It was great seeing you at Cleveland HeartLab’s 4th Annual Symposium, “Where Inflammation Meets Lipids®: Novel Models and Strategies for Assessing, Treating and Preventing Chronic Disease”
It’s Monday – Time to challenge what you knew and embrace what’s new.
We know that the only thing constant about healthcare is change. As a healthcare community, we are in the midst of a massive change with healthcare reform and the demand for preventive medicine. So, as you go back to your busy practices, let’s not forget many of the key take-away’s from the program.
Highlights from the Symposium:
- Follow us on Facebook and Twitter and read some of the highlights
- Check out the photo album from the symposium on our Facebook page
- Read through the presentations from the symposium on SlideShare
- Watch some of the presentations on our YouTube Channel (coming soon)
- See highlights from our case study program (coming soon)
We now have the ability and resources to risk stratify patients effectively
“As we move from ‘sick’ care to true ‘health’ care, don’t forget about one of the most important stakeholders… the employer.”
– Ron Loeppke, MD
“If you’re not measuring inflammation and lipids, then you’re agreeing to miss half of the
population at risk”– Marc S. Penn, MD, PhD
The case study panelists discussed how they have identified risk in their patient populations: Dharmesh Patel MD, Carlos Jorge MD, Atul Sachdev MD, Amy Doneen MSN ARNP
The healthcare industry is beginning to appreciate the idea of preventive medicine, and you are at the top of the food chain.
“Accountable care organizations are moving from measuring doctors’ activities to their outcomes”
– Miles Snowden, MD
“Harness your data and engage with your payors in order to justify that you create value.”
– Emad Rizk, MD
We have a lot of tools in our ‘tool box’. We now need to use them effectively.
“The best tool in our ‘tool box’ is the one we’ve forgotten the most about: Time.”
– Dan Hecht
“We need to look to other industries’ use of technology and demand similar capabilities in patient care.”
– Daniel Carlin, MD
Compliance is key to wellness – even if you have to go directly to the ‘top’
“If the President won’t listen to you, there’s no choice but to go to a higher authority: The First Lady.”
– Connie Mariano, MD
“We’ve seen the most success when we had the spouse in the room when offering lifestyle recommendations”
– Mimi Guarnerri, MD
“We know that without an engaged family, change won’t occur.”
– Caldwell Esselstyn, MD
Our inability to take care of ourselves is hurting us. Almost 75% of the healthcare costs are due to the treatment of chronic disease
“If you want to make a difference in healthcare, hit them where it counts in their pockets. We should charge $15 for a French fry and 10¢ for carrots.”
– Hon. Tommy Thompson
“Doctors who only want to be loved are hurting patients.”
– Michael Roizen, MD
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
“Approximately 75% of Americans have some type of sleep problem, but only 45% will ask their doctor about it.”
– Param Dedhia, MD
“We must rely upon our understanding of physiology, molecular and cell biology, and nutrition to guide us.”
– Seth Baum, MD
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