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American Physical Therapy Association and American Occupational Therapy Association Publish a Dobson | DaVanzo's Therapy Outcomes in Post-Acute Care Settings Study Summary
The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) and American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) have published summary materials of the Dobson DaVanzo & Associates Therapy Outcomes in Post-Acute Care Settings (TOPS) study. Summary TOPS study materials are available from APTA: https://www.apta.org/article/2021/04/05/apta-aota-joint-statement.
Dobson | DaVanzo Releases Analysis on Potential Medicare and Medicaid Savings for an Alzheimer’s Disease Therapy over 10 years
Biogen, Inc. commissioned Dobson | DaVanzo to determine Medicare and Medicaid expenditures for Medicare beneficiaries and total societal expenditures associated with the clinical introduction of a potential AD treatment. This analysis estimates our total 10-Year Savings as: $1.24 billion for Medicare (including beneficiary copayments), $26.42 billion for Medicaid and Non-Medicaid Nursing Home Costs, and $11.86 billion for Informal Care and Support Costs for a total of $39.52 billion. You can read and download the full report here.
Dobson | DaVanzo Prepares for Submitting Publications to Peer Reviewed Journals
Dobson | DaVanzo routinely assists clients who wish to submit their studies to peer reviewed journals. Our analysts and data scientists help to develop the “story line,” and tailor the content and format to the requirements of the selected journal. We are currently preparing three manuscripts for clients based on our analysis of the 100 percent Medicare files.
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Dobson|DaVanzo’s Data Analytics for Medicare Episode-Based Payment Models
Tuesday, March 30, 2021 | by Randy Haught
Using CMS Innovation Award Data, Dobson|DaVanzo is helping physicians and physician group practices “deep dive” into the complex world of MIPS VBP cost efficiency measures by dissecting risk-adjusted Medicare spending during episodes of care for 18 medical conditions/surgical procedures by clinical theme, type of service, and episode period (pre-, intra-, and post-trigger periods) compared to peer-group benchmarks. This allows providers to easily identify areas for improvement. Our monthly and quarterly data updates provide timely information that allows providers to continually monitor their performance trend overtime.
How Much of the Herd Has Some Immunity?
Friday, February 26, 2021 | by Alex Hartzman
COVID-19 cases are currently on the decline in the U.S. and effective vaccines have been developed, approved and are being distributed at record pace – all cause for celebration. However, new variants and societal fatigue are continuing dangers to the health and well-being of Americans as the government and healthcare industry race to vaccinate and protect people from the novel pathogen. As we complete our first full year living in the COVID-19 public health emergency, this blog explores two questions worth asking:
- How far are we into this pandemic (in terms of herd immunity); and
- What are our policy options to take advantage of this recent decline in cases and steadily increasing availability of vaccines?
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Dobson | DaVanzo's principals are committed to being on the cutting-edge of healthcare research. Backed by the team's decades of experience, Dobson | DaVanzo's numerous studies of hospitals, finance, Medicare provider payments, and preventive healthcare services have been published in a variety of journals and are used as a resource by researchers, policy makers, legislators and others.