August 27, 1998
Contact: Claire Thayer
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Managed Care On-Lineä enters partnership with Academy for International Health Studies regarding international managed care
Modesto, CA - Managed Care On-Lineä has entered into a strategic partnership agreement with the Academy for International Health Studies to provide additional features for individuals and organizations domestic and abroad that are interested in international managed care.
As part of this partnership agreement, MCOL is creating a new International healthcare Forum to facilitate discussion and inquiries regarding managed care issues and other health care related topics for global educational and networking business opportunities. Forum messages will automatically be "pushed" to MCOL members’ internet e-mail address, and responses or new forum inquiries can be sent to the membership via e-mail as well.
"We are very excited to be working with the Academy to offer our members access to our new International Forum. The internet potential of the international managed care and health care community for educational and networking activities is tremendous," stated Clive Riddle, President MCOL.
Also under the partnership agreement, MCOL will be providing additional managed care content for the Academy web site, and interested parties will be able to enroll in Managed Care On-Line or visit MCOL’s Managed Care Store directly from the Academy web site at: www.aihs.com
"The internet clearly provides the best path for us to enhance networking and education with our international community. We are pleased to work with Managed Care On-LineÔ in providing their vast managed care web resources and e-mail forum capabilities to this community" stated Jonathan Lewis, President of the Academy for International Health Studies.
The Academy for International Health Studies is an educational and networking business organization founded in 1993 to serve global health plans utilizing managed care techniques to promote cost-effective, high-quality healthcare. The Academy arranges trade and study missions for chief executive officers of American health care companies and presents the annual Summit on International Managed Care Trends. The Summit, which is jointly sponsored with the American Association of Health Plans, the World Bank and over 40 American and international health companies and institutions, annually assembles approximately 500 health plan senior executives, industry thought leaders, leading government officials and distinguished academics from around the world. Each participant brings a depth of career experience and knowledge coupled with the capacity to lead, influence or implement events within his or her respective health system or organization.
MCOL is a healthcare information technology company specializing in delivering managed care information and applications to professionals involved in managed care via the internet and through software applications. MCOL business lines include: Managed Care On-Line™, an internet accessible on-line service dedicated to managed care; Managed Care Store, a one-stop shopping place for managed care informational resources; and Software Development and Services. MCOL is based in Modesto, California with additional offices in Oregon and Southern California.
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