Managed Care Information Center
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2010 Press Releases


• How To Capture All the Incentives You Are Due From Pay for Performance Programsto be subject of audio webcast on July 15, 2010 at 1:30 pm EDT


• Why Physician Organizations Are Now Getting All the Attention


• Clinical Integration: Getting It Right the First Time "What Physician Organizations Need to Know Now!" to be subject of audio webcast on April 22, 2010 at 1:30 pm EDT



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2009 Press Releases

• Complying With the New GINA Regulations Governing Wellness Programs" to be subject of audio webcast on January 14, 2010 at 1:30 pm EDT
• New Free Report:"7 Trends Directly Influencing Payor and Provider Adoption of Health Information Systems Today"
• Health Plan Member Satisfaction - Senior Management Imperative: How to Measure It and How to Fix It to be Subject of New Audio Webcast October 7, 2009
• Federal Civil Rights Complaints Hitting Hospitals, Healthcare Providers for Discrimination to be Subject of New Audio Webcast September 10, 2009
• Identity Theft FTC Red Flags Rules to be Subject of New Audio Webcast July 16, 2009
• HITECH Act to be Subject of New Audio Webcast July 9, 2009
• New Free Report: “Selling In A Tough Economy: Insight, Analysis And Some Good News”
• Managed Care Payor-Provider Contracting to be Subject of New Audio Webcast May 21, 2009
• Big MCOs Dominate The Managed Care Market
  
• New Tougher HIPAA Rules To Be Subject of Audio Webcast April 7
  
• MCIC Study Finds HMOs Outnumber PPOs

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2008 Press Releases

• Presidential Candidates’ Health Plans Mean Change For The Healthcare System
  
• Managed Care Stocks Continue Downward Spiral
  
• Successful Clinical Integration Initiatives in Physician Organizations: How to Build A FTC Compliant Program
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• Never Events: Reducing Preventable Errors and Their Impact
Thursday, August 21, 2008 from 1:30 - 3:00 pm EDT

• Health Insurer Stocks Drop After Revised Earning Forecasts
  
• Managed Care Industry Concerned Over Financial Challenges
  
• Emerging Trends in the Globalization of Healthcare: Can Medical Tourism Really Be An Alternative for Health Plans, Employers and Patients?
Thursday, June 26, 2008 from 1:30 - 3:00 pm EDT

• New Edition of Directory Provides Overview of Managed Care Market June 17, 2008
  
• Health Plan Transparency Strategies and Initiatives: Investing in Today's Market and Business Mandates
Tuesday, June 10, 2008 at 1:30 pm EDT

• Medicare Reimbursement: Details and Insight Into CMS’ Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program and The Coming New Plan Changes for FY2009 Live 90-Minute Audio Conference - Thursday, May 29, 2008 at 1:30 pm ET
  
• Financial Issues Dominate Managed Care Leadership Concerns 
  
• Do Not Wait! Reporting Charity Care and Community Benefit: What Hospitals Need to Know Now to Prepare for Schedule H
Live Audio Conference - May 15, 2008

• Healthcare Data Pooling and Evidence-Based Measures: Understanding The Coming Changes in Employer, Payor and Provider Dynamics Live 90-Minute Audio Conference - Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at 1:30 pm ET
  
• Identifying Top Reimbursement Compliance Issues in 2008: Preparing For OIG, Medicare Contractor, and RAC Audits
  
• Best Practices in Healthcare Customer Service: How to Drive Patient or Member Satisfaction and Bottom Line Revenues
  
  

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  2007 Press Releases
  
• Developing Collaborations to Drive ePrescribing: Best Practices, Case Studies and Key Factors for Success-- Live 90-Minute Audio Conference Scheduled for Thursday, October 25, 2007 at 1:30 pm ET
• Retail Clinics: Opportunity or Threat for Today's Healthcare System-- Live 90-Minute Audio Conference Scheduled for Thursday, August 23, 2007 at 1:30 pm ET
• Healthcare Reform: Will It Really Happen This Time?-- Live 90-Minute Audio Conference Scheduled for Wednesday,  August 15, 2007 at 1:30 pm ET
• The New National Directory of Managed Care Organizations, Sixth Edition, Publication Discount
• Beyond HIPAA: Today's Critical Strategies in Healthcare Privacy and Data Security
  Live 90-Minute Audio Conference Scheduled For
  Wednesday, June 20, 2007 at 1:30 pm ET
• Consumer-Driven Healthcare: Key Drivers and Future Adoption
  Live 90-Minute Audio Conference Scheduled For
  Tuesday, May 8, 2007 at 1:30 pm ET
• Disease Management ROI: Benchmarks, Metrics, and Case Studies for Success
  Live 90-Minute Audio Conference Scheduled For
  Thursday, May 3, 2007 at 1:30 pm ET

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2006 Press Releases
• Trends Point to Strong Growth For Provider Pay for Performance
• Consumer Driven Health Plans - Health Savings Accounts Added To The New Edition of the National Directory of Managed Care Organization
• Emerging Trends In The Managed Care Industry
  Projected In New Datasource 
• Forecast: What’s Ahead for Managed Care In 2006
  Live 90-Minute Audio Conference Scheduled For
  Thursday, February 23, 2006 at 1:30 pm ET
• Pay-for-Performance: Incentives, Models, Measures and Perspectives, A New Report from the Managed Care Information Center

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2005 Press Releases
• Mergers and Acquisitions in the Managed Care Industry: The Trends, Issues and Impact
• Special Opportunities for Healthcare IT in Physician Organizations
• Winning Ideas in Health Plan Wellness and Health Improvement Programs: What’s Working Today to Achieve Member Commitment and Participation
• Can We Get To Yes? Key Issues in Managed Care Payor-Provider Contracting, Professional Conference Program
• Can We Get To Yes? Key Issues in Managed Care Payor-Provider Contracting, Professional Conference Program
• Funding For Women's Health Focus of New Professional Conference Program
• Consumer Driven Health Plans - Health Savings Accounts Added To National Directory of Managed Care Organizations Database
• Health Savings Accounts 2005: Market Adoption, Acceptance, Growth And Regulatory Refinements Audio Conference Scheduled
• New Directions in Disease Management Initiatives
• Next Generation - MCO Web Site Strategies, Executive Audio Conference Scheduled
• New Strategies In The Growth Of Consumer-Driven Healthcare To Be Explored In Upcoming Audio Conference
• Executive Audio Conference To Forecast What’s Ahead For The Managed Care Market In 2005

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  2004 Press Releases


• Electronic Healthcare Technology Educational Teleconference Series: Planning for Compliance with the Key Timelines and Deadlines of the Federal Mandates and How to Implement Electronic Healthcare Technology to Improve Patient Care and Improve Your Bottom Line
• How To Manage Your Physician Organization's Payor Relationships Under The Shadow Of The FTC Audio Conference Scheduled
• The Future of Women's Healthcare - 2005 Teleconference Scheduled
• Strategic Trends Shaping Managed Care Industry Focus of Free "Backgrounder" Slide Presentation
• Electronic Prescribing "Early Adopter" Conference Proceedings Now Available in New Report
• Providers Say Health Plan Claim Denials Serious Business Problem; Millions of Dollars At Stake Management Conference Set to Focus on Solutions
• Growing E-Prescription Trend Subject of New Audio Conference
• Pay For Performance Audio Conference To Examine How Physician Bonus Incentives Link To Improved Quality Of Care
• Newly Enacted Health Savings Accounts To Be Focus Of Special Audio Conference
• State-Specific Directories: Health Plan Payors - Providers Now on One CD-ROM in PDF

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  2003 Press Releases
  
• New Free Report: "Can Incentives Help Turn the Corner in Healthcare Reimbursement?"
• "Disease Management: Definition, Benchmarks, Metrics," New Free Report
• Soaring Health Costs Number One Industry Issue for 2004
• 'Handful' Of Big MCOs Dominate The Managed Care Market
• New Report Defines The Value Of Disease Management Programs
• White Papers from Managed Care Vendors Spurring Contact Activity
• "Proving Disease Management's Value to Managed Care" Now on CD-ROM
• Major Healthcare Systems Profiled In National Directory Of Integrated Healthcare Delivery Systems Database On CD-ROM
• Soaring Healthcare Premiums Seen as Threat To Managed Care; More Savings Can Be Realized MCIC Leadership Survey Finds
• New Report Looking at Factors Fueling Consumer-Driven Healthcare Plans
• New Report Looks At Health Plan Web Trends To Build Quality MCO Web Services
• No One Culprit To Blame For Soaring Healthcare Costs, MCIC Survey Finds
• Key Managed Care Trends in 2003 Identified In New Program Now on CD-ROM
• New Managed Care Directory Provides Overview of Types of MCOs, Market Reach and Coverage Areas
• Final HIPAA Security Rule: The Next Steps For Your Organization
• How To Prove Disease Management's Value To Managed Care
• Audio Conference Set for Managed Care Trends in 2003
• Number of HMOs Dropping Nationwide, PPOs Increasing MCIC Finds

• Managed Care Has Not Improved Healthcare Quality, MCIC Executive Survey Finds
• National Directory of Managed Care Organizations Now Available on CD-ROM in PDF Format
• HIPAA: Orientation, Training and Education Resources for Managers, HIPAA Teams and Supervisors on CD-ROM Audio with Slides
• New Free Report Reveals Steps to Help Healthcare Organizations Identify Fraud and Abuse
• Audio Conference Set For Vendors On HIPAA Requirements
• New Report Highlights Marketing Benefits Of Reaching Qualified Contacts Through White Papers
• HIPAA Awareness For Managed Care Vendors New Free Report Available
• New Audio Conference To Examine Best Practices Features Of Managed Care Web Sites
• HIPAA Training Focus Of Special Audio Conference On CD-ROM
• New High-Speed Searchable Directory Of Managed Care Organizations On CD-ROM
• New Free Report Looks At Strategic Ways To Make A Managed Care Profit
• Online Disease Management Audio Conference Program Features The Insight Of Industry Experts
• Spending On Security To Increase In This Year, MCIC Resource Says
• New Free Report On HIPAA Compliace Helps the Understanding For Healthcare Managers
• Resources To Assist In Understanding HIPAA Requirements Now Available
• How Managed Care Organizations Are Shifting To Web-Enabled Applications
• White Papers: An Advantage Available Online
• Hospice-Physician Education New Special Report
• Five Years Of Managed Care Statistics, Data, Trends Produced on Searchable CD-ROM
• Enough is Enough": Physician Organization Lawsuits Against HMOS On The Rise
• No Deadline Extension For HIPAA Training - Education Requirements Privacy Standards Compliance Date 11 Months Away!
• Managed Care Industry Facts, Analysis, Statistics, Trends Published In New Managed Care Yearbook, Fifth Edition
• Education And Training Requirements Under HIPAA
• National Directory of Medical Directors Now Available

• Study Finds More PPOs Than HMOs Regionally
• Among IPAs, Specialties Tend To Be Multiple, Study FindsOrthopedics Leads the List
• HMO Rolls Grew Most in Pacific, Mid-Atlantic Areas
• Educational Program On HIPAA Awareness Available On Tape
• For-Profit Medicaid MCOs Outnumber Not-For-Profits
• MCOs Lack Data on Value, Success of Outpatient Mental Care
• Patients Should Authorize Special Use of Protected Data
• HIPAA Dares Healthcare To Change Its Ways
• HIPAA Compliance Training: Audio-Conference Tackles Tough Questions on Compliance
• Online Managed Care Marketplace Ranks First in Search Engine Results
• MCOs Beef-Up Contracting To Meet Demand for More Comprehensive Networks

• Managed Care Directory Provides Market Research, Benchmark Analysis
• MCIC Finds Administrative Expense and Medical Expense Ratios Tango
• MCIC Data Shows Psychiatric Benefits Coverage Continues To Be Most Common Among Nation's MCOs
• "Inside IPAs" Report From MCIC Reveals Key Characteristics for Physician Organizations
• "How To Become an e-Healthcare Millionaire" -- MCIC's e-Healthcare Story of the Week
• "Online Marketing At Work: 12 Strategies To Realize the Potential of Your Web Site" -- Available Free at ManagedCareMarketplace.com
• Survey Finds Most Healthcare Executives Are Reluctant To Purchase Health Information Online
• MCIC Releases "Health Care and the Internet: Current Trends in Online Information Gathering"
• MCIC Identifies Top Health Care Services Offered by IPAs: Quality Management Tops the List
• e-Health Shifting From Industry Buzzword to Practice
• MCIC Data Reveals National PHO Penetration Trends
• MCIC Survey Shows Healthcare Executives' Opinions on Measuring Savings From Disease Management
• "Seven Areas e-Healthcare Is Making an Impact" Available Free
• e-Healthcare and Claims Processing Vendors Draw Greatest Share of Visitors at ManagedCareMarketplace.com
• MCIC Study Reveals Many IPAs Rely on Managed Care Revenue
• Pediatrics Most Popular Specialty Among Nation’s IPAs
• MCIC's Web Site -- www.themcic.com -- Ranked Best Managed Care Web Site
• Managed Care Buyers and Sellers Connected at ManagedCareMarketplace.com
• Utilization Review Executives Point Out Most Important Reasons for Increased UR Processes
• Electronic Directory Highlights Physician Organization Market
• MCIC Launches Service To Help IT Companies Accelerate Sales Into Managed Care
• Managed Care Utilization Review Professionals Base Their Decisions More on Medical Evidence Than the Bottom Line
• Online Survey Reveals Health and Managed Care Executives' Thoughts on Capitated Reimbursement

1999 Press Releases:

• Internet Delivered Managed Care Executive Information Service Begun for Health, Managed Care, Pharmaceutical and Technology News
• Psychiatric Benefits Most Often Covered by Nation's MCOs
• Healthcare Industry Moving To Adopt Electronic Commerce
• Online Managed Care Database Helps Sales and Marketing Executives
• Physician Organizations Profiled in New Database
• Salary Increases Reported for Managed Care Executives
• Growth Strategies of Integrated Healthcare Delivery Systems Reflected in New Industry Directory
• Survey Finds Most Healthcare Executives Say Their Company Performed Better in 1998
• Healthcare Organizations Are Fairly Confident About Their Y2K-Compliance Measures
• National Trends in MCO Benefits Identified by MCIC
• Healthcare IT Resource Puts Useful Market Data at Your Fingertips
• Majority of Healthcare Executives Say Drug Companies Should Take on Financial Risk
• InfoMiners Licences Access To Online Managed Care Database
• New Resource Directory Provides Market Research/Contact Data on Integration of Healthcare Delivery Systems
• Choosing Your Next Managed Care Conference Made Easy at www.themcic.com
• MCIC Targets Hot Topics in Managed Care With Ongoing Online Survey -- "The Managed Care Question of the Month"
• The Year Ahead for IDSs -- Seven Major Trends Identified

• Managed Workers Compensation Follows Managed Care Market Penetration Trends
• Trends in Integrated Healthcare Delivery: Hospital-Acquired Physician Practices Unprofitable; Experts Explain Why
• Managed Care Trends: MCOs and Disease Management Companies Continue To Form Partnerships
• Downloadable Database of Managed Care Organizations Available
• Majority of HMOs Are Organized Into IPA Models
• Wellness Bookstore Now Open Online
• Healthcare IT Market Growth Projected Into New Millennium
• Premier Web Site To Add Showcase for Wellness and Health Promotion Vendors
• New Resource Presents Practical Strategies for Medicare Managed Care Plans and Providers
• Market Activities of Leading IT Companies in Healthcare Industry Profiled in New Reference Book
• Managed Care Industry Challenged to Provide Quality Healthcare Services
• Medicare and Medicaid Markets Provide Growth Opportunity for Managed Care Organizations
• Physicians and Hospitals Join Forces To Meet the Challenge of Managed Care Markets
• Disease Management Helping To Control Managed Care Costs; Success Stories Revealed
• New Trends in Managed Care Detailed in Fourth Edition of The Managed Care Yearbook
• Free Report: Medicare Risk Enrollment: Emerging Market Trends You Can't Afford To Miss
• Six Sure-Fire Ways To Sell Your Product to Integrated Healthcare Delivery Systems
• New Resource Provides Effective Strategies in Era of IDS Growth
• New Trends in Managed Care Detailed in Fourth Edition of The Managed Care Yearbook
• Physicians To Play Larger Role in Integrated Healthcare Environment
• Free Report Ten Top Tips: How To Make a Managed Care Profit in 1998

• New One-of-a-Kind-Directory of Physician Groups Now Available
• Report on Healthcare IS/IT Market Available Free from the Managed Care Information Center
• New Publication Highlights Healthcare Information Systems/Information Technology Market; No-Obligation Review Subscriptions Available
• The Keys to Successfully Creating an Integrated Delivery System Are Revealed in New Special Report
• Majority of For-Profit HMOs Are Organized Into Network Models

• Sixteen Secrets to Managed Care Market Growth
• 17 Tips To Help Hospice and Home Care Executives Negotiate Managed Care Contracts
• Managed Care Plans More Likely To Integrate Vertically
• Managed/Integrated Care Directory Available in Electronic Format
• New Directory Provides Overview of Managed and Integrated Care
• Rapid Pace of Merger and Acquisition Activity in Healthcare Industry Documented in New Yearbook
• More Than 50 Health Plans Analyzed in New Yearbook
• Growth of Physician Sponsored Healthcare Networks Expected To Accelerate
• Healthcare Market Activities Profiled in New Reference Guide
• Worksite Wellness Efforts Lower Costs and Improve Morale and Productivity
• National Enrollment Survey Identifies Top Medicare Providers