Author Archive

Nayer discusses value-based designs and outcomes based contractingTM

Monday, October 11th, 2010

American Institute of Minimally Invasive Surgery

Tuesday, October 5th, 2010

American Institute of Minimally Invasive Surgery (AIMIS) was formed to establish quality standards that advance appropriate surgeries and procedures that improve patient outcomes while reducing inefficiencies, including redundancy and avoidable costs.

Anthem BCBS Diabetes and Hypertension Self-Management Program

Monday, October 4th, 2010

The City of Cincinnati Diabetes & Hypertension Self Management Program project provides an opportunity for employers to provide a positive health benefit to their employees that results in improved patient care and quality, less absenteeism from employees, and lower overall healthcare costs which will result in economic benefits to the employer, employees, and the community.

The Anthem BCBS original Jack Mahoney, MD Grant Application can be viewed by clicking here.

Mayor’s Fitness Council of Austin, Texas

Sunday, October 3rd, 2010

The Mayor’s Fitness Council of Austin Texas will positively impact Austin residents’ physical activity levels and nutritional intake with the goal to become the nation’s fittest city.

Michigan Health Information Alliance

Saturday, October 2nd, 2010

The Michigan Health Information Alliance (MiHIA) mission is to advance its efforts in driving health innovation and improving health, performance, and economic outcomes by advancing a high-quality, patient-centered, cost-effective health care system.

Wichita Business Coalition on Health Care

Friday, October 1st, 2010

The Wichita Business Coalition on Health Care (WBC) mission is to engage employers and physicians in a formal process to create alignment that will result in higher value from healthcare investments for plan sponsors and better health for employees and their dependents.

Brian Klepper Introduces the I-Spot: Keeping An Eye on the Health Care Prize

Monday, September 20th, 2010

Brian Klepper, PhD, a good friend of the Center and nationally recognized health policy analyst, launches his blog on our site with this column for the Kaiser Health News , which he wrote with his partner David Kibbe, MD,

Cyndy Nayer and John E. Riedel Present on Leveraging Health: A Primer for Health Promotion Practitioners using Value-Based Designs

Wednesday, June 16th, 2010

. . .These experiments that utilized reductions in co-pays for some populations continued to broaden with the inclusion of incentives for participation in annual or baseline health risk assessments. . .