NEW YORK, April 9, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- New York Business Group on Health (NYBGH) will present Trends in Health & Productivity Management: Integrating Data and Delivery of Health Programs on April 12th, the second in a series of two conferences on health and productivity management. The conference will cover important topics for mid- and large-sized businesses, including comparing and analyzing claims data across HR and benefits to identify and develop interventions that target costly health conditions.
Conference highlights include:
-- Keynote speaker Thomas Parry, PhD, President, Integrated Benefits
Institute, a noted researcher and expert in health benefit
integration.
-- Presenters include Thomas Klett, Senior Consultant, Watson Wyatt
Worldwide; David Kasper, Vice President, Employee Benefits, Waste
Management; Kathleen B. Kostecki, Integrated Health & Productivity
Manager HR-Medical Services, PSEG Services Corporation; Phyllis
Ruez, Senior consultant, Ingenix; Ed Anselm, MD, Vice President
and Chief Medical Officer, HIP Health Plans of New York; Raymond
J. Fabius, MD, CPE, FACPE, President and Chief Medical Officer, CHD
Meridian LLC; and Hyong Yn, MD, Aetna Behavioral Health.
"Representatives of mid- and large-size employers and union fund administrators who are exploring various healthcare options should attend this conference," said Laurel Pickering, MPH, Executive Director of NYBGH.
The conference will address such questions as: How long will it take to see cost savings from benefit integration? What is the single source contract model? Who is the prime integrator-the employer or the health plan? What are the key steps to integration? Attendees will be engaged in presentations that will answer these questions and others, ending with a panel of vendors who will discuss how they work with employers to manage health programs.
"This program is invaluable for all health care purchasers," said Pickering. "NYGBH's conference attempts to address the issue of how the promise of benefit integration can help employers manage overall benefits costs, improve employee heath and even reduce medical errors."
About the New York Business Group on Health
Founded in 1982, the New York Business Group on Health (NYBGH) is a not-for-profit coalition of 150 businesses and is the only organization in the New York Metropolitan area exclusively devoted to employer health benefit issues. NYBGH functions as the forum for businesses to explore contemporary healthcare issues and find practical resolutions. Members include employers and health-related organizations. The mission of NYBGH is to provide leadership and knowledge to employers to promote a value-based, market-driven healthcare system.