DST RADIO
DST RADIO
Subject matter experts on controlling the administrative costs of healthcare while improving health outcomes.
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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best DST RADIO episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to DST RADIO for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite DST RADIO episode by adding your comments to the episode page.
09/30/14 • 25 min
Amy Salls serves as Director of Population Health Strategy for DST Health Solutions. In this episode, Amy draws on more than 20 years of experience in data analysis and healthcare informatics to unpack the three R's of risk - Reinsurance, Risk Corridors, and Risk Adjustment.
09/17/18 • 14 min
Value-based Payment (VBP) seeks to tie healthcare payment compensation to measurable improvements in the quality of care in an effort to achieve the Triple Aim: an improved care experience, and better health, at an affordable price. Here, DST Health Solutions’ Adele Allison discusses VBP, explaining what it is, what it means for health plans, why it is a good thing, and most importantly what plans can do to build a transition strategy.
08/01/14 • 10 min
The Affordable Care Act establishes quality-related requirements for Qualified Health Plan (QHP) issuers and Marketplaces including a system to rate QHP's on the basis of quality and price and an enrollee satisfaction survey system to assess enrollee experience with each QHP. To provide our listeners with the answers to their most pressing questions, Amy Salls addresses the important topics on this matter. Amy Salls serves as Director of Population Health Strategy for DST Health Solutions.
07/06/18 • 10 min
CMS added the MTM CMR completion rate measure to Star Ratings for Medicare plans in 2016. Since then, plans have struggled to reach the cut point to achieve 5 stars. Further changes to the measure create new challenges, but they may also open new doors. By transitioning the MTM CMR measure from process-based to outcomes-based, CMS is setting the stage for plans to consider MTM program as part of the larger strategy.
12/06/17 • 13 min
A Readmission or re-hospitilization is when a patient returns to inpatient hospital care shortly after discharge, typically within 30 days of discharge. There are many reasons why readmissions are important; one of which is that they are exspensive. Preventing avoidable hospital readmissions is considered by many to be the most important opportunitiy for reducing waste in health care.
05/04/17 • 15 min
Achieving value in the management of chronic HCV infection is one of the most complex challenges facing health plans today. Listen as AJ Ally, R.Ph, MBA, Vice President of Clinical Programs at DST’s Argus Health, talks about the balancing act between treating to cure and cost-effective management with a strategic focus on identifying and eliminating waste by using a Center of Excellence model to coordinate efforts of physicians, pharmacists and patients. Visit www.dsthealth.com to learn more. Sources CDC https://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/hcv/hcvfaq.htmAASLD and IDSA Guidelines http://www.hcvguidelines.org/Kaiser Health News http://khn.org/news/medicaid-private-insurers-begin-to-lift-curbs-on-pricey-hepatitis-c-drugs/CDC https://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/hcv/hcvfaq.htm
02/16/17 • 9 min
MCOL, an industry leading publisher of healthcare news, interviewed DST’s risk adjustment expert Michael Nemeth about the challenges health plans face managing risk adjustment and quality performance and how integrating these two complex processes using an analytics platform can provide opportunities to impact health outcomes and optimize revenue. Download DST's latest white paper for more on how an advanced analytics platform can provide you with the transparency and continuous insights needed to understand member health, accurately document risk and make strategic decisions.
01/13/17 • 17 min
As value-based care gains prominence, payers are developing new models that better align cost effective, consumer-focused, and value-based strategies for paying for medical services. Listen as DST’s Argus Health President Marc Palmer shares insights for integrating value into pharmacy benefit management, ways of balancing care with costs and his vision for how Argus has and will continue to meet the demands and challenges brought forth by this new model and under a new administration.
01/12/17 • 19 min
Listen as Dr. Rayvelle Stallings, Vice President of Government Programs at DST's Argus Health offers her unique perspective on patient impact, particularly children, from the point of view of a family physician, government programs expert and mother of a son required to carry an EpiPen®.
10/14/14 • 18 min
Receive some important information about the Affordable Care Act, Healthcare.gov and what to expect for 2015.
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FAQ
How many episodes does DST RADIO have?
DST RADIO currently has 21 episodes available.
What topics does DST RADIO cover?
The podcast is about Health Insurance, Health & Fitness, Podcasts, Technology, Health and Healthcare.
What is the most popular episode on DST RADIO?
The episode title 'Does Your Strategy for Quality Outcomes Maximize Potential of MTM CMR?' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on DST RADIO?
The average episode length on DST RADIO is 15 minutes.
How often are episodes of DST RADIO released?
Episodes of DST RADIO are typically released every 33 days, 21 hours.
When was the first episode of DST RADIO?
The first episode of DST RADIO was released on Aug 1, 2014.
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