LEADER 03221nam 2200637Ia 450 001 9910820479803321 005 20240516103059.0 010 $a1-118-33206-7 010 $a1-280-76812-6 010 $a9786613678898 010 $a1-118-33420-5 035 $a(CKB)2670000000206383 035 $a(EBL)836618 035 $a(OCoLC)783862094 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000679589 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11402656 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000679589 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10624513 035 $a(PQKB)11584476 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC836618 035 $a(DLC) 2012014003 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL836618 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10570722 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL367889 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000206383 100 $a20120403d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aWhy nobody believes the numbers $edistinguishing fact from fiction in population health management /$fAlfred Lewis 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aHoboken, N.J. $cWiley$dc2012 215 $a1 online resource (242 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-118-31318-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aMachine 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. 330 $aWhy 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 outcomes/ROIs achievable right here on this very planet... (2) ...calculated using actual data rather than controlled substances. Indeed, nowhere in healthcare is it possible to find such sharply contrasting worldviews, methodology 606 $aHealth maintenance organizations$xEvaluation$zUnited States 606 $aManaged care plans (Medical care)$xStandards$zUnited States 615 0$aHealth maintenance organizations$xEvaluation 615 0$aManaged care plans (Medical care)$xStandards 676 $a362.1/042584 676 $a362.1042584 676 $a362.1068 686 $aBUS030000$2bisacsh 700 $aLewis$b Alfred$0730716 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910820479803321 996 $aWhy nobody believes the numbers$94065037 997 $aUNINA