Healthcare Management Forum is a semi-annual publication for managed care insurance professionals, produced by ING Reinsurance. This publication was formerly known as Managed Care Forum and appeared quarterly. Browse by issue below. You will need the free Adobe® Acrobat® Reader®.

May 2008 (PDF: 762 KB / 7 pages)

• Mechanical Devices for Transplant Candidates by Richard Watt, M.D.
• Researchers Find Huge Variations in End-of-Life Treatment by Robert Pear (Reprinted from The New York Times on the Web)
• Cancer Management Services Available to ING Reinsurance Clients
• ROSE^® Program Services
• Medical Case Management Benchmarks Feedback by Kathy Thiesen, R.N.

October 2007 (PDF: 2.11 MB / 11 pages) AIDS at 25: The Lessons We’ve Learned by Paul A. Volberding, M.D. Managing Complex and Increasingly Expensive Cancer Claims by Eduardo Beruff Fix Health Care? Mayo’s on the Case by Chen May Yee (Reprinted from Minneapolis Star Tribune) Accessing Industry Practices on Case Management by Kathy Thiesen ROSE® Program Services March 2007 (PDF: 328 KB / 9 pages) Supplemental Security Income as a Benefit for Individuals and Health Plans by Allison Born and Corey Shank The Growing Hospital Price Transparency Movement reprinted from Hygeia Headlines Coming in May – You’re Invited (2007 Medical Case Management Benchmark Survey) Does Insurance Matter? A Second Look at the Rand Study By John Dale Dunn, M.D., J.D. New Pediatric Pulmonology and Adult Pulmonary Consultants for the ROSE® Program October 2006 (PDF: 272 4KB / 7 pages) Talking ‘bout my Generation: The Challenges and Changes of a Maturing Workforce by Alden Skar The Impact of America’s Organ Shortage on Transplant Network Product Design by Robert P. Ziomek, Jr. Twenty-Second Annual ROSE® Seminar Runaway Claim Costs – What Can You Do? By Jane Johnson A Look Back at Medical Record Audits By Kathleen Thiesen March 2006 (PDF: 272 4KB / 7 pages) Influenza – Considering the Risks by Paul A. Volberding, MD Increased Pre-Term Birth Impact U.S. Infant Mortality Rate by Patricia Buck, RN and Kathleen Thiesen, RN New Neonatal Consultant for the ROSE Program Measuring Cost Effectiveness with Case Management September 2005 (PDF: 1,659 4KB / 10 pages) Aeromedical Evacuation Services – The intricacies of a valuable cost containment tool by Gerardo Martinez, MD, MHA Sky High by Kathy Thiesen 21st Annual ROSE Seminar by Mary Kay Gilbert 2005 ROSEBUD Case management Client Satisfaction Survey Results Impressive Outcomes from ROSEBUD Case Management What Hunger Insurance Could Teach Us About Health Insurance

April 2005 (PDF: 864KB / 6 pages) Predictive Modeling: The Science Behind Lower Healthcare Costs by Julie Meek Case Management Program Improvement by Mary Kay Gilbert 21st Annual ROSE Seminar ING Re Announces New Perinatology Consultant

September 2004 (PDF: 1,535KB / 9 pages) Yikes! And Other Large Claim Expletives by Alden Skar Twentieth Annual ROSE® Seminar by Jane Johnson Managed Medical for Health Plans by Beth Anderson New Cardiology Consultation Services through the ROSE Program

May 2004 (PDF: 102KB / 5 pages) Mitigating Losses from HealthCare Fraud and Abuse by David Cammack What does the New Medicare Drug Benefit Mean for You?

October 2003 (PDF: 256KB / 12 pages) Multiple Loss Medical Reinsurance by Michelle Fallahi The Impact of Leveraged Trend on High Deductibles and Underwriter Sleep Patterns by Alden Skar, FSA Case Carve-out Risk by Jane Johnson, RN, CCM A Health Care Reform Agenda by John McClaughry (reprinted from Health Care News)

March 2003 (PDF: 123KB / 5 pages) The Smallpox Vaccination Debate by Paul Volberding, MD Updated HMO Reinsurance Agreement Easier to Understand by Neil Fagerhaugh Earn CEUs through ING Re Teleconferences – New ROSE Service Valued by Clients Claims Practices for Multiple Surgery Billing (ING Re Client-Driven Market Research Services) by Kathy Thiesen, RN, BSN

September 2002 (PDF: 164KB / 6 pages) Transplant Care – The Importance of Transplant Program Selection by Heidi Svendsen Coverage Issues with Lung Transplants (Client-Driven Market Research Services – Industry Survey) by Kathy Thiesen, RN, BSN The Impact of High Cost Drugs by Jane Johnson

March 2002 (PDF: 143KB / 6 pages) Innovative Strategy in Health Care by Dr. Richard I. Kolsky Benefits of Group Life Turnkey Programs by Jim Rathburn High Excess Reinsurance by Michelle Fallahi Contracting Concerns With High-Cost Transplants (survey results) by Kathy Thiesen, RN, BSN

December 2001 (PDF: 7.9MB / 6 pages) Reactions to Trauma: Appropriate Treatment Fosters Return to Normal Function by Tim Lang, PsyD and Mark Raderstorf, M.A. Client-Driven Market Research Services by Kathy Thiesen, RN, BSN Create Covenants: Heal Health Care by Glenna M. Crooks, Ph.D

August 2001 (PDF: 199KB / 4 pages) Managed Care Underwriting and the Bottom Line Web-Based Products Expanding as Dozens of Plans Opt for Outsourcing Instead of Building (reprinted with permission) by Health Market Survey

June 2001 (PDF: 792KB / 4 pages) Consumer Driven Healthcare — The Circle Completed by Gordon Baxter Speech Therapy Benefits by Commercial HMOs (survey results) by Ray Ayotte

April 2001 (PDF: 1.5MB / 4 pages) Specialty Pharmacy Costs Becoming Hard to Swallow by William Sullivan Managing Pharmaceutical Risks

December 2000 (PDF: 82KB / 4 pages) Profiting from Future Trends in Managed Care by Laurence Gelman The Value and Impact of Repricing and Fee Negotiation Services