January  14, 2011

MANASQUAN, NJ --  January 14, 2011: New developments will be changing the payor-provider dynamic in 2011, health plans are studying the impact of the new accountable care organizations, major payer markets are shifting, new developments surround Medicare Advantage plans, and new approaches to managed care contracting and strategy all are part of the managed care landscape this year.

Join our impressive panel of presenters for what promises to be an information-packed 90-minute audio-webcast management education program for decision-makers with health plans, hospitals, pharma, IPA, PHO and physician organization leadership, medical directors, technology solution providers, research organizations, consultants and government agencies.

What’s Ahead for Managed Care 2011: Directions, Insight, Developments and Strategy is a 90-minute audio webcast scheduled for January 27, 2011, at 1:30 p.m. EST.
 
‘Need To Know’ Must Have Information for Decision Making

This senior-level program has been organized by the Managed Care Information Center (MCIC) to help bring focus to the significant trends that will shape the health and managed care industry in this New Year. The distinguished panel of presenters will provide expert analysis of what the future may hold.

Presenters are: Alan Baumgarten, Principal, Managed Care Reviews;  Terri Welter, Lead for the Managed Care Contracting Practice, ECG Management Consultants, Inc.; Earl Whitney, Consulting Actuary,
Milliman Inc.; and, Matthew Chamblee, Healthcare Actuary, Milliman Inc.

This annual program aims to help bring focus and clarity to the multiple forces shaping the health and managed care industry today. The issues are broad; there are challenges, as well as new opportunities brought on by a number of changes.

You’ll get what's coming; and how all of this will affect both payers and providers in the months and year ahead. 

How to Register

The audio-webcast registration fee covers one telephone hookup and online access to the webcast. Participants are encouraged to invite as many individuals at their location as they wish at no additional charge.

To register for What’s Ahead for Managed Care 2011: Directions, Insight, Developments and Strategy, please click on this link now:
www.healthresourcesonline.com/edu/Whats-Ahead-for-Managed-Care-2011.htm

Or, call (800) 516-434

Cost of the management education program is $199 per site for those who register on or before Jan. 21 and $249 after Jan. 21, a $50 savings. A CD-ROM of the complete program conference will also be available for those unable to attend the live session.

Who Will Benefit: Health plans, hospitals and health systems, PHO and IPA's, pharmaceutical and disease management companies, medical device manufacturers, healthcare technology companies, TPAs, PBMs, associations, government officials, and employers. CEOs, COOs, CIOs, hospital and managed care executives,  vice president of operations, vice president of finance, business development, directors of managed care, healthcare reimbursement executives, strategic and implementation consultants, medical directors, sales executives and marketers, network services, public relations executives, compliance officers, operations executives, executive directors, team leaders, planners, product managers, knowledge managers, department heads, pharmacists, human resource benefit managers, employer health plan decision makers, network development and provider services directors, strategic planners, utilization management,  network managers, physician practice management, medical management directors, analysts, implementer consultants, account services, administration executives, ancillary products managers.

Low-cost team training. All your team members can listen in. "Attend" this program right in your office and enjoy significant savings no travel time or hassle; no hotel expenses. The program will conclude with a live 'Open Mike' question and answer session, giving participants the opportunity to voice concerns and questions. 

Address: The Managed Care Information Center, 1913 Atlantic Ave., Ste. 200, Manasquan, NJ 08736; (732) 292-1100, www.themcic.com.