AIS | Health Plans Need ‘More Vigilant’ Strategies to Manage 2010-2011 Pipeline Drugs

As a slew of new products flood the generic and specialty drug pipeline, health plans should expect to see increased spend in therapeutic categories such as cardiovascular disease and cancer, industry observers tell HPW. But many plans say they are prepared to manage the new entrants with already established preferencing and cost-control strategies, which include coordinated benefit designs and more vigilant management options. A wide array of drugs are expected to come down the 2010-2011 pipeline to treat conditions such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, asthma, osteoporosis, multiple sclerosis and cancer.

Health Affairs | Unchecked Provider Clout in California Foreshadows Challenges to Health Reform

Faced with declining payment rates, California providers have implemented various strategies that have strengthened their leverage in negotiating prices with private health plans. When negotiating together, hospitals and physicians enhance their already significant bargaining clout. California’s experience is a cautionary tale for national health reform: It suggests that proposals to promote integrated care through models such as accountable care organizations (ACOs) could lead to higher rates for private payers. Because antitrust policy has proved ineffective in curbing most provider strategies that capitalize on providers’ market power to win higher payments, policy makers need to consider approaches including price caps and all-payer rate setting.

iHealthBeat | Catholic Healthcare West Boosts Electronic Health Record Budget to $1B

On Wednesday, Catholic Healthcare West announced plans to increase its system-wide budget for electronic health records to more than $1 billion. CHW's board of directors originally allocated $590 million to implement acute-care and ambulatory information systems at all of its 41 hospitals over the next seven years.

CNN | Doctors threaten Medicare backlash

With a 21% cut to Medicare reimbursement rates set to take effect Monday, the nation's largest physician organization has informed its members about their options -- which include shutting off practices to new Medicare patients. "To our physicians, we are providing information on their Medicare participation options, including how to remove themselves from the Medicare program," said James Rohack, president of the American Medical Association, whose more than 250,000 members include doctors, medical students and faculty members.

Wall Street Journal | Rooting Out Fraud With Undercover Patients

Democrats and Republicans generally agree on the need to root out fraud in Medicare and Medicaid, but Sen. Tom Coburn, an Oklahoma Republican, threw out one idea that President Barack Obama hadn’t included in his health-care overhaul plan. Coburn, himself a doctor, said the government should send undercover patients into doctors’ offices to probe whether the doctors were willing to break Medicare rules — not unlike mystery shoppers ferreting out bad customer service at stores. Obama said he’d consider putting the proposal into his plan.

CBPP | Statement: Robert Greenstein, Executive Director, on the President's Health Reform Proposal

Associated Press | Dems may take shortcut in passing health overhaul

The Economist | A third of young adults uninsured in 2008 - US report

AZ Daily Star | Submission of ballot arguments favors sales tax heavily

One-hundred twenty people submitted ballot arguments for or against the proposed 1-cent-per-dollar sales-tax increase. If the slant of those statements, submitted to the secretary of state, reflect reality, the tax increase will be a very popular item when voters go to the polls on May 18. Statements favoring the increase outnumbered those opposed nearly four to one. But there is less there than meets the eye. More than a quarter of the 94 pro-tax statements, which will appear in the ballot pamphlet mailed to voters, were signed by different people but paid for by the Citizens for 100 campaign committee, at a cost of $75 per electronic submission and $100 if they submitted on paper.

AZ Daily Star | Kino fined over assault-tracking efforts

University Physicians Hospital at Kino has paid a $4,500 fine for what state officials say were ongoing quality-management problems related to patient care, including the use of restraints and the prevention of assaults by patients. The Arizona Department of Health Services fined the 197-bed hospital after an investigation in September that followed a complaint. The investigation found that a hospital improvement plan on patient care submitted to the state earlier in 2009 had not been fully enacted. The hospital, at 2800 E. Ajo Way, is also known as UPH Hospital at Kino.

Arizona Capitol Times | Demonstrators: Health care funding cuts would hurt business

A plan to cut $800 million next fiscal year from state programs providing health care would cost tens of thousands of jobs, and the losses would extend far beyond those in the health care field, business leaders said Feb. 24. “The impact on the economy is a real one,” said Glenn Hamer, president and CEO of the Arizona State Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Hamer and others held a news conference outside the State Capitol to criticize plans for cuts to the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System and the Arizona Department of Health Services.

House Committee: Health and Human Services Agenda
Not meeting this week due to “Budget Week”

Senate Committee: Healthcare and Medical Liability Reform
Not meeting this week due to “Budget Week”

John F. Roatch Lecture on Social Policy and Practice
"U.S. Health Reform and the Elusive Target of Human Rights"
University Club of Phoenix
March 5th, 2010. 2:30 to 5:00 pm
eemb@asu.edu

Arizona Healthcare Executives Present "Risk Issues We Face in Our Daily Lives"
Date: Thursday, March 18, 2010
Time: 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm (In Phoenix, registration opens at 5:30 with dinner at 5:45.)
http://hafaz.ache.org/x9.xml

2010 Western States Health-e Connection Summit & Trade Show
April 12 & 13, 2010
Phoenix Convention Center
http://www.azhec.org/events.jsp

CIO Healthcare Summit
The health care industry is changing. Will your organization survive?
May 9 - 12, 2010
Four Seasons Resort, Scottsdale, AZ
http://www.ciohealthcaresummit.com/

State Compensation Fund Arizona (SCF) provides safety seminars on the following topics:

1. OSHA Recordkeeping	7. Lockout/Tagout
2. Fall Protection	8. Forklift: Train the Trainer
3. Safety Management	9. Heat Stress Prevention
4. Electrical Safety	10. Back Injury Prevention
5. Scaffold Safety	11. Evacuation Safety
6. Construction Safety Management

For more information: http://www.scfaz.com/corporate/safety_seminars.php

Becker’s ASC Review| Chuck Lauer Cites 8 Reasons Why Health Reform is Running out of Steam

With health reform, President Obama had a great opportunity to correct some rampant flaws in the healthcare system. But for several reasons, which I'll itemize, the reform process has become its own worst enemy. The election in Massachusetts is the latest sign that the reform process is running out of steam, although it's not over yet. This didn't have to happen. When the process started, practically everyone in healthcare seemed to agree that serious reforms were needed. Healthcare consumes 16-17 percent of GNP. There is too much waste in the system and not enough coordination. Personally, I have been particularly bothered by insurance practices like denial of coverage based on preexisting conditions and the lack of portability of insurance policies across the market.

New York Times | Expecting a Surge in U.S. Medical Schools

Peter Allen applied to 30 medical schools after graduating from the University of Pittsburgh last year. Twenty-eight said no. Of the two that said yes, one had something in common with Mr. Allen: It, too, was starting out in medicine. He enrolled in the inaugural class of The Commonwealth Medical College in Scranton, Pa. “I was ecstatic that I had been accepted to a medical school,” Mr. Allen said, adding that he would have gone for a master’s in bioengineering if he had not been accepted. “It’s a giant sigh of relief; it secures your plans for the rest of your life really.”

AIS Health Daily | Regardless of Action of Health Reform, Medicare Advantage Plans Foresee Payment Cuts

As President Obama’s fiscal 2011 budget released Feb. 1 assumes, there will be cuts in payments to Medicare Advantage plans regardless of whether comprehensive health reform legislation is enacted this year, several industry analysts agree. The budget proposal, however, does not add cuts beyond those already specified in House- and Senate-passed bills. For the time being, the budget proposal is playing second fiddle to efforts to revive the health reform legislation. Obama now plans to bring a “final bill” that represents a contemplated resolution of differences by House and Senate Democrats to a Feb. 25 meeting with Republicans in an effort to have a bipartisan “summit” on ideas for advancing reform.

Health Leaders Media | 13 Health Leaders Respond to Obama's State of the Union Address

Even though he talked more about jobs and the economy, President Barack Obama said he remains devoted to healthcare reform during his State of the Union address Wednesday. "By the time I'm finished speaking tonight, more Americans will have lost their health insurance. Millions will lose it this year," he said. "Our deficit will grow. Premiums will go up. Copays will go up. Patients will be denied the care they need. Small business owners will continue to drop coverage altogether. "I will not walk away from these Americans and neither should the people in this chamber," he admonished members of Congress. "Don't walk away from reform. Not now. Not when we are so close," he said.

Washington Post | Billy Tauzin, key player in health-care push, leaving PhRMA

The resignation of an influential lobbyist who positioned the pharmaceutical industry firmly behind health-care reform presents another complication for Democratic leaders as they struggle to keep the effort from falling apart amid a tide of political setbacks. W.J. "Billy" Tauzin, a former congressman from Louisiana, announced Friday that he is retiring at the end of June as head of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, which became a pivotal backer of health-care legislation after reaching a deal with the White House aimed at limiting damage to the industry.

Arizona Republic | Health Net agrees to pay $236,500 fine levied by Arizona

Arizona regulators levied $236,500 in fines against Health Net for what state officials say is a series of health-insurance law violations and ordered the company to fix various business practices. The Arizona Department of Insurance ordered the Woodland Hills, Calif.-based insurer to correct violations involving health-care appeals, claims handling and health-care provider grievances. The fines were issued last week against Health Net of Arizona Inc., the insurer's health-maintenance organization, and Health Net Life Insurance Co., which offers other health-insurance products, a state Insurance Department representative said.

Arizona Republic | Hospitals brace for AHCCCS budget shortfall

Safety-net health-insurance programs that provide coverage for millions of Americans could face severe cuts without extend federal aid, a new report says. The "Families USA" report warns that states with budget shortfalls such as Arizona may slash Medicaid rolls once economic stimulus money for health care runs out Dec. 31. Congress must decide whether to extend the federal aid for state Medicaid programs another six months. Already, Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer suggested widespread cuts to the state's Medicaid program, the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System. Enrollment in the state's Medicaid program has surged to nearly 1.4 million people as of Feb. 1.

Phoenix Business Journal | HealthWorks acquires Tucson occupational sites

U.S. HealthWorks, a Valencia, Calif., operator of occupational health care centers, acquired Tucson Occupational Medicine’s three centers. The acquisition expands the number of U.S. HealthWorks operated medical centers to 131 nationwide. The company also operates centers in southwest Phoenix, Tempe and Scottsdale. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. Staffers from the three centers were transferred to the HealthWorks team. Founder Dr. Scott Krasner will remain as center medical director.

Phoenix Business Journal | TGen, Rondaxe alliance to aid cancer patients

TGen Drug Development and Rondaxe Enterprises have forged an alliance to help emerging companies speed new treatments to cancer patients. Syracuse, N.Y.-based Rondaxe is a drug development consulting firm that helps emerging pharmaceutical and biotechnology firms navigate through all phases of the drug development and commercialization process. Scottsdale-based TGen Drug Development, known as TD2, is a nonprofit subsidiary of the Phoenix-based Translational Genomics Research Institute. It specializes in guiding drug companies through clinical trials and moving drug candidates through the federal review process of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Phoenix Business Journal | AHCCCS getting $45 million breather

Arizona’s Medicaid program is getting nearly $45 million in financial relief from the federal government. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced Thursday that the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System is getting a $45 million break on what it pays to the federal government to offset the cost of coverage for prescription drugs for residents eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid. “This relief will help states continue to provide critical health care services to the nearly 60 million beneficiaries who depend upon it,” Sebelius said.

Phoenix Business Journal | Humana layoff to impact 1,400 nationally, AZ number unknown

Humana Inc. announced Wednesday that it intends to reduce its work force by 5 percent, which would impact 1,400 positions nationwide, this year. The Louisville, Ky.-based insurance company has a work force of more than 1,200 associates in Arizona. It has not yet been determined how the reduction will impact the company’s operations in the state, said Ross McLerran, spokesman for the carrier. “We intend to accomplish as much of the reduction as possible through attrition and not filling current positions,” he said. “It is too early, however, to say what percentage of the reduction will be achieved through attrition.” The goal of the reduction is to bring Humana’s administrative costs in line with revenue and existing membership, as well as positioning the company for future growth, he said.

House Committee: Health and Human Services Agenda

Senate Committee: Healthcare and Medical Liability Reform

John F. Roatch Lecture on Social Policy and Practice
"U.S. Health Reform and the Elusive Target of Human Rights"
University Club of Phoenix
March 5th, 2010. 2:30 to 5:00 pm
eemb@asu.edu

Arizona Healthcare Executives Present "Risk Issues We Face in Our Daily Lives"
Date: Thursday, March 18, 2010
Time: 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm (In Phoenix, registration opens at 5:30 with dinner at 5:45.)
http://hafaz.ache.org/x9.xml

2010 Western States Health-e Connection Summit & Trade Show
April 12 & 13, 2010
Phoenix Convention Center
http://www.azhec.org/events.jsp

CIO Healthcare Summit
The health care industry is changing. Will your organization survive?
May 9 - 12, 2010
Four Seasons Resort, Scottsdale, AZ
http://www.ciohealthcaresummit.com/

State Compensation Fund Arizona (SCF) provides safety seminars on the following topics:

1. OSHA Recordkeeping	7. Lockout/Tagout
2. Fall Protection	8. Forklift: Train the Trainer
3. Safety Management	9. Heat Stress Prevention
4. Electrical Safety	10. Back Injury Prevention
5. Scaffold Safety	11. Evacuation Safety
6. Construction Safety Management

For more information: http://www.scfaz.com/corporate/safety_seminars.php

AIS Health Daily | Medicaid Is a Growth Area, but Problems Loom for Smaller Health Plans

If there is any health reform bill enacted this year despite the Republicans’ gain of a Massachusetts Senate seat in the Jan. 19 special election, there is likely to be good news in it for Medicaid managed care plans. That’s because both Democrats and Republicans appear to agree that Medicaid needs to be expanded to cover more uninsured Americans. This could mean substantial growth in the number of Medicaid enrollees, and financially hard-pressed states are likely to turn increasingly to managed care to deal with them.

HFMA | Healthcare Spending Expected to Have Outpaced GDP Growth: CMS

Growth in U.S. national health expenditures (NHE) is expected to have increased faster than the growth in the gross domestic product (GDP) in 2009, according to a report issued today by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and published online by Health Affairs. In 2009, NHE is projected to have reached $2.5 trillion and grown 5.7 percent, up from 4.4 percent in 2008 (the latest available historical year), while GDP, with the economy still in recession is anticipated to have declined 1.1 percent.

AIS Health Daily | Initial Enrollment Results During Medicare Advantage Annual Election Period Show Mixed Results for Health Plans

Medicare Advantage plans did fairly well in the initial enrollment figures, released by CMS Jan. 15, reflecting the Annual Election Period (AEP) for 2010. But the figures need to be taken with several grains of salt, since they go through only Dec. 11 and because there were specific unusual situations accounting for some of the changes, particularly where MA enrollment declined, observers say.

New York Times | Long-Term Care Hospitals Face Little Scrutiny

More than 400 similar facilities, called long-term acute care hospitals, have opened nationally in the last 25 years. Few of them have doctors on staff, and most are owned by for-profit companies. The Kansas City hospital is part of a chain called the Select Medical Corporation, a publicly traded Pennsylvania company that runs 89 long-term hospitals, more than any other company. Lawsuits, state inspection reports and statistics deep in federal reports paint a troubling picture of the care offered at some Select hospitals, and at long-term care hospitals in general.

iHealthBeat | Obama Administration To Award Nearly $1B in Health IT Grants

On Friday, the Obama administration announced plans to award nearly $1 billion in grants to help states and health care providers implement health IT systems. Funding for the awards comes from last year's federal economic stimulus package. The grants aim to extend health IT access to more than 100,000 hospitals and primary care physicians by 2014, administration officials said. The funds also will bolster training programs for careers in health care and IT.

Kaiser Health News | As Focus Shifts To Jobs, The Uninsured Seek Solutions.

iHealthBeat | UCLA, Health Net Plan Social Networking Site Targeting Teen Health

LA Times | Rising Health Insurance Costs Hit Small Employers Too

Phoenix Business Journal | Cigna expands health management programs with Kronos purchase

Cigna Corp. has acquired Kronos Optimal Health Co. in Phoenix in a move to expand its on-site health management programs. By adding the Phoenix wellness company’s lifestyle management, face-to-face coaching, biometric screening and health education programs, Cigna can offer more comprehensive services to employer groups. Financial terms of the deal were not released. Kurt Weimer, president of Cigna Onsite Health, said Kronos had been providing its biometric screening services to Cigna on a outsourcing basis because Cigna didn’t have those capabilities.

Phoenix Business Journal | Four Arizona doctors surrender their licenses

The Arizona Medical Board accepted proposed consent agreements for surrender of license from four rural Arizona physicians who admitted they had committed unprofessional conduct and agreed to the disciplinary action. The four cases were adjudicated during the medical board’s meeting on Feb. 10, resulting in the surrender of these doctors’ licenses to practice in Arizona:

Phoenix Business Journal | Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust awards $1.4M in grants

Southwest Autism Research Resource Center will receive $125,000 over the next two years for a project called CulinaryWorks, aimed at cooking and selling homemade soup. The goal is to create a social venture to provide autistic youth with job training in the culinary business. The group also awarded Jewish Family and Children’s Service a $126,000 grant over the next two years aimed at developing a public-private model for care management and in-home services for older adults.

AZ Daily Star | New CEO discusses UMC future

As state budget slashing increasingly affects hospitals in Arizona, the new chief executive officer of University Medical Center in Tucson says he is committed to high quality despite diminished funds. A background in accounting has prepared Kevin Burns for such a daunting task. A certified professional accountant who spent 17 years with Arthur Andersen specializing in health-care organizations, Burns has been employed since 2002 as UMC's chief financial officer. He took over as CEO on Feb. 1, after the retirement of former CEO Greg Pivirotto.

yourwestvalley.com | Banner Thunderbird opening pediatric ICU

Seriously ill children requiring intensive care finally have a place for care in the West Valley with the opening of a new pediatric intensive care unit Feb. 22 at Banner Thunderbird Medical Center in Glendale. The PICU is the section of the hospital that specializes in the care of critically sick or injured infants, children and teenagers. It differs from other hospital units, like the general medical floors, by providing intensive nursing care and continuous observation by specially trained pediatric staff who monitor heart rate, breathing, blood pressure and critical test results.

Arizona Republic | Medical college to occupy space in Chandler innovations center

Arizona Republic | Chandler medical center expansion to add 200 jobs

House Committee: Health and Human Services Agenda

Senate Committee: Healthcare and Medical Liability Reform

11th Annual Emerging Issues in Healthcare Law Conference
February 17-19, 2010
Pointe Hilton Squaw Peak Resort , Phoenix
http://www.abanet.org/health/02_programs/01_emerging_issues.html

John F. Roatch Lecture on Social Policy and Practice
"U.S. Health Reform and the Elusive Target of Human Rights"
University Club of Phoenix
March 5th, 2010. 2:30 to 5:00 pm
eemb@asu.edu

Arizona Healthcare Executives Present "Risk Issues We Face in Our Daily Lives"
Date: Thursday, March 18, 2010
Time: 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm (In Phoenix, registration opens at 5:30 with dinner at 5:45.)
http://hafaz.ache.org/x9.xml

2010 Western States Health-e Connection Summit & Trade Show
April 12 & 13, 2010
Phoenix Convention Center
http://www.azhec.org/events.jsp

CIO Healthcare Summit
The health care industry is changing. Will your organization survive?
May 9 - 12, 2010
Four Seasons Resort, Scottsdale, AZ
http://www.ciohealthcaresummit.com/

State Compensation Fund Arizona (SCF) provides safety seminars on the following topics:

1. OSHA Recordkeeping	7. Lockout/Tagout
2. Fall Protection	8. Forklift: Train the Trainer
3. Safety Management	9. Heat Stress Prevention
4. Electrical Safety	10. Back Injury Prevention
5. Scaffold Safety	11. Evacuation Safety
6. Construction Safety Management

For more information: http://www.scfaz.com/corporate/safety_seminars.php

AIS Health Daily | High-Risk Insurance Pools Could Trim Uninsured but Federal Funding Is Needed

Even without a federal health reform law, high-risk insurance pools (HRPs), if expanded through increased funding, could reduce the uninsured population and stabilize the insurance market. Thirty-five states have HRPs and collectively cover about 200,000 individuals whose health problems limit their access to private health insurance options. According to a July 2009 report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), another 4 million people are potentially eligible for coverage through the pools based on their uninsured status or pre-existing conditions, but are prevented from signing up for various reasons, including insufficient funding for the programs.

CBPP | HEALTH REFORM ESSENTIAL FOR REDUCING DEFICIT AND SLOWING HEALTH CARE COSTS

Because rising health care costs represent the single largest cause of the federal government’s long-term budget problems, fundamental health reform must be part of any budget solution. President Obama observed at a recent town hall meeting: “If you are serious about reducing our deficit and debt you cannot accomplish it without reforming our health care system...” It is a signal accomplishment that the Senate and House health reform bills would extend health coverage to two-thirds of the uninsured without adding to the federal deficit. According to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), the bills would reduce deficits both over the decade from 2010 through 2019 (the Senate bill by $132 billion, the House bill by $138 billion) and after that.

iHealthBeat | Start-up Turns to Text Messaging To Let People Question Physicians

San Francisco-based start-up firm is marketing the opportunity to ask a question of a group of doctors via text message. The service, called Truth on Call, aims to mirror the set up of Twitter by letting users ask questions of large groups of people. The initiative launched last month and currently is open to members of the media, the health care industry and financial firms. It will open up to patients in a few months.

Kaiser Health News | Millions More Children Added To Medicaid, CHIP Rolls In 2009

Just because Congress hasn't passed a health overhaul bill doesn't mean there hasn't been any expansion of health coverage. About 2.6 million previously uninsured children gained coverage last year in government health programs, according to a federal study released today. The gains were due to increased need because of the recession and stepped-up recruitment efforts by some states. Today, about 40 million American children have coverage in Medicaid or Children's Health Insurance Program.

Washington Post | Health-care sector grew as economy contracted in 2009

Health-care spending in the United States grew last year despite a contracting economy, amounting to 17.3 percent of the gross domestic product, according to estimates released Wednesday. The health-care sector's share of the economy grew 1.1 percent in 2009 compared with 2008, the largest one-year increase since at least 1960. Spending growth by federal, state and local governments was 8.7 percent last year, nearly three times the rate for employers, insurance companies and individuals -- 3 percent.

Health Leaders Media | Doctors Speak Out About Red Flags Rule

iHealthBeat | FCC's Broadband Plan Looks to Mobile Phones for Health Care

Phoenix Business Journal | Biomedical campus gets $15M for animal research facility

The University of Arizona’s medical school in downtown Phoenix is moving ahead with plans to build a $15 million underground animal research facility on the Phoenix Biomedical Campus. The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix in partnership with Arizona State University, received a $15 million grant from the National Institutes of Health. The funding was made possible by an increase in stimulus funding, said Dr. William Crist, UA’s vice president for health affairs.

Phoenix Business Journal | Cigna names Stephanie Hurlbut GM

Stephanie Gorman Hurlbut has been named president and general manager for Cigna HealthCare of Arizona Inc. She was promoted from vice president of underwriting for Cigna HealthCare’s west region. She replaces Kurt Weimer, who left the position about 10 months ago when he was promoted to president for the individual, small group and select segments of Cigna HealthCare nationwide. He also is president of Phoenix-based Cigna Medical Group, the multispecialty group practice division of Cigna HealthCare of Arizona, which has more than 200 health care providers and more than 25 health centers in the Phoenix metro area.

AZ Daily Star | Moving up

Rich Polheber has been named chief executive officer for the Phoenix-based Arizona Association of Community Health Centers, which provides services for federally qualified health centers and other health-care providers statewide. Polheber has served in various health-care and community service roles for 36 years. Most recently, he was CEO for Carondelet Holy Cross Hospital, part of Ascension Health's Carondelet Health Network, from 1999 to 2009. Polheber was CEO for Page Hospital and its network from 1997 to 1999. He has previously worked with Tucson Medical Center and as an independent consultant. He holds an MBA in health-care management from the University of Chicago.

Arizona Republic | 5 promising careers in health care

W.P. Carey Health Management and Policy | Podcast: Former Mayo Clinic CEO Talks About Reform and the Healthcare Delivery System in the U.S.

House Committee: Health and Human Services Agenda

Senate Committee: Healthcare and Medical Liability Reform

Institute for Health Technology Transformation's Winter Health IT Summit
Feb. 9 - 10, Phoenix, AZ
http://ihealthtran.com/hitwintersummit.html

11th Annual Emerging Issues in Healthcare Law Conference
February 17-19, 2010
Pointe Hilton Squaw Peak Resort , Phoenix
http://www.abanet.org/health/02_programs/01_emerging_issues.html

John F. Roatch Lecture on Social Policy and Practice
"U.S. Health Reform and the Elusive Target of Human Rights"
University Club of Phoenix
March 5th, 2010. 2:30 to 5:00 pm
eemb@asu.edu

Arizona Healthcare Executives Present "Risk Issues We Face in Our Daily Lives"
Date: Thursday, March 18, 2010
Time: 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm (In Phoenix, registration opens at 5:30 with dinner at 5:45.)
http://hafaz.ache.org/x9.xml

2010 Western States Health-e Connection Summit & Trade Show
April 12 & 13, 2010
Phoenix Convention Center
http://www.azhec.org/events.jsp

CIO Healthcare Summit
The health care industry is changing. Will your organization survive?
May 9 - 12, 2010
Four Seasons Resort, Scottsdale, AZ
http://www.ciohealthcaresummit.com/

State Compensation Fund Arizona (SCF) provides safety seminars on the following topics:

1. OSHA Recordkeeping	7. Lockout/Tagout
2. Fall Protection	8. Forklift: Train the Trainer
3. Safety Management	9. Heat Stress Prevention
4. Electrical Safety	10. Back Injury Prevention
5. Scaffold Safety	11. Evacuation Safety
6. Construction Safety Management

For more information: http://www.scfaz.com/corporate/safety_seminars.php