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Teamwork Enhances Patient Experience: Linking TEAM and Net Promoter Scores
In 1386 providers, better teamwork related to higher patient Net Promoter Score (NPS), and the relationship between provider experience and NPS was mediated by teamwork.
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Optum Care's Dr Ken Cohen Advocates for Comorbidity-Based GLP-1 Tiering for Patients With Diabetes
September 10th 2024Ken Cohen, MD, of Optum Care, advocates for glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) tiering for patients with diabetes based on comorbidities, like body mass index (BMI) and cardiovascular disease (CVD).
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Top 5 Content From Institute for Value-Based Medicine® Events in 2023
December 27th 2023In 2023, there were 18 oncology and 7 population health Institute for Value-Based Medicine® events cohosted with organizations such as Optum, OneOncology, Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center, Duke Health, Cleveland Clinic, and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
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Championing Value-Based Primary Care: How Practices Can Support and Optimize Health Outcomes
April 10th 2023At a Kansas City, Missouri, meeting of the Institute for Value-Based Medicine®, speakers discussed ways to eliminate wasteful care and build the infrastructure required to advance value-based care delivery.
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Dr Lee Norman on How the Pandemic Changed His Thoughts About Building Resilience
March 14th 2023Lee A. Norman, MD, MHS, MBA, spoke at The American Journal of Managed Care® (AJMC®)’s Institute for Value-Based Medicine®'s March 2023 event on population health about leading physician practices and navigating through change; here, he talks about how the COVID-19 pandemic shifted how he thinks about resiliency during times of intense stress and work.
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Assessing the Impact of Transplant Case Management on Clinical Outcomes
This article examines the effect of a transplant case management program on clinical outcomes following transplant surgery.
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Data Can Be Used to Improve Patient Decision Making and Address Disparities, Says Dr Ken Cohen
January 14th 2023Initiatives to address social determinants of health are likely to positively change the health care landscape, and better patient education can contribute to more favorable care choices says Ken Cohen, MD, director of translational research for Optum Care.
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Dr Ken Cohen Offers Possible Solutions to Reducing Wasteful Health Care
January 12th 2023Creating new incentive models and transparently sharing data in a way that changes behaviors are 2 ways to reduce low-value care in the health care system, explains Ken Cohen, MD, director of translational research for Optum Care.
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Value-Based Primary Care Providers Try New Strategies to Improve Population Health
December 15th 2022The dilemma of Alzheimer disease in primary care, as well as other health challenges in aging populations, was the focus of a recent Institute for Value-Based Medicine® event in Portland, Oregon.
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