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Success in Value-Based Contracting—Using Evidence, Technology, and Data to Improve Outcomes and Eliminate Low-Value Care, Part 3
Experts from Optum, WellMed, and Reliant discuss strategies for bringing value-based payment into specialty care through the use of education and analytics.
In the latest Matters in Managed Care webinar, experts discussed how to improve outcomes and eliminate low-value care. They defined actions and practices that constitute wasted and harmful care, described how to rapidly translate high-quality evidence-based medicine into daily practice, recognized how to leverage technology, and more.
Ken Cohen, MD, FACP, senior medical director and executive director, clinical research national senior medicaldirector, Optum Care, moderated the panel with:
- Troy Comstock, MD, regional medical director, Florida WellMed Medical Management
- Dan Murrey, MD, MPP, chief medical officer, surgical care associates; president, OptumCare Specialty Practices
- Thad Schilling, MD, chief medical officer, Reliant Medical Group
In segment 3, they discussed using analytics to control drug spend and optimize care.
NSCLC Advancements Offer Hope, but Disparities Persist
February 20th 2025Ioana Bonta, MD, Georgia Cancer Specialists, discusses the evolving state of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) treatments, their impact on patient outcomes, and the need to address ongoing disparities in these populations.
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Varied Access: The Pharmacogenetic Testing Coverage Divide
February 18th 2025On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we speak with the author of a study published in the February 2025 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care® to uncover significant differences in coverage decisions for pharmacogenetic tests across major US health insurers.
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