Public Health Tools and Methods Study Guide
As a team, complete the following table in which you identify 4 to 6 tools or methods used to address financial and economic challenges in the health care industry. An example has been provided.
Resources: this week’s readings, the Economic Tools in the Public Health Economics and Tools section on the CDC website, the Department of Health and Human Services website, and other resources as needed that are available through additional research.
| Tool/method | Identify the purpose and use of the tool or method | Identify the payment source and mechanism used with the tool or method |
| Return-on-Investment Forecasting Calculator (ROI Calculator) | This tool evaluates the net financial benefits of initiatives designed to improve health care quality and reduce costs.
Two modules allow Medicaid stakeholders to develop ROI forecasts for initiatives designed to improve health care quality and reduce costs. |
Medicaid |
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Tool/method Identify the purpose and use of the tool or method Identify the payment source and mechanism used with the tool or method
Cost Calculator Estimates state Medicaid expenditures for six chronic diseases, generating cost estimates for selected chronic diseases using customized inputs such as prevalence rates and treatments costs Medicaid
Center for Health Care Strategies’ Return on Investment Calculator Enables policy makers and program administrators from Medicaid, health plans, and healthcare organizations to evaluate the financial benefits of initiatives designed to improve healthcare quality and reduce costs Medicaid
County Health CalculatorEstimates how education and income affect health outcomes at county or state levels. Education
Physical Inactivity Cost Calculator Estimates the costs of medical care, workers’ compensation, and lost productivity associated with physical inactivity. Medical Care
OSHA’s “Safety Pays” Program Uses a company’s profit margin, the average costs of an occupational injury or illness, and an indirect cost multiplier to project the amount of sales a company would need to cover those costs and the potential effects on a company’s profitability. Sales
Ebola Model Allows users to estimate the number of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) cases in a community; tracks patients’ susceptibility to disease through infectivity, incubation, recovery, and death; and calculates the spread of EVD and its impact for 300 days Ebola Virus Disease
Economic Impact Analysis Tool Allows community programs to assess their own performance and use the data to leverage resources for their sustainability. Performance Data…………………….
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