The West Health Institute and the American Journal of Preventive Medicine have launched an extensive peer review publication providing insights on how key stakeholders can help avert the crisis of expanding the costs of healthcare.
Titled 'Addressing the Cost Crisis in Health Care: Stakeholder Roles and Responsibilities,' the supplement will be unveiled at the 2012 mHealth Summit. The Supplement to the American Journal of Preventive Medicine brings together thought-leaders throughout the healthcare ecosystem to discuss the cost crisis and some potential solutions being implemented today, from payer to patient, physician to policy maker and private industry to entrepreneurs.
Authors of articles in the Supplement include Dr. Austin B. Frakt of the VA Boston Healthcare System discussing real-world techniques that are cutting costs now; Dr. Fik Isaac, executive director and chief medical officer of Johnson & Johnson discussing that organisation's leading wellness programme for employees; Dr. Reed Tuckson, executive vice president and chief of medical affairs at UnitedHealth Group discussing how payers can incorporate data analytics in preventive care; and Dr. Barry Straube, former chief medical officer of the Centers of Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) discussing Federal policy efforts in preventive care.
The Supplement will be distributed with the January issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, an internationally recognised, peer reviewed scientific journal that publishes articles in the areas of prevention research, teaching, practice and policy. The journal is the official journal of The American College of Preventive Medicine and the Association for Prevention Teaching and Research.
