Mitch Kaminski, MD, MBA

Mitchell Kaminski, MD, MBA | Editor-in-Chief

Population Points

What Can Employers Learn From Population Health?

08/20/2021

For the August installment of Population Points, Editor-in-Chief Mitch Kaminski, MD, MBA, offers insight into key areas employers should focus on to improve employee health and outcomes, as well as describes the educational offerings...

For the August installment of...

08/20/2021

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Population Points

You Don’t Have to Get Diabetes!

07/26/2022

Mitch Kaminski , MD, MBA;

In the July Population Points column, Dr Kaminski offers insight into the successes stemming from the National Diabetes Prevention program.

In the July Population Points...

07/26/2022

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Population Points

Population Health and CMS Policies: A Race to the Bottom?

07/16/2021

Mitch Kaminski , MD, MBA;

Mitch Kaminski, MD, MBA, editor-in-chief, Population Health Learning Network, explores the concept of “racing to the bottom” in relation to CMS policies and health care companies navigating shared saving payment models.

Mitch Kaminski, MD, MBA,...

07/16/2021

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Population Points

Confronting Vaccine Hesitancy: An Update

09/30/2022

Mitch Kaminski , MD, MBA;

Dr Kaminski revisits his past Population Points column “Confronting Vaccine Hesitancy,” compares the reality of then and now, and shares what he has learned along the way.

Dr Kaminski revisits his past...

09/30/2022

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Population Points

The Move to Value-Based Care Takes a Pandemic Pause

05/17/2021

Mitch Kaminski , MD, MBA;

This month, Dr Kaminski reviews the history of value-based care, and says that like most operations in and outside of medicine, there is currently a “pandemic pause” hindering the advancement of many programs in 2021; however, he stresses...

This month, Dr Kaminski reviews...

05/17/2021

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Population Points

A Special Look at “How Covid Crashed the System” by David Nash, MD, MBA and Charles Wohlforth

11/28/2022

Mitch Kaminski , MD, MBA;

For the October edition of Population Points, Dr Mitchell Kaminski reviews a newly published book, How Covid Crashed the System: A Guide to Fixing American Health Care.

For the October edition of...

11/28/2022

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Population Points

Who Pays for Health Care?

04/19/2021

Mitch Kaminski , MD, MBA;

“Although public and private organizations pay the bills, each of us—whether through Federal and State taxes, our organizational budgets, or out-of-pocket expenses—pay for health care,” says Dr Kaminski in this month’s Population Points....

“Although public and private...

04/19/2021

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Population Points

Does Medicare Advantage Save Money?

03/09/2023

Mitch Kaminski , MD, MBA;

Editor-in-Chief Mitch Kaminski, MD, MBA, outlines the benefits and pitfalls of Medicare Advantage, and offers insight on improvements that could be made.

Editor-in-Chief Mitch Kaminski,...

03/09/2023

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Population Points

Waste in Health Care

03/15/2021

Mitch Kaminski , MD, MBA;

Mitch Kaminski, MD, MBA, editor-in-chief, breaks down current waste estimates in health care, and says that until incentives are better aligned for value-based care, addressing waste will continue to proceed slowly.

Mitch Kaminski, MD, MBA,...

03/15/2021

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Population Points

Confronting Vaccine Hesitancy

02/12/2021

Mitch Kaminski , MD, MBA;

Mitch Kaminski, MD, MBA, editor-in-chief, discusses his recent experience with a patient regarding vaccine hesitancy, breaks down the history of anti-vaccine sentiment, and explains why vaccine hesitancy is about much more than just the...

Mitch Kaminski, MD, MBA,...

02/12/2021

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