When you become an ongoing retainer client of KHS, you receive many exclusive and valuable Base Retainer Services. These include:

  · Unlimited telephone consultation and sounding board advice

  · The KHS Contract Language Manual and periodic updates

  · Research on payors, employers and managed care organizations

  · Annual managed care strategy visit by KHS senior consultant

  · Service credit toward other KHS services such as:

   · § Contract simulations

   · § Contract language reviews

   · § Contract negotiations

   · § Development of local area health plans

   · § Presentations for staff, Board, executive training, educational programs or retreats

   · § Facilitation of administration, Board, medical staff or community meetings

   · § Medical staff managed care relationship assessment

Through a password protected area of the KHS web site, retainer clients also have immediate on-line access to KHS proprietary information regarding payors, managed care organizations, hospital pricing trends. One of the most popular publications is the KHS Managed Care Contracting Manual. Retainer clients have access to the latest updated version on-line, allowing them to "borrow" language from the manual to easily respond to managed care organizations seeking contracts.

For more information about KHS Retainer Client On-Line Services, contact Alan S. Katz at askatz@katzhealthcare.com or call us at (704) 525-2100.