{"product_id":"why-nobody-believes-the-numbers-distinguishing-fact-from-fiction-in-population-health-management-hardback-9781118313183","title":"Why Nobody Believes the Numbers; Distinguishing Fact from Fiction in Population Health Management (Hardback) 9781118313183","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eWhy Nobody Believes the Numbers\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eDistinguishing Fact from Fiction in Population Health Management\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAl Lewis (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781118313183, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 26 July 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e240 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 16 x 2.2 cm, 0.408 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e“It’s rare that a book about mathematics is funny. And this is not just any math: It’s population health analysis. This is the stuff that employers, benefit managers, CFOs and many others want to know: how to figure out if an intervention “worked” and reduced costs.”—Employee Benefit News\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Do yourself a favor and buy this book.  And, keep it handy the next time you entertain a DM\/wellness proposal or examine data submitted to you by your vendor.  You will never read those proposals or reports the same way again”—Khanna on Health\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Digital Health Book of the Year”—Forbes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhy Nobody Believes the Numbers\u003c\/i\u003e introduces a unique viewpoint to population health outcomes measurement:   Results\/ROIs should be presented as they are, not as we wish they would be.  This viewpoint contrasts sharply with vendor\/promoter\/consultant claims along two very important dimensions:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e(1)     \u003ci\u003eWhy Nobody Believes\u003c\/i\u003e presents outcomes\/ROIs achievable \u003ci\u003eright here on this very planet…\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e(2)   …calculated using actual data rather than controlled substances.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndeed, nowhere in healthcare is it possible to find such sharply contrasting worldviews, methodologies, and grips on reality. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhy Nobody Believes the Numbers i\u003c\/i\u003encludes 12 case studies of vendors, carriers, and consultants who were apparently playing hooky the day their teacher covered fifth-grade math, as told by an author whose argument style can be so persuasive that he was once able to convince a resort to sell him a timeshare. The book's lesson: \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eno need to believe what your vendor tells you -- instead you can estimate your own savings using “ingredients you already have in your kitchen.” Don't be intimidated just because you lack a PhD in biostatistics, or even a Masters, Bachelor's, high-school equivalency diploma or up-to-date inspection sticker.  \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhy Nobody Believes the Numbers\u003c\/i\u003e explains how to determine if the ROIs are real...and why they usually aren't. You'll learn how to:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eFigure out whether you are \"moving the needle\" or just crediting a program with changes that would have happened anyway\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eJudge whether the ROIs your vendors report are plausible or even arithmetically possible\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSynthesize all these insights into RFPs and contracts that truly hold vendors accountable for results\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1 Actuaries Behaving Badly 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2 Plausibility Testing: How to Measure Outcomes Using Ingredients You Already Have in Your Kitchen 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3 Case Studies That Flunk Every Plausibility Test Known to Mankind 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4 Case Studies That Flunk Every Plausibility Test Known to Mankind and Then Some 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5 Case Studies of Where, When, and How Wellness Programs Have Actually Worked 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6 Yes, Virginia, There Is a Savings Clause 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7 Disease Management Programs That Actually Work (Pinch Me) 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8 Contracting\/RFP Checklist of Do’s and Don’ts (Mostly Don’ts) 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix: The Keys to the Numerical Kingdom 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAuthor’s Note on Sources 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Author 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography and Further Reading 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments 211\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Business \u0026amp; management [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Business \u0026amp; management\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Business%20\u0026amp;%20management%20%5BKJ%5D%22\"\u003eKJ\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52507330806040,"sku":"9781118313183","price":27.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781118313183_263279.jpg?v=1786444379","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/why-nobody-believes-the-numbers-distinguishing-fact-from-fiction-in-population-health-management-hardback-9781118313183","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}