Healthcare Survey: Strategies for Stratifying High-Risk, High-Cost Patients

SEA GIRT, N.J. - Sept. 8, 2014 - PRLog -- Healthcare organizations are invited to describe their approach to health risk stratification of high-risk, high-cost patients and health plan members in a new survey sponsored by the Healthcare Intelligence Network. Participation will be open through September 30, 2014.

Respondents receive an executive summary of results from the survey, which is designed to collect metrics on tools, technologies, analytics, personnel, impacts and ROI of health risk stratification efforts.

Take the 10 Questions On Stratifying High-Risk Patients Survey at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/RiskStrat2014Press

"The identification and classification of high-risk, high-cost patients is a prerequisite to the launch of a population health management effort," notes Melanie Matthews, HIN executive vice president and chief operating officer. "Targeting care management and health interventions to these vulnerable populations will enhance quality ratings and ultimate improve reimbursement in healthcare's value-focused environment."

One respondent who completes the survey will be selected to receive a PDF download of HIN's best-selling special report, ""Stratifying High-Risk, High-Cost Patients: Benchmarks, Predictive Algorithms and Data Analytics," a $99 value.

HIN's 10 Questions on Stratifying High-Risk Patients Survey will assemble a comprehensive set of best practices and benchmarks on health risk stratification approaches and its impact on clinical, financial and operational metrics.

10 Questions On Stratifying High-Risk Patients Data Set:

-Prevalence of programs to identify and risk-stratify high-risk, high-cost individuals;

-Attributes of high-risk patients;

-Components of risk stratification infrastructure;

-Patient data considered during stratification;

-Indices and screens are used to assess risk;

-Interventions are available to high-risk individuals;

-The most successful tools, process or workflows employed in risk stratification programs, in respondents' own words; and

-ROI, successes and challenges related to health risk stratification.

Take the 10 Questions On Stratifying High-Risk Patients Survey at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/RiskStrat2014Press

Please contact Patricia Donovan to arrange an interview or to obtain additional quotes. View Melanie Matthews's bio at http://www.hin.com/bios.html#mm

About the Healthcare Intelligence Network — HIN is the premier advisory service for executives seeking high-quality strategic information on the business of healthcare. For more information, contact the Healthcare Intelligence Network, PO Box 1442, Wall Township, NJ 07719-1442, (888) 446-3530, fax (732) 449-4463, e-mail info@hin.com, or visit http://www.hin.com.