certification program for delivery technicians.  The day moves on to offer billing staff a three hour presentation of the most up-to-date topics from NHIC, Corp's Outreach & Education Specialists, and a one hour presentation from the National Supplier Clearinghouse (NSC).  Those who complete the training session will receive a certificate of attendance.  In addition, three separate CEU courses - worth 1 CEU per course - are being sponsored by Fisher & Paykel Healthcare, ResMed and Philips Respironics.

We then invite you to the opening of our exhibit hall, which will also serve as the location for our President's Reception - a cocktail hour with unlimited bar services - sponsored by Invacare.  Be sure to visit all exhibitors and become eligible to win a relaxing spa service package that will include overnight guest accommodations and breakfast at the Ocean Place Resort & Spa!  

Attendees will enjoy a dinner break that spans from 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. JAMES conference attendees and vendors who choose to dine at  McCloone's Pier House will receive 15% off their entire restaurant bill when presenting their JAMES conference ID badge.   McCloone's Pier House is located within walking distance in  neighboring Pier Village.  After the dinner break, owners and senior management will meet for the Owner's Summit and Dessert Hour, sponsored by the Jersey Association of Medical Equipment Services.  Chris Calderone will open the summit with a presentation titled, "Winning by Numbers:  Getting Employees to Think Like Owners".  Round table discussions will follow the presentation. 

David Barmak, JAMES General Counsel, will open the conference on October 7 with a one hour presentation on "Fraud, Waste and Abuse". Rahshaan Felder, an Ombudsman with the CMS Competitive Bidding Implementation Contractor will provide valuable prebidding education during her 90 minute presentation titled, "New Jersey - A Round 2 MSA:  Competitive Bidding Essentials from CMS".  Enjoy a refreshment break with our exhibitors, sponsored by The VGM Group, and then receive an update from John Guhl, the director of New Jersey Medicaid.

Our exhibit hall will be the location for our luncheon, sponsored by Drive Medical, and our board of director elections.  Tyler Wilson, President of the American Association for Homecare, will provide an election update during our luncheon.  Afterward, we will present Chris Calderone, of Lean Homecare Consulting, who will discuss "Introducing Lean Thinking Concepts for HME Providers".  An afternoon refreshment break will immediately follow.  Following the break, listen to a briefing on the state of legislative affairs within the industry by Alan Morris of The VGM Group.

To end our conference, we invite all JAMES members to our General Membership Meeting, where the election results will be announced and general business matters of the association discussed.  Do not forget - the winner of the spa package will be announced at the General Membership Meeting, and must be present to claim this fabulous give-away!

We look forward to seeing you on October 6 - 7, 2010!

 Come out and see what we're all about!

The Jersey Association of Medical Equipment Services (JAMES), established in 1978, disseminates information related to the delivery of Home Medical Equipment to providers of these services.  It is the goal of the organization to keep its members informed of industry changes and related information necessary to maintain quality of care in providing home medical equipment, supplies and services to the patients who rely on us.  

In addition, JAMES actively participates in several industry councils, and provides legislative assistance and representation.  

Registration Details

The Ocean Place Resort & Spa is lcoated at One Ocean Boulevard, in Long Branch, NJ.

Overnight guest rooms are available at the discounted rate of $169 per night, and will include a full buffet breakfast.  To reserve your room, please click here.

JAMES is pleased to announce that we have held our 2009 conference rates for our 2010 conference!  Full conference registration is $249 for the first attendee and $179 for additional attendees.  The Delivery Technician Certification Program can be added onto the full conference registration, or it can be an individual educational program where conference registration is not required.  The full conference rate includes all presentations - including CEU courses - access to the exhibit hall for two days, admission to the President's Reception Cocktail Hour, and the Owner's Summit** and Dessert Hour.  Also included in the full conference rate are two refreshment breaks on Thursday, as well as a buffet lunch.

Register early to ensure your attendance by downloading the registration packet below.  The registration period for attendees will close on October 1, 2010.

** The Owner's Summit is restricted to JAMES General Members only.  Join JAMES now for access to the summit!

Barriers to Boomers Schedule of Events

Barriers to Boomers Registration Packet

Ocean Place Overnight Guest Room Reservation Form

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