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Analyzing The Health Care Cost Curve: A Case Study., Robert D. Lieberthal
Analyzing The Health Care Cost Curve: A Case Study., Robert D. Lieberthal
College of Population Health Faculty Papers
This case study uses data from a self-insured employer plan to perform an analysis into the properties of the health care cost curve. The analysis shows that one statistical property of the health care cost curve is that costs rise continuously, not on an annual or monthly basis. Graphical analysis indicates that managed care techniques used to restrain costs can also smooth utilization, producing the continuously growing cost curve observed. The analysis further illustrates that there is no one "cost curve"-analysis must be segmented by population. Finally, the power of predictive models to fit the cost curve varies by population. …
Analyzing The Health Care Cost Curve: A Case Study, Robert Lieberthal
Analyzing The Health Care Cost Curve: A Case Study, Robert Lieberthal
College of Population Health Faculty Papers
This case study uses data from a self-insured employer plan to perform an analysis into the properties of the health care cost curve. The analysis shows that one statistical property of the health care cost curve is that costs rise continuously, not on an annual or monthly basis. Graphical analysis indicates that managed care techniques used to restrain costs can also smooth utilization, producing the continuously growing cost curve observed. The analysis further illustrates that there is no one ‘‘cost curve’’—analysis must be segmented by population. Finally, the power of predictive models to fit the cost curve varies by population. …
An Economic Model To Value Companion Diagnostics In Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer, Robert D. Lieberthal, Kellie Dudash, Rita S. Axelrod, Neil I. Goldfarb
An Economic Model To Value Companion Diagnostics In Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer, Robert D. Lieberthal, Kellie Dudash, Rita S. Axelrod, Neil I. Goldfarb
College of Population Health Faculty Papers
Aim: An economic model was used to evaluate the potential economic impact and cost–effectiveness of companion diagnostic testing for patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Materials & methods: A decision analysis model examined alternative patient management strategies for patients with advanced NSCLC who were not amenable to surgical treatment. A review of the literature provided the variables used to develop a timely base case and sensitivity analysis. A potential future scenario was also modeled. The model includes three options: conventional treatment (CT), new treatment (NT) and companion diagnostic (CD) strategy. Results: In the base case analysis based upon current data, …
What Are The Characteristics That Explain Hospital Quality? A Longitudinal Pridit Approach, Robert D. Lieberthal, Dominique M. Comer
What Are The Characteristics That Explain Hospital Quality? A Longitudinal Pridit Approach, Robert D. Lieberthal, Dominique M. Comer
College of Population Health Faculty Papers
Health outcomes vary substantially between high and low quality institutions, meaning the difference between life and death in some cases. Prior literature has identified a number of variables that can be used to determine hospital quality, but methodologies for combining variables into an overall measure of hospital quality are not well developed. This analysis builds on the prior investigation of hospital quality by evaluating a method originally developed for the detection of healthcare fraud, Pridit, in the context of determining hospital quality. We developed a theoretical model to justify the application of Pridit to the hospital quality setting and then …