KePRO's Chief Medical Officer to Present and Participate in Physician Roundtable at McKesson Health Solutions Conference
Posted on: Wednesday, 15 October 2008, 15:00 CDT
HARRISBURG, Pa., Oct. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Alice Stollenwerk Petrulis, MD, FACP, KePRO's Chief Medical Officer, will be a featured presenter and a physician roundtable participant at McKesson Health Solutions' national conference. On Wednesday, October 22, Dr. Petrulis will present, Care Management: Making a Difference Today and Tomorrow, in which she will discuss the impact that case management and disease management have had on care management, and offer insight on how both will continue to influence the industry going forward. On Thursday, October 23rd she will participate in a panel discussion about current trends in care management.
Dr. Petrulis is Board certified in internal medicine and nephrology, and licensed in Ohio. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Washington University, St. Louis, MO, and her medical degree from The Ohio State University. Dr. Petrulis is an adjunct professor of medicine at Case Western Reserve University, and recently co-chaired the National Quality Forum's Ambulatory Practice Steering Committee.
Dr. Petrulis has authored numerous articles and presentations, and has been published in the New England Journal of Medicine, the Journal of General Internal Medicine, and the Journal of the American Medical Association, to name a few.
The national conference, which takes place October 21-24 in San Antonio, brings together health care stakeholders from across the country to hear from industry experts about the most pressing issues facing payors and providers today.
About KePRO
KePRO, a leading quality improvement and care management organization, offers innovative and outcomes-focused solutions to reduce the utilization of health care resources and optimize quality of care for public and commercial clients. KePRO's comprehensive, member centric care management solutions go far beyond traditional utilization and case management by coordinating the care provided to members with acute, chronic and complex conditions across the continuum, and identifying members who are at the highest risk for future services, but have not yet had an acute event. Tailored programs maximize members' quality of life, and realize greater cost savings for members and clients.
Headquartered in Pennsylvania, KePRO also has offices in Florida, Kentucky, Maryland, Ohio, Tennessee, and Virginia. KePRO is URAC health utilization management and case management accredited. For more information, visit http://www.kepro.org/.
KePRO
CONTACT: Joanne Benteler, Public Relations Director for KePRO,+1-717-265-7004, jbentele@kepro.org
Web site: http://www.kepro.org/
Source: PRNewswire
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