Don CaseyAs health systems look to improve the health of the populations they serve, addressing the prevalence of high blood pressure in America becomes an important priority. Newly published high blood pressure management guidelines can help address the issue. Don Casey, MD, is a co-author of the 2017 American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association
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Ellen DaltonWhat’s the optimal number of new products to launch in a given time frame? Does it matter whether the launches are spread out or bunched together, and whether a new product is similar to the rest of a company’s portfolio? To answer those questions, researchers studied 1,904 new drugs launched by U.S. pharmaceutical firms from
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Tamara CullHospitals and providers accepted into the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Advanced program will be the first to test CMS’ latest voluntary Medicare payment model that begins on Oct. 1. Tamara Cull, DHA, senior vice president of Aveus, the consulting division of population health management solution provider Medecision, shares four key steps for success on
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Tamara CullIt’s fair to say that a primary goal of population health management is to move from illness treatment to illness prevention—and to improve health outcomes along the way. Getting there, however, is another story. Until recently, care management has been a largely retrospective endeavor. While care management tools have done a good job of collecting
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Tamara CullThis article was co-written by Donald Casey Jr, MD, MPH, MBA, Chief of Clinical Affairs for Medecision, and Tamara Cull, DHA, Vice President of Advisory Services for Medecision. Although it’s difficult to generalize the impact of social determinants of health, addressing them is fundamental to improving overall healthcare quality for member populations. According to the newly
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James CoatesMedecision President and CEO, Deborah Gage, has been named as one of 100 great healthcare leaders to know in 2017 by Becker’s Hospital Review. The list comprises 100 exemplary leaders of healthcare providers, government agencies, insurers and companies with successful track records leading their organizations through a rapidly changing industry. The recognition showcases Gage’s success
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James CoatesAs healthcare organizations embrace risk-bearing payment models, they must proactively manage the health of patient populations; improve outcomes; and avoid unnecessary, reactive and high-cost interventions. In this month’s Health Management Technology, our senior vice president, Larry Schor, breaks down the three key elements to achieve a successful population health management strategy and looks into the
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