Controlling Healthcare Costs in 2004: A Three-Pronged Approach: a Healthcare Intelligence Network Audio Conference
Controlling Healthcare Costs in 2004: A Three-Pronged Approach, a February 18th audio-conference sponsored by the Healthcare Intelligence Network, will provide an overview on how healthcare organizations will seek to control costs this year. With healthcare costs rising at the fastest rate in more than a decade, a wide range of products and services have emerged in an effort to find pioneering ways to finance healthcare coverage and increase consumer awareness of cost and quality. These methods include tiered provider networks, disease management and consume r driven healthcare plans.
(PRWEB) January 19, 2004
“Controlling Healthcare Costs in 2004: A Three-Pronged Approach,” an exclusive audio-conference sponsored by the Healthcare Intelligence Network has been scheduled for Wednesday, February 18th, at 1:30 pm Eastern time.
The conference will provide an overview on how healthcare organizations will seek to control costs this year. With healthcare costs rising at the fastest rate in more than a decade, a wide range of products and services have emerged in an effort to find pioneering ways to finance healthcare coverage and increase consumer awareness of cost and quality. These methods include tiered provider networks, disease management and consumer driven healthcare plans.
An expert panel of speakers has been assembled to describe what steps their organizations have taken in these areas to control costs and includes:
Lora Hedin, Senior Director, Product Management, HealthPartners Alexandria Schweitzer, Assistant Vice President Consumer Driven-Health Care, Tufts Health Plan Jim Woodburn, MD, MS, Major Account and Corporate Medical Director, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota
The audio-conference will serve the information needs of CEOs, medical directors, health plan executives, care management nurses, business development executives and strategic planning directors.
The audio-conference will include a live question-and-answer period, which allows participants to pick the brains of the presenters industry experts to ensure that all questions are answered.
For more information, please email info@hin. com call toll-free (888) 446-3530 or visit: http://www. hin. com/cgi-local/link/news/pl. cgi? chcbw (http://www. hin. com/cgi-local/link/news/pl. cgi? chcbw)
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