Status One

SAMUEL FORMAN, M.D., is chief medical officer of StatusOne Health Systems (www.statusone.com). He is an acknowledged authority on population health management, disease management, and outcomes studies. MATTHEW KELLIHER is president and chief executive officer of StatusOne Health Systems. A leading innovator in the health care field, Kelliher has more than twenty years experience with improving health care systems throughout the United States.

• Overview. 1. High-Risk Population Health ManagementComponents. 2. Segmenting the Population. 3. Information: The Right Kind, in the Right Place, in Time. 4. Structure: Building a Supportive Environment. 5. Assessing the Patient: Getting to the Heart of the Matter. 6. Formulating Care Plans: To Each According to Their Needs. 7. Renewals and Endings: Reassessment and Discharge. 8. Gauges on the Dashboard: Process and Outcome Measures. Alternate Approaches to Medical Management. 9. Theory of the Case: Varied Ways to Identify High-RiskPeople. 10. Intervening on Behalf of the Severely Afflicted: CaseManagement. 11. Intervening by Clinical Condition: Disease Management. 12. AgAnda for the Future. Sources and Rationale13. Total Quality Management: Concepts,High-Risk Patient Customers, Measures and Focus. 14. Epidemiology: Power and Limits of Statistical Approaches. 15. Economics: Structural Aspects and Costs in Managed CarePopulations. Putting it Together16. Summary: Best Practices in High-RiskPopulation Management. References. Exhibits. Index.

"Forman and Kelliher present a compelling, field-tested approach tohealth care delivery and a new direction for case management thatmakes sense on humanitarian and financial grounds." --Kate JennisonGoonan, vicepresident, clinical performance improvement, UMassMemorial Health Care "An exciting, promising, practical, and brand new approach tosolving the cost/quality dilemma in managed care-high riskpopulation health management. This well thought-out program focuseson managing patients, not physicians." --Stuart Baker, MD,executive vice president of clinical affairs, Voluntary HospitalAssociation "Status One represents a critical development for delivering on thepromise of improving the quality of care while simultaneouslycontrolling costs." --Sam Nussbaum, MD, executive vice president,Medical Affairs and System Integration, BJC Health System "The management of this high risk group is critical to futuremanaged care success." --Joseph I. Berman, MD, chief medicalofficer, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield "Finally, a model of managed health care that resonates withphysicians and patients. A new direction for care management thatmakes sense on both humanitarian and financial grounds." --SanfordT. Kurtz, MD, vice president and chief medical officer, LaheyClinic