This is a summary of my approach to medical trend management. It discusses the drivers of medical trend, the levers that can be pulled to address the drivers, and talks about some critical success factors in trend management.
Trend Drivers Demographics Pharmacy Specialty Pharmacy Government Shortfalls Consolidation Cost of Labor Medical Technology Overuse Underuse Misuse Waste Fraud Sources of Opportunity Identification Internal trend data Actuary – Medical Expense Analysis Health Services Evaluation -- Population-Based Assessment Accounts / Brokers Competition / Benchmarking Consultants (Accenture, BCG) Vendors – New Products, Joint Development Healthways ESI Others Cyclic QI of Existing Initiatives Literature, conferences, seminars Partnership with Delivery System Physician Forums Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee IT / New Technology Contract Renewal Cycles
Trend Drivers Demographics Pharmacy Specialty Pharmacy Government Shortfalls Consolidation Cost of Labor Medical Technology Overuse Underuse Misuse Waste Fraud Sources of Opportunity Identification Internal trend data Actuary – Medical Expense Analysis Health Services Evaluation -- Population-Based Assessment Accounts / Brokers Competition / Benchmarking Consultants (Accenture, BCG) Vendors – New Products, Joint Development Healthways ESI Others Cyclic QI of Existing Initiatives Literature, conferences, seminars Partnership with Delivery System Physician Forums Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee IT / New Technology Contract Renewal Cycles