Presentation by Steve Brown and Harris Miller introducing the ITAA Whitepaper: Chronic Care Improvement: How Medicare Transformation Can Save Lives, Save Money, and Stimulate an Emerging Technology Industry
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Chronic Care Improvement: How Medicare Transformation Can Save Lives, Save Money, and Stimulate an Emerging Technology Industry
1. Chronic Care Improvement: How Medicare Transformation Can Save Lives, Save Money, and Stimulate an Emerging Technology Industry May 10, 2004 Presentation by: Harris N. Miller, President Information Technology Association of America 1
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12. Getting to E-Health: The Opportunities for Using IT in the Healthcare Industry Using network technologies for chronic care is the “poster child” for opportunities in using IT effectively in healthcare. 12
17. 2004 Medicare Inpatient Costs: Select Chronic Diseases 17 Disease Discharges Cost per Total cost Coronary artery disease .9 million $29,000 $25.6 billion Chronic heart failure .8 million $19,000 $15.2 billion Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease .4 million $16,000 $6.2 billion Mental health disorders .2 million $16,000 $3.9 billion Diabetes .2 million $20,000 $3.8 billion Hypertension .1 million $22,000 $3.2 billion Asthma .07 million $13,000 $1 billion TOTAL 2.8 million $21,000 $59 billion
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23. VA Results Applied to Medicare If Medicare could achieve results similar to the VA’s with similar patients with a model of care coordination that integrates care coordination services with daily in-home monitoring and clinical information tools, Medicare could save $30 billion a year . 23