DEFINED CARE 2002 WEB SUMMIT OFFERS 10 CATEGORIES OF HEALTHCARE CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT

Web-Based Conference On Defined Contribution Health Plans, Self-Directed Health Plans & Other Consumer-Driven Health Plan Initiatives

-- April 29 - May 15, 2002

http://www.definedcare.com/hcca.htm

 

LAQUINTA CA USA -- APRIL 26, 2002 -- Health Care Conference Administrators, LLC, the Healthcare Education Company, (HCCA) and MCOL are co-sponsoring the Defined Care 2002 Web Summit, scheduled for April 29 -  May 15, 2002.   The Summit is pleased to announce that it will offer ten categories of healthcare continuing education credits to participants.  This is the first instance where such an extensive portfolio of healthcare CE credits have been offered for participation in a web-only learning event.  Categories of CE credits offered include ACCME; ACPE; ANCC; AHIMA; AAPC; ACHE; HCCB; NAMSS; NASBA; and PAHCOM. 

 

REGISTRATION:

 

Summit Registration is only $39 per individual, with corporate discounts available.  Continuing Education for eligible attendees is an additional $10 per category, plus a $3 processing fee regardless of the number of categories requested. Continuing Education registration is a separate process from Summit Registration, and would occur after attendees log onto the summit site when the summit commences. For additional details or to register, please visit: http://www.definedcare.com/hcca.htm, or call 209-577-4888.

 

CONSUMER DRIVEN HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION JOINS AS CO-SPONSOR

 

The Consumer Driven Health Care Association (CDHCA), www.CDHCA.org, has joined as a co-sponsor of the Summit.  CDHCA was formed to promote awareness of the new approaches to health benefit programs.  The founding members are leaders in consumer-driven health care models that empower individuals to make the health care choices concerning them.

 

BACKGROUND ON DEFINED CARE ISSUE:

 

Noted defined care thought leader and MCOL President Clive Riddle, says, "This will be the 'defining' event during 2002 on this important marketplace trend. Interest in this issue is definitely soaring – almost 700 attendees nationwide are already pre-registered. As we have previously hosted other web based summits, we felt 'Defined Care' would be an ideal topic to address through a completely Internet based experience." 

 

PARTICIPATE AT YOUR CONVENIENCE:

 

Attendees can participate completely at their own schedule, from their own office or home. Attendees will have the opportunity to easily learn and review from a wide range of expert presentations and articles, and also network and interact with faculty and other attendees.

 

OBTAIN EXPERT ADVICE & MARKET INTELLIGENCE:

 

The Defined Care 2002 Web Summit from MCOL allows attendees to obtain expert advice, market intelligence and breaking information from employers, benefit consultants, health plans, consumer directed plans and national thought leaders.

 

PRESENTERS WILL RESPOND TO YOUR EMAIL MESSAGES:

 

The presenters have agreed to respond to attendee e-mail inquiries during the course of the two-week Summit. Attendees can also electronically exchange information and network with each other using summit facilities.

 

PRESENTING COMPANIES:

 

Presenters represent a variety of organizations that include:

 

 -- A. Baumgarten & Associates

 -- Aetna

 -- Booz Allen Hamilton

 -- Burger King

 -- CPRi Communications

 -- ChoiceLinx

 -- Definity Health

 -- DeMarco & Associates

 -- Destiny Health

 -- Empowered Benefits

 -- Evolution Benefits

 -- HealthMarket

 -- Helix Benefit Solutions

 -- Highmark BlueCross/Blue Shield

 -- Lumenos

 -- Managed Care Interface Magazine

 -- MBI

 -- McDermott, Will & Emery

 -- Milliman USA

 -- National Center for Policy Analysis

 -- Patient Choice Healthcare  

 -- William M Mercer  

 -- WorldDoc

 -- Wye River Healthcare

 

 

PROVIDES INNOVATIVE ONLINE TOOLS & E-LEARNING FEATURES:

 

The Defined Care 2002 Web Summit from MCOL facilitates networking with summit participants and faculty, and provides innovative online tools, e-learning features and searchable databases.

 

PRESENTATIONS VIEWING IS ACCORDING TO YOUR SCHEDULE:

 

No presentation requires viewing at a specific time, meaning attendees can participate from their own home or office on their own schedule (without having to travel), with 24/7 access to the following Summit features:

 

 -- E-Mail Summit Summaries

 -- Searchable Databases of Faculty

 -- Summit Presentations

 -- Hundreds of past Defined Care Articles

 -- E-Networking facilities to communicate with Faculty during the summit, as well as other attendees

 -- Defined Care Forum to post public inquiries and messages

 

CONTACT PERSON DIRECTORY INCLUDED:

 

Attendees will also receive an Adobe Acrobat version of the new 2002 Who's Who in Defined Care Directory, opportunities to enter free prize drawings. Attendees also receive a free three month MCOL Paid Membership (a $36 value), which provides access to MCOL's paid member website that includes extensive health management and managed care resources. MCOL's coveted paid member e-mail delivery services can also be accessed.

 

EXTENDED ACCESS TO SUMMIT SITE:

 

Attendees will also receive extended use of the Summit site even after the Summit closes, with access available through July 31, 2002.

 

CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT:

 

The Web Summit will offer ten categories of healthcare continuing

education credits to participants.  This is the first instance where such an extensive portfolio of healthcare CE credits have been offered for participation in a web-only learning event.  Categories of CE credits offered include ACCME; ACPE; ANCC; AHIMA; AAPC; ACHE; HCCB; NAMSS; NASBA; and PAHCOM. Detailed information regarding continuing education for the summit can be found at http://www.definedcare.com/conedu.htm 

 

ABOUT HCCA and MCOL:

 

Health Care Conference Administrators LLC, the Healthcare Education Company, (HCCA) offers prestigous conferences and learning events such as the HIPAA Summit (www.HIPAASummit.com). HCCA offers advanced learning opportunities for clinicians and healthcare executives.  HCCA seeks to illuminate complex issues of health care practice and policy by bringing together leading-edge doers and thinkers - from operations to academia, from clinical practice to corporate management, from Main Street to Wall Street and from patient to politician. Since 1998, HCCA has offered conferences and symposia sponsored by over 150 health care associations, organizations and publications and attended by over 25,000 registrants. HCCA events include the National HIPAA Summit, the National Congress on Health Care Compliance, the Medical Research Summit, the eHealth Colloquium at Harvard, and the National Congress on Genomics, Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals.  For more information, please visit: http://www.ehcca.com

 

MCOL, established in 1995, is a leading provider of business-to-business health management and managed care knowledge resources via e-mail, the web, as well as more traditional means. MCOL provides membership services, e-commerce and business e-solutions to professionals. MCOL is based in Modesto, California, with additional offices in Portland, Oregon. For more information, please visit:

http://www.mcol.com/about.htm

 

Patty Jamison

Customer Service Manager

MCOL

1101 Standiford Ave Ste C-3

Modesto, CA USA 95350

209-577-4888 phone

209-577-3557 fax

pattyj@mcol.com

http://www.mcol.com

 

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