Practice patterns of antibiotics prescriptions for URI
Antibiotics are prescribed at more than 100 million adult ambulatory care visits annually, and 41% of these prescriptions are for respiratory conditions. In the United States, at least 2 million antibiotic-resistant illnesses and 23,000 deaths occur each year, at a cost to the U.S. economy of at least $30 billion.1 The most common reason for … Practice patterns of antibiotics prescriptions for URI
How to ensure effective & agile healthcare decision-making
Between what’s publicly available and what your organization has captured, there’s no shortage of healthcare data – but is it current? Can you trust it? Can you identify conclusions and trends within it? Most importantly, can you make meaningful decisions and take impactful actions with confidence based on your healthcare data? Making more timely, well-informed … How to ensure effective & agile healthcare decision-making
Step up your data-driven healthcare capabilities with the MedInsight Strategic Alliance Program
Improving the quality of patient care, after all, is the end game of everything we do at Milliman MedInsight. And while we bring decades of insight and experience to the effort, revolutionizing the future of healthcare is bigger than any single enterprise. It will require an ecosystem of strategic and technology alliances. That is a … Step up your data-driven healthcare capabilities with the MedInsight Strategic Alliance Program
Reducing risk to drive VBC success for ACOs
As value-base care (VBC) progresses, accountable care organizations (ACOs) face a significant challenge in balancing the quality of care and financial outcomes while taking on increasing financial risk. This task becomes even more difficult without a comprehensive understanding of patient populations and overall performance, making it challenging to sustain value-based care effectively. ACOs typically have … Reducing risk to drive VBC success for ACOs
New MedInsight ebook: Gain a competitive edge with next-level employer group reporting
Advanced Employer Group Insights demonstrate the value of your health plan As healthcare costs rise, health plans need tools that enable them to demonstrate the value of their plans and provide data-backed answers to the questions that keep business owners up at night. How MedInsight Employer Group Insights (EGI) can help Backed by decades of … New MedInsight ebook: Gain a competitive edge with next-level employer group reporting
Why adherence matters in diabetes
Medication adherence is important for pharmaceutical therapy to be effective in patients with chronic diseases, including diabetes. Medication adherence in diabetics is associated with lower risk for hospitalizations, lower healthcare costs, and lower mortality. Various publications have reported positive correlations for patient demographics, such as older age, male sex, higher education level, and higher income, … Why adherence matters in diabetes