Policy Matters: November 2016

Policy Matters: A monthly newsletter for Duke Faculty and Staff from the

Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy

Announcements

Dr. Robert J. Margolis receives 2016 Distinguished Alumni Award from the School of Medicine
Read more on the Alumni web site.

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Rapid Health App Prototyping - Call for Ideas

The Duke Institute for Health Innovation and the Office of the Vice Provost for Research have issued a call for ideas for mobile apps in the healthcare space that could transform the way that healthcare providers interact with their patients, make clinical decisions, and ultimately deliver care. However, the major roadblock for these ideas and their development are time, technical expertise, and resources. DIHI and the Office of the Vice Provost for Research believe that the pool of talented undergraduate developers, combined with the technical experience of current mobile health developers can rapidly prototype mobile applications with minimal resources required.

A prototyped app will be fully functional, including integration with a mobile backend service. For the time being, we are taking only ideas for applications that do not need to directly interface with EPIC.

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Events

December 7, 2016 - National Academy of Medicine, Washington, DC

Recommendations of the Second Panel on Cost-effectiveness in Health and Medicine

February 2, 2017 - Barbara Jordan Conference Center, Washington, DC
Ninth Annual Sentinel Initiative Public Workshop

Recent News

Accountable Care Reforms Hold Promise to Improve Global Health

Today at the World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH), a global initiative of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development (QF), a team from Duke-Margolis presented policy recommendations on accountable care in the global context. Read more

After a Contentious Election, A Rare Unifying Force: Pass Cures Now
An op-ed by Mark McClellan and Ellen Sigal of Friends of Cancer Research. Read more

JAMA Cardiology: Work is needed to make accountable care a reality
In a review published in JAMA Cardiology, Duke-Margolis director Mark McClellan, senior policy advisor Steven Farmer, and former senior research associate Meghan George, along with researchers from the Brookings Institution, Columbia University/New York Presbyterian, and the American College of Cardiology, review existing and emerging payment and delivery reforms in cardiology and consider their implications for clinical practice. Read more

What does the election mean for Health in NC?

Read more from Don Taylor on North Carolina Health News.

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Awards and Honors

George Cheely gave an invited presentation at the Healthcare Financial Management Association Academic Medical Center Chief Financial Officers Council Meeting in Scottsdale, AZ with Katina Williams (Senior Director Financial Decision Support, DUHS) on the topic of ‘Using Accurate Costing Data to Engage Physicians in Performance Improvement Efforts.’ Their presentation focused on ‘Engaging physicians to improve outcomes and cost efficiency at Duke.’

He also presented ‘Bundled Payments for Care Improvement for PCI at Duke’ as an invited presentation for the Association of Academic Medical Centers webinar for alternative payment model leaders from AAMC member academic medical centers participating in BPCI, CJR, and MSSP.

Policy Impact

Roll Call hosted a day-long conference in Washington, DC on the impact of the 2016 election. Mark McClellan, director of the Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy, spoke on a panel looking at the upcoming health policy agenda for the next Administration and Congress.

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Submissions Welcome!

News and Events? Awards and Honors? Policy Impact? Op Eds? We're looking for ways to highlight your accomplishments. The deadline for the next issue of Policy Matters is November 22. Email submissions to dukemargolis@duke.edu.

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