Audio Conference: Minimize HEDIS Anxiety
Thursday, October 5, 2006 at 1:00pm Eastern
http://www.healthwebsummit.com/dsthedis100506.htm

A Free Health Industry Audio Conference from DST Health Solutions

Topic: Minimize HEDIS Anxiety
Presenter: Kelsey Rauch, Senior Manager, DST Health Solutions
Date: Thursday, October 5th, 2006
Time: 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Eastern
Place: Your office! (Audio Conference dial-in instructions and session presentation will be emailed to attendees in advance of session)
Cost: None
To Register: http://www.healthwebsummit.com/dsthedisreg.htm

ABSTRACT
HEDIS(R) is a set of standardized performance measures designed to ensure that purchasers and consumers have the information they need to reliably compare the performance of managed health care plans. However, participation in the annual HEDIS reporting cycle can be a resource intensive and time consuming activity. Use of an NCQA certified software solution reduces health plan resources required to meet annual modifications to measure specifications with annual software updates, and satisfies the source code review portion of the HEDIS Compliance Audit(TM).
In addition, innovative health plans use HEDIS as a framework for their quality measurement and improvement programs through repetitive measurement and identification of care management gaps. Proactive management of targeted members can reduce risk, improve quality of care and improve HEDIS rates - before the HEDIS cycle begins. Learn how to minimize your resource requirements and maximize your return on investment in this free audio conference.
Learn how HEDIS data can be used to:
• Reduce health plan resources required to meet HEDIS reporting requirements
• Identify quality measures where compliance is low - in advance of the HEDIS cycle, and
• Proactively support quality initiatives to reduce risk
Who should attend:
Health Care Senior Business Leaders including:
• Chief Medical Officers
• Chief Information Officer
• Director of Quality Improvement
• Director of Care Management
• Director of Marketing
HEDIS(R) is a registered trademark of the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA).
FACULTY

Kelsey Rauch
Senior Manager, DST Health Solutions Kelsey is the Senior Manager of the CompareCare Decision Support product within the Decision Technologies business line of DST Health Solutions. Her responsibilities include oversight of the completion of National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) HEDIS software certification process as well as operational responsibility for web-based decision support product releases. Her work experience includes more than 12 years in both the health/medical field and the healthcare technology industry.

REGISTRATION:
Register online at http://www.healthwebsummit.com/dsthedisreg.htm. Slots for this event are limited. Please register promptly. All registrations are subject to review and approval by DST Health Solutions. If you have questions, contact Patty Jamison at the Healthcare Web Summit Office at 209.577.4888 for more information. We look forward to your participation in this event!

Deadline to register: Friday, September 29, 2006. After this date, you can request a Post-Summit CD by going to: http://www.healthwebsummit.com/dsthedisreg.htm

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