Performance-Based Medicine : Creating the High Performance Network to Optimize Managed Care Relationships

✍ Scribed by De Marco, MA CMC William J

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Year: 2011
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 285
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Bill De Marco draws upon his extensive experience to provide a comprehensive and detailed discussion of performance-driven improvement in healthcare. There is much here of value to policy makers, healthcare system leaders and anyone who wishes to have an in-depth and practical understanding of how to improve healthcare performance and how to align payment to drive better performance. Healthcare continues to be in crisis and in need of further reform, and Bill helps leaders understand the steps they need to take to get that done.-George J. Isham, MD, Chief Health Officer, HealthPartnersReal hea. Read more...

Abstract: Bill De Marco draws upon his extensive experience to provide a comprehensive and detailed discussion of performance-driven improvement in healthcare. There is much here of value to policy makers, healthcare system leaders and anyone who wishes to have an in-depth and practical understanding of how to improve healthcare performance and how to align payment to drive better performance. Healthcare continues to be in crisis and in need of further reform, and Bill helps leaders understand the steps they need to take to get that done.-George J. Isham, MD, Chief Health Officer, HealthPartnersReal hea

✦ Table of Contents

Content: Front Cover
Contents
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1: Integration and HMOs: How Did We Get This So Wrong?
Chapter 2: Performance Measurement: A Science with No Followers
Chapter 3: Reimbursement: From Fee for Service to Risk Adjusters
Chapter 4: Early Pay for Performance
Chapter 5: Performance Language and Practice
Chapter 6: Reengineering
Chapter 7: Challenges
Chapter 8: International Reform
Chapter 9: Getting Started
Chapter 10: The Future of Performance-Based Medicine
Appendix A
Appendix B
Back Cover

✦ Subjects

Delivery of Health Care -- United States. Managed care plans (Medical care). Managed Care Programs -- organization & administration -- United States. Merit pay. Quality Assurance, Health Care -- United States. Quality Improvement -- United States. Reimbursement, Incentive -- United States.