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Patricia Donovan
Voice: 732.449.4468
Fax: 732.449.4463
E-mail: pdonovan@hin.com
Web site: www.hin.com
September 29, 2010 Webinar: The Colorado Accountable Care Collaborative: Practical Lessons from an ACO
Two healthcare experts will walk you through the ACO development process in Colorado during the September 29, 2010 webinar, "The Colorado Accountable Care Collaborative: Practical Lessons from an ACO."
August 19, 2010
SEA GIRT, NJ, USA —
The Accountable Care Collaborative is part of the Medicaid reform effort in Colorado in which 60,000 Medicaid lives will receive health services through an ACO that will coordinate care and is reimbursed by a per member per month payment and incentives that are aligned to improve health status and reduce avoidable healthcare costs.
During "The Colorado Accountable Care Collaborative: Practical Lessons from an ACO in Development," a 45-minute webinar on September 29, 2010 at 1:30 Eastern sponsored by the Healthcare Intelligence Network, the deputy Medicaid director and a Medicaid reform unit manager will share the ACO development process in Colorado.
Learn more about the Colorado Accountable Care Collaborative.
NEWS FACTS:
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Scheduled Speakers: Laurel Karabatsos, deputy Medicaid director and Jerry Smallwood, Medicaid reform unit manager.
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Conference Focus: The system changes required before launching an ACO; developing performance measures and an incentives program for year one of the pilot and how these will differ in the expansion year; balancing between prescriptive and permissive in enlisting healthcare providers to be accountable to their outcomes; determining provider payments and payment levels to support an ACO; specific strategies for gaining stakeholder support early in the process; identifying and addressing marketplace resistance; and creating the ACO roll-out plan.
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Webinar Formats: 45-minute live webinar on September 29, 2010, including Q&A; "On-Demand" rebroadcast available October 1, 2010; 45-minute training DVD or CD-ROM with printed transcript available October 20, 2010. Participants may add a DVD or CD to their live session registration to share with colleagues." Learn more about the Colorado Accountable Care Collaborative.
QUOTE ATTRIBUTABLE TO MELANIE MATTHEWS, HIN EXECUTIVE VP AND COO:
Click here for Melanie Matthews's profile.
"Learning the ACO development process is essential for healthcare organizations looking to improve health status and reduce avoidable healthcare costs. This webinar will provide you with actionable data on developing and maintaining an effective ACO."
Please contact Patricia Donovan to arrange an interview or to obtain additional quotes.
About the Healthcare Intelligence Network — HIN is the premier advisory service for executives seeking high-quality strategic information on the business of healthcare. For more information, contact the Healthcare Intelligence Network, PO Box 1442, Wall Township, NJ 07719-1442, (888) 446-3530, fax (732) 449-4463, e-mail info@hin.com, or visit http://www.hin.com.
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