Keeping up with advanced diagnostic techniques and treatment protocols in today’s rapidly changing health care environment can be overwhelming. ROSE^® helps you stay up-to-date so you can make more informed decisions for your insureds and your company.

ROSE Teleconference

Earn CEUs through this value-added service of the ROSE Program. Contact your ROSE Health Services Consultant for additional information.

Upcoming topic:

Ethical Dilemmas in Case Management

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

10:00 – 11:00 AM Pacific Time

11:00 – 12:00 PM Mountain Time

12:00 – 1:00 PM Central Time

1:00 – 2:00 PM Eastern Time

Presented by Stefany Almaden, RN, CCM, CUM, CMCN

Previous teleconference topics:

• Healing and Humor
• Utilization Management versus Case Management – What is it you think you are doing?
• Breast Cancer
• Women’s Issues with Cardiac Disease
• Pregnancy Prolongation: You can Make a Difference
• Umbilical Cord Blood Stem Cells: Past, Present and Future
• Organ Procurement: Challenges and Strategies
• What’s Happening in IV Gamma Globulin: Clinical Indications for Usage and Associated Costs
• New Standards of Care Published by the Case Management Society of America (CMSA): Legal Issues
• Proactive Case Management: Eating Disorders
• Kidney Disease 201
• Hypertensive Issues in Pregnancy
• Depression/Anxiety and Medical Co-Morbidities
• Oncology Overview
• Spasticity Management
• Genetics for Medical Practice – the Future is Now
• Brain Tumors and Treatment Options
• Liability for Adverse Payment Decisions
• High Risk Pregnancy Management
• Outcome Reporting in Health Insurance Case Management
• Hemophilia
• Chronic Lung Disease in the Neonate

Annual ROSE Seminar

25^th Annual ROSE Seminar
September 29 – October 1, 2009

Gain valuable information by attending the distinguished Annual ROSE Seminar, where nationally recognized experts provide the latest findings impacting the healthcare arena.

Since 1985, ROSE has been fine-tuning the seminar to meet your needs:

• Earn continuing education credits by attending the seminar
• Network and build beneficial professional relationships

The three-day seminar is free to ROSE clients (except for travel and lodging) and is held each summer in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis or St. Paul, Minnesota. Features:

• Latest national healthcare trends
• Clinical and/or ethical matters regarding specific catastrophic injuries or conditions, such as HIV disease, cancer, organ failure, and high-risk pregnancies and infants
• Healthcare and disability issues
• Legal implications of healthcare management
• New technologies and treatment protocols
• Rehabilitation issues
• Claim management issues
• Case management and managed care strategies

ROSE Resource Newsletter

A free newsletter highlighting the latest developments in treatments and practices, e-mailed quarterly to ROSE clients. Featuring:

• The latest news on diverse topics related to claims and healthcare management
• Information on diagnostic, therapeutic and preventive programs, including interesting case histories
• Medical updates from our panel of distinguished physicians
• Background on the latest medical technologies
• Case management innovations
• Legal and ethical matters affecting healthcare professionals

The ROSE Report

The ROSE Report is sent out to our clients on a periodic basis throughout the year highlighting cutting edge medical and managed care information, or updates on issues of concern. At ING Reinsurance, your needs are our concern. This periodic notification is just one way the ROSE Program can assist your organization, and partner with you to support your goal of quality healthcare outcomes.

Please contact your Health Services Consultant for more information about this publication.

2008

• ROSE Gated Website Improvements
• Transplant Network Options

2007

• New Service Offering From ITA Partners, Inc.

2006

• TransAdvise, Transplant Case Management services, available from United Resource Networks
• Disease Management Association of America (DMAA) Consensus Guidelines

2005

• New Perinatology Consultant
• World Health Day
• INTERLINK
• Cancer Resource Services available from United Resources Networks

2004

• Bird Flu
• Disease Management Consortium
• Whooping Cough
• Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
• New Cardiology Consultation Services
• New Medicare Language and Obesity Treatment
• ROSE Manual Now Available On-Line

2003

• Driving and Sleep Disorders
• Mad Cow Disease
• Influenza Virus
• SARS Update

ROSE Resource Manual

The ROSE Resource Manual complements and supports your medical case management endeavors. Packed with valuable information on executing medical case management activities, it is prepared in cooperation with several provider facilities and professional associations nationwide.

The manual provides an overview on medical case management and how we, as your reinsurer, work with you to enhance your activities.

For more information on Educational Resources, contact your ROSE Health Services Consultant.

Free Webcasts from PRIME, Inc.

Professional Resources In Management Education, Inc. (PRIME) is a national health care educational company serving the CME needs of professionals since 1994. PRIME develops and accredits programs for physicians, pharmacists, nurses, case managers, disability management specialists, claims managers and other health care professionals. Owned by national health care leaders Kathleen Moreo, RN, Cm, BSN, BHSA, CCM, CDMS, CEAC, and Anne Llewekkyn, RNC, BHSA, CCM, CRRN, CEAC, the corporation has consistently provided significant educational services for large organizations including the U.S. Department of Defense, the CDC, various Medicaid and Veterans community-based systems, academic institutions, integrated delivery networks, managed care insurance companies, employer groups, and America’s leading pharmaceuticals.

PRIME, Inc. is the first and only health care educational company in the U.S. to achieve Core Accreditation from the URAC for excellence in quality education, a distinction held since 2001. For more information about PRIME, contact Kathleen or Anne at 954.718.6005 or 954.718.6013, 8201 W. McNab Road, Tamarac, FL 33321, www.primeinc.org.