KEYNOTE & FEATURED SPEAKER SERIES @ $25 each / All 4 available - $90
KN-1 An Evening with Dr. Ruth Westheimer (audio tape not available) KN-2 Creating a Vision for Healthcare in America - Steve Forbes KN-3 Getting to the Heart of the Matter: Healthcare in Need of Compassion - Mary Fisher KN-4 How the Health Do We Recapture the Public's Trust and Respect? - Reginald Ballantyne, III KN-5 The Real Patch Adams: Healing Through Humor and Health (audio tape not available) KN-6 Ann Richards, Straight from the Heart
SYMPOSIA SERIES @ $25 each / All 9 Symposia $200
S1 Year 2000 Compliance and Contingencies: Current Case Studies S2 Healthcare Public Relations and Media: Inside and Out S3 The State of the Health Care Economy: What's Wrong with the Economics of Health Care? S4 Building Successful Enterprise Architecture Business Strategies S5 More Bang for the Buck! Examining the Cost Effectiveness of Worksite Health Management Programs S6 MCO Alert: An Up-to-the-Minute Update on the Implementation of the Balanced Budget Act (BBA) S7 Public Health: Collaborating with the Public and Private Sectors to Make it Work S8 Knowledge Management: What it is and Why You Need to Know S9 Exploring the Pros and Cons of Entering the "Alternative Market" for your Health Plan
DEBATE SERIES @ $20 each / All 5 Debates $90
D1 Health Care at What Cost: Who Decides What Is and Isn't Covered? D2 A National Healthcare Identification: A Necessary Good or a Necessary Evil for Patients and Providers? D3 Chain of Care: Who's in Charge? D4 Does Alternative Medicine Have a Place in Managed Care? D5 Direct to Consumer Advertising of Pharmaceuticals: Who Foots the Bill?
NMHCC'S MANAGED CARE UNIVERSITY @ $25 each / All 3 Parts $70
MCU-1 Part I - The Basics of Managed Care MCU-2 Part II - The Essentials of Capitation MCU-3 Part III - The Critical Components of a Health Plan
NMHCC TRACKS (T1 - T14) @ $15 each Session / Any Full TRACK - $95 / All 14 Tracks - $1250
T1. EMPLOYER EXECUTIVES
EMP-1 Managed Care in Transition: Transforming Adversity into Opportunity EMP-2 Direct Contracting: Industry Takes Control EMP-3 Astra Pharmaceuticals – NMHCC Partnership Award Recipient Presentation EMP-4 Workforce Productivity: Strategies for Achieving Maximum Output EMP-5 Achieve "Big Time" Savings Through Precautionary Employment Testing EMP-6 Measure and Understand the Value Provided by Your Contracted Health Plan EMP-7 The Emerging Directions of Health Care: Examine Multiple Employee Welfare Trusts and Their Benefits to Your Employees
T2. MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION EXECUTIVES
MCO-1 Managed Care in Transition: Transforming Adversity into Opportunity MCO-2 PPOs: Is the Pendulum Swinging Back? MCO-3 Decreasing the Hassle Factor in Atlanta: MCOs Working Cooperatively to Decrease Inconsistencies in Guidelines, Policies, Formularies and Credentialing MCO-4 Looking From the Outside In: A Patient's View of Managed Care MCO-5 Integrating Managed Care and Ethics: Transforming Challenges into Positive Outcomes MCO-6 Managed Care Regulation: Has State Activity Ceased with Federal Interest Rising? MCO-7 Turning Up the Heat: How are Consumers Driving the Health Care Industry? MCO-8 Pharmacy Benefits for Managed Care
T3. HOSPITAL AND INTEGRATED DELIVERY SYSTEM EXECUTIVES
HOS-1 Managed Care in Transition: Transforming Adversity into Opportunity HOS-2 Will Global Capitation Survive in the New Millennium? HOS-3 Successful Contracting Strategies for Fair Allocation of Risk and Reimbursement HOS-4 Looking From the Outside In: A Patient's View of Managed Care HOS-5 Integrate the Future Now: Explore Electronic Recording and Wireless Technologies HOS-6 What is the Role of Teaching Hospitals in the Managed Care Industry? HOS-7 Physicians vs. Hospitals: The Tug of War Over Cost Control
T4. THE NMHCC/OPEN MINDS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE INSTITUTE
BHC-1 Managed Behavioral Health Care Industry Update: Looking at Trends That Have Shaped the Behavioral Health World in the Past Year BHC-2 Effects of Mergers and Acquisitions in the Behavioral Health Care Industry BHC-3 Managing Risk-Based Contracts in Provider Organizations: A First-Hand Look at the Challenges and Opportunities BHC-4 Eli Lilly and Company – NMHCC Managed Behavioral Health Care Leadership Award Recipients Presentation BHC-5 Internet Technology & Provider Network Management: Is There Relief from the Paperwork in Sight? BHC-6 Performance-Based Outcome Measurements and Contracts for Managed Behavioral Health Programs: An Insider's Look at What Has (or Has Not) Worked BHC-7 New Models for Managing and Financing Psychotropic Medication: A Look at New Pilot Programs
T5. PHARMACISTS
PHM-1 The Evolving Role of the Pharmacist in the Managed Care Arena PHM-2 Pharmaceutical Care: Sounds Good, But Who Will Pay for It? - Part I PHM-3 Pharmaceutical Care: Sounds Good, But Who Will Pay for It? - Part II PHM-4 Strategic Collaborations to Enhance the Ability of MCOs to Control Pharmaceutical Costs and Improve Outcomes PHM-5 The Missing Link: Making the Technology Connection Between Pharmacy and Medical Data in Dev eloping New Approaches to Pharmacy Management PHM-6 The Expanded Role of Pharmacists and Nurses in Disease Management PHM-7 Pharmacy Benefits for Managed Care
T6. CASE MANAGEMENT EXECUTIVES
CME-1 Challenges and Opportunities that Capitation Presents to Case Management CME-2 Integration of Conventional Treatment with Alternative/Complementary Treatments CME-3 Moving Toward a Paperless Society: Internet Capabilities for Case Managers CME-4 Building Outcomes for Case Management CME-5 Software Tools that Help Case Managers with New and Innovative Disease Management CME-6 Being a Street Smart Case Manager: Ethics and Legal Aspects of Case Management CME-7 Case Management and How it Addresses Strategies in Disease Management
T7. DISEASE MANAGEMENT EXECUTIVES
DIS-1 What's in the Works? Case Studies of Proactive Health Plan and Provider Disease Management Programs DIS-2 You Gotta Know the Territory: What You Need to Know About Patient Self-Management Services DIS-3 Active Manager or Passive Bystander? The Physician's Role in Disease Management DIS-4 Risking It All! Take a Gamble on Your Disease Management Program DIS-5 Disease Management in the Military: Theory and Outcome DIS-6 Proactive Care: How Internet Technology is Revolutionizing Disease Management DIS-7 Expanded Role of Pharmacists and Nurses in Disease Management DIS-8 Applying Disease Management to Women's Health
T8. ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE
ALT-1 Addressing the Increased Demand for Alternative and Complementary Medicine (audio tape not available) ALT-2 Developing and Integrating a Successful Business Plan for Alternative Medicine ALT-3 Chiropractors: Just a Nagging "Pain in the Back" or a Necessary Component to Your Health Plan Benefits? ALT-4 Providing Physicians With the Proper Information on Complementary Therapies to Ensure Quality of Care ALT-5 Tactics to Consider In Implementing Alternative Medicine into Your Managed Care Organizations ALT-6 Critical Success Factors in Managing Alternative Healthcare ALT-7 Natural Product Formularies – What Products Should You Cover? ALT-8 Alternative Medicine Track Wrap-Up Roundtables (audio tape not available)
T9. CIO & INFORMATION SYSTEMS EXECUTIVES
ISE-1 I/T Outsourcing: Is it for You? ISE-2 Managing I/T in the Merger/Acquisition World of Health Care ISE-3 Recruiting and Retaining High-Tech Employees through Compensation, Incentives and Other Successful Strategies ISE-4 Stay on Top of Your Data: Successful Strategies in Clinical Data Management ISE-5 Just What the Doctor Ordered: Meeting the IT Demands of Health Care Today ISE-6 The Critical Role of Knowledge Management to the CIO and Information Systems Executive ISE-7 Teach Your Medical Staff Well: Incorporating Security Awareness
T10. NET IT: INTERNET, INTRANET AND EXTRANET STRATEGIES FOR TODAY AND TOMORROW
NET-1 Everything You Need to Know about the Internet, But Were Afraid to Ask NET-2 The Medium is the Message: Internet Electronic Commerce for Managed Care Organizations - Part I NET-3 The Medium is the Message: Internet Electronic Commerce for Managed Care Organizations - Part II NET-4 Now That You've Decided on the Net, What are Your Members Looking For? NET-5 e-Business in Healthcare NET-6 Integrate the Future Now: Explore Electronic Recording and Wireless Technologies NET-7 Extranet Strategies: Extra Value for Your Web-Based System NET-8 Linking, Sharing and Networking on the Net: Discover the Unlimited Possibilities
T11. DATA MANAGEMENT
DAT-1 Why Use Data Management in Managed Care? DAT-2 A Place for Your Stuff: Successful Data Repository Strategies DAT-3 Everything in its Proper Place: Implementing Successful Data Warehousing Strategies DAT-4 Stay on Top of Your Data: Successful Strategies in Clinical Data Management DAT-5 Supporting Tactical Business Agility with Existing Information Systems DAT-6 Data in the Doctor's Office: New Technologies Fuel the Move to Evidence-Based Medicine DAT-7 Healthcare I/T Data Compliance: Brave New World
T12. PRIVACY AND SECURITY: THE IMPACT ON HEALTHCARE I/T
SEC-1 Balancing the Individual's Right to Healthcare Privacy with the Obligations of Society to Allocate Limited Healthcare Resources Efficiently and Effectively: A Conundrum SEC-2 If You Build It, They Will Come: How Do You Create a Healthcare I/T Security System? SEC-3 What are the Costs Involved in Setting Up and Maintaining a Proper Network Security System SEC-4 Keeping the Peace: How Do You Maintain the Privacy and Security of Healthcare Data? SEC-5 Out With the Old, In With the New: How Do You Convert and Update Older Systems to Current Standards? SEC-6 Security Compliance: Making the Proper Decisions SEC-7 Teach Your Medical Staff Well: Incorporating Security Awareness
T13. CLINICAL OUTCOMES AND GUIDELINES
PCO-1 Managed Care in Transition: Transforming Adversity Into Opportunity PCO-2 Engaging Physician Participation in Data-Driven Clinical Outcomes Improvement PCO-3 Active Manager or Passive Bystander? The Physician's Role in Disease Management PCO-4 Stay on Top of Your Data: Successful Strategies in Clinical Data Management PCO-5 Clinical Guidelines at the Physician's Fingertips PCO-6 Utilization Studies of CHF Programs PCO-7 Closing the Feedback Loop: Physician Profiling in an Integrated Delivery System
T14. PHYSICIAN AND PHYSICIAN EXECUTIVES
PHY-1 Managed Care in Transition: Transforming Adversity Into Opportunity PHY-2 A Physician's Perspective on the Role of the Hospitalist: Friend or Foe? PHY-3 JCAHO, NCQA, AMAP – What They Mean to Your Practice and Your Protection PHY-4 Risk Sharing: Understanding the Ins and Outs of Contracting to Avoid Entering into Bad Arrangements PHY-5 Learn Informed Decision-Making Strategies to Take Risk Without Jeopardizing Your Career PHY-6 Data in the Doctor's Office: New Technologies Fuel the Move to Evidence-Based Medicine PHY-7 Physicians vs. Hospitals: The Tug of War Over Cost Control
SUMMIT SESSIONS @ $25 each Session / Full Summit - $90 / All 3 Summits - $250
MEDICAL DIRECTOR SUMMIT
MD-1 How to Best Optimize Care Through Integrating Complementary Care Services and Conventional Medicine (audio tape not available) MD-2 Patient Education and Compliance: Partnering Prescription Education and Outcomes MD-3 Integrating Education, Technology, Wellness and Community with Traditional Medicine: A View of the Future MD-4 The Bar Has Been Raised – Learn How Significant Changes with NCQA's Accreditation '99 will Affect Your Organization MD-5 Determine the Most Effective Disease Management Program Model for Your Organization MD-6 Balancing Clinical, Financial and Patient Satisfaction Issues Converting from Hospital to Ambulatory Care Programs MD-7 Public Opinion and Managed Care Backlash: HMO Quality Measures…How Much Information Counts? MD-8 Value-Based Partnering in the Health Care System MD-9 How to Approach Risk, Change, Conflict and Leadership in a Creative, Unique, Humorous and Productive Way
EMPLOYER SUMMIT
EM-1 Measurements, Metrics and Models that Chief Benefits Officers Must Have in the 21st Century to Provide Value to Their Organization EM-2 Investing in People for Business Success: Breakthrough in Productivity Management EM-3 Developing Community-Based Partnerships Through Consumer Surveys to Improve Health Access and Quality of Care Delivered: Results from a Pioneering Survey Initiative in Tampa, FL EM-4 Hear Best Practices and Strategies to Help You in Your Approach with the Medicare+Choice Program EM-5 Identify, Diagnose and Manage Health Conditions in the Workplace to Improve Productivity and Reduce Absenteeism EM-6 The Rise of Consumerism and Its Impact on the Workplace EM-7 Public Opinion and Managed Care Backlash: HMO Quality Measures…How Much Information Counts? EM-8 Value-Based Partnering in the Health Care System EM-9 How to Approach Risk, Change, Conflict and Leadership in a Creative, Unique, Humorous and Productive Way
CEO SUMMIT
CEO-1 Balancing Fiscal Demands, Consumer Needs and Satisfaction – Are You Managing Care or Costs? CEO-2 How to Achieve Appropriate and Effective Incentive Systems for Physicians and Other Providers CEO-3 Integrating Education, Technology, Wellness and Community with Traditional Medicine: A View of the Future CEO-4 Increasing Shareholder Value CEO-5 Managed Care Legislation: How the Latest Issues are Affecting the Strategic Roles of CEOs CEO-6 Public Opinion and Managed Care Backlash: HMO Quality Measures…How Much Information Counts? CEO-7 Value-Based Partnering in the Health Care System CEO-8 How to Approach Risk, Change, Conflict and Leadership in a Creative, Unique, Humorous and Productive Way
Keynote, Symposia, and Summit Sessions @ $25 each Debate Sessions @ $20 each, Track Sessions @ $15 each Convention Special Set of All Keynotes @ $90, All Symposia @ $200, Any Complete Summit @ $90 All Debates @ $90, Complete Managed Care University @ $70, Any Complete Track @ $95 All 14 Tracks for $1250 or Complete Set of ALL Sessions @ $1650
