CONTACT: 
Peggy C. Frank, MBA
VP, Public Relations, MCOL
(954) 385-2128
peggyf@mcol.com
 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE    

MANAGED CARE TRAINING KIT ‘PHARMACEUTICAL EDITION’ version 2.0 now available; ESSENTIAL Managed Care e-learning suite FOR Rx professionals 

MODESTO, CA, September 6, 2002 ---- MCOL, the business-to-business health management and managed care resource company, today released version 2.0 of their popular e-learning application, the Managed Care Training Kit “Pharmaceutical Edition” CD-ROM. 

Says Clive Riddle, MCOL President, "There's ‘A New Kind of Health Care’ sweeping the industry, with such elements as double-digit inflation, managed care backlash, consumerism, HIPAA, e-health, disease management, and so many pharmaceutical specific issues that even those who have worked in the industry for a long time will benefit from understanding the current state of pharmaceutical managed care, and how various managed care functions now fit into this new environment. This Training Kit is an essential resource for all levels of any organization involved with pharmaceuticals and managed care." 

The new edition provides a suite of essential managed care training modules for those involved in the pharmaceutical industry, including the just released MCOL Managed Care Training Manual version 5.0; the Rx Edition of the MCOL Managed Care e-Dictionary; Trends in Pharmaceutical Managed Care; Strategies for Pharmaceutical Managed Care; and an in-depth Report on Prescription Drug Expenditures and related issues. 

The CD-ROM is available for $79. Detailed information and order information may be found at http://www.mcol.com/mctranrx.htm. Phone orders, and corporate site license information, can be obtained by calling MCOL at 209.577.4888. 

The Managed Care Training Manual module’s extensive 260 pages include: The Intro to Managed Care Training Manual in Executive-style bullet sentence format, plus the optional interactive quizzes; The Advanced Topics Seminar in detailed narrative, divided into seven sections by subject matter; The Managed Care Fact Sheets providing statistical snapshots and graphs on the state of the managed care industry; a Welcome Video overview; a Where to Get More Information section; and a Help Section. 

The Rx Edition of the MCOL Managed Care e-Dictionary Module has 20 pages with over 150 terms of the most relevant managed care and pharmaceutical terms and concepts. The Report on Prescription Drug Expenditures provides 20 pages of detailed narrative, graphs and charts. The Trends module provides tables of pharmaceutical data organized by cost, benefits, utilization, generics and PBMs. The Strategies module provides detailed narrative on applying the knowledge gained throughout the Training Kit into everyday practice in the field. 

About MCOL

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.

 


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