Thomas R. Graf, MD

Articles

December 14th 2017

Moving Pharma Contracting Into the Era of Accountability

A chief medical officer for a major payer outlines the challenges making sure that certain high-cost therapies are directed to the patients who need them.

February 29th 2016

Value of Primary Care Diabetes Management: Long-Term Cost Impacts

Daniel D. Maeng, PhD Xiaowei Yan, PhD Thomas R. Graf, MD Glenn D. Steele Jr, MD, PhD

Geisinger's all-or-none diabetes bundled system of care implemented in routine primary care settings was associated with sustained long-term total cost savings.

June 26th 2014

Primary Care Diabetes Bundle Management: 3-Year Outcomes for Microvascular and Macrovascular Events

Frederick J. Bloom Jr, MD Xiaowei Yan, PhD Walter F. Stewart, PhD Thomas R. Graf, MD Tammy Anderer, PhD Duane E. Davis, MD Steven B. Pierdon, MD James Pitcavage, MS Glenn D. Steele Jr, MD

Using a system for primary care management of patients with diabetes may reduce the risk of myocardial infarction, stroke, and retinopathy over a 3-year period.

March 16th 2012

Reducing Long-Term Cost by Transforming Primary Care: Evidence From Geisinger's Medical Home Model

Daniel D. Maeng, PhD Jove Graham, PhD Thomas R. Graf, MD Joshua N. Liberman, PhD Nicholas B. Dermes, BS Janet Tomcavage, RN, MSN Duane E. Davis, MD Frederick J. Bloom Jr, MD, MMM Glenn D. Steele Jr, MD, PhD

ProvenHealth Navigator, Geisinger's version of advanced patient-centered medical homes, is associated with significant savings in total cost of care over time.

August 11th 2010

Value and the Medical Home: Effects of Transformed Primary Care

Richard J. Gilfillan, MD Janet Tomcavage, RN, MSN Meredith B. Rosenthal, PhD Duane E. Davis, MD Jove Graham, PhD Jason A. Roy, PhD Steven B. Pierdon, MD Frederick J. Bloom Jr, MD, MMM Thomas R. Graf, MD Roy Goldman, PhD, FSA Karena M. Weikel, BA Bruce H. Hamory, MD Ronald A. Paulus, MD, MBA Glenn D. Steele Jr, MD, PhD

A patient-centered medical home with intensive case management and a payer partner can significantly improve hospital utilization and may decrease total medical costs for a Medicare population.