AAIHDS Announces Ninth Annual Spring Forum, 'Advanced Managed Care For Hospital and Health System Managed Care Professionals,' Orlando, Florida, Walt Disney World Dolphin, May 15-16, 2003.RICHMOND, Va. -- RICHMOND, Va., Jan. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Association of Integrated Healthcare Delivery Systems (AAIHDS) annual Spring Forum takes place in Orlando, Florida, at the Walt Disney World Dolphin The Walt Disney World Dolphin is a resort hotel designed by architect Michael Graves located between Epcot and Disney-MGM Studios next to Disney's BoardWalk Resort area. It opened in June, 1990 and is joined to its sister hotel, the Walt Disney World Swan (also designed by Graves) Hotel, May 15-16, 2003. The convention theme, "Advanced Managed Care for Hospital and Health System Managed Care Professionals" will provide unparalleled networking opportunities and a comprehensive selection of educational sessions that will enable healthcare executives to learn of the latest trends, updates and issues impacting our industry. Keynote speaker Peter R. Kongstvedt, Vice President, Cap Gemini Ernst Young, and author of the best-selling Managed Health Care Handbook, and Essentials of Managed Care will set the stage and present challenges and opportunities of what the future holds for our healthcare system. In total, more than 12 presentations will center on cutting edge topics in managed care, including The Future of Managed Care, Mastering the Negotiation Process, Advanced Contract Modeling and Decision Support, Essentials of Contract Management and Provider Relations, Managing Denials/Appeals Through Process Re-Design, Managed Care Strategic Development: Market Share and Beyond, IT Managed Care Strategies for Success, Managed Care Career Development and Self Assessment, Current Legal Issues Affecting Managed Care, A Systematic Approach to PPO PPO abbr. preferred provider organization PPO Managed care Preferred provider organization, see there Infectious disease Pleuropneumonia-like organism, see there Contracting, Consumer-Driven Health Plans and Their Implications for Providers, and The Relevance of IPAs/PHOs in Today's Managed Care Arena. Additional presenters include Christopher L. Laubach, President, Center for Management Programs, Agoura Hills, CA, Paul Butler, CPA (Computer Press Association, Landing, NJ) An earlier membership organization founded in 1983 that promoted excellence in computer journalism. Its annual awards honored outstanding examples in print, broadcast and electronic media. The CPA disbanded in 2000. , MBA, Vice President, Sentara Healthcare, Norfolk, VA, Bill Hannah, Partner, KPMG Healthcare Practice, Atlanta, GA, Lew Devendorf, Healthcare Practice Leader, Mercer Human Resources Consulting, Atlanta, GA, Amanda Fox, Partner, Managed Care Practice, SpencerStuart, Chicago, IL, Brian Gradle, Esq., Partner, Epstein Becker & Green, Washington, DC, Bryan Chaffee, Chief Executive Officer, Healthscape, Inc., Tampa, FL, Katrina Gesh-Wilson, Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. , John Muir Mt. Diablo Medical Center, Walnut Creek, CA, Joe Davis, PhD, President & CEO, Medimetrix, Cleveland, OH, Julie Shay, RHIA, Team Leader, Contract Management, Shands Healthcare, Gainesville, FL, and Dan Grauman, President, DGA Partners, Bala Cynwyd, PA. The Spring Forum is co-sponsored by the National Association of Managed Care Physicians (NAMCP), the Florida Hospital Association (FHA) and the Florida Association for Managed Care Professionals. The NAMCP is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education The Accrediting Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) is the overseeing body for continuing medical education (CME) in the United States. The ACCME sets the standards for the accreditation of all providers of CME activities. to sponsor continuing medical education continuing medical education See CME. to physicians. NAMCP will award 10 Category I credits to physicians attending the Spring Forum. Established in 1993, the American Association of Integrated Healthcare Delivery Systems (AAIHDS) is a 501(c)6 non-profit organization dedicated to the educational advancement of provider-based managed care professionals involved in integrated healthcare delivery. CONTACT: Sloane Reed, +1-804-747-5823, Fax: +1-804-747-5316, or sreed@aaihds.org, for the American Association of Integrated Healthcare Delivery Systems Web site: http://www.aaihds.org/ |
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