Consumer-Driven, HSA Technology Takes Center Stage at Managed Care Forum in New York

Consumer-Driven, HSA Technology Takes Center Stage at Managed Care Forum in New York

NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y., Feb. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Technology for HSAs and consumer-driven health plans will take center stage at the fifth annual Managed Healthcare Industry Forum on Emerging Technology, April 22, 2005, at the Hilton New York.

Keynote speaker at the event will be former Intel executive Mohan Nair, who is currently chief marketing officer of Regence Group (Portland, OR). Nair is leading a company-wide effort to tie information systems directly to new product development strategies, especially consumer-directed healthcare products. The meeting will also feature speakers from Cigna, Exante, First HSA, Humana, and others on critical technologies and strategies needed to make HSAs and consumer-directed healthcare a reality.

The theme of this year's meeting is "The Consumer-Driven IT Revolution: Are You Ready?" Attending the forum will be representatives from employers, payers, benefit consultants, the Wall Street community, managed care, HMOs, PPOs, pharmacy benefit management companies (PBMs), hospitals, physician groups, and pharmaceutical manufacturers.

Speakers announced to date include:
Bruce Goodman, SVP, Chief Service and Information Officer, Humana Inc.;
Nancy Ham, President, ProxyMed;
Julie Klapstein, CEO, Availity;
Carl Mercurio, President and Publisher, Corporate Research Group, Inc.;
Mohan Nair, Chief Marketing Officer, Regence Group;
Vincent Plourde, Vice President, Provider Services Division, BCBS of
Massachusetts;
Bruce Taffel, M.D., Senior Medical Director, Health Informatics, BCBS of
Tennessee;
David Vonesh, Director, eCommerce, Cigna Corp.;
William West, President, First HSA;
Stephen K. Wiggins, SVP, CIO BCBS of South Carolina;
TBA, Exante Financial Services;
TBA, The Trizetto Group



The 2005 Managed Healthcare Industry Forum on Emerging Technology is coordinated by Corporate Research Group, Inc., publisher of HSA Market News, Managed Healthcare Market Report, The Outlook for Managed Care 2005 and eHealth Insider. For additional information on how to register or sponsor, contact Reena Joseph, conference coordinator, at 914-235-6000, ext. 14 or e-mail mcoforum@corporateresearchgroup.com. You can also register at http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/.

Contact: Reena Joseph, 914-235-6000


Source: Corporate Research Group, Inc.

CONTACT: Reena Joseph of Corporate Research Group, Inc.,
+1-914-235-6000

Web site: http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/


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