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
For Immediate Release
Date: January 31, 2006
Contact: Rebecca Barger
Phone: (732) 292-1100, ext. 19
Join the Managed Care Information Center for this
LIVE 90-minute Audio Conference Scheduled for
Thursday, February 23 from 1:30 - 3:00 pm ET
MANASQUAN, N.J. — The managed care market faces a
series of challenges in 2006 that may change the face of the industry
and therefore impact both health providers and payors.
But what are the most challenging issues in the year ahead?
Join thought leaders in the managed care industry: Leonard Kalm, VP of
Managed Care Hospital Corporation of America; Peter Kongstvedt, MD,
Partner, Health & Life Sciences, Accenture and Author of the
Managed Care Handbook and The Essentials of Managed Care; and Jody
Voss, Executive Director of Business Development, BlueCross BlueShield
Association to hear different perspectives of the challenges ahead in
the 90-minute audio conference, “Forecast: What’s Ahead for
Managed Care In 2006.” Sponsored by 1The Executive Report on
Managed Care and the Managed Care Information Center, this
executive-level program has been scheduled for Thursday, February
23, 2006 at 1:30 PM Eastern time.
http://www.healthresourcesonline.com/edu/mc2006.htm
They will discuss:
- The top managed care issues for the year ahead
- New and emerging developments in the payor-provider arena
- How MCO consolidation is changing the marketplace
- Managed care and changing employers strategies for health benefits
- Assessment of the market growth and popularity of consumer-driven healthcare plans
- Health plan adoption and market acceptance of Health Savings Accounts
- The convergence of healthcare services and financial services
- Best practices for pay-for-performance and other initiatives to improve quality of care
- How hospitals and physicians are supporting the adoption of standard measures
- Health IT initiatives in support of personal health records, electronic health records, and e-prescribing
- Live question and answer session
The
health costs escalation issue won't go away. With costs continuing to
rise there will be more demand for across the board containment. That
will not be easy. Yet, the demand will touch on many of the hot buttons
of 2005 including pay-for-performance and health IT.
Health
plans are continuing to bring consumer driven health plan products to
market; the federal government cleared the way for health savings
accounts; and plans are 'partnering' with financial institutions to
market HSAs. MCOs are waving bonuses at providers to increase
quality and patient satisfaction. Medicare’s prescription drug
plan was officially launched with so much across the board confusion
from beneficiaries to providers that it is shaping up to be a political
minefield come November. Finally, all of these developments are
unfolding as the move toward electronic health technology is shaping
the provider-patient-payor dynamic
Pick
your favorite issue and there are more questions than answers. Our
surveys of health and managed care executives rank the health costs
issue to continue to be the top problem. Everything else may be an
attempt to calm the cost beast.
That's
why "Forecast: What's Ahead For Managed Care In 2006" was organized. To
help bring focus and maybe some clarity to the multiple forces shaping
the health and managed care industry.
How to Register
To register for "Forecast: What's Ahead For Managed Care In 2006," visit http://www.healthresourcesonline.com/edu/mc2006.htm or call (800) 516-4343.
The cost of the conference is $227 per site if registered by February
17 and $277 after the early bird deadline. A CD will also be available
for purchase for those unable to attend the live conference. For
further details and other pricing options, visit http://www.healthresourcesonline.com/edu/mc06.htm.
Address: The Managed Care Information Center, 1913 Atlantic Ave., Suite F4, Manasquan, NJ 08736; (732) 292-1100, www.themcic.com
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