by Marshall Riddle, Senior Analyst, MCOL
 
There is still over a week to enter your list into healthsprocket's Predictions and Trends Contest! Here's what you need to do:
 
1. Post an Opinion Based List with Predictions for 2012 or Trends in 2011 – regarding any healthcare topic or issue
2. Win a MCOLGlobal membership valued at $90 just for posting your list

Marshall Riddle, Senior Analyst, MCOL
 
A series of lists have been posted which were taken from WebMD's "Year in Health" which is an annual listing of the most talked about health topics of the year.
 
Check out the lists:

Marshall Riddle, Senior Analyst, MCOL
 
A number of new lists have been posted this week pertaining to a new study from Leavitt Partners. The study, "Growth and Dispersion of Accountable Care Organizations," identifies the types and locations of organizations adopting principles of accountable care.
 
Check out the lists:

Marshall Riddle, Senior Analyst, MCOL
 
A new list on healthsprocket provides ten trends in healthcare to watch for in 2012. The list is taken from a recent blog entry on the mcol blog and covers hot topics like Readmissions, ACOs, and the Supreme Court decision on the Affordable Care Act.
 
Check out the list: Ten Trends to Tend to in 2012
 

by Marshall Riddle, MCOL
 

by Clive Riddle, MCOL President
 
We're pleased to announce the healthsprocket Predictions and Trends Contest, and hope you will participate! Here's what you need to do:
 
1. Post an Opinion Based List with Predictions for 2012 or Trends in 2011 – regarding any healthcare topic or issue
2. Win a MCOLGlobal membership valued at $90 just for posting your list

by Clive Riddle, MCOL President
 
At the end of this month we will be announcing an exciting contest where everyone posting a list regarding 2012 health care predictions or 2011 top trends can win a valuable prize, and five of these entries can win a grand prize valued at $7,500 each! Stay tuned for details.

 by Clive Riddle, MCOL President
 

Marshall Riddle, Senior Analyst, MCOL
 
There are two ways on healthsprocket to find the most popular lists. The first is the "Most Viewed Lists" page. This page lists in ranking order the most viewed lists of all time.  The second is the Trending This Month page. This page lists the most viewed lists of the month. This month's most viewed list, "Forty-Six Health Care Blogs for Proessionals" is also the most viewed list of all time.
 

Marshall Riddle, Senior Analyst, MCOL
 
A new list on healthsprocket acts as a timeline of key events in managed care history.  The events are in chronological order and start with the 1917 opening of the Western Clinic in Tacoma which provided prepaid physician services for the lumber industry and end with the passing of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
 
You can view the list Ten Key Events in Commerical Health Plan/ Managed Care History on healthsprocket