Posted on July 6, 2020 by Editor-in-Chief
“The Path to Successful Utilization of Alternative Payment Models”
By Health Capital Consultants, LLC
An article authored by Todd Zigrang, Jessica Bailey-Wheaton, and Khaled Klele was featured in the most recent issue of The Health Lawyer published by the American Bar Association. Read the article entitled, “The Path to Successful Utilization of Alternative Payment Models,” here: https://lnkd.in/e78kXmE
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ESSAY: The Path to Successful Utilization of Alternative Payment Models
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Posted on July 5, 2020 by Editor-in-Chief
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This month, AJPH continues to publish and promote COVID-19 papers that discuss the impact of the pandemic on the future of public health. Please visit the compiled list of our COVID-19 articles. The July issue also focuses on topics related to abortion, misinformation and structural racism and redlining. Here are a few of the many articles in the July 2020 issue: |
| Also, as we maintain physical separation, check out the June issue of AJPH via e-Reader or Kindle. The mission of AJPH is to advance public health research, policy, practice and education. Toward that goal, the journal also produces monthly podcasts available in English, Spanish and Chinese at ajph.org. The monthly podcasts also are on iTunes and Google Play. Be on the lookout for more timely research from AJPH, and consider subscribing or becoming an APHA member for full access.
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Posted on June 29, 2020 by Editor-in-Chief
Proceed with Caution
By Health Capital Consultants, LLC
As the coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic has wreaked havoc on the U.S. economy generally, and the healthcare industry specifically, the previously-active healthcare transactional environment has been largely stunted.
Despite (or perhaps because of) this economic turbulence, stakeholders expect that merger and acquisition (M&A) activity will soon resume with a vengeance. This potential opportunity, however, is not without pitfalls, due in part to the concern from stakeholders and regulators that well-capitalized entities may use this economic and public health crisis to prey on debilitated physician practices. (Read more…)
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Posted on June 28, 2020 by Editor-in-Chief
COVID-19 Forces Value-Based Reimbursement Model Revision
By Health Capital Consultants, LLC
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On June 3, 2020, Seema Verma, the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), announced in a Health Affairs article that CMS is providing significantly more flexibility for healthcare entities participating in CMS-sponsored value-based reimbursement (VBR) models for the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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CMS has made a number of changes related to these models to provide added flexibilities to participating entities and to respond to participant concerns that VBR models will incur losses this year due to both the general disruption in operations and the greater expense associated with treating COVID-19 patients. (Read more…)
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Posted on June 24, 2020 by Editor-in-Chief
Posted on June 23, 2020 by Editor-in-Chief
ABSOLUTE versus RELATIVE RISKS IN MEDICINE
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Understanding the Difference
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Posted on June 20, 2020 by Editor-in-Chief
SDoMH
[Staff reporters]
As mental illness and chronic health conditions become more common, leaders are looking at upstream solutions that can improve overall well-being by addressing social determinants of mental and physical health.
For example, the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation is providing over $125,000 in grants for community organizations working with vulnerable populations, including children and adults suffering from mental illness, homeless adults and families that are struggling financially.
And, health plans including Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee and Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey are integrating care to ensure people can access behavioral health treatment through their primary care providers.
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MENTAL HEALTH WHITE PAPER
Mental Health DR. MARCINKO
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Posted on June 18, 2020 by Editor-in-Chief
For 2013
By. Dr. David E. Marcinko
By http://www.MCOL.com
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I’m not a psychologist, psychiatrist or expert on violence, terrorism or mass shootings, etc. But, I am heart broken over events this weekend in Dayton, OH and ElPaso, TX.
However, I have been speaking, publishing and wrting about medical work place violence for almost two decades. Now, while perhaps an under-researched topic, not in the public zeitgeist, it certainly is a subset noted by the FBI [2.7%].
And so, here is a review of the economic burdens of violence for 2013. The extent to which they may, or may not, relate to this Bloody Suday Weekend in Dayton OH and ElPaso, TX is left to the reader.
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NOTE: The ME-P can only speculate how this healthcare workplace violence information from a public safety expert, applies to the recent spate of national violence – regardless of venue – or how any lessons learned are applicable in this case; or not.
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Posted on June 17, 2020 by Editor-in-Chief
Book Speaker Dr. David E. Marcinko CMP® MBA for your Next Medical, Pharma, Hospital, University or Financial Services Seminar or Personal and Corporate Coaching Sessions
Dr. David Edward Marcinko, editor-in-chief, is a next-generation apostle of Nobel Laureate Kenneth Joseph Arrow PhD, as a health-care economist, insurance advisor, financial advisor, risk manager, and board-certified surgeon from Temple University in Philadelphia.
In the past, he edited eight practice-management books, three medical textbooks and manuals in four languages, five financial planning yearbooks, dozens of interactive CD-ROMs, and three comprehensive health-care administration dictionaries.
Internationally recognized for his clinical work, he is a past endowed chair; professor of health economics, finance and public health policy management; and distinguished visiting professor of surgery as a Bachelor of Medicine–Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degree recipient from Marien Hospital in Aachen, Germany.
He provides litigation support and expert witness testimony in state and federal court, with medical publications archived in the Library of Congress and the Library of Medicine at the National Institutes of Health.
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[Foreword Dr. Phillips MD JD MBA LLM] *** [Foreword Dr. Nash MD MBA FACP]
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Posted on June 12, 2020 by Editor-in-Chief
CIRCA: 2018
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Posted on June 11, 2020 by Editor-in-Chief
Posted on June 2, 2020 by Editor-in-Chief
A Graphical Power-Point Presentation
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“Of the 125 medical schools in the USA, only one of them to my knowledge offers a class related to saving or investing money.”
– William C. Roberts, MD
Private Banker Jorge Russe; MBA CMP™ explains in this PPT Presentation on Net Worth; NOT Income.
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Posted on May 29, 2020 by Editor-in-Chief
CIRCA: 202-2016
By staff reporters
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Posted on May 26, 2020 by Editor-in-Chief
A Salary Round-Up
By Howard Green, MD
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During this corona virus pandemic, 70 million+ Americans are uninsured and 150 million Americans are under-insured.
Many are one illness from bankruptcy with no access to quality affordable healthcare. Health insurance companies redistribute more money for executives, politicians and shareholders.
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Posted on May 19, 2020 by Editor-in-Chief
Only a Matter of Time for Greedy Physicians?
Courtesy: http://www.CertifiedMedicalPlanner.org
By Dr. David E. Marcinko MBA
Balance Billing [Surprise] is a medical invoice from an out-of-network provider for the difference between the total cost of services being charged and the amount the insurance pays.
LINK: https://www.amazon.com/Dictionary-Health-Insurance-Managed-Care/dp/0826149944/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1275315485&sr=1-4
And, we warned about it more than a decade ago.
ESSAY: https://medicalexecutivepost.com/2008/09/17/balance-billing-conundrum/
Now, it has become a huge with doctors who are not subject to the rates or terms of providers in-network.
LINK: https://www.amazon.com/Dictionary-Health-Information-Technology-Security/dp/0826149952/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1254413315&sr=1-5
But, we may be slowing making progress against this nefarious practice.
ESSAY: https://medicalexecutivepost.com/2017/01/07/a-small-step-forward-on-surprise-medical-care-balance-billing/
Unfortunately, the Corona Pandemic may have simultaneously exposed a new wrinkle in the conundrum.
LINK: https://www.springerpub.com/dictionary-of-health-economics-and-finance-9780826102546.html
QUERY: Have we now arrived in the digital pandemic age with “virtual” balance billing?
LINK: https://www.firstcoastnews.com/article/news/local/watch-that-medical-bill-patient-says-virtual-appointment-cost-him-more-than-twice-the-usual-amount/77-4e2bed29-68a8-4f3e-91fa-be243f2b18bc
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Posted on May 14, 2020 by Editor-in-Chief
COVID-19 Financial Relief Available to Hospitals and Physicians
By Health Capital Consultants, LLC
The COVID-19 global pandemic has brought a time of grave uncertainty for U.S. healthcare and the greater economy.
While the focus of healthcare providers is, appropriately, on the access and delivery of care to those impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak, there are many providers who will require financial resources to persevere during a time when all sectors of the U.S economy are being significantly impacted.
The federal government has announced a myriad of programs in the form of grants and loans to reimburse hospitals and physicians for some expenses and loss of revenue. (Read more…)
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Posted on May 13, 2020 by Editor-in-Chief
How Will COVID-19 Change Healthcare Delivery?
By Health Capital Consultants, LLC
Spurred by how unprepared the American healthcare system was for a pandemic, the current COVID-19 emergency may present the conditions necessary to commence a healthcare delivery model paradigm shift.
In response to the public health emergency, the federal government, which has a record of reducing regulatory “burdens” under the Trump Administration, has taken aggressive actions to create regulatory flexibilities for healthcare providers and suppliers.
At least some of the various actions taken to reduce provider burden as they treat COVID-19 patients are likely to stay intact following the end of this pandemic, potentially revising the fundamental tenets of U.S. healthcare delivery. (Read more…)
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Posted on May 8, 2020 by Editor-in-Chief
Why SDOH?
[By MCOL.com and staff reporters]
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Posted on May 4, 2020 by Editor-in-Chief
The Law of Un-Intended [Pandemic] Health Consequences
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By Dr. David E. Marcinko MBA
The Cobra Effect attempts to solve a problem that makes that problem worse.
LINK: https://www.springerpub.com/dictionary-of-health-economics-and-finance-9780826102546.html
The effect comes from an Indian story about a city infested with snakes offering a bounty for every dead cobra, which caused entrepreneurs to start breeding cobras for slaughter.
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QUERY: Now; what about the PPP, the CARES Act, PPE and related Corona Pandemic consequences; etc?
Assessment: Your thoughts and comments are appreciated.
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Posted on May 2, 2020 by Editor-in-Chief
The Methodology of Thinking on Your Own
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By Dr. David E. Marcinko MBA
The Austrian school of Economics uses the logic of a priori thinking—something a person can think on their own without relying on the outside world—to discover economic laws of universal application.
The other mainstream schools of economics, like the neoclassical school, the new Keynesians and others, make use of data and mathematical models to prove their point objectively.
In this respect, the Austrian school can be more specifically contrasted with the German historical school that rejects the universal application of any economic theorem.
PODCAST: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxK8FKU3BPs
And so, colleague Peter Quinones – Free Man Beyond The Wall – welcomes Per in this podcast presentation. Per talks about the role of the entrepreneur, not only in society, but according to the Austrian School of Economics!
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PODCAST: http://freemanbeyondthewall.libsyn.com/episode-312
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Posted on April 30, 2020 by Editor-in-Chief
CIRCA: 2016
[By staff reporters]
http://www.MCOL.com
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RECALL: These conditions represent co-morbidities for the Corona Virus pandemic; as well.
Assessment: Your thoughts are appreciated.
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Posted on April 29, 2020 by Editor-in-Chief
The Need for Data Visualization
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Anscombe’s Quartet comprises four data sets that have nearly identical simple descriptive statistics, yet have very different distributions and appear very different when graphed. Each dataset consists of eleven (x,y) points.
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They were constructed in 1973 by the statistician Francis Anscombe to demonstrate both the importance of graphing data before analyzing it and the effect of outliers and other influential observations on statistical properties. He described the article as being intended to counter the impression among statisticians that “numerical calculations are exact, but graphs are rough.”
So, always plot that data!
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Posted on April 24, 2020 by Editor-in-Chief
WHAT IS THE “LUXURY PRODUCT” ECONOMIC PARADOX?
By Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA
Courtesy: http://www.CertifiedMedicalPlanner.org
he more expensive something is – the less likely you are to use it. This relationship between price and product utility is graphed as an “inverted U.”
LINK: https://www.springerpub.com/dictionary-of-health-economics-and-finance-9780826102546.html
So, super car Ferraris sit in garages; but Fords get driven.
ESSAY: https://medicalexecutivepost.com/2014/01/08/the-jaguar-touring-sedan-one-of-the-finest-luxury-cars-built-yesterday/
My own Jaguar touring sedan illustrates this paradox.
ESSAY: https://medicalexecutivepost.com/2018/09/02/my-jaguar-mechanic-vs-doctor-story/
This theory may even be valid for services; as well as products?
THINK: Plastic and cosmetic surgery?
Assessment: Your thoughts and comments are appreciated.
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Posted on April 23, 2020 by Editor-in-Chief
A Metaphor for the Corona Virus Pandemic!
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By Dr. David E. Marcinko MBA
A belief that rational decisions can be made with quantitative data and measures alone, when in fact the things you can’t measure are often the most consequential.
LINK: https://www.springerpub.com/dictionary-of-health-economics-and-finance-9780826102546.html
Named after Defense Secretary McNamara, who tried to quantify every aspect of the Vietnam War.
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QUERY: Is this also a metaphor for the “Art” and Science of Medicine and Economics?
Assessment: Your thoughts and comments are appreciated.
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Posted on April 22, 2020 by Editor-in-Chief
The CARES Act and HSAs, HRAs and FSAs, etc
[By Staff reporters]
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, signed into law March 27, 2020, contains important updates on the use of health savings accounts (HSAs), flexible spending accounts (FSAs) and health reimbursement accounts (HRAs).
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High-deductible health plans (HDHPs) with an HSA may provide pre-deductible coverage for telehealth and other remote care services. This provision will last until December 31, 2021 (plan year must begin prior to this date). |
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The CARES Act restores the ability to use HSAs, FSAs and HRAs to purchase certain OTC drugs and medications, like aspirin and other pain medications, allergy medication, etc., without a doctor’s prescription. |
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For the first time, menstrual care products are considered qualified medical expenses for payment or reimbursement with an HSA, FSA or HRA. |
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Both provisions for OTC and menstrual products apply to amounts paid or expenses incurred on or after January 1, 2020, and are ongoing without an expiration date. |
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| You can use your account funds to purchase these products starting today. However, be sure individual merchants, like pharmacies and convenience stores, update their point of sale (POS) system to now recognize these products as qualified medical expenses for FSA and HRA. |
| Use your payment card as you normally would for these purchases, and if the sale will not process, you can pay out of pocket with the option to reimburse yourself with account funds. As a reminder, keep your itemized receipt or explanations of benefits, which are needed to verify each purchase so you can be reimbursed. |
| For HSAs, you may use your debit card as you normally would since no claim reimbursement process is required. Please retain copies of your receipts as needed for tax purposes. |
| Please visit the US Federal website for the latest developments and regulation changes related to COVID-19 and your health account(s), such as the CARES Act.
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Posted on April 16, 2020 by Editor-in-Chief
Cases Per Condition
[By staff reporters]
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Posted on April 15, 2020 by Editor-in-Chief
Employers and “Brokers”
By staff reporters
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Revenue:
- Anthem Revenue $104 Billion (2019)
- Cigna Revenue $154 Billion (2019)
- United Revenue $242 Billion (2019)
- Aetna Revenues $69.6 Billion (2019)
CEO Salary:
- Cigna CEO salary $18.9 million (2018)
- United CEO salary $21.5 million (2018)
- Aetna CEO salary $18.7 million (2017)
NOTE: The total annual healthcare spending in the US is over $3.6 trillion annually. Healthcare spending on administration: 73%. Percentage of healthcare spending on physician salary: less than 8%.
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Posted on April 14, 2020 by Editor-in-Chief
Some Under Clinical Trials
By Igor Korolev DO, PhD
Physician / Neuroscientist – Improving Healthcare & Health Outcomes through Science & Technology
Tests developed / approved as fast as 5 minutes! Several are potential drug treatments & vaccines under evaluation in clinical trials.
There is HOPE!
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Disclaimer – For informational purposes only; should not be considered medical advice; always consult a healthcare professional.
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Posted on April 2, 2020 by Editor-in-Chief
MORE Corona Virus Precautions
By Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA
Courtesy: www.CertifiedMedicalPlanner.org
If you wear gloves because of Covid-19, and if you don’t take them off properly, you just get everything that was all over the gloves, all over yourself and everything else. As a surgeon for almost two decades, I can tell you that taking gloves off correctly isn’t a trivial thing.
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CDC: Check out this step-by-step CDC infographic. And, if you’re not disposing of them properly, you’re just potentially contaminating more surfaces and putting yourself at a much higher risk. Finally, don’t skip hand washing after you take them off, even if you’ve removed them right.
PODCAST: https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=how+to+removesurgicalgloves&&view=detail&mid=2607568A504FC540B18D2607568A504FC540B18D&&FORM=VRDGAR&ru=%2Fvideos%2Fsearch%3Fq%3Dhow%2Bto%2Bremovesurgicalgloves%26FORM%3DHDRSC3
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Posted on March 26, 2020 by Editor-in-Chief
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415 Restaurants Closing in Georgia and Elsewhere
The Waffle House Index [WHI] is an informal metric named after the Waffle House restaurant chain, headquartered in Georgia, and used by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to determine the effect of a storm and the likely scale of assistance required for disaster recovery.
LINK: https://www.amazon.com/Dictionary-Health-Insurance-Managed-Care/dp/0826149944/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1275315485&sr=1-4
IOW: “If you get there and the Waffle House is closed? Well, that’s really bad”, according to Craig Fugate – Former Head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency [FEMA].
MORE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waffle_House_Index
QUERY: Have we hit the WHI wall regarding Covid-19?
PODCAST: https://www.yahoo.com/gma/waffle-house-index-unofficial-barometer-bad-things-dips-153600807–abc-news-topstories.html
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Posted on March 20, 2020 by Editor-in-Chief
Obvious Covid-19 Implications
By Dr. David Edward Marcinko; MBA, CPHQ, CMP
We’ve discussed biologic false positives and false negatives before on this ME-P.
LINK: https://medicalexecutivepost.com/2019/09/14/what-are-false-positive-and-false-negative-tests/
Courtesy: www.CertifiedMedicalPlanner.org
So, now is the time to discuss and conquer the medical laboratory concepts of Sensitivity and Specificity.
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Sensitivity and specificity are statistical measures of the performance of a binary classification test, also known in statistics as a classification function, that are widely used in medicine.
LINK: https://www.amazon.com/Dictionary-Health-Insurance-Managed-Care/dp/0826149944/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1275315485&sr=1-4
- Sensitivity (also called the true positive rate, the recall, or probability of detection in some fields) measures the proportion of actual positives that are correctly identified as such (e.g., the percentage of sick people who are correctly identified as having the condition).
- Specificity (also called the true negative rate) measures the proportion of actual negatives that are correctly identified as such (e.g., the percentage of healthy people who are correctly identified as not having the condition).
LINK: https://www.differencebetween.com/difference-between-sensitivity-and-vs-specificity/
NOTE: The terms “positive” and “negative” don’t refer to the value of the condition of interest, but to its presence or absence; the condition itself could be a disease, so that “positive” might mean “diseased”, while “negative” might mean “healthy”.
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And so, colleague Michael Lawrence Langan MD opines on a much deeper level.
ESSAY: https://disruptedphysician.blog/2016/11/19/diagnostic-testing-101-1-the-importance-of-sensitivity-specificity-and-diagnostic-test-accuracy-5/
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Posted on March 18, 2020 by Editor-in-Chief
WHAT IT IS – HOW IT WORKS?
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Our message on Corona Virus so far has been “don’t panic.” For the vast majority of individuals, Corona Virus is not an existential threat.
However, the rapid rate of the virus’s spread has the potential to overwhelm our health system and cause a lot of problems.
And so, colleague Aaron E. Carroll MD MS explains the infection curve, right here.
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PODCAST: https://theincidentaleconomist.com/wordpress/flattening-the-curve-of-coronavirus-infections/
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Posted on March 14, 2020 by Editor-in-Chief
Human Health Behavior and COVID-19 Thoughts
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Here are 3 theories and 1 “rule” for the healthcare industrial complex that may help explain how the sector may not work correctly; from trauma, to epidemiology and to Corona; all the time.
1 – Berkson’s Paradox: Strong correlations can fall apart when combined with a larger population.
For example, among motorcycle crash victims wearing helmets are more likely to be seriously injured than those not wearing helmets. But, that’s because most crash victims saved by helmets did not need to become hospital patients, and those without helmets are more likely to die before becoming a hospital patient.
2 – Group Attribution Error: Incorrectly assuming that the views of a group member, like a physician, reflect those of the whole group in a different discipline.
3 – Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon: Noticing an idea or word every where you look as soon as it’s brought to your attention in a way that makes you overestimate its prevalence.
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The 90-9-1 Rule: In social media networks, 90% of users just read content, 9% of users contribute a little content, and 1% of users contribute almost all the content.
QUERY: Does Social Media really give a false impression of what ideas are popular or “average.”
THINK: Corona Virus?
ASSESSMENT: Your thoughts and comments are appreciated.
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Posted on March 12, 2020 by Editor-in-Chief
Understanding the 2020 Corona Virus Economic Crisis
By William Poole
Dear Dr. David E. Marcinko,
Thank you for your interest in the Merk Perspective.
Merk Senior Economic Adviser and former St. Louis Fed President William Poole shares his thoughts on how to assess the economic impact of the Corona virus, pointing out in what ways it is different from past crises.
There are several aspects of the crisis that deserve separate attention. Many will seem obvious but nonetheless need to be made explicit to yield a thorough analysis.
MORE: https://www.merkinvestments.com/insights/2020/2020-03-12.php?utm_source=merk&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=merk-campaign®istered=yes
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President and Chief Investment Officer
Merk Investments
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Posted on March 10, 2020 by Editor-in-Chief
CIRCA: 2018
By http://www.MCOL.com
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Posted on February 25, 2020 by Editor-in-Chief
A Fat Tuesday Message in 2020
[By Staff Reporters]
More than a decade ago, First Lady Michelle Obama kicked off a campaign to try to end childhood obesity within a generation.
Of course, with the impending Lenten season about to start, the timing could not be more prescient for a re-dedication to this goal.
Let’s Move
The campaign to end obesity is called: “Let’s Move“; local to Savannah, GA.
https://www.prlog.org/12621769-enmarket-raised-15000-for-the-partnership-for-healthier-america-to-help-end-childhood-obesity.html
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MORE: https://medicalexecutivepost.com/2018/03/02/us-childhood-obesity-trends/
ADULTS: https://medicalexecutivepost.com/2016/03/25/an-obesity-pic/
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Posted on February 21, 2020 by Editor-in-Chief
Include the Physicians, Clinicians and Medical Providers?
By: Dr. David E. Marcinko MBA
Courtesy: http://www.CertifiedMedicalPlanner.org
The IHI Triple Aim is a framework developed by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement that describes an approach to optimizing health system performance. It is IHI’s belief that new designs must be developed to simultaneously pursue three dimensions, which we call the “Triple Aim”:
- Improving the patient experience of care (including quality and satisfaction);
- Improving the health of populations; and
- Reducing the per capita cost of health care.
PODCAST: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_QskzKFZnI
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QUERY: But what about the physicians?
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Assessment: Why not include us in a “Quadruple Aim” aspiration?
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Posted on February 20, 2020 by Editor-in-Chief
CIRCA: 2018
By http://www.MCOL.com
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Posted on February 20, 2020 by Editor-in-Chief
Salary versus Healthcare Costs
[By staff reporters]
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Posted on February 11, 2020 by Editor-in-Chief
A Relationship to Financial Investing?
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By Dr. David E. Marcinko MBA CMP
The basic reproduction number R0, [r nought) of an infection is the number of cases it generates on average over the course of its infectious period, in an otherwise uninfected population.
LINK: https://www.amazon.com/Dictionary-Health-Insurance-Managed-Care/dp/0826149944/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1275315485&sr=1-4
The metric determines whether or not a disease can spread through a population. The root concept is traced to Alfred Lotka and Ronald Ross, but its first application was by George MacDonald in 1952, with malaria.
LINK: https://www.healthline.com/health/r-nought-reproduction-number
FORMULA: When
R0 < 1
the infection will die out in the long run. But if
R0 > 1
the infection will be able to spread in a population.
LINK: https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/1/17-1901_article
ASSESSMENT: Generally, the larger the value of R0, the harder it is to control the epidemic. In the past week, Corona virus estimates ranged from 1.4 to 5.5. The World Health Organization (WHO) range was 1.4 and 2.5. In comparison, seasonal flu affects millions each year but has an R0 of just 1.3. The R0 rate for measles ranges from 12 to 18.
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ECONOMY: http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/coranavirus-outbreak-clouds-2020-view-global-economy-week/ar-BBZyEDY
Your thoughts are appreciated.
LINK: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/coronavirus-spreads-damage-to-wall-street-could-the-us-economy-be-next-2020-02-01?mod=home-page
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Posted on February 9, 2020 by Editor-in-Chief
ON “Agorist” FREE-MARKET “Counter” ECONOMIC PRINCIPLES
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Dr. David E. Marcinko MBA
“The goal of agorism is the agora. The society of the open marketplace as near to untainted by theft, assault, and fraud as can be humanly attained is as close to a free society as can be achieved. And a free society is the only one in which each and every one of us can satisfy his or her subjective values without crushing others’ values by violence and coercion.”
— Samuel Edward Konkin III
And so, colleague Peter Quinones – Free Man Beyond The Wall – welcomes Sal Mayweather to the show. Known on Twitter as “Sal the Agorist,” he gained fame for posting liberty themed memes on Twitter. Sal started a podcast called “The Agora,” in which he concentrates his efforts on teaching the themes of “counter economics,” or Agorism.
Sal and Pete talk about ways that anyone can use agorist principles to subvert State control, and more importantly, starve them of their most powerful tool; our money and support.
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PODCAST: http://freemanbeyondthewall.libsyn.com/episode-187-subverting-the-state-w-counter-economics
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Posted on February 7, 2020 by Editor-in-Chief
ON NATIONAL “GO RED DAY”
My Case Model Used in Business School
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By Dr. David E. Marcinko MBA
An MCO asked the Hospital of St. Mackenzie to provide coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) services, with catheterization, for its insured patients. The CFO at St. Mackenzie was pleased to review their request for proposal (RFP) as this was the exact type of patient needed to help offset costs of the new heart surgical services wing at the hospital.
Following some discussion, the MCO offered to pay the hospital $34,805 for a normal triple artery CABG without complications.
The CFO reviewed the standard treatment protocol and standard cost profile for the procedure. To her dismay, she discovered that the hospital’s cost would be $36,000 with a six-day average length-of-stay in the new wing.
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QUERY: What should she do and what facts are needed to make an informed decision?
ANSWER: https://healthcarefinancials.files.wordpress.com/2007/12/cvpa-3.pdf
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Posted on February 5, 2020 by Editor-in-Chief
CIRCA: 1998-2018
[By staff reporters]
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Posted on February 2, 2020 by Editor-in-Chief
TODAY IS PALINDROME DAY
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Today is 02/02/2020 — the first palindrome day in 909 years
A palindrome is a word, number, phrase, or other sequence of characters which reads the same backward as forward, such as taco cat, madam, racecar, or the number 10801.
Sentence-length palindromes may be written when allowances are made for adjustments to capital letters, punctuation, and word dividers, such as “A man, a plan, a canal, Panama!”,
LINK: http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/palindrome-day-today-is-02-02-2020-the-first-palindrome-day-in-909-years/ar-BBZzo2l?li=BBnbfcL
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Posted on February 1, 2020 by Editor-in-Chief
The Difference
[By Anonymous]
One of the most important concepts in behavioral economics is that people react differently to gains and losses. An example from Hodja Nasreddin:
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“One day Nasreddin went to his neighbour and asked to borrow a large cooking pot. The neighbour obliged and Nasreddin promised to bring it back shortly. Weeks passed when the neighbour came by to remind Nasreddin about his pot.
Embarrassed, the hodja went inside and after a short time re-emerged with the pot. On handing it over there was a clanging sound inside upon which the neighbour lifted the lid to reveal a smaller pot inside. “Hodja, what is this?” He exclaimed. “Neighbour, it seems the pot you gave me was expecting and this is her young!” The neighbour gave the hodja a silent look and left with both pots.
Some time later Nasreddin again asked to borrow the pot and the neighbour happily obliged. Again weeks passed and the neighbour came again inquiring about his pot.
“Alas!” Nasreddin said, your dear pot passed on to the afterlife, please accept my condolences.”
“But hodja, how can a metal pot die?” said his neighbour whereupon Nasreddin hodja flew into a rage and yelled:”You had no trouble believing it gave birth but her death strikes you as incredible? Now begone, you rascal!
NOTE: Why backward? http://mullahnasruddin.com/?p=1927
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The “KUZNETS” Curve
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In economics, a Kuznets curve (/ˈkʌznɛts/) graphs the hypothesis that as an economy develops, market forces first increase and then decrease economic inequality.
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The hypothesis was first advanced by economist Simon Kuznets in the 1950s and 1960s.
PODCAST: https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=Kuznets+Curve&view=detail&mid=A5D7EFB417EC37F3CDFEA5D7EFB417EC37F3CDFE&FORM=VIRE
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Posted on January 12, 2020 by Editor-in-Chief
COMMON MEDICAL PRACTICE VALUATION BLUNDERS TO AVOID?
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A Medical Practice business valuation is a set of procedures to estimate the economic value of a physician owner’s interests. Valuation is used to determine the price they are willing to pay or receive to affect a sale of the practice.
LINK: https://www.amazon.com/Dictionary-Health-Economics-Finance-Marcinko/dp/0826102549/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1254413315&sr=1-6
The same valuation tools are often used to resolve disputes related to estate and gift taxation, divorce litigation, allocated purchase price among business assets, establish a formula for estimating the value of partners’ ownership interest for buy-sell agreements, and other business and legal purposes.
QUERY: But, what are the most common medical practice valuation blunders to avoid? Written over a decade ago, this white paper highlights the most common mistake still seen today.
WHITE PAPER: https://healthcarefinancials.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/medical-practice-valuation-blunders1.pdf
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Posted on December 29, 2019 by Editor-in-Chief
Bill of the Month Club
[By staff reporters]
Journalists from Kaiser Health News and NPR will be looking at surprising medical bills and figuring out what they can tell us about the health care system. You can share your story here.
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LINK:
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Posted on December 19, 2019 by Editor-in-Chief
Of Executives
By: http://www.MCOL.com
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