Consumer Directed Healthcare and Transparency:
What is it and why do we care?

In partnership with

Tuesday, March 6, 2007
McKesson Manufacturing Center
Thornhill Industrial Park
51 Pennwood Place, Suite 400
Cranberry Twp, PA  15086

Speaker
Deborah A. McGivern, MBA

Increases in the number of uninsured, higher deductible plans, and "healthcare consumerism" may necessitate providers to review and potentially modify their current means for communicating with the consumer, both before and after service.

Learning Objectives
At the end of the presentation the attendee will be able to understand:

• Current trends driving consumer directed health care
• What are others doing to address the trend: states, payors, and providers
• How IT supports healthcare organizations in meeting this trend

Schedule
5:00 PM 30-minute optional facility tour
5:15 PM 30-minute optional facility tour
5:30 PM Registration, networking & refreshments
6:00 PM Association business
6:15 PM Speaker presentation / Q&A
(7:30 PM approximate adjournment time)

As an independent chartered Chapter of the American College of Healthcare Executives, the ACHE of Western PA is authorized to award 1.5 hours of Category II continuing education credit toward advancement or recertification in the ACHE.  Participants in this program who wish to have it considered for Category II (non-ACHE) credit should list their attendance when they apply to the American College of Healthcare Executives for advancement or recertification.