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Consumer Driven Care Web Summit
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A Healthcare Web Summit Event featuring the seventh annual web summit on consumerism, with 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; plus nine faculty Podcasts with companion presentations, and additional web summit features.

Live Consumer Driven Care Webinar
Thursday, March 13th, 2008
2:00 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. Eastern 
(11:00 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. Pacific)

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; HSAs administration and trends; and much more.

Webinar / Audioconference

  • The Webinar / Audioconference is scheduled for Thursday, March 13th, 2008
    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: "Rewarding Healthy Behavior: Who, What, Why, and How to Make a Difference. Humana finds Discoveries with Virgin HealthMiles"
  • 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

  • Nine 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, National Director, Client Relationship Management, ACS HSA Solutions, Wake Forest, NC, 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, discussing The HSA Growth Story and The Funded HRA/VEBA Opportunity
  • 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, Executive Vice President Integrated Health Solutions, TriZetto, Greenwood Village, CO, discussing Integrated Healthcare Management: Powering A New Era of Healthcare
  • 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, Rochester, MN, discussing what impact might be from Presidential platforms and consumer driven healthcare in the upcoming elections
  • 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

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 on Consumerism trends and receive a summary of the survey results, with comparisons to previous surveys.
  • 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.

 

Participants will:

  1. Gain an overall sense of the major trends, issues and data shaping consumerism and consumer driven health care initiatives for 2008 and beyond.
  2. Understand the current trends, strategies, issues and key data regarding employer consumerism and consumer driven plan approaches
  3. Obtain a detailed understanding of Transparency and Consumerism issues involving employer experiences with quality data and strategies
  4. Gain case study experience knowledge of health plan wellness incentive programs .
  5. Receive a snapshot of the current state of the developing Consumer Driven Care sector.
  6. Explore concepts and issues involved with Value-Based Insurance Design
  7. Obtain marketplace intelligence and knowledge on such issues as enrollment data and trends, Doctor-Patient Reward Programs, Provision Consumer Quality Information, Reviews and Feedback; HSAs administration and trends
  8. Experience e-learning at the attendees' convenience, with podcasts, article library, archive of 2007 Summit presentations and other online Summit features available 24/7
  9. Engage in interactive learning and networking through live webinar providing question and answer periods, attendee surveys and feedback, and e-mail inquiries with faculty.
  • 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

Alexander (Sander) Domaszewicz, National Consumerism Practice Leader, Mercer - Sander is Mercer’s National Practice Leader for Consumerism within the Health Care & Group Benefits business, specializing in emerging benefits and areas where technology intersects with human resources, benefits, and health care. Areas of focus include health care strategy, consumer directed health care, health and benefits decision support tools, web health resources, HR portals and online benefits. Sander’s prior experience includes project management in the Health & Group Benefits Delivery Services group at Hewitt Associates for flexible benefits administration outsourcing. Sander holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from San Diego State University, a Masters degree in Business Administration from the University of Phoenix and a certificate in Human Resources Management from Cornell.
    

Benjamin Isgur, Assistant Director of PricewaterhouseCoopers' Health Research Institute - Ben is the Assistant Director of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP's Health Research Institute. His specialties include thought leadership, strategic planning, and legislative and policy analysis. Much of his work focuses on research and industry intelligence. His previous experience includes being a founding Principle in the Brazos Partnership, a legislative procedure consulting firm, working in Government Relations for the City of Austin and as a Legislative Director in the Texas House of Representatives, where he was responsible for communicating with elected officials and advancing a highly technical legislative program. 
   

A. Mark Fendrick, MD, Co-Director, Center for Value-Based Insurance Design, University of Michigan is a Professor of Internal Medicine in the School of Medicine and a Professor of Health Management and Policy in the School of Public Health at the University of Michigan. Dr. Fendrick received a bachelor’s degree in economics and chemistry from University of Pennsylvania and his medical degree from Harvard Medical School. Dr. Fendrick completed his residency in internal medicine at the University of Pennsylvania where he was a fellow in the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Program. He currently directs the Health Services Research Core Laboratory and is Co-director of the recently established Center for Value-Based Insurance Design at the University of Michigan. 
  

Teri Olivier, Strategic Consultant, Clinical Programs, Humana, Inc. – Teri is a national product manager and subject expert for Virgin HealthMiles, an activity-based health rewards program. As a consultant to Humana's field representatives for 3.2 million lives, she has supported the launch of more than 100,000 employees across the nation, for more than 20 employers. In 2006, as a member of Humana's Innovation Center, Teri worked with teams from Virgin and Humana to introduce HealthMiles to the U.S. market with a focus on driving individual and organizational engagement and change.

Summit Podcast Faculty:
Jay Garriss, National Director, Client Relationship Management, ACS HSA Solutions, Wake Forest, NC
Jeffrey C. Greene, President and Chief Executive Officer, MedEncentive, Oklahoma City, OK
John Mills, Director, Product Management, HIP Health Plan of New York, New York, NY
Eric Remjeske, President, Devenir, Minneapolis, MN
MaryAnn Stump, Senior Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, Eagan, MN
Dan Spirek, Executive Vice President Integrated Health Solutions, TriZetto, Greenwood Village, CO
Rob J. Thurston, President, HR Consulting Group, Inc., Provo, UT
Kirsten Trusko, Senior Manager, BearingPoint, Danville, CA

Ric Turnquist, Vice President, Wells Fargo Health Benefit Services, Minneapolis, MN
           
Individual Registration Fee: $295. Audio Conference CD-ROM: $40 for attendees; $355 for non-attendees after the event.

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