January 2008

Mr. DeMarco will lead the opening workshop on “Discovering the Convergence of Banking and Insurance” on January 28^th and 29^th at the University of Chicago, Graduate School of Business, Gleecher Hall.

The seminar is sponsored by the Institute for Quality and Productivity New York.

The topics to be covered in his session will include Why Industries Have Joined Forces, or HSA Product Evolution, Market Depth and Financial Opportunity, and Successes and Failures in this New Market.  Additional sessions will be presented by USBANK, Exante, Humana, Fifth/Third Bank, Blue Cross Florida, and McDermott, Will and Emory.

February 2008

A teleconference on Managing Consumer Driven Health Plans will be hosted by the HealthCare Financial Management Association on February 20, 2008 from 1:00 to 2:30 PM CST. This session is part of the national Revenue Cycle Workshop series offered annually on a variety of topics. Mr. DeMarco will discuss consumer driven product formation, banking and insurance consolidation and present solutions for hospitals and medical groups in managing high deductible plans.

Managing Consumer Driven Health Plan Products
February 20, 2008, 1:00-2:30 pm Central Standard Time
Register today! 

March 2008

DePaul University Graduate School of Entrepreneurship will host a special lecture by Mr. DeMarco on Consulting and Change Management. Mr. DeMarco has been asked to return to his alma mater to discuss with student entrepreneurs the perils and advantages of starting your own business and dealing with startup issues for new technology and health care companies. Mr. DeMarco will share his experience of starting his own company as well as working with investment banking and venture capital enterprises in conducting market research and business plans to implement creative strategies for new products and services.

http://management.depaul.edu/html/academics/grad_entre.shtml

April 2008

A session on Performance Based Contracting will be presented to the Health Care Financial Management Association Hawaii Chapter on April 24^th. The session will cover issues of quality measurement and health plan contracting with providers in an era of performance reporting.

For further information contact the HFMA Hawaii chapter or its President

Keith R. Ridley [ridleyk001@hawaii.rr.com]

May 2008

A session on Medicare Employer Group enrollment will be sponsored by Financial Resource Associates on May 19^th and 20^th in Virginia during the annual Medicare Advantage meeting. Mr. DeMarco will address the issues and opportunities in enrolling retirees in an employer’s healthcare plan using the Medicare Advantage products. Additional speakers include Gorman Group, CMS department representatives, Milliman and others.

http://www.frallc.com/conference.aspx?ccode=B600

June 2008

The Annual National Institute will be held by Healthcare Financial Management Association in Las Vegas June 23, 24, and 25.  This is an annual meeting for health care finance and operations executives to update their skills and certifications in finance, managed care and technology.  Mr. DeMarco will speak on Performance Based Contracting and will attend several association meetings as part of this group meeting.

http://www.hfma.org/ani/2008/

June 2008

MCOL will conduct a webinar on the topic of Medical Homes, a new business model for primary care. Bill will be joined by Paul Keckley PhD of Delloite Consulting. Many providers and payers are interested in this new care coordinated network that sets the physician in a different role of both patient and care manager using a prearranged network of medical and non medical professionals.

August 2008

In August the Sixth Annual World Leadership Conference on Quality will be held in Boston, Massachusetts. The focus will be topics on quality management and improvement.  Mr. DeMarco will conduct a workshop on Quality Measurement and Management of Data to Further Reimbursement and Market Share. He will share the podium with the Director of Medical Management from Physicians United in Michigan. Physicians United is a large IPA of physicians who aggressively market to health plans and employers to obtain patient flow for their several hundred members. Using the Quality Measurement and Management System used by Pendulum Health www.pendulumhealth.com the case study will emphasize real world applications for these data concepts.

http://www.worldcongress.com/events/HL08025/

St Louis

August 20, 2008

Bill will be the Keynote speaker for the Missouri Health Executives in conjunction with HFMA St. Louis, Missouri. The topical theme of the this year’s annual meeting is “future of health care”. Bill’s discussion on medical homes and how this is tied to pay for performance complements several other talks by Premier executives and the St. Louis Employer Coalition.

Arizona

December 3 to 5, 2008

Optimizing Performance Based Contracting as part of the Value Based Benefit Design and Pay for Performance Summit sponsored by WRG Research

Overview

Increasing demands from employers and consumers and the call for transparency of pricing and health quality measures, including clinical outcomes and patient satisfaction, have created a renewed interest in healthcare P4P and other value-based contracting programs. However, even the leading health plans are challenged by the lack of standardization in these endeavors, which is fragmenting the industry and often frustrating healthcare providers.

Bill will conduct a pre conference workshop on design and implementation of pay for performance for health plans and providers.