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Study Group: Experts on Pay-for-Performance Plans(?)

Council Members in this Study Group: 163

This study group may include physicians, care providers, and researchers specializing in internal medicine, cardiology, oncology, dermatology, emergency medicine, family medicine, neurology, obstetrics-gynecology, psychiatry, radiology, nursing, optometry, genetics, and mental health. It may also include experts knowledgeable on diagnostic labs, disease management, medical devices, long term care, surgery centers, health management, pharma, and biotechnology, among others.

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Arnold Greensher, MD
Independent Contractor
Independent Contractor - Arnold Greensher

Arnold Greensher, MD, is a Medical Director for the commercial managed care section of Schaller Anderson Healthcare, Arizona. He is Board certified in Family Practice and Pediatrics and fellowship trained in Genetics. Dr. Greensher lectures widely on issues related to Medical Malpractice, Risk Management...

Frederic Goldstein, President and Chief Operating Officer, U.S. Preventive Medicine, Inc.Frederic Goldstein
President and Chief Operating Officer
U.S. Preventive Medicine, Inc.

Frederic Goldstein, MS, is the President and Chief Operating Officer of U.S. Preventive Medicine, Inc. Mr. Goldstein joined USPM when Specialty Disease Management Services, Inc. which he founded and served as President was acquired by USPM in October of 2007. Mr. Goldstein has expertise in disease management,...

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Healthways A Market Downturn and Results | 08-26-2008
Analysis of: Healthways' Guidance Not So Healthy | www.forbes.com
Author: Frederic Goldstein, President and Chief Operating Officer, U.S. Preventive Medicine, Inc.

Healthways reported lower than expected earnings in its current quarter and analysts are pointing to a tightening in the healthcare markets and the fact that Healthways products are expensive. Does this really make sense?

Economics 101 - EHR adoption will increase when it makes economic sense | 06-23-2008
Author: GLG Expert Contributor

Misaligned economic incentives are mostly responsible for the low rates of adoption of EHRs.  Physician resistance to change is much less a force than the simple fact that it costs time and money to convert a practice to an EHR, and the financial benefits of an EHR do not accrue to the physici...

Statistics can prove anything | 06-12-2008
Author: GLG Expert Contributor

Calling a 0.89% improvement "significant" just seems to me to show the weakness of this current trial.  Anyone can use statistics to prove just about anything.  Using verbal manipulation to puff up a study's result is unfair, unreliable and just plain sad.

This is going to be a huge fiasco | 06-12-2008
Analysis of: Researchers Fail to Reveal Full Drug Pay | www.nytimes.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor

When the new administration come in, medicine and big pharma are both going to be hit hard.  Industry sponsored research is going to be examined with a fine tooth comb.  All we need is another scandal.  It's getting harder and harder to trust industry sponsored research, with news coming...

Genetic Testing Will Move to Mainstream Acceptance | 04-29-2008
Author: Frederic Goldstein, President and Chief Operating Officer, U.S. Preventive Medicine, Inc.

The passage of this bill by the Senate and the likely passage by the house are both good for consumers as well as the companies that conduct genetic testing.

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