ECHO 2013 / Echocardiography in 2013 and Beyond Where We Are and Where We Are Going
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30,000,000 New Patients with Health Insurance in 2014
•Young (18-49)
•Educated
•Internet Savvy
•Informed Consumers
•Skeptical of Traditional Medical Practice
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Washington, 2/21/13
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7 Trends in Healthcare (And How Echocardiography Can Lead The Way)
•The Value Proposition
•The Triple Aim
•Focus on Patient Safety
•1 Patient, 1 Test
•Patients as Partners
•From Fee for Service to Population Health
•A Focus on Appropriateness
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Who Is Best Prepared To
Be A Cost Center?
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Low Platform Cost |
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High Platform Cost |
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Low Staffing |
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High Staffing |
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Requirements |
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Requirements |
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Low Supply Cost |
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Expensive Isotopes |
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High Throughput |
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Low Throughput |
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Relative Cost
Echo vs Nuclear
5.3 Echocardiograms for Every Nuclear Study
Echo |
Nuc |
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Incredible Range of Options
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7 Trends in Healthcare (And How Echocardiography Can Lead The Way)
•The Value Proposition
•The Triple Aim
•Focus on Patient Safety
•1 Patient, 1 Test
•Patients as Partners
•From Fee for Service to Population Health
•A Focus on Appropriateness
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Echocardiography of Prosthetic Valves
Appropriate Use Criteria
Modified Delphi process…
Douglas et al. JASE 2011; 24: 229-67 |
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Changes in Healthcare are
Daunting…But There is Hope
Sir Winston Churchill
“Americans can always be counted on to
do the right thing...after they have |
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exhausted all other possibilities." |
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