By Claire Thayer, July 23, 2012
What is MCOL?
Listen to a new three minute video describing what mcol does for those in the business of healthcare. MCOL means memberships, newsletters, webinars, directories, e-learning, healthcare social media, web sites and promotional solutions.
Learn more via mcol's healthsharetv site at: http://www.healthsharetv.com/content/what-mcol-0
By Claire Thayer, july 16, 2012
Please join us on Wednesday this week as PricewaterhouseCoopers' Michael Thompson and Jack Rodgers expand upon significant research findings from two major PwC studies: the 2013 PwC Health Research Institute Behind the Numbers Report and PwC’s 2012 Touchstone Health and Well-being Employer Survey. The speakers will discuss findings in detail and offer resulting insights on emerging megatrends for employer health strategy over the next 3-5 years.
On Thursday, join us to understand the detailed components of the Supreme Court Decision, including the Mandate and Medicaid provisions. Consider the impact and implications of the Decision upon applicable provisions of the Affordable Care Act, with particular emphasis on state opt-out or inclusion in Medicaid expansion. This will a great opportunity to get your questions answered!
Learn more about both of these events at healthwebsummit.com/
By Claire Thayer, July 9, 2012
This week, we are excited to announce the launch of HealthShareTV, a new community where health care business professionals and others can watch, rate, comment on, and post videos regarding any business or clinical aspect of the health care industry.
Over 300 health care related business videos are now posted! Check out the HealthshareTV newsletter or visit HealthshareTV.com.
By Claire Thayer, July 3, 2012
This week, we are excited to announce the launch of our new mobile health app web site: mhealthshare. Healthcare business professionals and others now have a centralized resource to keep current on mobile health applications developments with health plans, hospitals, medical groups, government, solutions providers and other healthcare business stakeholders. Applicable links:
mhealthshare publishes a periodic free e-newsletter. Each edition provides highlights on the latest mhealth related news as well as features a selected mhealth video, blog, list and more. Take a look at the current edition at: http://mhealthshare.com/currentissue.htm.
By Claire Thayer, June 25, 2012
In October, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will launch its value-based purchasing program for hospitals. Part of the Affordable Care Act, this program is an ambitious initiative intended to improve patient outcomes by encouraging hospitals to closely follow best clinical practices. Join Payers & Providers on Wednesday this week for an examination of what hospitals are doing to prepare for this new initiative. Register at: http://www.healthwebsummit.com/pp062712.htm
Our webinar event on Thursday focuses on Accountable Care from the perspective of Mid State Health Center. Please join Sharon Beaty, Chief Executive Officer of Mid State Health Center on Thursday at 1PM Eastern as she provides an inside look at the environment, developmental challenges, operational issues, relevant dynamics, lessons learned and current considerations for Accountable Care with her organization. Addition details are available at: http://www.healthwebsummit.com/northaco062812.htm
By Claire Thayer, June 18, 2012
HealthSprocket is the home of health care lists - where users can read, post, comment and vote on health care lists of interest. Checkout healthsprocket at http://www.healthsprocket.com/ to see all lists or those categorized as: Most Viewed, Trending this Month, Featured, Top Rated, Video and Audio, Fact based, Opinion based and more!
Here’s a look at the “Newest” lists posted over the past 2 weeks:
Visit healthsprocket at any time at: http://www.healthsprocket.com/. Register to post your own lists or sign up to receive SprocketRocket, periodic emails from HealthSprocket at http://healthsprocket.com/hs/user/register.
By Claire Thayer, June 11, 2011
The 5th Annual Predictive Modeling Web Summit, co-sponsored by Predictive Modeling News, takes place this Thursday and we hope you will plan to join us!
The Fifth Annual Predictive Modeling Web Summit features a 90 minute webinar with national experts from actuarial, hospital system and health plan perspectives that tackle the topics of risk adjustment, predicting readmissions, data mining and more.
The event also includes three downloadable pre-recorded sessions, with expert faculty addressing predictive analytics applied to member compliance and enrollment patterns; Medicaid dual eligible and dual diagnoses populations; and application of big data and prepayment analytics to address the key challenges of state health care program payment models with respect to fraud, waste and Abuse and related issues.
Webinar Agenda (Eastern times)
For additional information about this event, including a description the pre-recorded sessions and more: http://www.healthwebsummit.com/pm2012.htm.
By Claire Thayer, June 4, 2012
Our webinar event on Thursday this week (1:00 – 2:00PM Eastern) takes a look at the marketplace implications of the pending Supreme Court decision for private health insurance exchanges.
Michael Thompson, Principal with PricewaterhouseCoopers provides an overview of the current private health insurance exchange environment, and then moderates presentations and discussion from a panel of important stakeholders including:
For additional information about this event: http://www.healthwebsummit.com/privatehix060712.htm.
By Claire Thayer, May 29, 2012
Lots of new health care lists were posted on HealthSprocket during the month of May! Take a look at the Most Viewed Lists, Trending this Month, Newest lists, Top rated lists, etc. Here are the list items posted since May 10th.
For more information about healthsprocket or to post your own list, visit: www.healthsprocket.com
By Claire Thayer, May 21, 2012
Last year, CMS unveiled the Pioneer ACO program to spur growth of Accountable Care Organizations prior to the full implementation of the Medicare Shared Savings program. These organizations are pioneers in the sense that they have already embarked on organized care practices and have some of the needed infrastructure in place and are therefore leading the way for others. Please join Milliman's Jill Van Den Bos on Wednesday this week as she addresses the elements of the Pioneer ACO model, the components of financial risk and cost drivers involved and strategies to identify interventions and opportunities.
On Thursday this week, our webinar explores the future of California’s healthcare districts. The decades immediately after World War Two saw the creation of public healthcare districts in California that provided a framework for a burgeoning system of community and rural hospitals. Today, the purpose of these hospital districts is being questioned. Join Michael A. Dowell, partner in the law firm of Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, Walter Kopp, president of Medical Management Services, Inc. and Cleo Burtley, manager with The Camden Group on May 24, 2012 at 10 a.m. Pacific as they explore the future of California’s healthcare districts.
To learn more about these and other upcoming Healthcare Web Summit events, visit: http://www.healthwebsummit.com/ or call MCOL's at 209.577.4888.
By Claire Thayer, May 14, 2012
MCOL Silver and Gold members now have the option to designate a Silver Companion e-newsletter subscriber who will also receive the entire package of e-newsletters sent to MCOL paid members.
The MCOL Silver Companion e-newsletter subscription may be offered to a valued colleague, favorite client, or even your home or other personal e-mail address. The recipient of the Silver Companion e-newsletter subscription will be eligible to receive the same MCOL discounts as the MCOL Silver or Gold member, including 50% off HealthcareWebSummit registration fees and 10% off other MCOL products.
To learn more about MCOL Memberships and the Silver Companion e-newsletter subscription value added benefit, visit: http://www.mcol.com/suminfo.htm or call MCOL's at 209.577.4888.
By Claire Thayer, May 7, 2012
Concerned about hospital readmissions? On Wednesday this week, Drs. Joe Gifford and Robert Herr from Regence Group and Dr. Brian Wolf from BCBS Rhode Island provide a Medical Director's perspective on aspects of their current approaches to drive accountability by reducing unnecessary hospital readmissions. Understand the critical need to develop the expertise and repository of attributed data tracking for re-hospitalization rates by hospital and provider groups.
On Thursday this week, we’re pleased to host The Third Annual Health Plan Contracting Web Summit which will address how contracting stakeholders should position themselves for 2012 and beyond.
Agenda for Thursday’s (May 10) live webinar (Eastern times):
Pre-Recorded Presentations in Windows Media Video format with audio and synchronized slide advancement:
For these and other upcoming events: http://www.healthwebsummit.com/
By Claire Thayer, May 1, 2012
The May 2012 edition of MCOL Monthly is now available for MCOL paid members. MCOL Monthly is an e-magazine in Adobe Acrobat format with easy to print and read MCOL authored articles and features from the past month's e-newsletters and web site. The table of contents for the May edition of MCOL Monthly is provided below for a quick peek at this months’ edition:
Trends... CBO Medicare Expenditure and Enrollment Projections, 2011-2020
Data-Map...Estimated Total Annual Rebate for Exceeding Minimum MLR
Thought-Leaders...Decline in patient utilization metrics since onset of recession
Tips.... In getting the most out of your MCOL membership
Blog...Guest Blog from Sander Domaszewicz on Decline in Utilization Metrics
Blog...The Price Is (Not) Right
Blog...DME: A Modest Proposal
Blog...Preparing for the End of the Healthcare Bubble
Blog...A Different Way to Fix Medicare
Blog...Changing Economics in an Era of Healthcare Reform
Tidbits...Medicare Annual Trustees Report: Some Data Snapshots
Tidbits...Healthcare Social Media is Too Tiny says PwC
Tidbits...Employers and Behavioral Health Management
Tidbits...Prescriptions Drugs in 2011
Factoids...Selected Factoids
HealthSprocket...Selected Lists
Announcements
Quoted
Learn more about MCOL memberships at: http://www.mcol.com/online.htm.
By Claire Thayer April 23, 2012
This week we’ve released a new directory on ACOs: The Accountable Care Organization Directory 2012 and will be hosting a webinar event focused on the business of clinical integration.
The Accountable Care Directory 2012, compiled by MCOL’s HealthQuest Publishers, offers a unique resource for Accountable Care stakeholders and others monitoring the industry. The Accountable Care Organization Directory includes 100 selected ACOs, as well as a listing of over 400 key persons with leadership or operational involvement with the ACO.
Join us on Wednesday, April 18th at 1PM Eastern for a healthcarewebsummit event as nationally renowned experts Doug Hastings, Chairman of Epstein, Becker & Green, and Dr. Mark Browne, Principal of Pershing Yoakley & Associates, construct the foundation of business considerations for health care organizations in pursuit of clinical integration. This session will address payment models, structures, governance, strategic issues and more.
By Claire Thayer, April 16, 2012
This week we’ve launched the new HealthQuest Publishers web site and renamed the online subscription HQ Online!
HealthQuest Publishers offers critical market intelligence for those doing business with the managed care and other health care business sectors. The directories and databases provide leads, contact information, mailing lists, profiles and tools for those involved with marketing, recruitment, business development and others involved with health management and managed care.
HQ online provide searchable, on-line, 24/7 access to three continually updated databases: The National Managed Care Leadership Directory, Health Care Executive Profiles, and MCOL's Health Plan Directory.
More info at: http://healthquestpublishers.com/ and http://healthquestpublishers.com/hqsub.pdf
By Claire Thayer, April 3, 2012
On Thursday this week…we’re hosting a webinar event that explores how the Medicare Shared Savings Program and the Medicare Advantage Part C “Star” rating program relate to one another. During the session, we’ll look at what types of Medicare members are less likely to be compliant under these programs and therefore require more targeted communication or intervention.
Did you see the Zombie lists on healthsprocket? On April 1st, several selections were added:
Read all the selections at: http://healthsprocket.com/
By Claire Thayer, March 23, 2012
MCOL’s Healthcare Web Summit announces The 3rd Annual Contracting Web Summit, scheduled for Thursday, May 10th, 2012 at 1PM Eastern. The Third Annual Health Plan Contracting Web Summit will address value based contracting, bundled payments, readmissions financial incentives and more. Join us for the live 90 minute webinar and also access pre-recorded sessions featuring national experts providing key insights, trends, strategic recommendations, actionable intelligence and more on these critical topics.
More information: http://www.healthwebsummit.com/contracting.htm
By Claire Thayer March 17, 2012
MCOL’s Healthcare Web Summit announces Health Plan Readmission Strategies: Contracting and Care Management Approaches, scheduled for Wednesday, May 9th, 2012 at 1PM Eastern. Health plan readmissions management encompasses a variety of approaches that often incorporate new provider payment structures, data tracking, education and engagement. Some initiatives are designed for specific care delivery settings, while others are system-wide programs. Please join Drs. Joe Gifford and Robert Herr from Regence, and Dr. Brian Wolf from BCBSRI as they provide a Medical Director's perspective on aspects of their organization's current approaches to drive accountability by reducing unnecessary readmissions.
More information: http://www.healthwebsummit.com/readmissions050912.htm
By Claire Thayer, March 14, 2012
MCOL’s Healthcare Web Summit announces Health Plan Readmission Strategies: Contracting and Care Management Approaches, scheduled for Wednesday, May 9th, 2012 at 1PM Eastern. Health plan readmissions management encompasses a variety of approaches that often incorporate new provider payment structures, data tracking, education and engagement. Some initiatives are designed for specific care delivery settings, while others are system-wide programs. Please join Drs. Joe Gifford and Robert Herr from Regence, and Dr. Brian Wolf from BCBSRI as they provide a Medical Director's perspective on aspects of their organization's current approaches to drive accountability by reducing unnecessary readmissions.
More information: http://www.healthwebsummit.com/readmissions050912.htm
By Claire Thayer, March 13, 2012
MCOL’s Healthcare Web Summit announces Reducing Readmissions: Collateral Effects, scheduled for Thursday, March 29th, 2012 at 1PM Eastern and co-sponsored by Payers & Providers. Changes to the Medicare program will financially penalize hospitals whose patients are readmitted within 30 days of their discharge. The readmission penalty affects other providers as well, including physicians and hospitalists in particular. Join Warren Hosseinion, M.D., the chief executive officer of the hospitalist firm Apollo Medical Holdings and Daniel C. Cusator, M.D., vice president of The Camden Group, as they discuss upcoming changes in the finance of hospital readmissions, and how the effects will ripple far and wide.
More information: http://www.healthwebsummit.com/pp032912.htm
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