Press Release

“Cowboys vs. Scientists”: HEOPS Sponsors Innovative Network Contracting Congress in Las Vegas
February 25, 2010

February 25, 2010 (Las Vegas, NV)  Approximately 100 delegates from many of the nation’s top health plans and key provider organizations met in Las Vegas for the inaugural 2010 Network Contracting Congress on February 25, 2010. This premier network contracting event was organized by Global Media Dynamics and sponsored by HEOPS.

“Cowboys vs. Scientists,” explains Nancy C Everitt, HEOPS Inc CEO and Conference Chairperson, “Network contracting is intense and often intuitively driven, HEOPS intent is to move the approach from “cowboys” to a more scientific approach with measurable outcomes and metrics. Don’t get me wrong,” says Everitt, “Network contracting should not lose the passionate approach necessary for success to become only an event driven process. Perhaps “scientific cowboys” is a more appropriate way to describe the optimal endgame approach.”

Click here for HEOPS presentation: “When You Can’t Afford to Fail” Seven Proven Methods for Enhancing Yield and Reducing Cost for Expedited Network Development.”

From start to finish the Network Contracting Congress provided valuable tools for a more scientific process. A small sampling of the presentations included Tufts intriguing results on the success of their P4P program, Molina Healthcare of Washington’s proven process to increase provider satisfaction and keynote presenter Robin Fisk timely insights on ACHO’s.

“The critical success factor for the Congress was the dynamic interaction amongst the delegates and presenters. The level of play was high, but hands on. All delegates left with walk away insights and operational ideas,” remarked Everitt.

Global Media Dynamics is a business-to-business communications consulting firm specialized in providing innovative and cutting-edge information to the contemporary marketplace. Products and offerings currently range from conferences, webinars, special reports to providing the market with current ideas and information that will help them transform their businesses. The 2010 Network Contracting Congress was the inaugural meeting for this annual event.

About HEOPS:
HEOPS, Inc. is the national leader in patient access solutions. Since 2004, HEOPS has been and is currently a strategic partner to many of the nation’s largest managed care organizations. HEOPS has established relationships with 40+ unique statewide health plans spanning more than 130 engagements, outreaching to over 250,000 providers across 48 states. HEOPS is one of a kind.

HEOPS is a market innovator in expedited network development and high-profile provider negotiations. HEOPS has cultivated unparalleled operational insight, intellectual capital, and experiential knowledge across the country through high volume, high quality experience and the perspective of best practices across market leaders.

HEOPS is the most robust full source patient access partner in the nation, providing turnkey onsite support services such as custom mailing, email communication, contract administration, call centers, data analytics and complex mapping and disruption analysis.

For more information contact Nancy Everitt, President and CEO at 615-376-4677.