Medicare reimburses acute care hospitals under the inpatient prospective payment system or (IPPS). The slide presentation below provides an overview of IPPS including exemptions, prospective vs. hospital specific components, and reimbursement methodologies.
Katherine Hempstead: "Left in Limbo: Obamacare’s Shaky Insurance Exchanges" 6...reportingonhealth
Katherine Hempstead's slides from the Center for Health Journalism webinar, "Left in Limbo: Obamacare’s Shaky Insurance Exchanges," 6.7.17
More info: https://www.centerforhealthjournalism.org/content/left-limbo-obamacares-shaky-insurance-exchanges
Zack Cooper: "Inside the ‘Black Box’ of Health Care Spending Data?" 2.18.16reportingonhealth
Zack Cooper's slides from the Center for Health Journalism webinar "Inside the ‘Black Box’ of Health Care Spending Data," 2.18.16
http://www.centerforhealthjournalism.org/content/inside-black-box-health-care-spending-data
Larry Levitt: "Out of Pocket: Surprise Costs After Health Reform," 10.29.15reportingonhealth
Larry Levitt's presentation from "Out of Pocket: Surprise Costs After Health Reform," 10.29.15
http://www.reportingonhealth.org/content/out-pocket-surprise-costs-after-health-reform
Martin Gaynor: "Inside the ‘Black Box’ of Health Care Spending Data?" 2.18.16reportingonhealth
Martin Gaynor's slides from the Center for Health Journalism webinar "Inside the ‘Black Box’ of Health Care Spending Data," 2.18.16
http://www.centerforhealthjournalism.org/content/inside-black-box-health-care-spending-data
Eugene Steuerle: "Will the Silver Tsunami Send Medicare into the Red?," 12.17.15reportingonhealth
Eugene Steuerle's slides from the Center for Health Journalism webinar "Will the Silver Tsunami Send Medicare into the Red?" 12.17.15
http://www.centerforhealthjournalism.org/content/will-silver-tsunami-send-medicare-red
Meghan Hoyer: "Will the Silver Tsunami Send Medicare into the Red?" 12.17.15reportingonhealth
Meghan Hoyer's slides from the Center for Health Journalism webinar "Will the Silver Tsunami Send Medicare into the Red?" 12.17.15
http://www.centerforhealthjournalism.org/content/will-silver-tsunami-send-medicare-red
Medicare reimburses acute care hospitals under the inpatient prospective payment system or (IPPS). The slide presentation below provides an overview of IPPS including exemptions, prospective vs. hospital specific components, and reimbursement methodologies.
Katherine Hempstead: "Left in Limbo: Obamacare’s Shaky Insurance Exchanges" 6...reportingonhealth
Katherine Hempstead's slides from the Center for Health Journalism webinar, "Left in Limbo: Obamacare’s Shaky Insurance Exchanges," 6.7.17
More info: https://www.centerforhealthjournalism.org/content/left-limbo-obamacares-shaky-insurance-exchanges
Zack Cooper: "Inside the ‘Black Box’ of Health Care Spending Data?" 2.18.16reportingonhealth
Zack Cooper's slides from the Center for Health Journalism webinar "Inside the ‘Black Box’ of Health Care Spending Data," 2.18.16
http://www.centerforhealthjournalism.org/content/inside-black-box-health-care-spending-data
Larry Levitt: "Out of Pocket: Surprise Costs After Health Reform," 10.29.15reportingonhealth
Larry Levitt's presentation from "Out of Pocket: Surprise Costs After Health Reform," 10.29.15
http://www.reportingonhealth.org/content/out-pocket-surprise-costs-after-health-reform
Martin Gaynor: "Inside the ‘Black Box’ of Health Care Spending Data?" 2.18.16reportingonhealth
Martin Gaynor's slides from the Center for Health Journalism webinar "Inside the ‘Black Box’ of Health Care Spending Data," 2.18.16
http://www.centerforhealthjournalism.org/content/inside-black-box-health-care-spending-data
Eugene Steuerle: "Will the Silver Tsunami Send Medicare into the Red?," 12.17.15reportingonhealth
Eugene Steuerle's slides from the Center for Health Journalism webinar "Will the Silver Tsunami Send Medicare into the Red?" 12.17.15
http://www.centerforhealthjournalism.org/content/will-silver-tsunami-send-medicare-red
Meghan Hoyer: "Will the Silver Tsunami Send Medicare into the Red?" 12.17.15reportingonhealth
Meghan Hoyer's slides from the Center for Health Journalism webinar "Will the Silver Tsunami Send Medicare into the Red?" 12.17.15
http://www.centerforhealthjournalism.org/content/will-silver-tsunami-send-medicare-red
The Cadillac Tax is Delayed... Now What?PSG Consults
The Cadillac Tax was an important revenue source for the ACA yet was delayed by Congress in 2015. What does this mean for HR leaders? In this presentation by Kevin Host presented at ASHHRA he shares an overview on the Cadillac Tax and ways HR leaders can prepare now for the 2020 go live date.
Steven lash shared info on physician payment in the post sgr eraSteven Lash
Steven Lash, noted healthcare strategic advisor said “As a result of MACRA, from July 2015 through 2019, physicians will be guaranteed a 0.5% update. From January 2020 through 2025, the law includes a zero percent update; but, some providers will get annual bonuses and others will get annual awards or penalties.”
On the Substance-Related Treatment Gap in Medicare-Only CoverageElspeth Slayter
This presentation details a policy analysis related to the gap in health insurance coverage for adults with Medicare-only coverage who have substance-related disorders in need of treatment. Adults with Medicare-only coverage are rarely addressed as compared to elders or people who are dually-eligible for Medicaid and Medicare. And further, people don't like to think about substance-related disorders…I propose a state-specific plan to address coverage for such conditions for a potentially needy population in a way that promotes long-term cost-savings.
Debate has persisted over the importance of the Medicaid program's uniformity and adherence to guarantees to all beneficiaries. The model of argumentation from generalization would be relevant in arguments for the “necessity” for states to have the flexibility to innovate and deviate from restrictive federal policies. With the Medicaid and CHIP programs in state of Maryland the number and percentage of children without health insurance have declined over the last decade, however facing sharply reduced federal Medicaid funding, states would have to cut eligibility, cap enrollment, reduce benefits, and/or further cut provider reimbursement rates, with adverse impacts on low-income beneficiaries. While congress was able to take steps to ensure adequate funding for states, funding is still inadequate under to the Medicaid Block grant which aimed to provide states with annual lump sums run the program as they wanted.
This presentation from Mile High Healthcare Analytics explores how to capture accurate healthcare marketplace demographics and what these demographics tell us about re-adjusting product design in order to gain valuable insights on how to design products specifically oriented to your exchange members and which existing products make the most sense for your plan's actual population.
“Dual eligibles” are low-income individuals who qualify for both Medicare and Medicaid. This DataBrief describes the pathways through which dual eligibles access assistance with Medicare premiums and cost-sharing.
De Pere Area Chamber Affordable Care Act Presentation, Daren Allen, Common Gr...Cheryl Detrick
Presentation on the Affordable Care Act given by Daren Allen, Vice President of Sales & Business Development for the Common Ground Healthcare Cooperative to De Pere Area Chamber of Commerce on 9/11/13.
The fiscal sustainability of long-term care and its impact on health systems ...OECD Governance
This presentation was made by Tim Muir, OECD, at the 4th meeting of the Joint DELSA/GOV-SBO Network on Fiscal Sustainability of Health Systems, held in Paris on 16-17 February 2015.
The Rising Costs of Medical Bills Vest 2017Cameron Leids
Medical Bills and Healthcare costs have been increasing. Vest walks you through the current trends across the industry and what needs to be done in order to combat them.
The Cadillac Tax is Delayed... Now What?PSG Consults
The Cadillac Tax was an important revenue source for the ACA yet was delayed by Congress in 2015. What does this mean for HR leaders? In this presentation by Kevin Host presented at ASHHRA he shares an overview on the Cadillac Tax and ways HR leaders can prepare now for the 2020 go live date.
Steven lash shared info on physician payment in the post sgr eraSteven Lash
Steven Lash, noted healthcare strategic advisor said “As a result of MACRA, from July 2015 through 2019, physicians will be guaranteed a 0.5% update. From January 2020 through 2025, the law includes a zero percent update; but, some providers will get annual bonuses and others will get annual awards or penalties.”
On the Substance-Related Treatment Gap in Medicare-Only CoverageElspeth Slayter
This presentation details a policy analysis related to the gap in health insurance coverage for adults with Medicare-only coverage who have substance-related disorders in need of treatment. Adults with Medicare-only coverage are rarely addressed as compared to elders or people who are dually-eligible for Medicaid and Medicare. And further, people don't like to think about substance-related disorders…I propose a state-specific plan to address coverage for such conditions for a potentially needy population in a way that promotes long-term cost-savings.
Debate has persisted over the importance of the Medicaid program's uniformity and adherence to guarantees to all beneficiaries. The model of argumentation from generalization would be relevant in arguments for the “necessity” for states to have the flexibility to innovate and deviate from restrictive federal policies. With the Medicaid and CHIP programs in state of Maryland the number and percentage of children without health insurance have declined over the last decade, however facing sharply reduced federal Medicaid funding, states would have to cut eligibility, cap enrollment, reduce benefits, and/or further cut provider reimbursement rates, with adverse impacts on low-income beneficiaries. While congress was able to take steps to ensure adequate funding for states, funding is still inadequate under to the Medicaid Block grant which aimed to provide states with annual lump sums run the program as they wanted.
This presentation from Mile High Healthcare Analytics explores how to capture accurate healthcare marketplace demographics and what these demographics tell us about re-adjusting product design in order to gain valuable insights on how to design products specifically oriented to your exchange members and which existing products make the most sense for your plan's actual population.
“Dual eligibles” are low-income individuals who qualify for both Medicare and Medicaid. This DataBrief describes the pathways through which dual eligibles access assistance with Medicare premiums and cost-sharing.
De Pere Area Chamber Affordable Care Act Presentation, Daren Allen, Common Gr...Cheryl Detrick
Presentation on the Affordable Care Act given by Daren Allen, Vice President of Sales & Business Development for the Common Ground Healthcare Cooperative to De Pere Area Chamber of Commerce on 9/11/13.
The fiscal sustainability of long-term care and its impact on health systems ...OECD Governance
This presentation was made by Tim Muir, OECD, at the 4th meeting of the Joint DELSA/GOV-SBO Network on Fiscal Sustainability of Health Systems, held in Paris on 16-17 February 2015.
The Rising Costs of Medical Bills Vest 2017Cameron Leids
Medical Bills and Healthcare costs have been increasing. Vest walks you through the current trends across the industry and what needs to be done in order to combat them.
Explore how the Affordable Care Act and creation of state level and national exchanges has impacted member risk profiles and demand for small-group and individual health plans.
Ms. Hall is the former Vice President of Operations for Carena, a health care delivery company. Prior to joining Carena, Hall spent nearly 18 years with the Microsoft Corporation.
mHealth Israel_US Health Insurance Overview- An Insider's PerspectiveLevi Shapiro
Presentation about the US Health Insurance Sector by Lori Rund, VP, Product Management and Market Intelligence at Health Alliance Plan, a managed care organization owned by the Henry Ford Health System, with 650,000 lives. Lori is responsible for the identification, concept building, researching and business case developments for new products, services and markets. She develops and leads comprehensive market intelligence functions to help the organization better understand industry trends and identify business opportunities.
Prior to joining Health Alliance Plan, Lori was Director of Product Development and Market Intelligence at Health Alliance Medical Plans in Illinois and Director of Market Research and Strategy at Carle Clinic Association, also in Illinois.
StarCompliance is a leading firm specializing in the recovery of stolen cryptocurrency. Our comprehensive services are designed to assist individuals and organizations in navigating the complex process of fraud reporting, investigation, and fund recovery. We combine cutting-edge technology with expert legal support to provide a robust solution for victims of crypto theft.
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Empowering the Data Analytics Ecosystem: A Laser Focus on Value
The data analytics ecosystem thrives when every component functions at its peak, unlocking the true potential of data. Here's a laser focus on key areas for an empowered ecosystem:
1. Democratize Access, Not Data:
Granular Access Controls: Provide users with self-service tools tailored to their specific needs, preventing data overload and misuse.
Data Catalogs: Implement robust data catalogs for easy discovery and understanding of available data sources.
2. Foster Collaboration with Clear Roles:
Data Mesh Architecture: Break down data silos by creating a distributed data ownership model with clear ownership and responsibilities.
Collaborative Workspaces: Utilize interactive platforms where data scientists, analysts, and domain experts can work seamlessly together.
3. Leverage Advanced Analytics Strategically:
AI-powered Automation: Automate repetitive tasks like data cleaning and feature engineering, freeing up data talent for higher-level analysis.
Right-Tool Selection: Strategically choose the most effective advanced analytics techniques (e.g., AI, ML) based on specific business problems.
4. Prioritize Data Quality with Automation:
Automated Data Validation: Implement automated data quality checks to identify and rectify errors at the source, minimizing downstream issues.
Data Lineage Tracking: Track the flow of data throughout the ecosystem, ensuring transparency and facilitating root cause analysis for errors.
5. Cultivate a Data-Driven Mindset:
Metrics-Driven Performance Management: Align KPIs and performance metrics with data-driven insights to ensure actionable decision making.
Data Storytelling Workshops: Equip stakeholders with the skills to translate complex data findings into compelling narratives that drive action.
Benefits of a Precise Ecosystem:
Sharpened Focus: Precise access and clear roles ensure everyone works with the most relevant data, maximizing efficiency.
Actionable Insights: Strategic analytics and automated quality checks lead to more reliable and actionable data insights.
Continuous Improvement: Data-driven performance management fosters a culture of learning and continuous improvement.
Sustainable Growth: Empowered by data, organizations can make informed decisions to drive sustainable growth and innovation.
By focusing on these precise actions, organizations can create an empowered data analytics ecosystem that delivers real value by driving data-driven decisions and maximizing the return on their data investment.
Techniques to optimize the pagerank algorithm usually fall in two categories. One is to try reducing the work per iteration, and the other is to try reducing the number of iterations. These goals are often at odds with one another. Skipping computation on vertices which have already converged has the potential to save iteration time. Skipping in-identical vertices, with the same in-links, helps reduce duplicate computations and thus could help reduce iteration time. Road networks often have chains which can be short-circuited before pagerank computation to improve performance. Final ranks of chain nodes can be easily calculated. This could reduce both the iteration time, and the number of iterations. If a graph has no dangling nodes, pagerank of each strongly connected component can be computed in topological order. This could help reduce the iteration time, no. of iterations, and also enable multi-iteration concurrency in pagerank computation. The combination of all of the above methods is the STICD algorithm. [sticd] For dynamic graphs, unchanged components whose ranks are unaffected can be skipped altogether.
Adjusting primitives for graph : SHORT REPORT / NOTESSubhajit Sahu
Graph algorithms, like PageRank Compressed Sparse Row (CSR) is an adjacency-list based graph representation that is
Multiply with different modes (map)
1. Performance of sequential execution based vs OpenMP based vector multiply.
2. Comparing various launch configs for CUDA based vector multiply.
Sum with different storage types (reduce)
1. Performance of vector element sum using float vs bfloat16 as the storage type.
Sum with different modes (reduce)
1. Performance of sequential execution based vs OpenMP based vector element sum.
2. Performance of memcpy vs in-place based CUDA based vector element sum.
3. Comparing various launch configs for CUDA based vector element sum (memcpy).
4. Comparing various launch configs for CUDA based vector element sum (in-place).
Sum with in-place strategies of CUDA mode (reduce)
1. Comparing various launch configs for CUDA based vector element sum (in-place).
Levelwise PageRank with Loop-Based Dead End Handling Strategy : SHORT REPORT ...Subhajit Sahu
Abstract — Levelwise PageRank is an alternative method of PageRank computation which decomposes the input graph into a directed acyclic block-graph of strongly connected components, and processes them in topological order, one level at a time. This enables calculation for ranks in a distributed fashion without per-iteration communication, unlike the standard method where all vertices are processed in each iteration. It however comes with a precondition of the absence of dead ends in the input graph. Here, the native non-distributed performance of Levelwise PageRank was compared against Monolithic PageRank on a CPU as well as a GPU. To ensure a fair comparison, Monolithic PageRank was also performed on a graph where vertices were split by components. Results indicate that Levelwise PageRank is about as fast as Monolithic PageRank on the CPU, but quite a bit slower on the GPU. Slowdown on the GPU is likely caused by a large submission of small workloads, and expected to be non-issue when the computation is performed on massive graphs.
Chatty Kathy - UNC Bootcamp Final Project Presentation - Final Version - 5.23...John Andrews
SlideShare Description for "Chatty Kathy - UNC Bootcamp Final Project Presentation"
Title: Chatty Kathy: Enhancing Physical Activity Among Older Adults
Description:
Discover how Chatty Kathy, an innovative project developed at the UNC Bootcamp, aims to tackle the challenge of low physical activity among older adults. Our AI-driven solution uses peer interaction to boost and sustain exercise levels, significantly improving health outcomes. This presentation covers our problem statement, the rationale behind Chatty Kathy, synthetic data and persona creation, model performance metrics, a visual demonstration of the project, and potential future developments. Join us for an insightful Q&A session to explore the potential of this groundbreaking project.
Project Team: Jay Requarth, Jana Avery, John Andrews, Dr. Dick Davis II, Nee Buntoum, Nam Yeongjin & Mat Nicholas
2. Medicare
• Established in 1965
• 10 Million people were
eligible over the age of 65
• The government realized
less then 50% had any kind
of insurance
• Average cost of deductible
then was $60
3. Why did we select it?
The government collects and
makes public all the expenses
related to Medicare for every year.
This data can be analyzed which
will help in reducing the cost to
exchequer.
4. Methods and Work
• Data Cleaning, Data Minning
• Creation of Data Warehouse
• Error Handling, Validation and SCD
• Analysis of the Data
17. Which Provider Cost
us the least?
https://public.tableau.com/profile/rohit.appandaraju#!/vizhome/MedicareProject_15563037766720/WhichProviderCosttheleast
20. How is PCI, Number of
Hospitals, Beds and
Cost of treatment
impacting Life
expectancy and
patient visits
https://public.tableau.com/profile/karthik.ranganathan#!/vizhome/PCIvsTreatmentCostvsDischarge/PCIvsTreatmentvsDischarge
22. Reasons for some
states having cheaper
healthcare and
premium cost
• State involvement in
marketplaces – ACA
implementation
• Medicaid Expansion – Less
Brunt to private insurance
holders
• Competition from CO-OPs
• Combined risk pools –
Group premiums and
Indiviual Premiums
23. Conclusions
• The problem is complex
• States have to implement or take
points from ACA in order to reduce
overall premiums as shown by 13
successful states
• Medicare has become expensive
regardless of the subsidy, this can
be gotten rid by eliminating
Medicare and subsidizing health
insurance for people when they
avail private insurances, thus
increasing competition in the
market and reducing the overall
cost of insurance
24. Take Away
• The devil is in the details
• Could have looked into more data which included patient
age, individual cost and other reports
• Every situation in unique and the categorization of data has
to be more complex
• Generalized lot of data to simplify the visualization
• By toning the data down to specific hospital or treatment
which have higher accuracy of cost to a larger scale, we can
suggest detailed plans to reduce costs
• Additional Years could give us information on various trends
and accurate insights
