Welcome to the HRP Press Room

 

Date:                  March 26, 2008

Contact:            Rebecca Stodolak

Phone:              (732) 292-1100

 

What's Ahead for Healthcare Reimbursement: Are You Ready for the New Payment Models and Initiatives?

MANASQUAN, N.J. -- The There is widespread agreement that the current healthcare fee-for-service payment system needs to be to be revamped. Providers are currently reimbursed more when they supply more service and inefficient care, irrespective of outcomes, instead of better, lower-cost methods of treatment. 

Today, more than ever, a significant amount of attention is being spent on finding ways to improve health care quality and health outcomes while controlling healthcare cost growth. 

What new strategies for payment restructuring most effectively address the current fee-for-service problems? 

Healthcare Reimbursement Monitor has announced the new audio conference and webinar, “What’s Ahead for Healthcare Reimbursement: Are You Ready for the New Payment Models and Initiatives?” which is taking place on Thursday, April 24, 2008 from 1:30-3:00 EDT.

The speakers are: Harold Miller, President,Future Strategies LLC Strategic Initiatives Consultant, Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative; Ann Robinow Healthcare Consultant, Founder and Former President, Patient Choice Healthcare Inc.; Chris Tompkins, PhD, Associate Professor and Dir of Program Evaluation, Schneider Institutes for Health Policy. 

Agenda

• New strategies for payment restructuring
• Creating payment systems to accelerate value-driven healthcare
• 12 goals that revised payment systems need to effectively address the current problems
• Examples of new payment initiatives and the results to date
• Update on the Medicare reform initiatives
• How the emerging consumer market can create marketplace competition
• How tiered networks are used to highlight variations and drive market share based on multiple dimensions of provider
• How common objections to new payment systems can be overcome
• Case study: How Patients Choice Healthcare encourages providers to compete for consumers based on cost and quality
• Live question and answer session

How to Register
To register for "What's Ahead for Healthcare Reimbursement: Are You Ready for the New Payment Models and Initiatives?" visit: http://www.healthresourcesonline.com/edu/reimbursement.htm or call (800)516-4343. 

The cost of the conference is $247 per site if registered before April 23 and $297 after the early bird deadline. A CD will also be available for purchase for those unable to attend the live conference. For further details and other pricing options, visit: http://www.healthresourcesonline.com/edu/reimbursement.htm
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Address: Health Resources Publishing, 1913 Atlantic Ave., Suite F5, Manasquan, NJ 08736; (732) 292-1100, www.healthresourcesonline.com

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