PODCAST: First Rules of Population Health

Posted on June 24, 2021 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

One of the 1st Rules of Population Health is That 5% of the Population Generates 50% of Total Healthcare Costs

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BY ERIC BRICKER MD

However, That 5% of High-Cost Claimants is a Heterogenous Population

2.5 Percentage Points of the 5% Are Claimants That Were Either High-Cost Claimants the Previous Year with On-Going Complex Medical Situations or Generated Claims Related to Chronic Diseases Such as Diabetes or Multiple Sclerosis.

HOWEVER, the Other 2.5 Percentage Points of the 5% Are Claimants That Generated Zero or Almost-Zero Claims in the Previous 12-Months.

They Essentially ‘Blow Up’ Out of Nowhere.

This Video Describes the 4 Categories of These High-Cost Claimants:

1) Previously Known and Prolonged High Costs

2) Previously Known and Episodic High Costs (that no longer continue)

3) Previously Unknown and Prolonged High Costs

4) Previously Unknown and Episodic High Costs (that no longer continue)

Learn the Clinical Diagnoses That Make Up Each Category and the Secret of Which Groups to Target and Why.

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Current Approaches to Patient Self Management – Do They Improve Quality or Lower Costs? [An Encore Video Debate]

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

A Symposium Debate  

Moderator: Cynthia Bouthot: MA, President, Collaborative Innovation Group.

Dis-Agree: Shahid Shah MS: CEO Netspective; blogger www.HealthCareITGuy.com, and HIT “Thought-Leader” for the ME-P.

Agree: Joseph Kvedar MD: Director, PartnersCenter for Connected Health.

Get Ready to Rumble!

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Assessment

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The Critical Role of Patient Trust in Their Doctors

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

On Perceptions of the Physician’s Ability to Communicate

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Often the simplest solutions to problems are the best; remember KISS. So it would seem that when it comes to the impact of increasing patient trust in physicians – on many of the intractable challenges that face the health care industry everyday like nonadherence, lack of involvement, poor health status, dissatisfaction etc – the concept of trust is great, indeed!

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We explore the link between patient trust and outcomes in the infographic above, which Stephen Wilkins curated and designed. What surprised us however, is how a patient’s level of trust in their doctor, boils downs to the patient’s perception of the physician’s ability to communicate.

Source:  Stephen Wilkins, MPH http://healthecommunications.wordpress.com/about/

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Seeking Your Favorite Health 2.0 Patient Story

Posted on October 7, 2010 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

Collaborative Care – Not Yet So Collaborative

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Culture Change in Nursing Homes

Posted on July 25, 2008 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

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Commonwealth Fund Survey of Nursing Homes

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The “medical culture change” movement is working to radically transform nursing home care, and help facilities transition from institutions to home.

Survey Highlights

The following highlights just a few of the findings from the Commonwealth Fund 2007 National Survey of Nursing Homes report, released in May 2008:. 

  • Fifty-eight percent of culture change adopters allow residents to determine their own schedules, compared with only 22 percent of traditional nursing homes.
  • Nearly two-thirds (64%) of culture change adopters implement bathing practices that are more resident-centered, while only 37 percent of traditional nursing homes do so.
  • Seven of 10 culture change adopters reported that residents are involved in decisions about their facility, but only one-quarter of traditional nursing homes (27%) involve residents in such decisions. 

Source: M. M. Doty, M. J. Koren, and E. L. Sturla: Culture Change in Nursing Homes: How Far Have We Come? Findings From The Commonwealth Fund 2007 National Survey of Nursing Homes, The Commonwealth Fund, May 2008 http://www.commonwealthfund.org

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In any case, early planning is the key to supporting both your kids’ futures and your retirement. Making logical college funding decisions, rather than emotional ones, creates a win/win for everyone.

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