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Consumer Driven Care Web Summit - A Healthcare Web Summit Event
Includes LIVE Webinar, Podcasts, Companion Presentations, e-Poll, and More!: Co-Sponsored by the National Consumer Driven Healthcare Summit

Thursday, March 13, 2008 2:00 - 3:45PM Eastern
http://www.healthwebsummit.com/consumerdriven.htm

Position yourself and your organization for Consumerism marketplace trends and issues in 2008 and beyond by receiving a well rounded view of key Consumerism topics from prominent national thought leaders. Get the most current view on Employer Strategies and Data, Transparency, Wellness Incentives and Value-Based Insurance Design, plus review topics including enrollment data and trends, Doctor-Patient Reward Programs, Provision Consumer Quality Information, Reviews and Feedback; Competing in the Retail Market; HSAs administration and trends.

Please join us at the seventh annual web summit on consumerism! Live Webinar faculty: Alexander (Sander) Domaszewicz, National Consumerism Practice Leader, Mercer; Benjamin Isgur, Assistant Director of PricewaterhouseCoopers' Health Research Institute; Teri Olivier, Strategic Consultant, Clinical Programs, Humana, Inc.; and A. Mark Fendrick, MD, Co-Director, Center for Value-Based Insurance Design, University of Michigan. Includes ten faculty Podcasts with companion presentations, and additional web summit features.

Individual Registration Fee: $295. Web Summit CD-ROM: $40 for attendees; $355 for non-attendees after the event.
To register, call 209.577.4888 or visit: http://www.healthwebsummit.com/consumerdriven.htm.

Webinar & Audio Conference

The Webinar / Audioconference is scheduled for Thursday, March 13th, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. Eastern (11:00 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. Pacific)
Alexander (Sander) Domaszewicz, Principal and Senior Consultant and National Consumerism Practice Leader, Mercer, Newport Beach, CA, details the Employer trends and Issues for Consumerism in 2008 and beyond.
Benjamin Isgur, Assistant Director of PricewaterhouseCoopers' Health Research Institute covers Transparency and Consumerism: employer experiences with quality data and strategies to increase transparency in order to put better decision making data in the hands of consumers
Teri Olivier, Strategic Consultant, Clinical Programs, Humana, Inc., will discuss the Humana experience with wellness incentive programs.
A. Mark Fendrick, MD, Co-Director, Center for Value-Based Insurance Design, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI , discusses Value-Based Insurance Design: Returning “Health” to the Health Care Cost Debate, and provides a thorough explanation of VBID concepts and issues.
In addition to a thorough discussion of their presentations, the Webinar will include ample time for audience questions and answers.
Attendees will receive dial-in instructions shortly before the event, and have two options to view the companion presentations: they can logon to view the live webinar online, or simply link to download and view or print the presentation offline

Podcasts & Companion Presentations

Ten downloadable Podcast recordings will be available 24/7 to attendees, averaging around 15 minutes in length.
Companion presentations related to each Podcast discussion are also available for downloading.
Jay Garriss, Principal National HSA Client Relations Leader, ACS/Mellon HSA Solutions, Atlanta, GA, discussing early results from the 2007-8 open enrollment season and apparent emerging trends
Jeffrey C. Greene, President and Chief Executive Officer, MedEncentive, Oklahoma City, OK, discussing Achieving a Sustainable ROI Using a Breakthrough Consumer-Centric, Pay-for-Performance Program Featuring Interactive Doctor-Patient Rewards
John Mills, Director, Product Management, HIP Health Plan of New York, New York, NY, discussing Consumerism in Healthcare: The Demand to Provide High Quality Information to Healthcare Customers
Eric Remjeske, President, Devenir, Minneapolis, MN
MaryAnn Stump, Senior Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, Eagan, MN, discussing Consumer Reviews and Feedback within health care: the HealthcareScoop.com experience
Dan Spirek, Senior Vice President and Chief Solutions Officer, TriZetto, Greenwood Village, CO, discussing Competing in the Retail Market: Winning the Constituent Game
Rob J. Thurston, President, HR Consulting Group, Inc., Provo, UT, discussing HSAs- Putting the Pieces together on Consumer Driven Health
Kirsten Trusko, Senior Manager, BearingPoint, Danville, CA, discussing updates on market trends and figures with a focus on financial services leading practices, and how collaboration across diverse market segments drives benefit to the health consumer and general health industry
Ric Turnquist, Vice President, Wells Fargo Health Benefit Services, Minneapolis, MN, discussing Re-examining the Health Savings Account, a case study of Sperian Protection's High Performance HSA
Janice Young, Program Director, Health Industry Insights, Framingham, MA

Additional Web Summit Features

A Library of selected recent articles on upcoming health care business trends is available to attendees
A library of last year's Summit powerpoint presentations and podcast recordings is also available to attendees. Click here to review a listing.
Attendees can link to faculty web pages and click to send them follow up questions
Attendees can take the annual Consumer Driven Care e-Poll on which are the most significant trends impacting health care, and receive a summary of the survey results
Attendees will be given the opportunity to provide immediate feedback after the webinar event
The Summit web site, including podcasts, faculty presentations, article library, faculty pages, e-poll and results, and more, will be available 24/7 for three months following the event.
Attendees will receive a complimentary 30-day paid MCOL membership
A Summit CD-ROM with full webinar and podcast recordings, faculty presentations and additional materials is also available to attendees for an extra $40.

Who Should Attend

Employers, Benefit Consultants, Health Plans, Financial Institutions, Hospitals, Healthcare Systems, TPAs, Insurance Companies, Physician Groups, Government Agencies, Health Benefit Agencies and Brokers, Consulting Firms, Pharmaceutical Companies, PBMs, Solution Developers, Vendors, Policy Organizations, and Media.
C-Suite Executives, and administrative staff
Consumerism managers and staff
Benefit Managers, Human Resource Directors and Benefit Consultants
Product Development and Management Staff
Sales and Marketing executives
Strategic, planning, policy, legislative and regulatory staff
Consultants, Analysts, Research, and other interested parties

Registration

Individual Registration Fee: $295. Audio Conference CD-ROM: $40 for attendees; $355 for non-attendees after the event. Corporate Site Licensing Available. To register, visit: http://www.healthwebsummit.com/consumerdriven.htm or call 209.577.4888. Click here for a downloadable order form you can fax or mail. We look forward to your participation in this event!

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