Ted Kyle Explains How Public Stigma Hinders Obesity Treatment
November 24th 2016The general stigma and bias circulating obesity hinders the ability to improve the patient’s health, explained Ted Kyle, RPh, MBA, principal at ConscienHealth. With number of individuals with obesity, patients, physicians, and payers can’t afford to think of obesity as a purely cosmetic condition.
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Dr Robert Carlson Predicts 2017 Will Be "Year of Uncertainty" For Healthcare
November 23rd 2016There is significant uncertainty surrounding the healthcare system’s future in 2017 under a Republican Congress and President, but it’s unlikely that the Affordable Care Act will be repealed without some replacement that accommodates the individuals newly covered by it, said Robert W. Carlson, MD, CEO of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network.
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Debra Madden: Oncologists Should Anticipate Patient Concerns About Immunotherapy
November 23rd 2016When helping cancer patients decide if immuno-oncology treatments are right for them, clinicians should not focus only on the potential risks and benefits, said Debra L. Madden, cancer research advocate and patient representative. Oncologists should ensure patients are aware of the variable responses to the therapy, like the phenomenon of pseudoprogression.
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Dr Kate Goodrich on Common Sets of Quality Measures
November 23rd 2016The transition to value-based care allows clinicians to focus on a few common areas instead of multiple measures for different payers, explained Kate Goodrich, MD, director of the Quality Measurement and Value-Based Incentives Group in CMS.
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Leah Sparks on Mobile Health Data and Privacy
November 22nd 2016Mobile health apps are a valuable source of data that could lead to new clinical and intervention insights, according to Leah Sparks, co-founder and CEO of Wildflower Health. However, she said, users must first overcome their fear of the unknown.
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Dr Roy Beveridge: Value-Based Care Brings Caregivers Together
November 21st 2016Value-based care in oncology will be a great thing for patients because it will bring the caregivers together, said Roy Beveridge, MD, chief medical officer of Humana and the keynote speaker at Patient-Centered Oncology Care.
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Renee Murray Discusses Camden Coalition's Emphasis on Patients' Social Needs
November 20th 2016Clinicians can sometimes focus only on a patient’s medical needs, but listening to the patient’s own goals and priorities often reveals social drivers of health that must be addressed, said Renee Murray, associate clinical director of Care Management Initiatives at Camden Coalition.
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Ben Sommers on Fitbit's Work With Health Plans
November 20th 2016Many payers are incorporating Fitbit technology into healthcare plans as part of both prevention and clinical treatment programs, hoping that it can help members become healthier and more active, according to Ben Sommers, MBA, vice president of North America Business Development at Fitbit Wellness.
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Dr Bruce Feinberg: PCOC Has the Greatest Depth and Breadth
November 19th 2016What makes Patient-Centered Oncology Care stand out from other meetings is the equal representation among all stakeholders, which gives the meeting a unique depth, said Bruce Feinberg, DO, vice president and chief medical officer at Cardinal Health Specialty Solutions.
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Dr Ally-Khan B. Somani Discusses Advantages & Challenges of Mohs Surgery
November 17th 2016Mohs surgery is extremely effective and cost-saving, but it is more difficult when patients have let the tumor grow too large or have had a previous unsuccessful surgery, explained Ally-Khan B. Somani, MD, PhD, director of Dermatologic Surgery and Cutaneous Oncology at the Indiana University School of Medicine.
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Dr Bruce Quinn on Cutting-Edge Medicine and Employers' Role in Health Management
November 16th 2016Reimbursement is not an issue for basic cancer tests, but questions surround the payment and guidelines for more cutting-edge medical innovations, said Bruce Quinn, MD, PhD, a consultant at Foley Hoag. He added that the role of employers in health management is not changing as quickly as we may think.
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Mark Lovgren Explains OHSU's Potential Expansion of Project ECHO
November 13th 2016Project ECHO aims to boost provider self-efficacy while lowering costs, explained Mark Lovgren, director of Telehealth Services at Oregon Health and Science University. He hopes the program will expand to cover additional chronic conditions in the future.
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Dr Kate Goodrich Discusses How CMS Changed MACRA After Reactions to Proposal
November 11th 2016After CMS released its proposed rule for the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act, it received overwhelming feedback from clinicians that spurred the agency to make a number of changes for the final rule, according to Kate Goodrich, MD, director of the Quality Measurement and Value-Based Incentives Group in CMS.
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Dr Paul B. Ginsburg Discusses Consolidation Methods and Alternatives
November 10th 2016Hospital consolidation is a common practice, but its benefits can often be accomplished through other mechanisms, said Paul B. Ginsburg, PhD, the Leonard D. Schaeffer Chair in Health Policy Studies at the Brookings Institution and a professor of health policy at the University of Southern California.
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Dr Wen Dombrowski Explains Ways Health IT Enhances Patient Outcomes
November 9th 2016Health information technology not only gives providers easier access to a patient’s medical history and prior test results in a timely manner, but it allows patients to become more actively engaged in their care, explained Wen Dombrowski, MD, MBA.
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Dr Eleanor Perfetto: Healthcare on the Mind This Election Day
November 8th 2016During the presidential election, healthcare will be top of mind especially for patients with access issues or significant health issues, Eleanor Perfetto, PhD, senior vice president of strategic initiatives for the National Health Council. As long as patients feel the healthcare system is engaging them and listening to them, they don't care what it is called.
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Mike Payne Emphasizes Importance of the National Diabetes Prevention Program
November 7th 2016CMS' decision to pay for the Diabetes Prevention Program marks a shift in payment models from one that originally only paid for the screening and treatment of diabetes to one that now weighs prevention just as seriously in diabetes care, Mike Payne, MBA, MSci, chief healthcare development officer at Omada Health.
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Andrei Gonzales Discusses Struggles of Move to Value-Based Care
November 6th 2016As the healthcare system adjusts to the transition to value-based care, providers in particular are having a hard time keeping up with all of the changes, said Andrei Gonzales, director of value-based reimbursement initiatives at McKesson Health Solutions.
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Dr Kate Goodrich on CMS Efforts to Prepare Providers for MIPS
November 5th 2016CMS has a number of mechanisms in place to help physicians successfully adapt to the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) under the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA), according to Kate Goodrich, MD, director of the Quality Measurement and Value-Based Incentives Group in CMS. These efforts include funding practice transformation and quality improvement networks as well as building partnerships with medical societies.
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Dr Roger Kathol on Value-Added Services in Behavioral Healthcare
November 4th 2016Value-added services are those that improve the patient’s outcome while also being financially efficient, explained Roger Kathol, MD, president of Cartesian Solutions, Inc., and adjunct professor of psychiatry at the University of Minnesota.
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Ted Kyle Emphasizes a Greater Need for Obesity Education for Employers
November 3rd 2016Obesity is more than just a lifestyle disease. Ted Kyle, RPh, MBA, principal at ConscienHealth, explained that understanding its complexities as well as the behavioral and physical care it requires is essential in improving the health and productivity of employees.
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Dr Andrew L. Pecora Outlines Issues Oncologists Have With Value Frameworks
November 2nd 2016Oncologists are aware of the various value frameworks that have popped up recently, but they are still in the first phase and many oncologists have issues with the frameworks, said Andrew L. Pecora, MD, FACP, CPE, chief innovation officer professor and vice president of cancer services at the John Theurer Cancer Center.
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Dr Mark Fendrick on VBID's Exciting Implications for the Future
November 1st 2016Some exciting developments in value-based insurance design (VBID) have been the introduction of clinically nuanced cost sharing in Medicare Advantage programs, as well as the alignment of demand-side and supply-side payment reform initiatives, according to A. Mark Fendrick, MD, director of the Center for Value-Based Insurance Design at the University of Michigan.
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Dr Eleanor Perfetto Discusses Importance of Including Patients in Value Discussion
November 1st 2016Healthcare providers need to agree on a definition of value, but that discussion must include the voice of the patient, according to Eleanor Perfetto, PhD, senior vice president of strategic initiatives for the National Health Council. Patient input is especially important when the conversation results in a decision that could affect access to care.
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Daniel Wolfson on Physician Awareness of Choosing Wisely Campaign
November 1st 2016Increasing numbers of physicians are learning of the Choosing Wisely initiative through their specialty societies, said Daniel Wolfson, executive vice president and chief operating officer of the ABIM Foundation. Awareness has also been boosted by journal articles on the program’s goal of reducing low-value care.
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Kristen McGovern Discusses the Reluctance to Reimburse Telemedicine
November 1st 2016Part of the reluctance to reimburse for telemedicine is that policy makers aren’t aware of the wide range of evidence that currently exists and supports increasing reimbursement for telemedicine, said Kristen McGovern, JD, partner at Sirona Strategies.
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Dr Michael E. Chernew Discusses Underinsurance and How to Address It
October 31st 2016The Affordable Care Act has helped reduce uninsurance, but has replaced it with underinsurance. Michael E. Chernew, PhD, the Leonard D. Schaeffer Professor of Health Care Policy and director of the Healthcare Markets and Regulation Lab in the Department of Health Care Policy at Harvard Medical School, explains how to address this new problem
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