Survival Strategies:
Critically Ill Children in a Managed Care Environment

April 4-6, 1997
Weston O'Hare Hotel
Rosemont, Illinois

Jointly Sponsored by
American Academy of Pediatrics
and the
AAP Section on Critical Care

Program Issues:

How can pediatric subspecialists who care for critically ill children ensure the survival of, and access to, pediatric intensive care services in a managed care environment? This conference will explore the knowledge and strategies necessary for subspecialists to become proactive in seeking the highest quality of care for children in the world of managed competition. Nationally prominent faculty will combine their experience and projections for the future so that pediatric subspecialists can prepare for the new environment. The conference will feature lectures, workshops, and question-and-answer sessions to allow ample opportunity to discuss with faculty and participants the practical issues facing the subspecialist in the changing health care system.

Who should attend:

Pediatric Intensivists, Neonatologists, Pediatric Cardiologists, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physicians, Pediatric Critical Care Nurse Managers, Children's Hospital Administrators.

Topics and Faculty Include:

The Manged Care Marketplace
Peter Holbrook, M.D.
Impact of Changes in Healthcare on the Academic Medical Center
James Hallock, M.D., Dean, East Carolina School of Medicine
Managed Care Terminology (PPO, POS, HMO, IPA, MSO)
David Jaimovich, M.D.
Outcomes Assessment
Murray Pollack, MD.
The Managed Care Organization
Jean Wright, M.D. (interviews managed care adminstrator)
Advanced Contract Negotiations
Jean Wright, M.D.
The Contract
Richard Fischer, Esq.
Workforce Implications
Curt Steinhart, M.D.
Practice Guidelines and Managing Care
Harold Amer, M.D.
Information Systems in Health Care Management
Charles Shabino, M.D.

Other topics include:

U. S. Health Care Policy and Its Effect on You
Medicaid - the Federal Perspective
Follow the Dollars - from claim submisison to payment

A great deal of effort and time has gone into making this the most up-to-date, contemporary course dealing with the issues that pediatric subspecialists face every single day.

Brochures are available by calling the AAP at 1-800-433-9016, ext. 4725, by fax at (847)228-5088, or by e-mail at hcohen@aap.org. Please leave your name, address and specify the name of the Course.

Information provided by and posted upon request of Curt Steinhart, M.D.

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Document posted February 16, 1997
http://pedsccm.org/ORG-MEET/Managed_care.html