Chicago Health & Welfare Plan Management Workshops

Attend all general and workshop sessions and earn up to 14 CPE (for CPAs) credits.

Attend the pre-conference workshop and earn additional credits.

Conference Workshops
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Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday
10:00 am–11:00 am	10:15 am–11:15 am	9:15 am–10:15 am
11:15 am–12:15 pm	1:45 pm–2:45 pm	10:30 am–11:30 am
2:00 pm–3:00 pm	3:15 pm–4:15 pm
3:30 pm–4:30 pm

Tuesday, 3:15 pm–4:15 pm

32. Case Study: Results of an Incentive- Based Wellness Program Coupled with a Consumer-Driven Strategy
T. Chimino
Assurance Agency, Ltd.

33. Boot Camp Not Your Style?
Presented by
Coventry Health Care

34. HIPAA Title II Overview and Update
T.L. Bitseff, J.D.
Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP

35. Shedding Light on the Health Care Challenge—The Evolution of On-Site Health Clinics
G.R. Williams
Mount Vernon Mills, Inc.

36. Wellness Works
D.C. Parker
Meritain Health

32. Case Study: Results of an Incentive-Based Wellness Program Coupled with a Consumer-Driven Strategy
Hear how one aggressive company has completely reversed the national trend of rising health insurance premiums. These results were achieved using a multi-layered strategy that included: offering incentive-based consumer-driven health plans, making employees passionate about their personal health and engaging everyone from senior management to the mail room. Learn how to drive your company’s health care costs below national averages, reduce absenteeism, improve presenteeism and give yourself a distinct advantage in the marketplace.
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33. Boot Camp Not Your Style?
If military-style exercises and intense physical training are not in your employees’ normal routine, discover how you can encourage each plan participant to live, think and breathe healthier. Learn how to develop communications that educate, and hear how contests can persuade your employees to exercise, eat properly and just think healthier.
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34. HIPAA Title II Overview and Update
Compliance with HIPAA’s administrative simplification provisions continues to present challenges. This session covers the basics of HIPAA privacy and security compliance, the National Provider Identifier and new guidance addressing communications over open networks and portable electronic devices.
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35. Shedding Light on the Health Care Challenge—The Evolution of On-Site Health Clinics
Health care premiums continue to rise at or near double digits while there is near stagflation in wages and the remainder of the economy. What can be done to combat the upward spiral? This presentation addresses a growing trend among employers, regardless of industry, of placing health clinics on site. Learn from the practical experiences of an employer three years into the process who offers insight into all facets of this strategy, from initial setup to establishment of reasonable expectations of savings and the results achieved thus far.
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36. Wellness Works
Learn the results and implications of a biometric screening assessment conducted among nearly 4,000 members from 30 employer groups throughout the United States. These screenings identified more than $18 million in potentially unmanaged medical costs among the sample population. Discover what these findings mean and how they apply to individual employers.
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