Disease management has evolved over the years and the industry has begun to shift its focus to chronic care management and integrating wellness and prevention into its strategies. With an aging population, and more people living longer with multiple chronic conditions, healthcare costs will continue to rise. Efforts to improve the quality of care, provide more convenient access to care, and the use of technology to facilitate communication are emerging as important trends.

The 8th Disease Management Colloquium will tackle DM initiatives in health systems, at the employer and plan level, within healthcare providers and in freestanding disease management enterprises. It will present case studies of disease management efforts in a variety of settings. It explores the role of disease management as it affects Medicare, Medicaid, the commercially insured, and the under- and uninsured; the role of evidence-based medicine; the use of incentives for physicians and consumers; new tools and techniques; innovations by health plans, disease management companies and the community; and key legislative and policy issues affecting the future of disease management.

The Colloquium seeks to better educate government agencies, the health care industry (including health plans and providers), employers, and the general public about the important role disease management programs play in improving health care quality and outcomes for persons subject to chronic conditions.

The industry is raising the bar and new and innovative programs, tools and concepts are being developed. Join us at the 8th Annual Colloquium!

• Presidents/CEOs/CFOs/COOs
• Medical Directors
• Medicare/Medicaid Directors
• Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology and Medical Device Manufacturers
• Managed Care Executives (Medical Directors, Pharmacy Managers)
• Directors and Deputy Directors, State Departments of Public Health
• CIOs, CTOs, Vice Presidents and Directors of Information Systems
• Directors of Programs in Asthma, Diabetes, Cardiovascular, Oncology, Women's Health
• Quality Assurance and Improvement Managers
• Case Managers
• Nurses
• Directors and Managers of Health and Wellness Plans
• Directors, Disease Management
• Physicians
• Psychologists
• Social Workers
• Alternative Medicine Providers
• Pharmacy Managers
• Pharmacists (retail, chain and convenient care)
• Community/Independent Pharmacists

• To provide an update of the disease management enterprise in the United States and internationally
• To explore disease management initiatives being implemented in Medicare and Medicaid Programs
• To assess how to achieve and measure return on investment (ROI) from disease management initiatives
• To describe financial incentives in disease management programs
• To explore the impact of retail medicine in the community
• To explain current quality improvement initiatives and their impact on disease management
• To analyze the role of eHealth and health information technology in implementing disease management programs, for both consumers and providers
• To demonstrate disease management programs offered by employers
• To share communication and patient adherence strategies
• To describe medication compliance and adherence programs
• To address the issue of managing multiple chronic conditions with disease management programs
• To share best practices case studies presented by leading disease management organizations
• To provide a forum for discussing emerging care models for disease management
• To create a vision for the role of employers, health plans, providers, disease management enterprises and patients in implementing successful disease management programs