3 lurking trends in healthcare (and what do to about them)

“Clear Eyes, Full Heart, Can’t Lose.”

The Real Math of Healthcare Costs in the US

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


Highest Cost - Sickest Nation

MACRA / MIPS Resistance

Failed Promise of EHR

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1. Highest Cost, Sickest Nation


USA - The Global Outlier


Life Expectancy

78.94yrs

Health Spending per capita

$9,024.21

Lowest

Highest


Avg. Projected Patient Out-Of-Pocket Cost Under “Trump-care”

$10k


Does free medical care lead to better health than insurance that requires the patient to

shoulder part the cost?


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:


2. MACRA/MIPS Resistance


RESISTMACRA / MIPS


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


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


FastEfficientSeamless

The goal for Health IT:


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

THANK YOU!

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