Dear Al,

On behalf of Oracle and our Healthcare Industry Users Group (HIUG), I want to extend my thanks for a great keynote at our conference last week. Your comments resonated solidly with the over 300 attendees who were from various roles in healthcare organizations. The results of our post conference survey were exceptionally positive.

As you know the audience was diverse, most who had little exposure to disease management and evolving concepts such as the Medical Home and Accountable Care Organizations. Your message on how to become an “expert” reader of outcomes reports was very timely considering the industry trends and that the ability to better analyze this type of data is vital for organizations to be successful in the future. As always, you presented the material in “Al” style which is entertaining and very engaging. In fact, many people came to me during the conference and said that they were already viewing outcomes claims data differently as a result of your presentation. Mission accomplished!

Thanks again for traveling to Florida for the HIUG and for the presentation at the Executive Symposium. I look forward to keeping in touch and speaking soon.

Best regards,

MP

Marc Perlman | Global Vice President, Healthcare and Life Sciences |
Oracle Industry Business Unit

April 10, 2011

Al Lewis
President
Disease Management Purchasing Consortium International, Inc.
890 Winter Street,#208
Waltham, MA02451

Dear Mr. Lewis:

We write to thank you for serving on the faculty of The Eleventh Population Health and Care Coordination Colloquium, which addressed changes in health care delivery and coordination. The Colloquium focused on health promotion, wellness and prevention strategies as the way to improve the quality of life for citizens of every age and at every stage of life.

We received very positive reviews from attendees, especially regarding the quality and expertise of the speakers. If we received feedback from your session, the evaluation summary is listed below.

Session Title:

Outcomes Measurement for Dummies . . . and Smarties

Thank you again for your contribution to the success of The Eleventh Population Health and Care Coordination Colloquium.

Regards,
Suzanne Tyler
Faculty Manager

March 25, 2010

Al Lewis
President
Disease Management Purchasing Consortium International, Inc.
57 River Road #102
Wellesley, MA 02481

Dear Mr. Lewis:

We write to thank you for serving on the faculty of The Tenth Population Health & Disease Management Colloquium, which addressed key issues regarding health care reform and the need for preventive medicine. It provided new insights related to wellness and prevention, health promotion, consumerism, chronic care management, and access to care.

We received very positive reviews from attendees, especially regarding the quality and expertise of the speakers. If we received feedback from your session, the evaluation summary is listed below.

Session Title:

Preconference I: Certification Training

Thank you again for your contribution to the success of The Tenth Population Health & Disease Management Colloquium.

Regards,
Vivien A. Maier, CMP
Faculty Manager

You may want to take courses available to help you, such as, but not limited to:

The DMPC Critical Outcomes Report Analysis training, which is offered at least twice a year, both in person and online.

Participating in training like the CORA course (and passing the test) can confer a level of expertise and confidence in outcomes evaluation that...many people in the healthcare benefits field do not possess.

You may find that you no longer look at an outcomes report the same way again.

Hi All:

I noticed on his post earlier today that Al Lewis and the Disease Management Purchasing Consortium are once again offering their Critical Outcomes Report Analysis Certification Training via audio conference on July 17th.

If your position involves reviewing evaluation reports provided by vendors regarding the services they provide to you, I would strongly encourage you to consider taking this course. I took the class from Al last winter and found it to be a very enlightening and eye opening experience.

Even though I had research methods and stat courses at both the undergrad and grad levels, Al and this course taught me a number of important things to consider when reviewing reports from my vendors. I have found the information from the course to be valuable on a couple of occasions since taking the course. I believe the course was well worth the investment. As a result of the course, I feel that I am now in a much better position to review and if necessary, question my vendors about the results they are presenting to us and know from what I speak.

Based on my experience, I am happy to offer this unsolicited endorsement of the course.

Bill McPeck

William McPeck
Certified Worksite Wellness Program Consultant
Work-Life Certified Professional
Certified Health Promotion Director
Director, Employee Health and Safety
Maine State Government
207-287-6780 (voice)
207-287-6796 (fax)
william.c.mcpeck@maine.gov