NTOCC 2025 DC Transitions of Care Working Summit

Seamless Transitions. Improved Outcomes.
Impactful Care Coordination for the Future.

Welcome to the NTOCC Working Summit!

The National Transitions of Care Coalition (NTOCC) Working Summit is not your average healthcare conference—it’s a high-impact, solutions-focused event designed to align, activate, and advance the future of transitions of care.

A Working Summit with Purpose

As healthcare enters a new era, we’re bringing together leaders from every corner of the system—clinicians, policymakers, patient advocates, academics, and innovators—to move beyond conversation and build coordinated solutions that work.

This summit is:

🔷 Interdisciplinary

🔷 Highly Interactive
🔷 Outcome-Driven

🔷 Collaborative by Design

Through strategic roundtable discussions, live solution mapping, and hands-on working sessions, we will dismantle silos, shared insights, and co-create the future of transitions of care.

🗓️ Agenda Highlights & Featured Speakers

🔹 8:00 AM — Continental Breakfast and Networking

🔹 8:50 AM — Welcome & Opening

Jackie Vance, RNC, BSN, CDONA/LTC, FACDONA, IP-BC, CDP, LBBP, DPN
President, National Transitions of Care Coalition

Kick off the summit with an energizing welcome that sets the tone for collaboration. Attendees will be oriented to the day’s goals and encouraged to actively participate as co-creators of change.

🔹 9:00 AM — Opening Keynote The Future of Transitions of Care

Shari Ling, MD, CMS Deputy Chief Medical Officer— The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Washington, DC

This action forum will frame the national landscape of care transitions, highlighting current challenges and emerging priorities. Attendees will reflect on how these insights connect to their own work and where immediate innovation is needed.

🔹 9:45 AM — Bridging Gaps Between Acute & Post-Acute Care

Christian Bergman, MD, CMD — Virginia Commonwealth UniversityJackie Vance, RNC, BSN, CDONA/LTC, FACDONA, IP-BC, CDP, LBBP, DPN — Mission Health Communities

Instead of simply hearing about the divide, this session will surface real-world barriers and ask participants to discuss what systems-level or workflow solutions could bridge those gaps across settings.

🔹 10:30 AM — Building Standards for Transitions of Care -

Terrence A. O'Malley, M.D., CMD - Corresponding Faculty Harvard Medical School

Explore tech-enabled care coordination with a focus on what's working --and what's not. Attendees will workshop with Dr. O'Malley discussing work yet to be done and how this fits into the digital future.

🔹 11:15 AM — WORKING LUNCH

A chance to network, but also to continue the morning’s dialogue through informal peer discussions guided by prompts placed on tables.

🔹 12:15 PM — The Future of Value-Based Care

Stephen Buslovich, MD, CMD, MS — Chief Medical Officer, Senior Care

Tom Haithcoat — President, Ceptor Consulting, LLC

Through interactive discussion, attendees will evaluate the impact of VBC models on transitions of care and propose policy or operational tweaks to improve alignment with patient-centered outcomes.

🔹 1:00 PM — Policy Updates: The Impact of Transitions of Care

Alex Bardakh, MPP, CAE — Director, Public Policy & Advocacy, AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine

This isn’t just a policy briefing. Attendees will assess recent legislative and regulatory changes, then discuss what’s missing and how policy could better support smoother transitions.

🔹 1:45 PM — Pharmacists and Their Impact on TOC

Sara Panella, PharmD, CPh, BCPS, FASHP — Baptist Health South FloridaChad Worz, PharmD, BCGP — Chief Executive Officer, ASCP

Panelists will present scalable models, then attendees will examine how pharmacy-based interventions could be adapted or replicated across systems.

🔹 2:30 PM — Break

🔹 2:45 PM — Case Study Presentations: Innovative TOC Models

Norris Turner, PharmD, PhD — Turner Healthcare Quality Consulting, LLC

Cheri Lattimer, RN, BSN — Executive Director, NTOCC

Trisha Cash, PharmD, BCGP, CDCES — Fredrick Integrated Health Networks

Diane Kittle, MSN, RN, CCM — Complex Care Transitions, Mayo Clinic -Arizona

Saswat Kabisatpathy, PharmD — Chief Strategic Officer, Avant Pharmacy & Wellness Center

Each case will be a launchpad for live problem-solving — attendees will be encouraged to ask hard questions, identify success drivers, and brainstorm how to tailor the approach to their own settings.

🔹 3:45 PM — Roadmap to Closing the Gaps

Moderator: Norris Turner, PharmD, PhD —Turner Healthcare Quality Consulting

A facilitated, all-hands dialogue to synthesize insights from the day. Together, participants will help co-author a shared roadmap to address systemic issues and outline next steps for collective action.

🔹 4:30 PM — Closing Remarks

Jackie Vance, RNC, BSN, CDONA/LTC, FACDONA, IP-BC, CDP, LBBP, DPN

Summit leaders will recap the day’s breakthroughs and thank attendees for showing up not just to listen — but to lead.

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Why Attend?

Because talking about problems isn't enough. It's time to solve them.

At this summit, you will:
✅ Collaborate with national experts and frontline leaders
✅ Engage in dynamic, roundtable-style conversations
✅ Co-create real, actionable solutions
✅ Shape policy and practice for lasting impact
✅ Walk away with shared priorities and tangible next steps

Who Should Attend?

This summit is for changemakers ready to roll up their sleeves:

🔷Physicians, Pharmacist & APN's
🔷Nurses, Social Workers & Care Managers
🔷Community Health Workers & Patient Navigators
🔷Patient & Family Advocates
🔷Health System Executives
🔷Policymakers & Payers
🔷Health Educators & Researchers
🔷Innovators in Health Tech & Value-Based Care

If you are involved in, or want to see improved care coordination, safer transitions, and measurable outcomes—this summit is your seat at the table.

What You’ll Gain

📌 Expanded network of cross-sector leaders
📌 Fresh perspective on care transition
📌 Have your voice heard on NTOCC's New Podcast Program
📌 Practical tools and insights
📌 Shared goals for collaborative action
📌 A renewed outlook and clear path forward

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NTOCC Working Summit: Where Solutions Begin

If you're ready to be part of the collaborative change—this is your summit.

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SUMMIT REGISTRATION
Early Bird Registration: $125.00*
(MAY 15- AUGUST 31)

Regular Registration: $150.00*
(SEPTEMBER 1-SEPTEMBER 16)

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