Members of the HASC/Blue Shield Claims Adjudication Process Improvement Collaborative presented a “Case Study: A Partnership in Operational Excellence and Transparency (POET),” at the 5th Annual Hospital Health System and Payer Executive Summit, Nov. 7-8.

The presentation, hosted by the World Health Care Congress in Arlington, Va., and themed Optimizing the Revenue Cycle and Billing Process, drew more than 500 health plan and provider representatives and consultants and featured a review of the four-year collaborative effort describing:

Early registrants for the 2013 Palliative Care Transitions Conference, Feb. 26 at the Hilton Pasadena, can save $25 on program fees for individuals. The discounted registration includes all event materials, breakfast, lunch and continuing education credits for ACHE, BRN, BBS or NAHP.

Register today for the 3rd Annual HASC Health Care Provider Wellness Conference, June 13-14, 2013, at The Westin San Diego. 

Representatives from human resources, risk management, case management, medical affairs, nutrition and more will join executives and worksite wellness champions as they examine the ROI of employee health programs and strategies for cultivating a successful culture promoting better health, increased productivity and lower costs.

Featured topics and speakers for this two-day event include:

More than 250 people attended the recent HCE Annual Leadership Conference at The California Endowment on Dec. 4. Titled Executive Skills – Evolving for the Future, the conference hosted stellar representatives from Southern California’s health care community exploring what it takes to create and implement leadership under health care reform.

Among the topics at the day-long event: