Zirui Song, MD, PhD

Articles by Zirui Song, MD, PhD

Changes in Use of Low-Value Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic

ByMahnum Shahzad, BA,Zirui Song, MD, PhD,Michael E. Chernew, PhD,A. Mark Fendrick, MD

April 22nd 2022

Use of low-value care services during COVID-19 exhibits substantial heterogeneity but, on average, shows declines similar to the use of high-value services; low-value care use lags behind high-value care use in the rebound phase.

Physician-Initiated Payment Reform: A New Path Toward Value

BySuhas Gondi, BA,Timothy G. Ferris, MD, MPH,Kavita K. Patel, MD, MSHS,Zirui Song, MD, PhD

September 10th 2019

Physician groups have begun designing alternative payment models for their own specialties, proposing that CMS include financial risk, funding for new technologies, and legal waivers.

Gatekeeping and Patterns of Outpatient Care Post Healthcare Reform

ByMichael L. Barnett, MD, MS,Zirui Song, MD, PhD,Asaf Bitton, MD, MPH,Sherri Rose, PhD,Bruce E. Landon, MD, MBA, MSc

October 1st 2018

Is specialist “gatekeeping” in modern health maintenance organization (HMO) insurance associated with differences in outpatient care? The study finds that HMO gatekeeping may meaningfully reduce specialist utilization.

Incorporating Value Into Physician Payment and Patient Cost Sharing

ByZirui Song, MD, PhD,Amol S. Navathe, MD, PhD,Ezekiel J. Emanuel, MD, PhD,Kevin G. Volpp, MD, PhD

March 16th 2018

Allowing the appropriateness of services to play a more meaningful role in the design of physician and patient incentives may improve the value of care.

The Emerging Business Models and Value Proposition of Mobile Health Clinics

ByKhin-Kyemon Aung AB,Caterina Hill, MSC, MA,Jennifer Bennet, BS,Zirui Song, MD, PhD,Nancy E. Oriol, MD

December 14th 2015

Mobile health clinics represent promising vehicles through which high quality, cost-effective care can be delivered to patients, especially in underserved areas.