A few years back, Corporate Research Group hosted a series of high-level conferences on various managed care topics, and we’ve decided to revisit a few key areas of interest – the first being managed care information technology.
We’re very happy to announce that Aetna chief information officer Meg McCarthy will be the keynote speaker at the Managed Healthcare Industry Forum on Emerging Technology, Monday, March 29, 2010 in New York City.
She will discuss the role of technology in facilitating transactional capabilities that yield administrative savings; care management capabilities that help members achieve better outcomes, including Health 2.0 and member engagement; and the challenges still inherent in getting everyone connected.
We had a lot of success with these meetings in the past — and several requests from previous attendees to re-launch the program. It seems like the time is right given the challenges facing the managed care industry going forward. These include healthcare reform, the erosion of the industry’s fully funded membership base, and the shift to low-premium consumer-directed health plans – all of which mean tighter industry margins going forward.
To survive, health plans must do a much better job of reducing administrative costs and managing care. Health information technology will play an increasing role in both, and that’s why the first industry forum will cover managed care IT. We are expecting 150 or so representatives from leading managed care organizations, benefit consultants, the Wall Street and investment communities, provider organizations, and the pharmaceutical industry.
See you there.
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