Institute for Healthcare Improvement Broadcast

Institute for Healthcare Improvement

Thursday Aug 21, 2014 02:00 pm to 03:00 pm EDT

United States

It's an all-too-familiar scenario: a doctor mapping out next steps at a medical appointment — perhaps prescribing new medications or ordering some tests —oblivious to the costs, including whether the patient might bear the brunt of them. Some now consider this a form of harm that physicians, nurses, and others need to become more conscious of and do everything possible to prevent. That’s why we hope you’ll tune into the August 21 WIHI, Preventing Financial Harm to Patients: the Costs of Care Initiative, where you'll learn about an innovative effort in the US to help caregivers make more high-value decisions that can protect patients from unnecessary care and expenses.

Fortunately, more providers today appreciate that they have a role to play in reducing overall health care costs in the US – especially when entrenched habits and “business as usual” lead to ordering a lot of procedures of questionable value. But it’s newer to translate this awareness into honest discussions with patients about treatment options in the context of their specific medical benefits and any financial concerns. Doing this in a way that does not compromise care, proponents argue, is both essential and possible.

Asking doctors and nurses to become more accountable for the financial burdens they may be unwittingly imposing on their patients has been the work of Dr. Neel Shah, the founder of Costs of Care. Dr. Shah and the assembled panel for the August 21 WIHI will walk us through the many ways patients and their caregivers can both become more cost-conscious and, together, make better decisions. It’s a different kind of partnership that, on the one hand, can ensure that recommended care is followed and feasible; and on the other hand, could prevent someone from medical bankruptcy. We hope you’ll add your ideas to the ones you’re sure to learn about on the August 21 WIHI. See you then.

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Neel Shah, MD, MPP

Founder and Executive Director, Costs of Care

Dr. Neel Shah, MD, MPP is an Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School and associate faculty at the Ariadne Labs for Health Systems Innovation. His work broadly aims to help clinicians make decisions that lead to the best possible care at lower costs. As an obstetrician-gynecologist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Dr. Shah cares for patients from childbirth through menopause and practices both primary care and surgery read more

September Wallingford, RN, MSN

Brigham and Women’s Hospital Director for Nursing Advocacy, Costs of Care, Brigham and Women’s Hospital Costs of Care

September Wallingford, RN, MSN, is a Registered Nurse at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts and the Director of Nursing Advocacy for Costs of Care. In her role, September represents the perspective of the professional nurse, as well as advocates for the enhanced visibility of the nursing profession in empowering patients and their caregivers to deflate medical bills. read more

Christopher Moriates, MD

Assistant Clinical Professor, UCSF; Director, Center for Healthcare Value’s “Caring Wisely"; Director of Implementation Initiatives, Costs of Care, UCSF, Costs of Care

Christopher Moriates, MD, is a board-certified internist and Assistant Clinical Professor in the Division of Hospital Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). At UCSF, he currently leads the Center for Healthcare Value’s “Caring Wisely” program, the Division of Hospital Medicine High-Value Care Committee, and the Internal Medicine residency’s Cost Awareness curriculum. During residency, he designed and implemented the UCSF Cost Awareness curriculum, which has been highlighted in multiple publications including the New England Journal of Medicine. Dr. Moriates is the Director of Implementation Initiatives at Costs of Care, and he co-chairs the Costs of Care/ABIM Foundation Teaching Value & Choosing Wisely Competition. read more

Michele Rhee

Director of Program Initiatives, National Brain Tumor Society; Director of Strategic Initiatives, Costs of Care, National Brain Tumor Society, Costs of Care

Michele Rhee is the Director of Strategic Initiatives of the National Brain Tumor Society. In this role, she manages strategic programs focused on achieving a mission by effecting change within different facets of the drug discovery and development landscape, including partnerships with academia, the private sector, and government. She is also Director of Strategic Initiatives for Costs of Care, a nonprofit that helps patients and their caregivers deflate their read more

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September Wallingford

Christopher Moriates

Michele Rhee

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