Care Management

Jan 26 2017

Management of High-Cost Patients

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments

The Commonwealth Fund issues a brief on designing a good health delivery system for complex, high-cost patients.

Dec 28 2016

Care Management Delivery Models

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments

Research in Health Services and Outcomes Research Methodology compares various care management delivery strategies.

Oct 20 2016

A Successful Value-driven Outcomes Program

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments

A study published in JAMA finds that a value-driven program at the University of Utah Health Care system improved quality and lowered costs.

Oct 18 2016

For the most significant outcomes, a recent study in NEJM finds no difference between bare metal and drug-eluting stents. Drug and device companies are really good at selling expensive products with no or marginal outcome improvements.

http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1607991

Oct 18 2016

A study in NEJM finds that while ten-year mortality was similar for treatment or surveillance for prostate cancer, failure to treat led to more metastases and disease progression. Proponents of ending PSA screening and what they view as excessive diagnoses of prostate cancer may be happy, but for a few men, late diagnosis and/or surveillance just means worse disease and outcomes. The same approach is coming on mammograms.

http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1606220

Sep 27 2016

According to research firm Markets & Markets the population health market will be worth $32 billion by 2020.

http://www.marketsandmarkets.com/Market-Reports/population-health-management-market-263411936.html

Sep 20 2016

Team-Based Integrated Care Effects

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments

According to research published in JAMA, an integrated team-based system of primary care resulted in lower costs in some areas and better quality performance on some measures.

Sep 19 2016

Medication Management and Overall Medical Spending

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments

Research carried by the American Journal of Managed Care suggests that interventions to improve adherence to medication regimens have a near-term payback in overall medical cost savings.

Sep 02 2016

Research firm Markets & Markets estimates that the population health management market will have revenue of $32 billion by 2020.

http://www.marketsandmarkets.com/Market-Reports/population-health-management-market-263411936.html

Aug 30 2016

Identifying High-Risk Patients

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments

A study in Health Services Research identifies a new strategy for finding high-risk patients.

Aug 25 2016

Hospital Discharges and Medication Management

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments

According to an article in Health Affairs at least one medication management program helps reduce readmissions.

May 03 2016

Milliman Report on Oncology Care Costs

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A Milliman report examines cancer care costs, finding that spending increases are largely driven by higher usage of hospital outpatient settings for chemotherapy.

Mar 15 2016