**** MONDAY FEBRUARY 7, 2000 ****
K-1 $ 15.00 KEYNOTE Impact of the Balanced Budget Amendment & Its Aftermath - What is Next for Plans & Providers - Gail Wilensky S-1 $ 25.00 (2 Tapes) Balancing Rising Pharmaceutical Costs & Expanded Pharmacy Benefits - SYMPOSIA S-2 $ 25.00 (2 Tapes) Update on Medicare Fraud & Abuse - Strategies to Decrease Liability & Monitor Providers - SYMPOSIA S-3 $ 25.00 (2 Tapes) Compliance Workshop - Interpreting HCFA Regulations & Implementing a Corporate Compliance Programs - SYMPOSIA S-4 $ 25.00 (2 Tapes) Risk Adjustment Strategies & Systems to Manage Reimbursement & Costs for High Risk Medicaid Populations - SYMPOSIA S-5 $ 25.00 (2 Tapes) Quality Improvement System for Managed Care (QISMC) - Monitoring Guidelines for Medicare & Medicaid Programs - SYMPOSIA F1-1 $ 15.00 Strategies to Manage the Implications of the Risk Adjusted Payment System F1-2 $ 15.00 Preparing for Contract Year 2001 F2-1 $ 15.00 Monitoring Guidelines for the Quality Improvement System for Managed Care (QISMC) F2-2 $ 15.00 Managing Medicare's Most Prevalent & Costly Diseases F3-1 $ 15.00 Medicaid Management Information Systems (MMIS) - Leveraging Technology to Collaborate with States, Providers & Plans F3-2 $ 15.00 Successfully Transitioning from Voluntary to Mandatory Medicaid Programs F4-1 $ 15.00 Neighborhood Health Plan/Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Merger - Maintaining a Medicaid Member Focus During a Growth Phase F4-2 $ 15.00 Winning in the Medicaid Market Under Risk Adjusted Rates
**** TUESDAY FEBRUARY 8, 2000 ****
K-2 $ 15.00 KEYNOTE HCFA Panel - Compliance, Expanded Benefits, & the Year in Review F1-3 $ 15.00 Developing Policies & Systems for Monitoring Medicare + Choice Regulations F1-4 $ 15.00 Pharmacy Benefits - Managing Increased Costs & Member Benefits F1-5 $ 15.00 Downstream Contracting - Successful Partnerships of Plans, Hospitals & Post-Acute Care F2-3 $ 15.00 Overcoming the Challenges of Physician Groups' Medicare Risk Programs F2-4 $ 15.00 PROs, Plans, Providers, & Practitioners - The PRO Sixth Scope of Work F2-5 $ 15.00 Examining Profitability & Strategies for Medicare Revenue Management F2-6 $ 15.00 Cultural Competency Under Medicare F3-3 $ 15.00 PACE Program Requirements & Implications for Providers F3-4 $ 15.00 Collaborating on Best Practices - Ensuring Quality & Continuity of Care for People with Chronic Illnesses & Disabilities F3-5 $ 15.00 Addressing Cultural Competency - Implementation of Contract Requirements & Initiatives for Populations at Risk F3-6 $ 15.00 Collecting & Sharing Encounter Data with Plans, Providers & HCFA F4-3 $ 15.00 Community Partnerships in Managing Chronic Conditions - A Model for Kaiser Permanente F4-4 $ 15.00 Dual Eligibles - Implementation Issues for Integrated Financing & Quality Care F4-5 $ 15.00 Delivering Improved Outcomes Through Risk Management for Populations at Risk
**** WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 9, 2000 ****
K-3 $ 15.00 KEYNOTE Technology Transformation in Medicare & Medicaid - Visions & Strategies for Improving Quality & Cost Control - Marshall Ruffin, Jr. F1-6 $ 15.00 Implementing an Appeals & Grievance Process for Medicare + Choice F1-7 $ 15.00 Designing Reporting Systems for Auditing Purposes F2-7 $ 15.00 Evaluating Member Benefits to Increase Retention Rates & Decrease Costs F2-8 $ 15.00 Update on the Health Outcomes Survey - Interpreting & Applying Results F3-7 $ 15.00 Overcoming Rural Challenges for Medicaid Providers & Plans F3-8 $ 15.00 Data Sharing - Improving Information Flow Between States, Plans, & Providers F4-6 $ 15.00 CHIPs - Effective Implementation & Management for Children at Risk F4-7 $ 15.00 Information Systems & Collaboration for Community Resources & Health Plans
$15.00 / Session (1 Tape) or Convention Special ANY Symposia (2 Tape Session) for only $25.00