Sentences with phrase «of valuing care»

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Since value depends on results, not inputs, value in health care is measured by the outcomes achieved, not the volume of services delivered, and shifting focus from volume to value is a central challenge.

One answer is that the technique is likely to be of little value to those blessed souls who have sailed through life without a care in the world.

Value should always be defined around the customer, and in a well functioning health care system, the creation of value for patients should determine the rewards for all other actors in the syValue should always be defined around the customer, and in a well functioning health care system, the creation of value for patients should determine the rewards for all other actors in the syvalue for patients should determine the rewards for all other actors in the system.

Nor is value measured by the process of care used; process measurement and improvement are important tactics but are no substitutes for measuring outcomes and costs.

In an essay for the New England Journal of Medicine some seven years ago, the eminent management scholar Michael Porter famously asked, «What Is Value in Health Care?»

Health systems are beginning to hire lawyers to assist patients with various legal concerns free of charge as medical care moves toward value - based models that aim to offer more holistic care, according to Kaiser Health News.

The value of an individual's health - care dossier is about $ 500 (U.S.) on the black market, far surpassing that of credit card information.

From a fund devoted to Medicaid providers and patients to companies trying to enter the Program of All - Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), there is recognition that higher - value delivery of care is possible in these programs for the low income — and they can produce profCare for the Elderly (PACE), there is recognition that higher - value delivery of care is possible in these programs for the low income — and they can produce profcare is possible in these programs for the low income — and they can produce profits.

In other words, the company shows it cares about the well - being of employees, and employees know that they are valued.

Although certain destinations may be particularly attractive - for reasons ranging from the weather and availability of health care to tax advantages and property values - there's a wide variety of cities and towns consistently considered the top places to retire.

His point is that you shouldn't care about the values of the person you buy from.

In a broader sense, Cook says that Jobs taught him the value of intellectual honesty — that, no matter how much you care about something, you have to be willing to take new data and apply it to the situation.

Most of the value of the tax break goes to middle - income taxpayers, based on the 2016 average per - person health - care expenditure (see chart for illustration).

When you actually listen to what they have to say and give their concerns appropriate consideration (especially when they're suggesting a new way of doing things), they'll leave each meeting feeling like you value their contributions and care about their well - being.

There are certain values in terms of almost every aspect of how you work and how you function and how you hand off... I think more and more, people care about how a company functions and what their values are and what they put into their product and how they distribute their product and who their consumer is.»

John Mackey explains why you shouldn't «manage your brand» — you should take care of your customers and create authentic value.

Part of the enormous value of the napkin talk isn't that you are necessarily going to paint a crystal - clear picture of your employee's future; the point is you are expressing to your employee that you want them there, you see them in your company future and, most significantly, you care.

And the politicians in Washington who are working to curtail basic benefits such as health care and food stamps plainly won't consider the value of spending trillions on a new social - welfare scheme.

And many of these early films reflected the values that I cared deeply about, and I still do.

It's the latest in a relentless parade of damaging news for the Silicon Valley upstart, which was valued last year at $ 9 billion, the most of any venture - backed company working in health care today.

The panel discussion featured some of the smartest folks in the health field — Dr. Toby Cosgrove, the pioneering heart surgeon and former CEO of Cleveland Clinic; Bob Kocher, the Venrock partner who helped shape the Affordable Care Act; Humana CEO Bruce Broussard, who's very thoughtful on the healthcare value chain; and two JPM folks — Bei Ling, JPMorgan Chase's global head of compensation and benefit, and moderator Diana Farrell, CEO of the JPMorgan Chase Institute (hereafter, please, JPMCI), the bank's in - house socially minded think tank.

The moves toward value - based purchasing and consumerization are responsible for the integration of PBMs in health - care businesses, he said.

The Healthcare Reform Law, including The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and The Healthcare and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, could have a material adverse effect on Humana's results of operations, including restricting revenue, enrollment and premium growth in certain products and market segments, restricting the company's ability to expand into new markets, increasing the company's medical and operating costs by, among other things, requiring a minimum benefit ratio on insured products, lowering the company's Medicare payment rates and increasing the company's expenses associated with a non-deductible health insurance industry fee and other assessments; the company's financial position, including the company's ability to maintain the value of its goodwill; and the company's cash flows.

And because millennials place so much value on quality and ethics, they prefer to use technology to take care of the busywork — online meeting and web conferencing services such as ClickMeeting and Huddle (both virtual communication platforms), as well as workflow optimization and project management platforms such as Memit and WorkflowMax are just a few tools millennials rely on for collaboration and productivity in the workplace.

Merger activity this year is down 14 percent from this time last year, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence, which cited the lower dollar value of deals in the health care and materials sectors.

The World Economic Forum is launching an ambitious new project to bring a value - based model to health care — and it has the backing of some of the world's biggest medical names, including the CEOs of Medtronic, Novartis, Kaiser Permanente, and thought leaders like Harvard Business School's Michael Porter.

Fishman's goal for his attendees is: 1) for the experience to be «extraordinary, safe, and taken care,» 2) for the «environment to be of incalculable value,» 3) for the best tactics and strategies in the field to be shared, and 4) to create a community of ongoing relationships and support.

They do not include stock - based compensation of any kind, the cash value of retirements benefits, or other non-cash benefits, such as health care.

The company also offers local day - care subsidies and training for new hires about the value of work - life integration.

If you're in the market for a new job, scrutinize the value of benefits as well as salary: Health care, retirement matches, paid time off and other perks add up to an average 28 percent of employer pay, according to Aon Hewitt.

Whether it's a snazzy bot that means you'll never step foot in a bank again or a wicked combination of ice cream flavors that collide for a culinary explosion in your mouth — what we really care about is value.

Remember, too, that long - term care premiums are deductible up to certain amounts, the value of which depends on your age (see chart below).

As far as I can tell, Klout.com and the other early entrants into the influence space care about the size of your mouth and your megaphone, and are ignorant of the value of your message and your actual connection and meaning to your theoretical «audience.»

«When you're asked for input, it sends the message that you are valued, so not asking for input can, of course, send the opposite message: «I really don't care what you think!»»

Maybe it's time to remind yourself of the value of the other non-monetary values of loafing, including boosted creativity, stress reduction, time to reflect on big - picture questions and perhaps even improved relationships if you spend some of that leisure time with those you care about.

«I'm not planning to get involved in many elections now that I don't have to run for office again, but the French election is very important to the future of France and the values that we care so much about.

For Genworth, 2014 was a year of reckoning, as it wrote down the value of many long - term care policies whose costs its underwriting fees can't cover.

Value - based care is an emerging payment model that focuses on measuring a patient's health outcome against the cost of delivering the outcome.

Large groups» plans must provide «affordable coverage» — that is, the employer must cover at least 60 percent of the actuarial value of health care costs, and employee contributions must not exceed 9.5 percent of their income, whereas previously there was no such coverage quota.

Parents of a disabled child who will need ongoing support such as medical care or assisted living, however, will need to purchase cash - value insurance, advised James Hunt, a life actuary for the Consumer Federation of America and founder of website Evaluatelifeinsurance.org.

Since day - care centers generally get valued at around 50 % of gross revenues, a fair price for this Southern belle might be about $ 217,000.

Externalities such as the consequences of business decisions for the environment have to be dealt with by the government, unless, of course, a business case can be made that shareholder value is increased by taking care of these externalities.

Still, buying a health - care company for its own employees» benefit «would be a terrible reason, because you paid for the value of Humana upfront when you purchased them,» said Craig Garthwaite, director of the Health Enterprise Management Program at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management.

Paul Black lists out three big trends to watch for in health IT this year, namely: a continuing shift to value - based care models (rather than the fee - for - service, volume - oriented paradigm which still dominates the sector); digital health infrastructure interoperability that makes it possible for different systems to talk to each other and coordinate care; and an increased focus on precision medicine and «genomically aware care» that can help take a lot of the guesswork out of medicine.

They are price / value / performance shoppers and they require a great deal of care and handling.

The number of health - care deals rose 16 percent last year, while value surged 27 percent, according to a new report from Bain & Company.

I don't really care if a company decides to issue a dividend or not; presumably, if they don't issue a dividend, then they're doing other things to increase the value of the company, which will be reflected in the stock price of the company.

Doing this requires establishing a clear point of view on the trajectory of the health - care segments in which they compete, a candid assessment of the assets and capabilities they would need to win in those segments, and, most importantly, a detailed plan for how they could uniquely add value to any potential targets.

Once patients are familiar with the general idea of digital - service provision, organizations can begin offering more complex, high - value services, such as integrated - care companion apps or mobile health records.

I don't care where we are «in the cycle,» I care where we are in the supermarket of investing, and right now, stocks are the only aisle with real and obvious value.»