What’s Happening at MCOL | Latest Videos on HealthshareTV

By Claire Thayer, September 4, 2012

HealthshareTV has over 300 healthcare related videos readily accessible for your viewing. Select from a wide range of categories, including: Health Reform, Readmissions, Medicaid, ACOs, etc. Here’s just a few of the Latest Videos posted in the past several days:

Predicting Risk of Readmissions for Targeting Patient Intervention

Predicting Risk of Readmissions for Targeting Patient Intervention presented by Maria Basso Lipani, LCSW. Coordinator, PACT (Preventable Admissions Care Team), Mount...

HIX: Two Minutes to Pay or Play

TruvenHealthAnalytic via youtube: Chris Justice, senior director analytic consulting and research services at Truven Health Analytics, addresses the question employers are...

Health IT: Using Data for Evidence Based Quality Improvement

HRSAtube via youtube: Electronic Health Records (EHR), data warehouses, and registries are critical components to quality improvement efforts. If used properly...

COO of a Pioneer ACO says: "'Open' is key to Accountable Care."

AllscriptsTV via youtube: How do you create a connected community of physicians on disparate systems, including even those still on paper,...

For all of the Videos on HealthshareTV, including Trending, Most Viewed, Editor’s Pick, as well as to read the HSTV Blog, Newsletter, visit: http://www.healthsharetv.com/

What’s Happening at MCOL | The 1st Annual Readmissions Web Summit

By Claire Thayer, August 21, 2012

This week, we host the 1^st Annual Readmissions Web Summit on Thursday, from 1:00PM – 2:30PM Eastern. Join us for a live 90 minute webinar with national experts as they share their experience, insights and strategic approaches in reducing preventable readmissions:

• 1:00 pm - 1:05 pm  Introductory Comments - Raymond Carter, Senior Editor, Readmissions News; Moderator 
• 1:05 pm - 1:30 pm  Reducing Readmissions By Working Across Settings: Insights from Communities Across the U.S. - Amy E. Boutwell, MD, MPP, President, Collaborative Healthcare Strategies 
• 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm  SETMA's Initiative to Reduce Preventable Readmissions - James (Larry) Holly, MD CEO, Southeast Texas Medical Associates (SETMA); Adjunct Professor, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio; Clinical Associate Professor, Texas A&M University Health Science Center College of Medicine
• 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm  Involving Family Caregivers in Care Transitions-- Carol Levine, Director, Families and Health Care Project, United Hospital Fund

The event also includes three downloadable pre-recorded sessions, with Regence Executive Medical Director discussing the way forward in managing readmissions from a health plan perspective; Guy D'Andrea, President of Discern Consulting explaining a Financial Incentives Model for Minimizing Readmissions; and Mount Sinai Medical Center's Doctor Jill Kalman and Maria Basso Lipani discuss their experience in prediction and targeted intervention of patients at risk of readmission.

Learn more: http://www.healthwebsummit.com/readmissions2012.htm

What’s Happening at MCOL | Webinars this week focus on Healthcare Exchanges and Social Medica Activity

By Claire Thayer, August 14, 2012

On Wednesday, Payers & Providers co-sponsors a webinar event titled “The California Healthcare Exchange: A Progress Report.” We hope you’ll join us as the California Health Benefits Exchange’s David Panush, Health Access’ Anthony Wright and Jon Gabel of NORC discuss the progress California is making in building its healthcare exchange. They will discuss who will participate in the exchange starting in 2014, how consumers will benefit, and examine what other states are doing in their own exchange construction efforts.

On Thursday, Healthcare Web Summit Events presents key research findings from MCOL and PricewaterhouseCoopers’ on Healthcare Social Media Activity in 2012. This webinar event is co-sponsored by HFMA – Northern California Chapter. MCOL is compiling an important white paper in this regard: "Measuring Health Care Business Social Media Activity - 2012" which will be unveiled and discussed at length at the live webinar and delivered to all attendees. This new white paper involves compilation of a number of recent key research findings from leading organizations, plus original research of social media activity for over 50 major national and regional health care organizations including health plans, health systems, hospitals, pharmaceutical organizations, other providers and government health care agencies. The webinar also includes a detailed discussion of PwC's Health Research Institute report "Social media likes healthcare: From marketing to social business." Topics will include new relationships between consumers and the biggest health companies that serve them, how individuals use the social channel, and strategies for companies to incorporate social media into their business operations.

We look forward to having you join us at these Healthcare Web Summit events.  For more information: http://healthwebsummit.com/upcoming.htm

What’s Happening at MCOL | The Accountable Care Directory Version 2.0 released

By Claire Thayer, July 31, 2012

The Accountable Care Directory 2012 Version 2.0 is now available and is a unique resource for Accountable Care stakeholders and others monitoring the industry! Version 2.0 includes an Organizational Directory of over 200 selected ACOs, including the Medicare MSSP, Advanced Payment and Pioneer ACOs as of date of publication, plus a wide range of ACOs serving selected Commercial and other populations. Contact and summary information is provided for each organization, along with a listing of key individuals with leadership or operational involvement. Over 700 of these individuals are listed, with direct phone and email contact information when available.

Choose from book or electronic formats.  An excel database is also available to purchasers of the book or pdf version. More information: https://www.managedcarestore.com/yhlthqst/hqaco.htm

What’s Happening at MCOL | New Video – What is MCOL?

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

What’s Happening at MCOL | Webinars this week discuss Supreme Court Decision and Employer Health Cost Trends

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/

What’s Happening at MCOL | HealthshareTV: the home for health care videos

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. 

• HealthshareTV: http://www.healthsharetv.com/
• HealthshareTV newsletter: http://www.healthsharetv.com/content/healthsharetv-newsletter
• Video Finder: http://www.healthsharetv.com/videocat
• Latest Videos: http://www.healthsharetv.com/latest
• Most Viewed: http://www.healthsharetv.com/mostviewed
• Trending Videos: http://www.healthsharetv.com/trending
• All Videos: http://www.healthsharetv.com/allvideos
• Editor’s Pick: http://www.healthsharetv.com/%20editors-picks-video-collection
• Featured Videos: http://www.healthsharetv.com/featured-videos

Over 300 health care related business videos are now posted! Check out the HealthshareTV newsletter or visit HealthshareTV.com. 

What’s Happening at MCOL | mhealthshare – home for mobile health app information!

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: http://mhealthshare.com/
• mhealthshare fact sheets: http://mhealthshare.com/mfactsheet.htm
• mhealth lists: http://healthsprocket.com/hs/listcategorysearch/13
• mhealth videos: http://www.healthsharetv.com/

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.

What’s Happening at MCOL – Hospital Value Based Purchasing and ACO Webinars this week!

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

What’s Happening at MCOL – Newest Lists on HealthSprocket

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:

06/14/12	Fact Based	Benefits Realized by Leveraging the State-Level Health Information Exchange and State Deployed IT Infrastructure Outside of Federal Funded Initiatives
06/14/12	Fact Based	Number of State Health IT Laws Enacted Each Year (2007-2011)
06/14/12	Fact Based	13 Security Tips to Combat Mobile Device Threats to Healthcare
06/13/12	Fact Based	Historical Supreme Court Health Law Related Cases
06/13/12	Opinion Based	Five things you can do while waiting for the Supreme Court Affordable Care Act decision
06/13/12	Video/Audio	Who is at Risk for Medication Errors
06/13/12	Video/Audio	France 101 Healthcare
06/13/12	Video/Audio	Tips on Using Social Media in Health Care
06/11/12	Fact Based	5 Mistakes to Avoid When Measuring Wellness ROI
06/08/12	Opinion Based	10 Health Plan Communications and Marketing Professionals to Follow on Twitter
06/07/12	Fact Based	Becker's Hospital Review: 6 Trends in an Era of Consumer-Driven Healthcare
06/06/12	Fact Based	U.S.News: Best Children’s Hospitals 2012-13: The Honor Roll
06/06/12	Fact Based	U.S. News Top Five Best Children's Hospitals 2012-13 for Urology
06/06/12	Fact Based	U.S. News Top Five Best Children's Hospitals 2012-13 for Pulmonology
06/06/12	Fact Based	U.S. News Top Five Best Children's Hospitals 2012-13 for Orthopedics
06/06/12	Fact Based	U.S. News Top Five Best Children's Hospitals 2012-13 for Neurology & Neurosurgery
06/06/12	Fact Based	U.S. News Top Five Best Children's Hospitals 2012-13 for Nephrology
06/06/12	Fact Based	U.S. News Top Five Best Children's Hospitals 2012-13 for Neonatology
06/06/12	Fact Based	U.S. News Top Five Best Children's Hospitals 2012-13 for Gastroenterology
06/06/12	Fact Based	U.S. News Top Five Best Children's Hospitals 2012-13 for Diabetes & Endocrinology

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.

What’s Happening at MCOL – Thursday’s Predictive Modeling Web Summit 2012

By Claire Thayer, June 11, 2011

The 5^th 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)

• 1:00 pm - 1:30 pm  Risk Adjustment and the Power of Four - Ksenia Draaghtel, ASA, MAAA, Associate Actuary, Milliman 
• 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm  Predicting Risk of Readmissions for Targeting Patient Intervention - Jill Kalman, M.D., Director, Cardiomyopathy Program, Associate Professor of Medicine, Cardiovascular Institute, Mount Sinai Medical Center; and Maria Basso Lipani, LCSW. Coordinator, PACT (Preventable Admissions Care Team) , Mount Sinai Medical Center
• 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm  Data Mining Strategies for Risk Stratification and Adjustment-- Sheila Owens Collins, MD, Vice President, Senior Medical Director, Community First Health Plan

For additional information about this event, including a description the pre-recorded sessions and more: http://www.healthwebsummit.com/pm2012.htm.

What’s Happening at MCOL – Private Health Insurance Exchanges

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:

• Kevin Kickhaefer, Head of Sales and Market Development, Bloom Health
• Ron Rowe, Vice President of Individual and Small Group Markets, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City
• Joseph R Donlan, President, ConnectedHealth
• Chini Krishnan, Founder & CEO, Getinsured.com

For additional information about this event: http://www.healthwebsummit.com/privatehix060712.htm. 

What’s Happening at MCOL – New lists posted on HealthSprocket

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 10^th.

05/24/12	Fact Based	Healthcare Informatics Top 100 Health IT Companies
05/24/12	Fact Based	Entrepreneur.com: 10 Brilliant Health Companies
05/22/12	Fact Based	Fortune 500 Ranking of Major Pharmaceutical Companies by Rank, Including Revenue (in millions)
05/22/12	Fact Based	Fortune 500 Ranking of Major Medical Facilities by Rank, Including Revenue (in millions)
05/22/12	Fact Based	Fortune 500 Ranking of Major Health Plans by Rank, Including Revenue (in millions)
05/22/12	Fact Based	The Managed Care Executive Group “TOP 10” Issues for Health Plans in 2012
05/22/12	Fact Based	GAO Recommendations to CMS to Increase Savings in Medicare Fee-for-Service and Medicare Advantage
05/17/12	Video/Audio	Paul Casale, MD, Identifies Payment Models Being Utilized in Cardiology
05/17/12	Fact Based	Most Common Barriers to Good Doctor-Patient Communication
05/17/12	Fact Based	Consumer Reasons For Using The Internet vs. Visiting Doctor
05/17/12	Opinion Based	15 Healthcare Publications, Magazines and Journals to Follow on Twitter
05/17/12	Fact Based	KLAS: Top 10 Cloud-Based EHRs
05/17/12	Fact Based	Dr. Farzad Mostashari: 5 things government can do to improve health technology
05/17/12	Fact Based	9 Leading Trends In Rx Plan Management
05/17/12	Fact Based	Mobile Health Hashtags
05/16/12	Fact Based	Mobile Megatrends 2012
05/11/12	Fact Based	Top 10 Hospitals Whose Patients Cost Medicare The Most
05/11/12	Fact Based	U.S.News & World Report: Eight Tips on How to Break into the Healthcare Industry
05/11/12	Fact Based	U.S.News & World Report: 8 Best Healthcare Jobs of 2012
05/10/12	Video/Audio	ACOs and Patient Safety: Dos and Don'ts

For more information about healthsprocket or to post your own list, visit: www.healthsprocket.com

What’s Happening at MCOL – Webinar events on Wednesday and Thursday this week

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. 

What’s Happening at MCOL – New Silver Companion e-newsletter subscription for MCOL Silver and Gold members

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.

What’s Happening at MCOL – HealthcareWebSummit events hosting two Webinars

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):

• 1:00 pm - 1:30 pm Current Trends in Value-Based Contracting, by Terri L. Welter, Principal, ECG Management Consultants, Inc. 
• 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm  Evaluating Bundled Payment Contracting - Kathryn V. Fitch, RN, MEd, Principal, Healthcare Management Consultant, Milliman
• 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm  Financial Incentives Model for Minimizing Readmissions-- Guy D'Andrea, President and Founder, Discern Consulting

Pre-Recorded Presentations in Windows Media Video format with audio and synchronized slide advancement:

• ACO Capitation 101: Understanding Medicare ACOs’ Real Potential to Influence Patterns of Care, by William A. MacBain, MPS, Senior Vice President, Gorman Health Group
• Transparent Cost Networks, a Consumer Driven Solution, by Will Fox, Principal and Consulting Actuary, Milliman
• Additional Presentation by William DeMarco, President and CEO, Pendulum HealthCare Development Corporation
• Plus other Web Summit features including a Contracting Article Library, and an exclusive Contracting e-poll

For these and other upcoming events: http://www.healthwebsummit.com/

What’s Happening at MCOL – May 2012 edition of MCOL Monthly

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. 

What’s Happening at MCOL – New ACO Directory 2012 and Business of Clinical Integration

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 18^th 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.

What’s Happening at MCOL – Changes to HealthQuest Publications and HQ Online

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   

What’s Happening at MCOL – Predictive Analytics, MSSP & Star Webinar

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:

• Impact of Zombie Apocalypse or Supreme Court Decision on Affordable Care Act
• Proposed Outsourced Regulatory Oversight of Key Healthcare Components
• Meaningful Use Requirements in 4,000 BC
• Provider Time-Travel Provisions to Negotiate in Value Based Purchasing
• Top Five Dental Coverage Concerns for Vampires
• Out of Network Coverage Issues for Extra-Terrestrials
• Strategies to Minimize Zombie Coverage under Health Plan
• Secret Individual Broccoli Mandate Provisions Included in Affordable Care Act

Read all the selections at: http://healthsprocket.com/