“Clear Eyes, Full Heart, Can’t Lose.”
“Clear Eyes, Full Heart, Can’t Lose.”
“Clear Eyes, Full Heart, Can’t Lose.”
The Real Math of Healthcare Costs in the US
1 + 1 =
1 + 1 =
When Can 1 + 1 = 3?
x3=x2+x2+x2+…+x2(xtimes) x3=x2+x2+x2+...+x2(xtimes)
3x2=2x+2x+2x+…+2x(xtimes) 3x2=2x+2x+2x+...+2x(xtimes)
3x2=2x.x3x2=2x.x
3 = 2 or 3 = 1+1
Differential calculus proof
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The Lurking Variable
that will impact YOUR PAYMENTS
The3
(and what to do about them)
TRENDSL U R K I N G
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Highest Cost - Sickest Nation
MACRA / MIPS Resistance
Failed Promise of EHR
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1. Highest Cost, Sickest Nation
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USA - The Global Outlier
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Life Expectancy
78.94yrs
Health Spending per capita
$9,024.21
Lowest
Highest
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Avg. Projected Patient Out-Of-Pocket Cost Under “Trump-care”
$10k
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Does free medical care lead to better health than insurance that requires the patient to
shoulder part the cost?
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Desperate patients are paying cash or
avoiding care all together.
What’s the Result?
What to do:
Educate your patients about the cost of their care.
[Why OB/GYN is great at this: Global Pricing]
What to do:
What to do:
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2. MACRA/MIPS Resistance
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RESISTMACRA / MIPS
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The 962 pages of MACRA are so overwhelmingly complex, that no mere human will be able to understand them.As a practicing clinician for 30 years, I can honestly say that it’s time to leave the profession if we stay on the current trajectory.
John Halamka, MD & CIO (Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center), in "A Deep Dive on the MACRA NPRM," May 2016
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Practicing Physicians of America @ Library of Congress
How to Act:
Own your own quality measurement.
qpp.cms.gov
3. Failed Promise of EHR
Meaningless Use / Data Hoarding
Ransomware/ Too Big to Fail Mentality
Poor User Experience / In Top 3 Cause for Burnout
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FastEfficientSeamless
The goal for Health IT:
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How to Act:Choose lean tools
and share patient data.
Step 1: Map Your Workflow:
Step 2: Smart Selection Guide:
healthit.govStep 3: Share Patient Data
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