Direct Pay: A Simpler Way to Practice Medicine - Brossura

Sridhar, Divya Srinivasan

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ISBN 10: 1498701329 ISBN 13: 9781498701327

Casa editrice: Productivity Press, 2015

Riassunto

Direct Pay: A Simpler Way to Practice Medicine examines the direct pay business model as a policy alternative and potential policy solution to the economic, technological, and sociocultural problems that have emerged for practicing physicians as a result of the Affordable Care Act. Based on a research study conducted by the author, the book addresses key research issues that are supported by theory and recent literature.

The research and hypotheses presented in the text are tested and proven through a set of questionnaires, interviews with direct pay physicians, and case studies that illustrate how the subject originated and why it is gaining momentum in today’s challenging health reform environment.

The book provides guidance on direct pay from a public policy perspective. It examines the impact of recent health reform policies and provisions on direct pay physicians, including the individual mandate and universal coverage provisions, patient-centered medical home (PCMH) certification and model of care, provisions to expand Medicaid and changes to reimbursement for Medicare, policy changes from HIPAA, and the HIT policy of Meaningful Use (MU).

The book analyzes the organizational style and culture of the participating direct pay practices using theoretical and practical tests of the Competing Values Framework. It not only gauges the practices and policy implementation of direct pay practices, but also searches for variations between pure versus hybrid organizational identity of direct pay practices, and variations between direct pay practices operating on all-inclusive, fee-for-care (FFC) models versus fee-for-service (FFS) payment models.

Providing a fundamental understanding of direct pay, the book highlights emerging trends and supplies authoritative analysis on how the direct pay business model can help to advance the practice of medicine through improved efficiency and effectiveness.

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L'autore

Divya Srinivasan Sridhar works in the field of public policy. She has developed her knowledge and experience at a number of public policy organizations including the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR), National Housing Trust (NHT), Healthcare Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS), Verité Healthcare Consulting (VHC), and more. She has delved into a variety of public policy issues during her internships and graduate programs, and has published and written papers on electronic government, social policy, and healthcare, including health reform, healthcare IT, and health informatics. She completed her bachelor’s degree at Texas A&M University in finance, her master’s degree in public policy from UT (University of Texas) Dallas, specializing in social policy/health policy research, and her PhD in public policy at George Mason University in Arlington, Virginia. Srinivasan is the author of Impact of Healthcare Informatics on Quality of Patient Care and Health Services (CRC Press, 2013), Health IT as a Tool for Prevention in Public Health Policies (CRC Press, 2014), and Direct Pay: A Simpler Way to Practice Medicine (CRC Press, 2015).

Contenuti

Introduction
Background and Statement of the Policy Problem
Direct Pay: A Policy Solution
Purpose and New Contribution of the Study: Researching Direct Pay

Theories and Literature on Direct Pay
Population Ecology Theory and Literature
The Diffusion of Innovations Theory and Literature
EMR Adoption at Small, Private Health Practices
Isomorphism Theory and Literature
Franchising as Competitive Advantage
Measuring Organizational Culture through the Competing Values Framework
Concluding Notes on Theory Application
Limitations in Current Literature and Conclusions

Research Objectives
Research Questions
Hypothesis
Hypothesis
Hypothesis

Methodology
Rationale for Research Method
Mixed Methods
Sampling
Sampling Method
Power Analysis
Research Ethics and Participant Privacy
Instrumentation
Key Measures
Data Analysis and Statistical Models

Quantitative Results

Hypothesis 1: Testing the Impact of Health Reform on Direct Pay
Descriptive and Inferential Statistics
Multivariate Regression
Hypothesis 1: Characteristics of Health Reform and Impact on Direct Pay

Hypothesis 2: Electronic Medical/Health Record (EMR/EHR) Usage, Implementation, and HIT Policy Perceptions of Direct Pay Practices
EMR/EHR Usage
Other HIT: Telemedicine, Patient-Controlled Health Records, and Mobile Health Apps

Hypothesis 3: Organizational Culture Differences across Direct Pay Practices

Qualitative Results

Interviews with Direct Pay Physicians
Brief Summary of Qualitative Analysis
Detailed Qualitative Analysis Results
Qualitative Themes from the Interviews
Stories of Positive and Negative Experiences regarding Direct Pay
Interview Findings: Overall Strengths and Weaknesses of Participating in Direct Pay

Final Conclusions and Policy Recommendations
Conclusion
Policy Impacts and Recommendations
Direct Pay and Impacts on Primary Care
Policy Challenges from Direct Pay
Limitations of the Study

References

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Productivity Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1498701329
• ISBN 13: 9781498701327
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 304