ArlenGroup Seminars, Webinars and Events

ArlenGroup periodically sponsors seminars, webinars and workshops on a host of benefit-related topics in response to the interests and needs of our clients. Past topics have included worksite wellness, health care cost containment, HIPAA compliance, consumer directed health plans, employee communications, and compliance with the San Francisco Health Care Security Ordinance.

2010

• Healthcare Reform for Employers
  (April  2010) Recorded Webinar
  A preliminary discussion of the requirements and costs of healthcare reform for employers.
  
  
• International Employee Benefits (UK)
  (February 2010) Recorded Webinar
  Future Solutions, a specialist employee benefits consultancy, shared their best practices in providing employee benefits in the United Kingdom.
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2009

• Stimulus Bill Changes HIPAA Privacy and Security: Are You Prepared? 
  (May 2009) Recorded Webinar
  John Barlament, from the Employee Benefits Group of Michael Best & Friedrich LLP, provides a practical explanation of these new rules and the steps you and your health plan must take to be in compliance.
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• Stimulus Bill Makes Drastic COBRA Changes: Action Steps All Employers Need to Know 
  (March 2009) Recorded Webinar
  With President Obama’s signing of the $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Stimulus Bill) into law, every employer will need to make changes to the way they administer COBRA.
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• Obama's Healthcare Reform Plan: What does it means for employers? (January 2009) Recorded Webinar
  Discussion on President Barack Obama’s healthcare reform plan and early insight into how it will likely impact employer sponsored insurance coverage.
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2008

• Introduction to Concierge Medicine: Understanding the options for participants stepping outside the traditional managed care system (December 2008) Recorded Webinar
  Explains the concept and practice of concierge medicine, exploring not only the value for doctors and patients, but also how modern insurance plans treat concierge medicine.
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• Understanding Experience Rating (September 2008) Recorded Webinar
  Explains how experience-rated medical insurance is priced and negotiated. Hear how a company’s experience impacts their renewal; what components of the renewal are negotiable; how insurance carrier underwriters approach the renewal; and what they can do to receive the best renewal rates from the carriers.
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• Demystifying Medical Insurance Pricing webinar (July 2008) Recorded Webinar
  Explains how medical insurance is priced. Covers health insurance inflation and how it impacts renewals; the type of information you should be able to get from your health insurers and how to use it; ways to manage large claim data that are negatively impacting your rates; and the elements of a renewal you can negotiate and influence.
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• Worksite Wellness Seminar (April 2008)
  During this seminar two progressive companies and one industry expert shared their experiences in launching a worksite wellness program. They focused on what went well, lessons learned, pitfalls to avoid, role of the executive sponsor, and the importance of metrics.
  
  
• San Francisco Health Care Security Ordinance Webinar: What Employers Need to do by the April 30 Deadline (April 2008)
  With the first compliance deadline approaching April 30, 2008, ArlenGroup walked attendees through a checklist to help ensure organizations had the right data to formulate the best method of compliance with the ordinance.
  
  
• 25th Annual Western Pension & Benefits Conference (April 2008)
  ArlenGroup presented at this year's WP&BC conference. This year's theme was "Navigating the New Benefit Landscape" and explored the ever-changing landscape of employee benefits. The presentation focused on benefit outsourcing with an emphasis on transitioning from multiple internal resources to a single external source, the human capital aspect of outsourcing, determining if outsourcing aligns with a company's strategic plans, and best practices.
  
  
• San Francisco Health Care Security Ordinance Webinar (January 2008)
  ArlenGroup presented a case study and walked attendees through each of the practical steps for HCSO compliance, including how to build an HCSO compliance strategy for 2008, which employees are subject to the HCSO, how to calculate spend and pay San Francisco for any spending shortfall.
  
  

2007

• San Francisco Health Care Security Ordinance Webinar (October 2007)
  Attendees learned about key definitions and parameters of the ordinance, compliance requirements, penalties for non-compliance, and practical solutions for complying with the ordinance.
  
  
• Renewal Planning Seminar (July 2007)
  ArlenGroup’s consulting team shared experiences, insights and strategies that have proven effective in renewal planning, negotiation and decision making. 
  
  
• Consumer Directed Health Seminar (March 2007)
  Informational session regarding best practices, potential pitfalls and other valuable information pertaining to the implementation of HSAs.

2006

• International Benefits Seminar (August 2006)
  Best practices and pitfalls, setting  realistic expectations, and  strategic advice on building and maintaining a long-term international benefits game plan.
  
  
• Population Health Management Seminar (May 2006)
  Aimed at helping organizations think strategically about the role that Population Health Management (PHM) can and should play.
  
  
• HIPAA Security for Employers Seminar (January 2006)
  Helped guide employers through a step-by-step process to evaluate whether their health plan’s security and access policies for protecting electronic PHI are compliant with the final HIPAA regulations. 

• NCHRA Conference and Trade Show (September 2005)
  ArlenGroup took part as a presenter and exhibitor at the 2005 Annual 2005 NCHRA Conference & Trade Show at the Oakland Marriott City Center. In his presentation, Roger Arlen highlighted real-world solutions for lowering health care costs through new and innovative Population Health Management programs.
  
  
• Population Health Management Seminar (July 2005)
  Discussion of how a health promotion program is attainable and can lower a company's medical costs, reduce absenteeism, improve productivity and, overall, improve the corporate bottom line.
  
  
• Managing Law Firm Benefits Seminar (April 2005)
  Provided insight into how leading law firms are responding to the health care cost challenge and developing solutions that meet the specific needs of their partners, associates and staff. A panel of distinguished law firm benefit professionals gave participants real world perspectives on the topics discussed.
  
  
• HIPAA Security Seminar for Employers Seminar (March 2005)
  With the HIPAA Security deadline for large health plans approaching on April 21, 2005, this seminar outlined the basic HIPAA Security requirements and gave benefit managers -- and their technology managers -- a practical guide to compliance.