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Success in Value-Based Contracting—Using Evidence, Technology, and Data to Improve Outcomes and Eliminate Low-Value Care, Part 4
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 4, they discussed incorporating medication into the total cost of care.
Moving Evidence From Research to Practice: Q&A With Ken Cohen, MD
June 23rd 2025In 2025, each issue of Population Health, Equity & Outcomes will feature a profile of a health system leader transforming care in their area of expertise. This issue spotlights a conversation with Ken Cohen, MD, executive director of translational research at Optum Health.
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Blister Packs May Help Solve Medication Adherence Challenges and Lower Health Care Costs
June 10th 2025Julia Lucaci, PharmD, MS, of Becton, Dickinson and Company, discusses the benefits of blister packaging for chronic medications, advocating for payer incentives to boost medication adherence and improve health outcomes.
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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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