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UNINA9910820479803321 |
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Autore |
Lewis Alfred |
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Titolo |
Why nobody believes the numbers : distinguishing fact from fiction in population health management / / Alfred Lewis |
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Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, c2012 |
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1-118-33206-7 |
1-280-76812-6 |
9786613678898 |
1-118-33420-5 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (242 p.) |
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362.1/042584 |
362.1042584 |
362.1068 |
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Soggetti |
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Health maintenance organizations - Evaluation - United States |
Managed care plans (Medical care) - Standards - United States |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Machine generated contents note: Introduction Chapter One: Actuaries Behaving Badly Chapter Two: Plausibility-testing: How to Measure Outcomes Using Ingredients Chapter Three: Case Studies that Flunk Every Plausibility Test Known to Mankind Chapter Four: Case Studies that Flunk Every Plausibility Test Known to Mankind and Then Some Chapter Five: Case Studies of Where, When, and How Wellness Programs Have Actually Worked Chapter Six: Yes, Virginia, There Is a Savings Clause Chapter Seven: Disease Management Programs That Actually Work (Pinch Me)Chapter Eight: Contracting/RFP Checklist of Do's and Don'ts (Mostly Don'ts)Appendix: The Keys to the Numerical Kingdom Author's Note on Sources Endnotes Glossary About the Author. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Why Nobody Believes the Numbers introduces a unique viewpoint to population health outcomes measurement: Results/ROIs should be presented as they are, not as we wish they would be. This viewpoint contrasts sharply with vendor/promoter/consultant claims along two very important dimensions: (1) Why Nobody Believes presents |
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