Joseph Betancourt, MD, president of the Commonwealth Fund, sits down with Medical Economics to discuss health care consolidation. https://ow.ly/O3oW50SBCwj
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Aaron Brown's new correcting the record article in Reason thoughtfully highlights a recurring and troubling trend where half-baked articles and "academic studies" are advanced in a propagandistic way to fuel a false narrative that: (1) #privateequity #investment in #healthcarebusinesses and #hospitals is reflexively problematic and (2) policymakers should #legislate or #regulate to prevent such private investment in health care. As suggested by Brown's article, nothing could be further from the truth. The #NewYorkTimes article in question conveniently ignored the relevant study's strongest finding that lives were saved in hospitals acquired by private equity. Specifically, "Patient mortality, the most important measure, dropped a statistically significant 9 percent in the study group, which represents nearly 500 lives saved.” Far too many authors and researchers exclude or ignore the fact that private equity plays a critical role supporting quality, affordable health care in the United States with private equity-funded innovations delivering more effective treatments, helping lower health care costs, and increasing access to life saving care for millions of Americans. The American Investment Council (AIC) has focused very good attention on this topic and hopefully more journalists, researchers, scholars, and policymakers will do so as well. #Healthcare, #privatefunds, #privateinvestment, #publicgood https://lnkd.in/gHycjbHD
‘The New York Times’ misrepresented a shoddy study claiming private equity worsened hospital care
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Great healthcare policy read. Dr. Suhas Gondi and team are asking the right questions in this recent NEJM Group publication. CMMI's models – designed to curb rising healthcare costs and improve clinical outcomes – have underperformed, increasing net federal healthcare spending by $5.4 billion from 2011 to 2020. The AHEAD model could offer a compelling alternative – population-based payment at the state level via global budgets for health systems, enhanced payments to outpatient practices, and health equity requirements for hospitals. Dr. Gondi and team offer a masterclass analysis in the AHEAD program for those interested in next-generation payment models in healthcare. NEJM paper: https://lnkd.in/eBJeDU_h CBO report on CMMI performance: https://lnkd.in/edBuNa2S #healthcare #valuebasedcare
Excited to share our new paper in the New England Journal of Medicine on an exciting initiative to transform how hospitals & health systems are paid. The value-based care movement in the U.S. is facing hard truths, with many recent reports - including from the Congressional Budget Office - casting doubt on whether novel payment models have reduced health care costs over the last decade. This latest effort from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services may be its most ambitious yet, shifting hospitals from fee-for-service towards global budgets, with particular focus on boosting investment for primary care and advancing health equity. We unpack the AHEAD program, discuss key challenges such as reliance on voluntary participation from hospitals and insurers, and highlight potential risks related to gaming by profit-driven systems and the implementation of social risk adjustment. Lucky to work with Rishi Wadhera & Karen Joynt Maddox and the editors at NEJM Group https://lnkd.in/e54w7a53
Looking AHEAD to State Global Budgets for Health Care | NEJM
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As a clinical psychologist, I learned early on that being a patient is a learned skill, and we need to invest time in supporting patients to be active partners in their care. Being a patient is a tough job, and the investment of clinicians' time is well worth it. I wrote in Medical Economics about how the Patient Activation Measure can help providers across health care meet patients where they are and drive better outcomes. https://lnkd.in/gZWfKQij
For better quality measurement, engage patients in their care
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Changing reimbursement models will create aligned incentives, but providers need more. Comprehensive solutions aided by technology that increases patient engagement and coordination are key to success in value based care.
Here’s a must-read article from Medical Economics on the need for the U.S. to shift to value-based care. #healthcare #costs https://lnkd.in/gBMyhFgJ
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Medical Economics conducted a survey of Primary Care Physicians who outlined what they see as the major threats and opportunities facing the profession. Watch the video below for more insight! https://lnkd.in/eQKbGNTa #primarycare #physicians #privatepractice #healthcare #primarycarephysician #familymedicine #physicianshortage #medicaleconomics #diagnostictesting #medicalequipment
The threats and opportunities facing primary care physicians
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When you join the Integrative & Functional Medicine Fellowship at the Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute, you're at the forefront of the future of medicine. You engage with a visionary community of healthcare professionals and pioneers in the fields of integrative and functional medicine. With ongoing mentorship for continual growth, you join a collaborative environment to expand your professional network and support system. Evidence-informed treatment protocols in integrative and functional medicine show you how to get to the root causes of disease. Learn how to provide comprehensive, personalized care to restore patient health. Faculty share the latest research and their own experience to bridge the gap between chronic disease prevention and management. Immediately apply integrative and functional medicine concepts in real-world scenarios with practical clinical training. Learn to partner with patients and empower them to take an active role in their health. Learn how to make a significant impact on community and patient health and care satisfaction through proactive and compassionate care. #uci #ucissihi #integrativemedicinefellowship #integrativehealth #physiciantraining #medicaltraining #functionalmedicine #doctor #healthcare #healthcareworkers
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When you join the Integrative & Functional Medicine Fellowship at the Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute, you're at the forefront of the future of medicine. You engage with a visionary community of healthcare professionals and pioneers in the fields of integrative and functional medicine. With ongoing mentorship for continual growth, you join a collaborative environment to expand your professional network and support system. Evidence-informed treatment protocols in integrative and functional medicine show you how to get to the root causes of disease. Learn how to provide comprehensive, personalized care to restore patient health. Faculty share the latest research and their own experience to bridge the gap between chronic disease prevention and management. Immediately apply integrative and functional medicine concepts in real-world scenarios with practical clinical training. Learn to partner with patients and empower them to take an active role in their health. Learn how to make a significant impact on community and patient health and care satisfaction through proactive and compassionate care. #uci #ucissihi #integrativemedicinefellowship #integrativehealth #physiciantraining #medicaltraining #functionalmedicine #doctor #healthcare #healthcareworkers
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Pleased to share this sneak peak into our assessment profile for the JCU postgraduate subject, Effective Clinical Governance. Through stripping quality improvement back to the foundations and aligning our subject content and assessments to the National Model Clinical Governance Framework, we were able to scaffold both systems-thinking and a critical lens. Our short article in the JBI Evidence Implementation eBulletin outlines what we did, why we did it and the success through supporting students move away from thinking that QI is simply about an inservice training session or another audit. --> Nurturing a systems approach to quality improvement in health professional education, by Tracey Ahern, Tracey Gooding and I. Side note, I personally look forward to the next run of the subject, where we will change up the weeks in which the content is delivered, and bring the Partnering with Consumers earlier into the subject - with the aim to support students to shift from seeing partnership as an 'add on', to a pillar of healthcare design, delivery and improvement. Exciting!. Thanks JBI EVIDENCE IMPLEMENTATION for sharing our piece. #ClinicalGovernance #Quality #qualityimprovement #healthcare #education #systemsthinking #transformative
The final JBI EVIDENCE IMPLEMENTATION: eBulletin for 2023 is now available. #EBHC This supplement to the international research journal aims to bridge the gap between theory and real-world application by presenting first-hand reflections and examples of quality improvement from professionals engaged in the various domains of healthcare. An essential free-to-access resource. https://lnkd.in/eUy6RbD2 Craig Lockwood Alexa McArthur Lucylynn Lizarondo, PhD Kylie Porritt Vincent Pearson Jed Montayre Elizabeth Scruth American Journal of Nursing (AJN) Vanessa Teed Jeffrey Woods BN, MN, MACN Lauren Richardson Rebecca Obst Kareena Christian Northern Adelaide Local Health Network Southern Adelaide Local Health Network Royal Adelaide Hospital Simon Evans Veronika Seda Rachel Newrick Health Translation SA Dr Marlena Klaic Anna Ballantyne Laura Zimmerman Michelle Palokas Jane Jarrett Daphne Cheung Eve Melton Pieta Shakes
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Telemedicine physician | Former physician executive | Re-imagining care delivery to be more patient-centric
"the often virulent opposition to traditional public health measures, such as isolation and masking, was unprecedented. At a time of great political discord, traditional libertarian, anti–public health arguments caught fire in predominantly conservative populations. [..] perhaps, given the perceived decline in the authority of mainstream medicine that had resulted from decades of scandals, the Covid pandemic represented an almost inevitable response to a mysterious and frightening disease. [..] In retrospect, public health officials might have better acknowledged this history as they advocated for protective measures, as well as not reflexively dismissing competing concerns, such as the disruption of schooling, the costs of social isolation, and worries about occasional serious side effects of the vaccines — all of which now appear to be valid concerns. [..] Several observers have argued that the best way to do so [understand why patients have become so resistant] is to understand patients’ values [..]? To some degree, the rise of the concept of shared decision making, which encourages physicians and patients to devise care plans based on clinical data and patient preferences, is an attempt to bring patients’ values into play. But in an environment where physician expertise is being questioned, a deeper dive into values is warranted. [..] include questions such as: What positive things do you value most about your life? Do you feel your values are sometimes violated by your health care providers? Do you have religious or moral views about medicine? If you are hesitant about a certain treatment, why? [..] Answers to questions about values often reveal plausible concerns about conflicting scientific data, worries about being treated as a “guinea pig,” a desire to regain a sense of control, and reservations about undergoing medical interventions in order to benefit the larger population. Certain commentators speak of the “gist,” a simple and compelling meaning, such as those listed above, that drives patients’ decisions. Insights revealed by nonjudgmental discussion and active listening, they argue, may enable the “rescripting” of an inaccurate gist into one that reflects and provides a better understanding of the medical intervention in question and how it is justified by science. Of course, discussions of patients’ values should not be used to force particular options on them: that would represent an unwelcome return to paternalism. This caution is especially important for disadvantaged populations. Science remains the backbone of medical advice, but learning about patients’ values, both when they agree with recommendations and when they disagree with them, needs to be a component of doctor–patient communication. Respecting patients and gaining their trust should be considered essential skills of physicians."
Medical Expertise — Balancing Science, Values, and Trust
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