Adjust Your Stars Strategies to Succeed
Under Current Measures and Upcoming CMS Changes

When it comes to star ratings, average is no longer good enough, since plans that consistently score lower than three stars risk the loss of their Medicare contracts altogether. With major revenue and competitive positioning at stake, Medicare Advantage and Part D plans must maximize their performance on the crucial CMS quality measures. But in today’s shifting landscape, the strategies used by Medicare Advantage plans to improve their star ratings must evolve constantly. And with CMS granting bonuses to only four- and five-star-rated plans starting in 2015 — along with the other upcoming payment changes — plans must do more with fewer resources.

Register for New Strategies to Maximize Your Medicare Star Ratings and find out how to adjust your stars strategies to succeed under current measures while building an organization that anticipates new CMS demands on the horizon.

When you attend this unique virtual conference on Jan. 29 from the convenience of your own office, your entire management team will hear directly from many of the nation’s foremost star-ratings experts, including health plan executives and top industry consultants. For one registration fee, your team will gain valuable, practical intelligence and training on topics such as:

The Virtual Experience: Get intensive training from the convenience of your own office or conference room. No travel required! Gather your entire management team for the most cost-effective training in the industry. More Info

In Today’s Shifting Landscape, MA Star-Ratings Strategies Must Evolve Constantly

Join the nation’s top experts on Jan. 29 for AIS’s New Strategies to Maximize Your Medicare Star Ratings, and get the latest intelligence on Medicare Advantage star ratings, including likely changes to 2015 measures and what plans should do about them. Sessions and speakers include:

• The Stars Landscape in 2014 and 2015: Preparing for What’s Ahead — Gorman Health Group’s Executive Chairman John Gorman and Senior Vice President of Clinical Services Jane Scott will walk you through CMS’s planned changes to star-ratings measures and methodology for 2015, provide specifics on how plans should respond to major regulatory changes such as the end of the star ratings bonus demonstration, and outline practical strategies that will allow Medicare Advantage plans to adapt to the major changes ahead.

• Engaging Providers to Improve Scores in Problematic Chronic Conditions — Learn creative and effective approaches to developing partnerships with providers to improve star ratings across chronic conditions such as diabetes or osteoporosis. Paige Kilian, M.D., Vice President of Clinical Analytics at Inovalon, Inc., will zero in on specific strategies for improving incentive programs, and tools such as decision and documentation support.

• Getting the Drug Ratings Right — Michael Kavouras, Vice President of Medicare Stars at Aetna Inc., and Bimal Patel, Director of Health Outcomes at MedImpact Healthcare Systems, Inc., will help you identify strategies to tackle some of the more challenging Part D stars measures — such as medication adherence, drug cost accuracy and comprehensive medication reviews — and improve your star-ratings performance.

 

Participate in a live conference from the comfort of your own office. No travel, no hassles, no added expenses! Our virtual conference makes it simple: just send in your registration and log in at the scheduled start time. And just like in-person conferences, speakers will be ready to answer individual questions after each session.

Train your entire team without breaking the budget! With our virtual conference, an unlimited number of attendees can log in from one location for cost-effective team training at its best.

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To review a detailed agenda and register today at a discounted rate, please visit http://aishealth.com/marketplace/c4va01_012914-e4mc89 or call toll-free 800-521-4323 and mention Code EC4VA01-E4MC89 to save!

Don’t forget! Your entire team can participate in the conference for one low price – 
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