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THE
AIS REPORT ON BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD PLANS,
valuable news and penetrating analysis of new products, market
share, strategies, conversions, financing, profitability and
strategic alliances of Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans. Written
by insightful managed care writer/analyst Jill Brown. (Published
independently by AIS. Not affiliated with or sponsored, endorsed
or approved by the BlueCross BlueShield Association or any
of the independent Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies.)
12 issues annually ($464 per year) or 2-month intro ($72 for
2 issues); both include print copy and e-mail delivery.
DRUG
BENEFIT NEWS, unique information gathered in AIS's own
surveys of HMOs and pharmacy benefit management companies. Timely
news and data on the business of pharmaceuticals ... and practical
cost management strategies from experts throughout the industry.
Includes data on high-cost drug categories, inside info on what
HMOs and PBMs are doing, and information that will help you
benchmark results and experiences. 24 issues annually ($537
per year) or 2-month intro ($86 for 4 issues); both include
print copy and e-mail delivery.
INSIDE
CONSUMER-DIRECTED CARE
brings you timely news and insightful analysis on how the trend
toward consumer-directed health plans will affect utilization
of medical services, insurance premiums, and your bottom line.
You'll get concise details on topics like who's getting what
contracts, how plans are being structured, how to get employees
to buy in, critical factors for plan success, whether incentives
will foster use of cost-effective care, and how plans and employers
will educate and communicate with beneficiaries. Get reliable
intelligence on what's working and what's not and why. 24 issues
annually ($446 per year) or 2-month intro ($82 for 4 issues);
both include print copy and e-mail delivery.
HEALTH PLAN WEEK (formerly Managed Care Week), timely business, financial and regulatory news of the health insurance industry — with the inside news, targeted data and expert analysis that will help
improve your organization's bottom line. Since 1991, this newsletter
has been the industry's most respected and widely read news source.Written by insightful managed care writer/analyst Jill Brown.
45 issues annually ($677 per year) or 2-month intro ($91 for 8 issues);
both include print copy and e-mail delivery.
The HCCA-AIS MEDICAID COMPLIANCE NEWS, monthly news and valuable how-to strategies for identifying and reducing the top Medicaid compliance risks. Co-published by the Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) and AIS. 12 issues annually (Charter Subscription price: $367 per year; HCCA member discount available); subscriptions include print copy and e-mail delivery of the newsletter.
MEDICARE
ADVANTAGE NEWS, timely news and strategies to boost
revenues, increase enrollees and cut costs in Medicare Advantage
and Medicaid managed care. 24 issues annually ($454 per year)
or 2-month intro ($69 for 4 issues); both include print copy
and e-mail delivery.
MEDICARE
PART D COMPLIANCE NEWS, news and strategies on implementation
and compliance with the new Medicare drug benefit — marketing,
enrollment, formularies, rebates, claims pricing, and fraud,
waste and abuse. 12 issues annually ($467 per year) or 2-month
intro ($71 for 2 issues); subscriptions include print copy and
e-mail delivery of the newsletter, biweekly "Part D E-Letters"
and access to a special Part D Web site for easy access to all
original documents.
REPORT
ON MEDICARE COMPLIANCE, the industry's top source of
news and analysis on Medicare compliance, fraud and abuse, billing
errors, and a range of complex compliance issues. Includes unique
strategic guidance not available anywhere else ... from the
desk of veteran compliance reporter Nina Youngstrom, who has
written this newsletter since 1992. 45 issues annually ($628
per year) or 2-month intro ($92 for 8 issues); both include
print copy and e-mail delivery.
REPORT
ON PATIENT PRIVACY, practical guidance on the confidentiality
of patient information and a wide range of complex issues in
your HIPAA compliance. Includes how-to news about risk assessments,
the use and disclosure of protected health information, safeguarding
PHI, business associates, education and training, audits and
compliance reviews, recordkeeping and reporting. 12 issues annually
($403 per year) or 2-month intro ($61); both include print copy
and e-mail delivery.
REPORT
ON RESEARCH COMPLIANCE,
co-published by the National Council of University Research
Administrators (NCURA) and AIS, provides the best information
there is to help institutions avoid the negative publicity,
financial setbacks, and management problems that compliance
requirements can create. 12 issues annually, plus weekly e-mail
newletters and unlimited access to a password-protected Web
site. ($368 for NCURA members, $468 for non-members.)
SPECIALTY
PHARMACY NEWS,
a monthly newsletter with news and strategies for managing high-cost
biotech and injectable products, designed to help health plans,
PBMs, providers and employers manage costs more aggressively
and deliver biotechs and injectables more effectively. Contains
information on benefit design, provider contracting, reimbursement,
network building, claims management, formulary decisions, and
other pharmacy management issues. 12 issues annually ($495 per
year or 2-month intro ($84 for 2 issues); both include print
copy and e-mail delivery.
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A
GUIDE TO AUDITING HEALTH CARE BILLING PRACTICES,
step-by-step guidance on one of the most challenging problems
in Medicare compliance. The guide addresses how to recognize
problems, auditing components of your billing process, auditing
your IS billing systems, dealing with special billing problems,
and much more. Comprehensive looseleaf with quarterly updates and monthly news summaries. ($397 annually).
A
GUIDE TO COMPLYING WITH STARK PHYSICIAN SELF-REFERRAL RULES
is a comprehensive looseleaf service written by a team of experienced
health care attorneys. It features easy-to-follow explanations
of the prohibitions and exceptions under the Stark rules, chapters
devoted to the special Stark interests of different stakeholders,
summaries of Stark Advisory Opinions issued by the OIG, and
copies of regulations and other formal documents. Subscription
includes quarterly updates and quarterly news summaries. ($511
annually)
HIPAA
PATIENT PRIVACY COMPLIANCE GUIDE contains practical
guidance and how-to tools from many of the nation’s top
HIPAA advisers and practitioners. This looseleaf guide identifies
14 of the most complex and troublesome areas of your HIPAA compliance
and addresses each with easy-to-understand summaries of HIPAA
requirements and mounds of practical tools — sample forms,
notices, waivers, checklists, decision trees, procedures, contract
language, timelines, and other practical tools. Comprehensive
looseleaf with quarterly updates. ($467 annually)
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