OVERVIEW

A Healthcare Web Summit Event featuring the seventh annual web summit on the key trends shaping the business of health care for 2009 and beyond, with Live Webinar faculty: Peter Kongstvedt, M.D. Principal, P. R. Kongstvedt Company, LLC; Robert L. Scavo, President, Core Administration Solutions, TriZetto; and Sandy Lutz; Managing Director, Health Research Institute, PricewaterhouseCoopers; and , plus five faculty Podcasts with companion presentations, and additional web summit features.

Webinar Agenda: (Eastern Time)

• 1:00 pm - 1:05 pm Introductions and logistics
• 1:05 pm - 1:35 pm Impact of the Economic Crisis on the Health Care Industry - Peter Kongstvedt, M.D. Principal, P. R. Kongstvedt Company, LLC
• 1:35 pm - 2:05 pm ICD-10 Conversion Impact on the Health Care Industry  - Robert L. Scavo, President, Core Administration Solutions, TriZetto
• 2:05 pm - 2:30 pm Top Nine Trends for 2009 - Sandy Lutz; Managing Director, Health Research Institute, PricewaterhouseCoopers
• 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

• Five downloadable Podcast recordings will be available 24/7 to attendees, each approximately ten to fifteen minutes in length.
• Companion presentations related to each Podcast discussion are also available for downloading.
• Vince Kuraitis, Principal, Better Health Technologies, will discuss Chronic Disease Management Megatrends
• Tine Hansen-Turton, MGA, Executive Director, Convenient Care Association, will discuss Convenient Care 2009
• Dmitriy Kruglyak, CEO, Trusted.MD Network, will discuss the Impact of Health Care Social Media
• Jeffrey C. Greene, President and CEO, MedEncentive, LLC, will discuss Health Care Incentives 2009
• William DeMarco, DeMarco and Associates, will discuss Performance Based Medicine, an update on the new transition to Value Based Purchasing

Additional Web Summit Features

• A Library of selected articles on upcoming health care business trends is available to attendees
• Attendees can link to faculty web pages and click to send them follow up questions
• Attendees can take the Future Care e-poll on 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.

  LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Participants will:

1. Gain an overall sense of the major trends and issues shaping the business of health care for the coming year and beyond, and predications from leading sources.
2. Obtain a detailed understanding of current issues and developments regarding issues including the Recession's affect on the Health Care Industry, ICD-10 Conversion, Disease Management, Convenient Care, Health Care Social Media, Health Care Incentives and more.
3. Experience e-learning at the attendees' convenience, with faculty presentations, podcasts, articles and web summit resources available 24/7
4. Engage in interactive learning and networking through e-inquiries with faculty, and the live webinar.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

• Health Plans, Hospitals, Pharmaceutical Companies, Insurance Companies, TPAs, Employers, Provider Networks, Medical Groups, Government, Utilization and Health Management Companies, PBMs, Consultants, Solutions Providers, Vendors, Financial Institutions, policy organizations, and Media
• C-Suite Executives, and administrative staff
• Sales and Marketing executives
• Strategic, planning, policy, legislative and regulatory staff
• Employee Benefit Managers
• Consultants, Analysts, Research, and other interested parties

    4 EASY WAYS TO REGISTER

1. Online: http://www.healthwebsummit.com/futurecare.htm

2. Call: 209.577.4888.

3. Fax: Click here or go to: https://www.managedcarestore.com/hwsorder.pdf and fax your registration to the HealthWebSummt office at: 209.577.3557

4. Mail: Click here or go to: https://www.managedcarestore.com/hwsorder.pdf and mail the Registration Form to the HealthWebSummit Office at:

 

Healthcare Web Summit Events: Audio conferences, webinars and multi feature web summit learning events for health management professionals Experience e-learning, gain market intelligence, identify solutions, interact with faculty, network and share experiences with attendees, gather data resources and more, and do it all in a web event or audio conference without having to leave your home or office, or having to adjust your schedule.