CRG Research Reports

Featured Research Reports

Patient-Centered Medical Homes and ACOs: How Health Plans Are Transforming Provider Incentives and Improving Quality
Publication Date: September 30, 2010
Health plans are playing a key role in the development of patient-centered medical homes. This 100-page report shows you who is pioneering new provider reimbursement structures, bonus pools, care management programs and other incentives and innovations to help change provider practices.

Outlook for Managed Care, 2011
Publication Date: January 15, 2011
The Outlook for Managed Care, 2011 offers a complete analysis of the likely impact of healthcare reform on health plan growth, margins and profitability. Along with this special section on healthcare reform, the Outlook for Managed Care, 2011 provides you with the tools you need to forecast the future of the managed care industry, assess industry growth prospects, and rank the competition.

Member Retention and Engagement – A Guide to Health Plan Online Initiatives
Publication Date: June 30, 2010
Health plans are developing a wide variety of online decision-support tools to engage members with the hopes of delivering on the original promise of managed care - better quality healthcare at a lower cost. This 90-page report shows you how to take advantage of these new technologies to drive member-engagement, better outcomes and lower cost.

Managed Care IT Success Stories, 2010
Publication Date: March 30, 2010
Managed Care IT Success Stories, 2010 is a 100-page report that outlines the market for managed care information technology and provides case studies on how healthy plans are using IT to win in the marketplace – information you can use to plan your own IT initiatives and innovations.

The Future of Medicare Advantage: Optimizing Profits Under the Obama Administration
Publication Date: January 2, 2010
Medicare Advantage plans have enjoyed a good ride in recent years. But all that may change under the Obama Administration. Obama's plan to cut Medicare Advantage reimbursements will strain plan profitability, drive industry consolidation and force executives to development new skills to succeed.

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White Papers

Value-Based Insurance Design: A proactive approach to a healthier membership

Today’s employers increasingly demand more-effective and innovative benefit options from payers. Value-based insurance design (VBID) principles help align consumer incentives with the use of high-value services. New TriZetto research shows that payers, employers, providers, brokers and consumers are in agreement about the potential benefits of VBID and that demand for VBID is significant.

The Value of Health Coaching in Population Health Management

With as much as 88% of avoidable healthcare costs due to lifestyle choices, many companies are implementing population health management strategies to improve modifiable health risks, enhance productivity, and reduce costs. Learn why health coaching, with its personalized, proactive approach, is one of the most effective ways to encourage long-term behavioral change.

Impact of Incentive Values on Participation in Comprehensive Wellness and Health Risk Assessment Interventions

This is the first of a series of Research Review White Papers focused on "The Science of Health Incentives^TM - Impact of Incentive Values on Participation in Comprehensive Wellness and Health Risk Assessment Interventions". With rising healthcare costs, payers, employers, providers and consumers must look at ways to manage costs, improve outcomes and reduce delivery costs. Learn how incentive programs have emerged as an essential tool for impacting costs.

Focused Health Solutions: An Opt-in ROI Methodology White Paper

Focused Health Solutions, an innovative Population Health Management company and Ingenix Consulting recently developed a critical white paper about its ROI Methodology. Overall cost savings to clients are used to determine program ROI. FHS utilizes a matched control group approach to measure the value of its condition management programs.

Growing the Individual Market: Preparing for the Influx of Opportunities

Growing the Individual Market: Preparing for the Influx of Opportunities. This valuable guide, authored by Lorrie Imes, VP of Business Development and Marketing at Connecture, provides health plans with an overview of the individual market and discusses opportunities carriers have for sustainable, profitable growth within this growing market.

Humana
Stay Smart, Stay Healthy

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Upcoming Conferences

The 3rd Annual National Reducing Hospital Readmissions Forum – West Coast
September 27 - 28, 2010 •San Diego,CA

Pharmacy Benefit Management & E-Prescribing Forum 2010
September 28 - 30, 2010 •Chicago,IL

New Product Innovation, Design & Development for Health Plans
September 29 - October 1, 2010 •Chicago,IL

The 8th Annual Healthcare Claims Management Summit
October 26 - 28, 2010 •Arlington,VA

Integrating Behavioral Healthcare & Chronic Care Management
October 26 - 28, 2010 •Chicago,IL

The Medical Management Summit for Medicare Advantage Health Plans
October 27 - 28, 2010 •Alexandria,VA

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