Timothy G. Ferris, MD, MPH

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September 10th 2019

Physician-Initiated Payment Reform: A New Path Toward Value

Suhas Gondi, BA Timothy G. Ferris, MD, MPH Kavita K. Patel, MD, MSHS Zirui Song, MD, PhD

Physician groups have begun designing alternative payment models for their own specialties, proposing that CMS include financial risk, funding for new technologies, and legal waivers.

May 17th 2016

Implementing a Hybrid Approach to Select Patients for Care Management: Variations Across Practices

Christine Vogeli, PhD Jenna Spirt, MPH Richard Brand, PhD John Hsu, MD, MPH Namita Mohta, MD Clemens Hong, MD, MPH Eric Weil, MD Timothy G. Ferris, MD, MPH

Hybrid approaches allow for clinician input into case finding for care management, but training and monitoring is required to protect against unintentional biases.

November 10th 2015

Clinician Considerations When Selecting High-Risk Patients for Care Management

Vivian Haime, BS Clemens Hong, MD, MPH Laura Mandel, BA Namita Mohta, MD Lisa I. Iezzoni, MD, MSc Timothy G. Ferris, MD, MPH Christine Vogeli, PhD

Clinicians consider a number of patient predisposing and enabling characteristics not typically available in clinical data systems when selecting high-risk patients for care management.

February 11th 2013

Guidance for Structuring Team-Based Incentives in Healthcare

Daniel M. Blumenthal, MD, MBA Zirui Song, PhD Anupam B. Jena, MD, PhD Timothy G. Ferris, MD, MPH

Team-based performance incentives may improve healthcare team performance, but provider organizations face a number of structural, technical, and cultural barriers to adopting them.