New York / PRWeb / January 8, 2014 – Epstein Becker Green and EBG Advisors announce the reschedule date for the fourth webinar in a series focusing on emerging trends in population health. The session, “How Care Management Interventions Can Improve Health: An Examination of Trends, Solutions and Outcomes,” will highlight emerging practices in the care management field that promote better clinical and financial outcomes. Speakers will address these practices and other value-based purchasing programs that provider systems are deploying to generate shared savings.

The complimentary webinar, scheduled for January 28, 2014, at 12:00 p.m. ET, will be led by two population health thought leaders from TCS Healthcare Technologies: Deborah Keller, RN, BSN, director of client services; and Pat Stricker, RN, MEd, senior vice president of clinical services. To register, click here.

In this informative session, speakers will:

• Describe care management interventions, including newer, complex condition management strategies being adopted by provider systems and plans;
• Identify key interventions such as health risk assessments, care plans that support the management of comorbidities, readmission prevention, and more;
• Highlight integrated approaches to launch, track and benchmark a successful program in the ACO and other settings;
• Critically examine IT solutions that make a difference at the provider system level and review potential pitfalls;
• Review select stakeholder engagement strategies for patients, participating providers, and others; and
• Explain the impact and management of key regulatory and delivery system changes.

“The webinar series offers an important opportunity to hear from key thought leaders on the tactics delivery systems are considering in assuming responsibility for the health of populations,” says Mark Lutes, Member, Epstein Becker Green and EBG Advisors, Inc.

About the Speakers:

Deborah Keller, RN, BSN, director of client services, TCS Healthcare Technologies

Ms. Keller has extensive experience in the case management arena, previously serving is vice president of managed care for a correctional healthcare vendor servicing over 300,000 inmates and serving as director of clinical services for a health plan with five lines of business including Medicare and Medicaid overseeing utilization management, prior authorization, maternal/child health, quality, case and disease management and concurrent review. Other notable professional milestones include managing utilization management within a Fortune 500 health plan to implement the first fully integrated medical and behavioral health program in Tennessee’s history.

Pat Stricker, RN, MEd, senior vice president of clinical services, TCS Healthcare Technologies

Ms. Stricker has over 25 years’ experience working in a variety of health care settings with physicians and clients. Her in-depth knowledge of the health care system and clinical systems has led her to a variety of consultant roles, including process improvement initiatives, implementation of the first utilization management program in Puerto Rico, conducting in-depth health plan assessments on utilization management and case management programs, implementing nurse triage programs, and developing clinical content and care plans for case management, disease management and wellness programs.

Mark Lutes, Member, Epstein Becker Green and EBG Advisors, Inc.

Session moderator, Mr. Lutes has practiced with Epstein Becker Green for 26 years and offers strategic counsel on health policy and reimbursement strategy through EBG Advisors, Inc. and National Health Advisors, LLC. He has a deep understanding of managed care markets and regulation, and counsels on hospital and physician ventures and compliance issues and in the area of information privacy and security.

Thought Leaders in Population Health Speaker Series Overview

The webinar series offers participants informative and insightful guidance on how population health strategies are transforming the health care paradigm as the industry moves towards the measurement and management of integrated delivery systems such as accountable care organizations (ACOs).  All of the previous webinar programs can be viewed online as described below.

The first session in the three-part webinar series, “The Consumer Perspective on Health Care Delivery—Challenging Pre-Existing Notions and Navigating the New Landscape,” featured noted health care communication expert Chuck Alston, senior vice president, director of public affairs, MSL, Washington, D.C. (Publicis’ strategic engagement group), and advisor to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation on the health care quality portfolio. To download, click here, then scroll to the bottom of the page, insert the password population1 and click “Go.” The links for the PDF file and recording will appear at the bottom of the page.

The second session, “Assessing the New Mobile Environment—Slaying the Dinosaurs to Achieve Better Population Health,” featured former U.S. Health IT czar, Dr. Robert M. Kolodner. To download, click here, scroll to the bottom of the page, insert password pophealth2 and click “Go.” The links for the PDF file and recording will appear at the bottom of the page.

The third session, “Measuring Success—Evaluating the Clinical and Financial Efficacy of Population Health,” featured Thomas Wilson, PhD, DrPH, epidemiologist and founder of Trajectory Healthcare, LLC, and co-founder and board chair of the nonprofit organization Population Health Impact Institute. To download, click here, scroll to the bottom of the page, insert the following password in the box: pophealth3 and click “Go.” The links for the PDF file and recording will appear at the bottom of the page.

To learn more, log on to www.ebgadvisors.com or click here to register for the fourth session. A Q&A period will follow the webinar, so don’t miss this unique opportunity to hear from a national population health expert.

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About Epstein Becker Green

Epstein Becker Green, P.C., founded in 1973, is a national law firm with approximately 275 lawyers practicing in ten offices located in Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, Newark, San Francisco, Stamford, and Washington, D.C. The firm is uncompromising in its pursuit of legal excellence and client service in these areas of practice: Health Care and Life Sciences, Labor and Employment, Litigation, Corporate Services, and Employee Benefits. Epstein Becker Green was founded to serve the health care industry and has been at the forefront of health care legal developments since 1973. The firm is also proud to be a trusted advisor to clients in the financial services, retail, and hospitality industries, among others, representing entities from startups to Fortune 100 companies. Our commitment to these practices and industries reflects the founders’ belief in focused proficiency paired with seasoned experience. For more information, visit www.ebglaw.com.

About EBG Advisors

EBG Advisors, Inc. is a Washington, D.C.-based consultancy that takes a multi-disciplinary approach to helping health care and life sciences companies navigate the many obstacles they face. EBG Advisors’ reimbursement experts, policy analysts, strategists and other professionals who specialize in providing coordinated guidance and solutions across various segments of the health care industry. For more information, visit www.ebgadvisors.com