Word: planning
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...cumulative effect of all these changes may not be instantly clear to the layman. But it certainly is clear to Pollack, who is now in charge of deploying the plan in Boston. Citing an impressive set of figures, Pollack is able to show how the health plan can offer better medical service at a lower total price...
...Health's Plan's coverage will be far more complete than average insurance plans; the Health Plan will include doctor visits (at $1 apiece), complete hospital care (virtually free), and many other services. Few insurance plans come near that, but insurance rates are still high. Pollack admits that the Health Plan's fee might be slightly higher than current plans like Blue cross, but he adds an explanation of how each new element of his plan will save money...
...shift to pre-payment of medical costs is part of the Health Plan's drive to get healthy people to come in to the center. Knowing that the visits are paid for may knock down some of the psychological barriers that would keep patients from coming in for examinations. And Pollack sees little danger in this new influx of patients to his health center...
...hope they'll come in regularly, get to know their Physician well," he says. When people join the plan, they will have a thorough examination. In the unstructured way that most Americans guard their health, five or ten years may elapse between exams. Under the health plan, however, the aim will be on constantly-supervised care. The initial exam--accompanied by a barrage of "screening test"--may be able to pick up many potential problems long before they erupt. From the beginning, health plan physicians will emphasize nipping illness while it's easy to nip instead of waiting...
From the basic plan of regular examinations, a series of baroque innovations is possible. Pollack says that the health centers may develop a data bank with vast amounts of data on thousands of patients. "From this data base," he says, 'we can get a reading of the tests end eventually use test results as a predictive medium...