{"product_id":"why-nobody-believes-the-numbers-distinguishing-fact-from-fiction-in-population-health-management-9781118313183","title":"Why Nobody Believes the Numbers: Distinguishing Fact from Fiction in Population Health Management","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Al Lewis\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Wiley\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Wiley\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Human Resources \u0026amp; Personnel Management\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Back Cover\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This is a must-read for anyone involved in developing policy or making purchase decisions on programs that try to improve health and save money.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Bob Galvin, \u003c\/b\u003e Chief Executive Officer, Equity Healthcare (Blackstone Group); co-founder, Leapfrog Group; founder, Bridges to Excellence\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Lewis sugarcoats the bitter medicine of math with a generous amount of humor, making this the most painless lesson in outcomes analysis ever published. The lesson: trust your own judgment.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Tom Scully, \u003c\/b\u003e former Administrator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; Senior Counsel, Alston \u0026amp; Bird; Partner, Welsh, Carson, Anderson \u0026amp; Stowe\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Lewis has single-handedly created what industry committees have failed to create: a how-to guide for valid outcomes analysis.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Warren Todd, \u003c\/b\u003e former President and Executive Director, the Care Continuum Alliance\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMake better health care decisions by understanding your own data\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBehind every health plan and benefits department decision are the numbers that illuminate and drive the cost of coverage. An easy-to-follow guide to population health management, \u003ci\u003eWhy Nobody Believes the Numbers\u003c\/i\u003e helps you interpret these numbers, explains why and how \"experts\" often make them up, and shows that you don't need to rely on expensive--and as the hilarious examples show, often numerically challenged--consultants and vendors to do evaluations. \u003ci\u003eWhy Nobody Believes the Numbers\u003c\/i\u003e gives you the tools to: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eFigure out whether you are \"moving the needle\" or just crediting a program with changes that would have happened anyway\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetermine whether the ROIs your vendors report are plausible or even arithmetically possible (the majority aren't)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eSynthesize all these insights into RFPs and contracts that let vendors know that you weren't born yesterday\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45154951331991,"sku":"9781118313183","price":4136.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781118313183.webp?v=1767300496","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/why-nobody-believes-the-numbers-distinguishing-fact-from-fiction-in-population-health-management-9781118313183","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}