Jan Berger, MD, MJ, Discusses the Trends in Pharmacy Benefit Management
April 9th 2013Jan Berger, MD, MJ, President & CEO, Health Intelligence Partners, Editor-in-Chief, The American Journal of Pharmacy Benefits, says although Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) is becoming more sophisticated, providers are working to reduce confusion about benefit tier explanations.
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Steve Melnick, Answers How ACOs Will Impact the Pharmacy Benefit and Medical Costs
April 5th 2013Steve Melnick, President, SM Innovations, says that accountable care organizations (ACOs) will impact the pharmacy benefit by moving the healthcare system from a volume-based to a value-based model.
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Cindy Bjorkquist Addresses Engaging Consumers in the Healthcare Marketplace
February 22nd 2013Cindy Bjorkquist, director of wellness, Care Management and Health Promotion Programs Development, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, discusses Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan's Total Health Improvement Strategy.
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Mark Fendrick, MD, Discusses Value-Based Insurance Design
February 15th 2013Dr. Mark Fendrick, MD, Professor of Medicine and Health Management and Policy, Schools of Medicine and Public Health, University of Michigan, Co-Editor-in-Chief, The American Journal of Managed Care, says that there are levers organizations and stakeholders can pull to achieve the goal of improving quality and value in cancer care.
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Richard Stefanacci, DO, Discusses Trends in Neurodegenerative Diseases
February 12th 2013Richard Stefanacci, DO, associate professor, Health Policy & Public Health, University of the Sciences, says that scanning and diagnostic testing are currently the most popular trend in neurodegenerative diseases.
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Susan Urba, MD, Addresses Risks Associated with Untreated Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting
February 5th 2013"There is a substantial number of risks associated with chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV)," said Susan Urba, MD, Medical Director, Symptom Management & Supportive Care Program, University of Michigan.
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Ashish Jha, MD, MPH, Talks About Healthcare Delivery System Transformation
January 31st 2013Ashish Jha, MD, MPH, associate professor of Health Policy and Management, Department of Health Policy and Management, Harvard School of Public Health, says that there are many challenges facing the quality of data used to transform healthcare delivery systems.
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Dennis Scanlon, PhD, Addresses the Importance of Payer/Provider Relationships
January 29th 2013Dennis Scanlon, PhD, professor of health policy and administration, The Pennsylvania State University, says it is very important to bridge the gap between providers and payers in oncology management.
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Darius Lakdawalla, PhD, Discusses the Payer/Provider Relationship in Oncology Management
January 22nd 2013Darius Lakdawalla, PhD, Director of Research, Leonard D. Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics, University of Southern California, thinks that payers follow the lead of providers in oncology management.
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Peter Bach, MD, MAPP, Talks About Improving Quality in Cancer Care
January 18th 2013Peter B. Bach, MD, MAPP, Director, Center for Health Policy and Outcomes, Attending Physician, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, states that any organizational change that shifts payment and risk to providers will improve quality.
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Gary Owens, MD, Talks About Trends in RA Management
January 10th 2013Gary Owens, MD, Gary Owens Associates, says that trends in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) management are coming from the new 2012 American College of Rheumatology guidelines that call for earlier and more aggressive treatment of new patients as well as patients who are not doing well on existing therapies.
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Susan Urba, MD, Discusses Treatments for CINV
January 8th 2013Susan Urba, MD, Medical Director, Symptom Management & Supportive Care Program, University of Michigan, says that preventative medications given prior to treatment are necessary in order to improve the quality of life for patients with chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV).
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Robert Gamble Talks about the Challenges Payers and Providers Face in Oncology Management
January 2nd 2013In this video, Robert Bo Gamble, Director, Strategic Practice Initiatives, Community Oncology Alliance, Washington, DC, says that it is critical for payers and providers to come together in oncology management.
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Mark McClellan, MD, PhD, Talks about Healthcare Delivery Models
December 19th 2012Mark McClellan, MD, PhD, director, Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform, Leonard D. Schaeffer Chair in Health Policy Studies, Brookings Institution, says that getting the best possible benefits of the healthcare system at the lowest cost is what really matters to patients.
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Robert Galvin, MD, Speaks About the Patient-Centered Medical Home Model
December 14th 2012Robert Galvin, MD, CEO, Equity Healthcare, The BlackStone Group, says that as a primary care physician he has a bias that the patient-centered medical home is a great model, but it is very difficult to implement.
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Gail Wilensky, PhD, Discusses Trends in the Health Insurance Marketplace
December 10th 2012Gail Wilensky, PhD, senior fellow, Project Hope, says that larger payers are introducing plans that reward consumers for choosing high-quality healthcare clinicians with lower co-payments and premiums. Dr Wilensky also says that there are many attempts to slow spending and improve quality.
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Jacque Sokolov, MD, Discusses Clinically Integrated Organizations
November 26th 2012Jacque Sokolov, MD, President, CEO, SSB Solutions, says that in order for clinically integrated organizations to drive revenue the clinical and business models must be coordinated, so incentives exist for revenue enhancement and expense control.
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Karen Ignagni, President and CEO, AHIP, Discusses Value-Based Payment Models
November 2nd 2012Karen Ignagni, President and Chief Executive Officer, AHIP, says that we need to move from paying hospitals and clinicians based on volume to the value of services provided. In this video, Ms. Ignagni addresses the need to change the way payment is designed and delivered.
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