I am not an Economist
By Marty Muntz, MD, FACP I am not an economist. This is how I start my high-value care session during the internal medicine clerkship orientation day...
13 April, 2015
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The Missing Narrative on Making Healthcare Affordable
By Neel Shah, MD, MPP and Jordan Harmon, MHA We founded Costs of Care in May of 2009 with (we admit it) a highly...
06 April, 2015
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SOAP-V: Applying High-Value Care During Patient Care
By Eileen M. Moser, MD, MHPE; Sara Fazio, MD; Grace Huang, MD; Susan Glod, MD; Clifford Packer, MD “It’s important to teach the principles of...
30 March, 2015
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Five Insights From the 2015 MIT Bioinnovations Conference
By Jonathan Gordon On February 20th, I had the privilege of taking part in the 2015 MIT Bioinnovations conference. Dr. Neel Shah kicked off the...
23 March, 2015
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Reflections on the National Dialogue for Healthcare Innovation and the Ongoing Struggle to Define Value in Healthcare
By Neel Shah, MD, MPP This month, I had the opportunity to sit at the table with some of the nation’s top thought leaders. We...
16 March, 2015
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Costs of Care and ABIM Foundation Launch Teaching Value in Health Care Learning Network
By Neel Shah, MD MPP There is growing recognition that physicians are increasingly being asked to deliver high-quality care while at the same time...
09 March, 2015
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What Could Be the Harm?
Eric Mandelbaum RN, MBA Managing diabetes is all about control: controlling what you eat, when you eat, and the amount of insulin you give...
02 March, 2015
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Denial of Care
By Jane Arnoff Logsdon, MSSA, LSW I consider myself a pretty savvy and resourceful consumer. I know how to solve problems that come up in the...
23 February, 2015
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New Fellowship Aims to Improve Value and Implement Change
By Cynthia (Daisy) Smith, MD, FACP Physician and patient organizations alike have increasingly emphasized the importance of improving value in health care and reducing unnecessary...
16 February, 2015
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