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Peggy C. Frank, MBA
VP, Public Relations, MCOL
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  

HEALTHCAREWEBSUMMIT TO HOST “NEW DIRECTIONS IN MANAGING HEALTH CARE COSTS” IN DECEMBER 2002  

INTERNET BASED CONFERENCE TO BE HELD DECEMBER 2ND THROUGH DECEMBER 13, 2002 WITH PRESENTATIONS FROM OVER 20 NATIONALLY PROMINENT FACULTY PLUS MANY OTHER FEATURES

MODESTO, CA, November 8, 2002 ---- HealthcareWebSummit has announced the preliminary agenda for its upcoming event, “New Directions in Managing Health Care Costs,” a web summit on emerging trends and solutions in dealing with double digit cost increases to be held December 2nd through December 13th, 2002.  Detailed conference information is available at http://www.healthwebsummit.com/newdirections.htm, or by calling 209.577.4888. 

The web summit faculty represents organizations including Better Health Technologies; Center for Studying Health System Change; CPRi Communications; Delta Health Systems; DeMarco and Associates; Direct Health Networks; Health Net of the Northeast, Inc; Hewitt Associates; Hill Physicians Medical Group; Intelligent Healthcare; MedVantage; Milliman USA; PacifiCare Health Systems; Shattuck Hammond Partners; Sherlock Company; Towers Perrin; Wellmed and WorldDoc, Inc. 

“New Directions in Managing Health Care Costs” as an Internet based conference, allows attendees to experience e-learning, gain market intelligence, identify solutions, interact with faculty, network and share experiences with other attendees, gather data resources and more, and do it all on-line without having to leave the home or office, or having to adjust schedules.

Says, Clive Riddle, MCOL President and HealthcareWebSummit sponsor: “While there are certainly no easy answers, the continued onslaught of double digit health care cost and premium increases creates the critical need for all involved to examine the current trends and strategies emerging in new directions, and put this information to use going forward into 2003.”

 The New Directions faculty will answer attendee e-inquiries; and the presentations may be viewed anytime during the summit without the need to schedule for a particular day or time. The New Directions web summit also provides e-Networking with other attendees and Attendee Forums; Article Libraries; Directories with Key Contacts and Bios; e-Newsletters throughout the conference; Web Exhibit Hall; Click to win prizes; Complimentary 30 day MCOL Paid Membership; and Continued web access even after the summit officially ends.

The registration cost for the event is $95.00 per individual attendee. Paid MCOL members will receive a 50% discount. A CD-ROM version will also be released at the conclusion of the event.  Package discounts and corporate site licenses are available. Organizations interested in exhibiting, co-sponsoring or obtaining site licenses are encouraged to contact the HealthcareWebSummit offices at 209.577.4888. 

About HealthcareWebSummit

HealthcareWebSummit is sponsored by 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.

HealthcareWebSummit is co-sponsored by the Health Technology Center (www.healthtechcenter.org), International Health Summit (www.ihsummit.com), Integrated Healthcare Association (www.iha.org), Consumer Driven Health Care Association (www.cdhca.org), the HMO Alliance and the Health Care Administrators Association (www.hcaa.org)

For more information, please visit www.healthwebsummit.com.


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