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Estimating the Impact of Disease and Treatment on Life Expectancy
Estimating the Impact of Disease and Treatment on Life Expectancy Analysis of the impact of disease progression ... treatment on life expectancy provides perspective on the long term costs to the health care system of chronic ...- Authors: Tzu-Chun Kuo, Philipp Vetter
- Date: Jan 2011
- Competency: Leadership>Thought leadership; Professional Values>Public interest representation; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
- Publication Name: Health Watch
- Topics: Demography>Longevity; Health & Disability>Health care quality; Health & Disability>Health risks; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Data mining
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Providers: Reorganize and Refinance
rethinking of current provider reimbursement, focusing on incentives instead of simply cutting fees. The recommended ... evidence-based decision making organized around episodes of care. Accountable care organizations= ACO;Episode-based ...- Authors: Jill Van Den Bos
- Date: Sep 2010
- Competency: Leadership>Thought leadership; Results-Oriented Solutions>Assess decision effectiveness; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view
- Publication Name: Health Watch
- Topics: Economics>Health economics; Health & Disability>Health care quality; Health & Disability>Payment models; Public Policy
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Palliative Care
Palliative Care This article from major US ... payers describes palliative care as a scaleable means of improving quality and reducing costs during serious ...- Authors: Randall Krakauer, Bruce Smith, Diane Meier, Torrie Fields
- Date: Nov 2016
- Competency: Leadership>Change management; Leadership>Influence; Leadership>Mentoring; Leadership>Professional network leverage; Leadership>Thought leadership; Results-Oriented Solutions>Actionable recommendations; Results-Oriented Solutions>Assess decision effectiveness; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view; Strategic Insight and Integration>Effective decision-making
- Publication Name: Health Watch
- Topics: Economics>Health economics; Enterprise Risk Management>Systematic risk; Experience Studies & Data>Morbidity; Experience Studies & Data>Mortality; Health & Disability>Chronic health management - Health & Disability; Health & Disability>Health care quality; Health & Disability>Payment models
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Letter from the Editors
Letter from the Editors The editors of Health Watch have made health care reform the focus of the Sepctember ... Sepctember 2009 issue, and provide an introduction to the issue's contents. Health care reform;Health ...- Authors: Grady Catterall, Mary Kindel Van der Heijde
- Date: Sep 2009
- Competency: Communication>Written communication; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; Leadership>Thought leadership; Professional Values>Public interest representation; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view
- Publication Name: Health Watch
- Topics: Economics>Health economics; Health & Disability>Health care quality; Public Policy; Social Insurance>Medicare
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Getting Actuaries More Engaged in Population Health
to leverage all the determinants of health personal behaviors, medical care and the public health infrastructure ... as the social and economic context at the community and national level to maximize the health of populations ...- Authors: Robert D Lieberthal
- Date: Jan 2011
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; Leadership>Thought leadership; Professional Values>Public interest representation; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view
- Publication Name: Health Watch
- Topics: Actuarial Profession>Alternative careers; Economics>Health economics; Health & Disability>Health care quality; Public Policy; Technology & Applications>Analytics and informatics