These resources help medical groups and hospitals address cost reduction opportunities that improve the affordability of health care while simultaneously improving, or at least maintaining, the quality and experience of care.

Total Cost of Care glossary available here.

One Community's Approach to Accountable Care (Howard Epstein, MD, FHM and Cally Vinz, RN; Accountable Care News, April 2013)

Eliminating Waste in US Health Care (Donald M. Berwick, MD, MPP; American Medical Association, 2012)

Dr. John Allen, Clinical Chief of Digestive Diseases at Yale University, and a former ICSI Board chair, met with Dr. Gary Oftedahl to discuss his 2012 editorial in the Annals of Internal Medicine, "Endoscopy for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: Choosing Wisely." In this engaging and thought-provoking conversation, Drs. Allen and Oftedahl talk about the risk of overusing endoscopy procedures, both in relation to the total cost of care and the risk to patients. Listen to the conversation.

Download here: Total Cost of Care - It's Not Just for Primary Care!

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Download here: Defining and Using Total Cost of Care Data to Improve Affordability

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Download here: Evolving from Fee-for-Service to Value-Based Care

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