Be our guest for another free educational webinar series.
Title: Managing Managed Care Contracts
Date: Thursday, May 17, 2012
Time: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Managed care contract negotiations are complex in nature. Successful negotiation of these contracts requires a thorough understanding of your managed care organization. The integration of business and legal issues should be carefully reviewed when preparing to enter into negotiations. This session delves into the contract negotiation process, including the initiation of the relationship, preparing for negotiations and key agreement points. Tips for closing the deal and getting the most of your money will also be addressed.
- Identify do's and don'ts of contract negotiations
- Recognize problematic contract terms affecting both reimbursement and operations
- Reviewing the driving forces in managed care (including healthcare reform) that are driving change
Speaker: Rick Langosch
Rick works with hospital clients to realize sustainable improvements at the organizational, departmental, and services level. Coker Group's Hospital Strategies consulting practice provides timely and responsive solutions to its hospital clients in Service Line Analysis, Staffing/Productivity Benchmarking and Analysis, Interim Management, and RAC Audit Readiness. A seasoned healthcare executive, with over 25 years of experience managing operations and financial, operational, and information technology responsibilities, including multi-hospital ownership and hospital senior management positions. He uses that experience to assist Coker clients in developing a specific implementation strategy that will produce improved performance and drive profitability for their organizations.
Langosch is a graduate of Eastern Illinois University of Charleston, Illinois, and he is a Fellow with the Healthcare Financial Management Association. He is active with the Georgia Chapter of HFMA.
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